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Running over shoe extends Danica's run of bad luck
Danica Patrick channeled her best Austin Powers impersonation to characterize her recent run of bad luck. "Who throws a shoe?" Patrick asked Friday ...
Jimmie Johnson stayed silent out of frustration
Jimmie Johnson said Friday he was too frustrated to speak to reporters following his engine failure at Michigan. The five-time NASCAR champion was ...
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 ...
Earnhardt, Johnson to start at back at Michigan
Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s return to Michigan isn't off to a great start. Earnhardt, who won at Michigan International Speedway in June to snap a four-year ...
Martin wins pole at MIS, his 4th of season
Mark Martin has 55 career Sprint Cup poles, matching the number on his Toyota. His age is only two digits lower — not that it's much of an impediment ...
'Chase for the Chase' under way in Sprint Cup
Some of NASCAR's biggest names are trying to keep their championship hopes alive and the Chase for the Sprint Cup is still about a month away.
National Guard to keep sponsoring Earnhardt Jr.
The Army National Guard is staying on as a sponsor of Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s No. 88 NASCAR Sprint Cup team. Hendrick Motorsports said Friday it has ...
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 ...
NASCAR: Debate over weather warnings at Pocono
Brian Mattson and Tom Deacher climbed into their truck and got set to leave saturated Pocono Raceway. That's when the lightning bolt slammed into a ...
Officials: NASCAR fans warned of lightning, rain
NASCAR fans at Pocono Raceway were advised over public address systems and through social media to take cover when lightning and heavy rain hit the ...
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 ...
1 dead, 9 injured in lightning strike at Pocono
Lightning strikes at Pocono Raceway after a rain-shortened NASCAR race Sunday killed one fan and injured nine others, one critically, racetrack ...
Montoya takes pole at Pocono Raceway
Juan Pablo Montoya's contribution to the NASCAR highlight reel so far this season was his crash into a jet dryer in the season-opening Daytona 500.
NASCAR moves on without suspended Allmendinger
Days after he was dumped by Penske Racing, A.J. Allmendinger found plenty of support from the drivers in the garage. The backing of his peers was the ...
Penske dumps Allmendinger after drug test
A.J. Allmendinger had a ride to envy with one of NASCAR's top teams end in stunning disgrace. He can only hope his failed drug tests don't cost him ...
Earnhardt leaves Brickyard with Cup points lead
Jimmie Johnson won his fourth Brickyard 400 and solidified his status as a title favorite in NASCAR. Impressive? You bet. Surprising? Not really.
Johnson dominant at Indy, wins 4th Brickyard 400
Startled awake by an earsplitting fireworks blast at 6 a.m., then annoyed by an early morning sound check session by the band that was playing the ...
Indy provides tough test for Nationwide drivers
For drivers, Saturday's first-ever NASCAR Nationwide Series race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway represents a chance to run on perhaps the most ...
NASCAR mulls eliminating top 35 qualifying rule
NASCAR qualifying could have a very different look next season. Series officials are mulling the elimination of the top-35 rule to put the focus back ...
Indy ready to face challenge of quick changeovers
Track workers, start your engines. The goal: Swap out concrete walls and tire barriers and move fencing quickly enough to use the oval and road ...
NASCAR's Allmendinger agrees to recovery program
Suspended driver A.J. Allmendinger said Wednesday that he will participate in NASCAR's substance-abuse recovery program, a sign that he wants to get ...