
Show goes on at Charlotte without Earnhardt Jr.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. grew up one town away from Charlotte Motor Speedway, running wild with his friends through the infield as his daddy thrilled the ...

Earnhardt Jr to miss 2 races after 2 concussions
Dale Earnhardt Jr. knew he had suffered a concussion in an August crash so jolting that other drivers tweeted about it immediately after the impact.

Kenseth wins when Stewart gets knocked upside down
The championship contenders said Talladega Superspeedway would be the wild-card race in the Chase for the Sprint Cup. That was an understatement.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. racing for win at Talladega
Dale Earnhardt Jr. knows exactly what strategy he needs at Talladega Superspeedway. He needs to go for broke and get a win. His championship hopes ...

Brad Keselowski drops Nationwide race at Kansas
Brad Keselowski is doing some basic math to focus on his bid for the Sprint Cup championship: He has added his older sister to his support group and ...

Keselowski emerges late to win at Dover
Brad Keselowski had fuel to spare for a couple of victory burnouts. Those few splashes of gas left down the stretch were just enough for a checkered ...

NASCAR: Hamlin takes New Hampshire for 5th win
Denny Hamlin stepped out of his car, pointed into the air and took a mighty swing of an invisible baseball bat. Like Babe Ruth did before him (or so ...

Keselowski takes Chase opener, points lead
For over two months now, Brad Keselowski has been racing as well as anybody on the Sprint Cup circuit. After his impressive victory in the opener of ...

Bowyer wins race, Gordon beats Busch for Chase
With his season essentially on the line, Jeff Gordon used a vintage drive to rally his way into NASCAR's championship chase. The 41-year-old Gordon ...

Earnhardt and Gordon take front row at Richmond
It's a Hendrick Motorsports front row at Richmond International Raceway. Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the pole for Saturday night's "regular-season" finale, ...

Hamlin celebrates, Gordon laments a blown chance
While Denny Hamlin whooped it up in Victory Lane for the second week in a row, Jeff Gordon lamented one that got away. It might just cost the ...

Hamlin pulls out 2nd straight Cup win in Atlanta
Denny Hamlin celebrated his second straight triumph Sunday night, looking more and more like he'll be the driver to beat heading into the Sprint Cup ...

Column: NASCAR needs Kyle Busch to be himself
Kyle Busch seems awfully unhappy these days. That's unfortunate for Busch, and it's bad for NASCAR. It's been a stressful summer for Busch, who finds ...

The bumping and banging is back at Bristol
With a two-handed toss of his helmet, Tony Stewart brought back everything that had been missing at Bristol Motor Speedway. It was the rock 'em, sock ...

Denny Hamlin picks up 1st Bristol victory
They bumped, they banged and a helmet was tossed, too. It was just like old times Saturday night at Bristol Motor Speedway, where tempers flared again ...
Mears gets pole after washout at Bristol
Kyle Busch has three races remaining to claim a spot in the 12-driver Chase for the Sprint Cup championship. Under normal circumstances, his chances ...

Keselowski eyeing title bid as Chase approaches
Brad Keselowski is talking the talk of a title contender. The 28-year-old Keselowski probably won't need a wild card to reach the Chase for the Sprint ...

Biffle regains points lead after win at Michigan
Greg Biffle insisted last week that he was perfectly happy staying out of the spotlight. That's going to be a little harder now that he's back atop ...

Biffle wins at Michigan when Johnson's car falters
Jimmie Johnson looked as if he had already finished the hardest work. After starting at the back of the pack, he had moved up quickly, and when he ...

Ambrose wins again at Watkins Glen
Just when Marcos Ambrose had about given up hope of winning again at Watkins Glen International, he began to slide. Suddenly in his element on an ...

Montoya wins Cup pole at Watkins Glen
Juan Pablo Montoya prefers running up front, and it grates on him when he doesn't. For the second straight week, he has no reason to beat himself up ...
AP Source: Dodge to pull out of NASCAR
Facing a defection by its main partner in racing, Dodge has decided to pull out of its NASCAR sponsorship at the end of this season, a person briefed ...

Gordon wins rain-shortened race at Pocono
In a race marred by the death of a fan hit by lightning, Jeff Gordon earned his first victory of the season on Sunday, taking advantage of an accident ...

Kahne wins at New Hampshire, 2nd victory of season
The best car was rolling toward victory — until its driver and crew chief couldn't agree on how many tires to change. Kasey Kahne capitalized on that ...

NASCAR should reveal Allmendinger's offense
There are a lot of questions surrounding AJ Allmendinger after a failed drug test got him suspended. The biggest? What exactly did he do? NASCAR, per ...