NASCAR plans to crack down on aggressive driving and bump drafting, particularly in a two-car breakaway that has become a new phenomenon with the new car, in Sunday's Sprint Cup race at Talladega Superspeedway.
TALLADEGA, Ala. -- Call me crazy, but Dale Earnhardt Jr. looked like the most unexcited excited driver in the history of NASCAR during Friday's announ...
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Jimmie Johnson will be starting from the pole at Talladega Superspeedway after rain washed out qualifying and the field was set by points.
A.J. Allmendinger, who was charged with driving under the influence on Thursday, was administered a breathalyzer prior to Friday's first Sprint Cup practice at Talladega Superspeedway.
You can decrease horsepower and raise the catch fence, but you can't remove the danger element from Talladega Superspeedway. At the end of the day, it's still Talladega.
Dover Motorsports Inc. has ceased all operations at Memphis Motorsports Park, forcing NASCAR to revamp its Nationwide and Truck series schedule for 2010.
Steve Addington said he was "surprised" by the change that will put replace him as Kyle Busch's crew chief and plans to explore all options inside and outside of Joe Gibbs Racing.
Matt Ferguson was watching a Sprint Cup race in March when he turned to his wife with what at first seemed like another one of his crazy ideas.He wa...
NASCAR driver AJ Allmendinger has been arrested for drunk driving.
The "big one" at Talladega Superspeedway can be downright frightening. But the real horror show is found in the Dega infield, where creatures lurk and dark thoughts prevail.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Kyle Busch didn't look very intimidating standing next to Big Show and Chris Jericho as a guest host of WWE's "Monday Night Raw" fr...
Kyle Busch will have a new crew chief in the Sprint Cup series for the final three races.
Denny Hamlin won the Sprint Cup race Sunday at Martinsville, but the real winner was Jimmie Johnson, who's threatening to blow up the 2009 Chase ... again.
JGR is looking at several things to improve the performance of Kyle Busch's team, including the possibility of replacing crew chief Steve Addington.
Richard Petty Motorsports is set to put one driver in a Ford for the remainder of the season.
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MARTINSVILLE, Va. -- As four-time Sprint Cup champion Jeff Gordon left the podium in the infield media center at Martinsville Speedway on Friday he sh...
Richard Petty Motorsports driver Elliott Sadler will drive a Yates Racing Ford in next weekend's Sprint Cup race at Talladega Superspeedway.
Is Jimmie Johnson a product of the system at Hendrick Motorsports or is the three-time defending Sprint Cup champ just that good? The debate continues ...
JR Motorsports announced on Thursday that Tony Eury Jr., who in June was replaced as Dale Earnhardt Jr's crew chief in the Sprint Cup series, was named crew chief for the No. 5 Nationwide Series car co-owned by NASCAR's most popular driver.
...transmission during Saturday night's race, leading to yet another brutal finish. That was followed by David Newton's Wednesday story that included comments from another former crew chief, Tony Gibson. Among Gibson's...
Dispite a banner year for HMS, Dale Earnhardt Jr is struggling through 2009
Dale Earnhardt Jr. is going through the worst stretch of his career. If you believe what Rick Hendrick said when he signed NASCAR's most popular driver in 2007, it's Hendrick's fault -- and now his toughest challenge.
...the least bit depressed I remember Richard Petty's response when asked if he felt sorry for David Pearson after the Silver Fox drove 90 minutes in the rain not to be selected to NASCAR...
AP Photo/Mark J. TerrillThree-time defending Sprint Cup champ Jimmie Johnson is the man to beat in 2009 ... again. If NASCAR doesn't want Jim...
Leave it to Jimmie Johnson and Chad Knaus to blow this Chase wide open just five races into the 10-race playoff. The 48 team is that good.
Rick Hendrick is committed to Lance McGrew remaining Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s crew chief for the rest of the Sprint Cup season and appears to be leaning toward keeping them together in 2010.
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Kyle Busch said it was pneumonia that forced him to give way to a backup driver in last weekend's Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series races at California.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. didn't sound like a driver who was sure Lance McGrew should be his crew chief in 2010. He didn't sound like a driver who was sure about anything, saying he was at the "end of my rope."
Mark Martin was a racer and a drinker. And he was all-in at both. But dropping the drinker description more than 20 years ago made him a real winner, on and off the track.
One of NASCAR's better-kept secrets is Juan Pablo Montoya's sense of humor. From an owner who wants to hit him to his wide-eyed news conference Thursday, it's just what a dreary day needed.
Filtering in NASCAR's Hall of Fame electees to five per year means 2010 is likely to be as controversial as the inaugural class. Who's next? Let's say Pearson, Allison and Yarborough are locks, but that hardly scratches the surface of who's deserving.
The cars of Jimmie Johnson and Mark Martin, which were targeted three weeks ago for being close to violating tolerances in the Sprint Cup series, passed another inspection at the NASCAR Research and Development Center.
Richard Petty Motorsports is exploring the option of using a Ford engine in at least one of its four cars before the end of the season, team co-owner Richard Petty said on Thursday.
...Center. "Looks like today it was David Pearson, don't it?" Pearson told ESPN.com's David Newton that he knew he was out the instant that Bill France Jr.'s name was read...
Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt, Bill France Sr., Bill France Jr. and Junior Johnson all deserve to be in the NASCAR Hall of Fame. But so does David Pearson.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Before we get to the first five selections for NASCAR's inaugural Hall of Fame class that will be named at 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday, ...
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- In the NBA, officials typically let players get away with contact during the playoffs that might be called a foul during the regula...
NASCAR is moving to more standardize start times for Sprint Cup races in 2010 with East coast races starting around 1 p.m. ET, West coast races around 3 p.m. ET and night races around 7:30 p.m. ET.
They're not tweeting at 200 mph. (Besides, have you ever tried texting with racing gloves on?) But more drivers than not are using social networking sites to stay connected with fans.
CONCORD, N.C. -- Marcus Smith was finishing a chicken quesadilla at the Speedway Club atop Lowe's Motor Speedway on Tuesday afternoon when the convers...
Add Michael Waltrip Racing to the list of NASCAR suitors for IndyCar Series star Danica Patrick for 2010.
The darling of the IndyCar Series and NASCAR's most popular driver could be joining forces in 2010.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The Sprint Cup cars of Jimmie Johnson and Mark Martin, which finished first and second on Sunday at Dover, were deemed "extremely c...
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