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Grandson of NASCAR founder arrested on drug charges
Daytona Beach, FL (AHN) - J.C. France, a Rolex Grand-Am Series driver and the grandson of late NASCAR founder Bill France Sr., was jailed on an alleged drug charge after being pulled over for racing over the Seabreeze Bridge.
President Obama Honors NASCAR Champions
US President Barack Obama welcomed star drivers from US stock car racing to the White House on Wednesday to honor three-time defending series champion Jimmie Johnson.
Drivers battle to qualify for NASCAR's Chase for the Sprint Cup
While the points leaders make themselves comfortable, seven or eight drivers jockey to make the late-season playoff.
Crew chief keeps Mark Martin in the hunt
Alan Gustafson grew up idolizing Martin. Now he's helping the NASCAR veteran take one more stab at winning the Sprint Cup Series championship.
Joey Logano makes history in New Hampshire
Logano, 19, becomes the youngest winner in NASCAR Cup history with rain-aided victory at Loudon, N.H.
Rain helps David Reutimann win NASCAR's Coca-Cola 600
He gets his first Cup race victory when NASCAR officials red-flag the race after 227 laps.
Coca-Cola 600 is postponed
Rain forces NASCAR to reschedule the Sprint Cup race for Monday, when more rain is forecast.
His Nascar Career Over, Dario Franchitti Is Roaring Back at Indy
A reinvigorated Dario Franchitti is back in the front row at the Indianapolis 500 after a lost year in Nascar racing, and it seems as if he was never gone. That could be because his face smiled out from last year’s race tickets — the honor reserve...
Big wreck mars Keselowski's victory at Talladega
Carl Edwards' battered car soared 15-feet off the ground, scraping along the safety fence, then bouncing back onto the track in flames. Wreckage from the last-lap accident spewed into the stands, sending two fans to the hospital in the aftermath o...
Franchitti drives off with Long Beach IndyCar win
Dario Franchitti came here believing the seaside street circuit in downtown Long Beach owed him a win.
Racers Try to Find Their Way Onto a More Beaten Path
The drivers gathered under a dim yellow bulb in the fire station assembly hall, beside the Girl Scout cookie display, where a middle-aged woman was holding out a deck of cards as a magician would. Pick a card, any card. Race positions were at stake.
Kurt Busch wins NASCAR race in dominating fashion
Kurt Busch, a former NASCAR Cup champion who's been overshadowed lately by his sibling Kyle, drove to a dominating victory Sunday at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Busch wins first NASCAR Sprint Cup victory of year
The Las Vegas native took the lead with 17 laps remaining in Sunday's Shelby 427 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and survived a pair of late cautions to pick up his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory of the season.
Bobby Labonte is out of the 43 -- and Petty Enterprises, too
Man, I wish I didn't bring crappy news from the world of NASCAR every damn day, but that'd be like going to a [insert chain restaurant here who might actually be an advertiser so I don't want to offend them] and trying to find food that isn't an a...
Victory puts Johnson near third consecutive NASCAR title
MARTINSVILLE, Va. -- Jimmie Johnson took a huge step toward winning a third straight NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship on Sunday.
High gas prices pinch NASCAR fans
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Many NASCAR fans think nothing of jumping in their recreational vehicles or pickup trucks and driving 300 miles or more to watch races in places like Talladega, Alabama; Bristol, Tennessee; and Las Vegas.
Carl Edwards to defend title at Michigan track
What's happening in motor sports heading into this weekend, including the 15th race of the season in Sprint Cup Series.
NASCAR's Petty Enterprises sells control of family business
Richard Petty says Boston Ventures 'will provide us with the capital necessary to compete for wins and championships.' The team last won in 1999.
Earnhardt Jr. can tame Monster Mile
SPRINT CUP PREVIEW The high-banked concrete oval at Dover (Del.) hosts Sunday's Sprint Cup 400-miler and given the level of consistency he's shown this season it would be no surprise if Dale Earnhardt Jr. winds up in Victory Lane.
Kyle Busch earns Memorial weekend 600 pole
Kyle Busch in the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota earned his second pole of the year at Lowe's Motor Speedway with a 29.121 (185.443 mph) and looks to remain in dominant form for NASCAR Sprint Cup Series' longest race of the year. Busch, who has an...