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Earnhardt Jr. gives 2013 car solid review at test
NASCAR spent almost the entire year developing its 2013 car in hopes the "Gen 6" model will dramatically improve the racing. After his first test ...
Brad Keselowski gets The Captain his Cup title
Brad Keselowski didn't dare take his phone in his car before the biggest race of his life. NASCAR's social media champion handed it over before ...
Stenhouse Jr. wins 2nd straight Nationwide title
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. left little doubt that he's ready for a promotion. Stenhouse became the sixth driver to win consecutive championships in NASCAR's ...
Jimmie Johnson turns heat up on Brad Keselowski
Jimmie Johnson is the king of mind games — he doesn't fall victim to them — and he's got five trophies as proof. He doesn't let the pressure rattle ...
QB Quinn admits trying to play through concussion
Brady Quinn had waited three years for another chance to be a starting quarterback in the NFL. He wasn't going to let a concussion put him back on the ...
Danica will have to get used to 'old man'
Danica Patrick will have to get used to being called "old man" sometimes. That's the phrase Tony Gibson, her new NASCAR Sprint Cup crew chief, uses ...
Johnson wins at Martinsville, takes points lead
Jimmie Johnson dominated, as expected, at Martinsville Speedway, and Brad Keselowski didn't flinch. This championship duel might go down to the wire ...
Johnson wins pole; Keselowski to start 32nd
Jimmie Johnson's championship hopes got a boost Friday when he won the pole position for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Martinsville Speedway, ...
Earnhardt talks of anxiety caused by concussions
Dale Earnhardt Jr. disliked the attention caused by his concussions and nearly three-week departure from NASCAR, but said Friday he returns to racing ...
Earnhardt Jr. cleared to race at Martinsville
Dale Earnhardt Jr. was cleared Tuesday for this weekend's race at Martinsville Speedway after missing the last two weeks to recover from a pair of ...
Matt Kenseth wins, Keselowski keeps points lead
The fast, smooth new surface at Kansas Speedway had the potential to wreak havoc on the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship. The recent repave ...
Hendrick: Earnhardt cleared, will race next week
Dale Earnhardt Jr. is expected back on the track next weekend at Martinsville Speedway. Team owner Rick Hendrick said Sunday that NASCAR's most ...
Kahne qualifies on pole for Cup race at Kansas
Every championship contender knew that starting position would be paramount at repaved Kansas Speedway, where getting to the front after the green ...
Hamlin crashes during testing at Kansas Speedway
Kansas Speedway hasn't been kind to championship contenders this season. Just weeks after Dale Earnhardt Jr. sustained a concussion during a tire test ...
Earnhardt visits concussion specialist in Pa.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. visited a noted concussion specialist in Pittsburgh on Tuesday as part of the planned rehabilitation program to get NASCAR's most ...
Bowyer wins on disastrous night for Keselowski
The top title contenders ran 1-2-3 for a bit at Charlotte Motor Speedway, setting it up to separate themselves from the rest of the championship field
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 ...
Allmendinger gets 1st start after drug suspension
AJ Allmendinger returned from an early morning workout to find a slew of missed calls and text messages on his phone. "I thought this is either ...
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 ...
Gordon looks to bounce back from wreck in opener
When a car crashed in his front yard, Jeff Gordon tweeted a photo of the vehicle stuck in his hedges. He was immediately flooded with responses, many ...
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 ...