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Rusty Wallace heads NASCAR Hall of Fame group
Sprint Cup champion Rusty Wallace hated running second to anyone and doesn't plan to start now that he's part of the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Wallace, the 1989 series champion who won 55 races, headed the group of five picked Wednesday as NASCAR's newest Hall of Famers. The others selected ...
Kingston defends roll in sports sponsorship bill
A Republican congressman from Savannah is defending his backing of a measure that would strip $80 million annually from the military budget used for sports sponsorships. U.S. Rep. Jackson Kingston helped push an amendment through the House Appropriations Committee last week that would remove the money, a move that has ...
Franchitti and Johnson follow each other from afar
They've got nine championships between them and a combined five victories on the single most prolific day of racing of the year. Dario Franchitti and Jimmie Johnson also share a friendship, even if it's from afar. They follow each other's races, text back and forth during the season and give ...
In The Pits: Drama _ of course! _ in IndyCar again
This Indianapolis 500 already has plenty of drama: panic over the size of the field, engine shortages, legal wrangling and issues with underperforming Lotus. Toss in $275,000 worth of fines against 13 teams, and IndyCar has a real soap opera bubbling right before its biggest race. But, really, is that ...
Johnson cruises to 3rd win in NASCAR All-Star race
It's not often a race car driver intentionally cruises slowly at the back of the field. Jimmie Johnson did it for roughly 60 laps Saturday night, and it earned him a cool $1 million payday. Johnson used a calculated strategy — he drove hard for the first and last segments, ...
Earnhardt races way into Sprint All-Star race
Dale Earnhardt Jr. knew he had a free pass into the All-Star race. But he didn't want to get into the $1 million race that way. Instead, Earnhardt led all 40 laps of Saturday night's Sprint Showdown to race his way into the main event at Charlotte Motor Speedway. "I ...
Lukas soaks in atmosphere of his 25th Preakness
Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas arrived at Pimlico Race Course before the sun came up Saturday, just to make sure there were no unwelcome surprises awaiting him on the day of his 25th Preakness. The 76-year-old horse racing legend said he set his alarm for 3:30 a.m. and ...
Kyle Busch captures pole for Sprint All-Star race
Kyle Busch has been a force on the NASCAR circuit for years, but of is 24 Sprint Cup victories, none have come at his favorite track — Charlotte Motor Speedway. He has nine top-10 finishes in 16 starts. Victory lane, though, has proven to be elusive. He's hoping that's all ...
NASCAR fines Kurt Busch $50,000 after Darlington
Kurt Busch was fined $50,000 by NASCAR on Tuesday for reckless driving on pit road at Darlington and a post-race altercation with Ryan Newman's crew members. Busch was also placed on probation through July 25 for his actions Saturday night, which began when a flat tire caused him to wreck ...
NASCAR's Hunter honored by homestate
Scott Hunter knows his dad would be honored to make the South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame, yet certain there were plenty of others more deserving. Late NASCAR executive Jim Hunter was among a group of eight inducted into the hall on Monday. He spent more than 40 years in ...
Johnson gives Hendrick Motorsports 200th victory
Rick Hendrick only got to watch the last 100 miles of the Southern 500. Turns out he saw the best part. Jimmie Johnson broke free on a restart three laps from the end Saturday night to give Hendrick Motorsports its 200th Sprint Cup victory. Hendrick drivers had gone 16 races ...
Logano wins 2nd straight Nationwide race
Joey Logano wrecked leader Elliott Sadler five laps from the end, then broke free during a green-white-checkered finish at Darlington Raceway for his second straight Nationwide Series victory Friday night. Logano was in third place after the fifth caution period tightened up the race at the end. Logano bumped Sadler ...
Biffle ruins Hendrick front row at Darlignton
Sprint Cup points leader Greg Biffle feels he's running like he used to at Darlington Raceway and that's bad news for the rest of the Southern 500 field. Biffle earned his second pole at Darlington and the 11th of his career with a fast lap of 180.257 mph Friday to ...
Stewart has modest goals for Danica at Darlington
Tony Stewart has very modest goals for Danica Patrick's debut at Darlington Raceway. He knew "the Track Too Tough to Tame" is going to be difficult, which is why he put Saturday night's race on her Sprint Cup Series schedule. Patrick is scheduled to run 10 Cup events this season, ...
Danica unsure if penalty coming for Hornish wreck
Danica Patrick said Thursday she isn't sure if NASCAR will penalize her for intentionally wrecking Sam Hornish Jr. at Talladega Superspeedway. Patrick was angry after Hornish ran her up the track on the last lap of the Nationwide Series race. She retaliated on the cool-down lap, but insisted her intent ...
Eric McClure released from Alabama hospital
NASCAR driver Eric McClure has been released from an Alabama hospital on Monday, two days after he was injured in a crash at Talladega Superspeedway. McClure was airflifted to UAB Medical Center in Birmingham following Saturday's crash in the Nationwide Series race at Talladega Superspeedway. His team said Monday that ...
Keselowski gets push from Busch to win Talladega
The leader on the last lap isn't supposed to win at Talladega Superspeedway. Everybody knows that. Brad Keselowski disagrees, and he showed how to do it Sunday with a calculated plan that sent him to Victory Lane. Keselowski used a big push from Kyle Busch to pass leader Matt Kenseth, ...
NASCAR's McClure stable, alert after accident
NASCAR driver Eric McClure was expected to spend a second night at a Birmingham hospital after an accident at Talladega Superspeedway. Team spokeswoman Emily Brandt says McClure will remain at UAB Medical Center on Sunday night. His wife, Miranda, posted on McClure's Facebook page that the family is "so thankful ...
Logano beats Busch at finish of Nationwide race
Joey Logano nipped Kyle Busch at the finish line Saturday to win the Nationwide Series race at Talladega Superspeedway to give Toyota its 200th win in NASCAR. The race was marred by a late accident that sent Eric McClure to an Alabama hospital by helicopter, but NASCAR officials said he ...
Jeff Gordon wins pole at Talladega Superspeedway
Jeff Gordon understands winning a pole doesn't mean very much for the big picture. But after opening this season with a serious slump, the four-time NASCAR champion is embracing all the small victories he can get. Gordon grabbed the top starting spot for Sunday's race at Talladega Superspeedway with a ...
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