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Logano dominates in Nationwide win at Dover
Joey Logano romped his way to a season sweep at Dover. Logano dominated on the concrete Saturday to win the Nationwide Series race at Dover ...
Danica Patrick could take Newman's crew in 2013
Danica Patrick appears set to work with Ryan Newman's crew for her fulltime Sprint Cup ride in 2013. Stewart-Haas Racing would like to ease Patrick's ...
Motorsports journalist Chris Economaki dies at 91
Chris Economaki, a journalist regarded as the authoritative voice in motorsports for decades, died Friday. He was 91. National Speed Sport News, where ...
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 ...
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 ...
NASCAR reinstates AJ Allmendinger
The first phase of his comeback complete, an optimistic AJ Allmendinger is ready to get on with his life. He's hopeful that includes another job in ...
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 ...
Baby girl is born in parking lot of NH racetrack
A New Hampshire woman and her baby are doing fine after the woman gave birth in the New Hampshire Motor Speedway parking lot. Shawna Arnold began ...
Relating, energizing: Rules of the political road
President Barack Obama's challenge in the art of connecting with an audience has always been to meet the high expectations. For challenger Mitt ...
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 ...
Obama out to renew magic; Romney hits defense cuts
Eager to change the subject after a dismal jobs report, President Barack Obama tried to rekindle some of the enthusiasm of his 2008 campaign Saturday ...
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, ...
Romney, Obama in battle for working-class whites
President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney are working feverishly for an increasingly smaller but crucial slice of the electorate — ...
Denny Hamlin heads home with confidence soaring
There was a noticeable change in Denny Hamlin three years ago when he finally broke through for his first career victory at his home track in Richmond
Briscoe may be odd man out at Penske
Penske Racing is still working on its 2013 driver lineup and that may include changes for IndyCar driver Ryan Briscoe. Penske president Tom Cindric ...
Grand-Am, American Le Mans Series to merge in '14
Sports car racing in North America is getting a makeover. Grand-Am and American Le Mans announced a merger Wednesday that will join them as one series ...
Kenseth makes move to Joe Gibbs Racing official
Matt Kenseth opened this season with a second victory in the Daytona 500, and it didn't take him long to establish himself as a legitimate ...
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 ...
Edwards refutes rumors of move to Penske Racing
Carl Edwards dismissed a rumor Wednesday that he will join Penske Racing next season. Edwards brought the rumor up unprompted during a national ...
Stewart isn't expecting any issues with Kenseth
Tony Stewart joked Tuesday that his two-handed toss of his helmet at Matt Kenseth was "not bad for a 41-year-old who doesn't work out." Aside from ...
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 ...