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NASCAR Raceday: It's not great, but it's steady work
Yesterday, August 01, 2010, 11:51:00 AM
Jim Utter: It is someone's job at NASCAR to collect and document all of the "negative" things said by drivers in interviews or on social media sites like Twitter?
Yesterday, August 01, 2010, 11:41:00 AM
BUDAPEST, Hungary – Mark Webber took advantage of a penalty against teammate Sebastian Vettel to win the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday.
If everybody's talking, what are the drivers saying?
Yesterday, August 01, 2010, 1:46:00 AM
Everybody’s talking, or so it seems, about NASCAR’s problems and the economy.
Yesterday, August 01, 2010, 1:26:00 AM
NEWTON, Iowa – Kyle Busch raced to his sixth victory in his last seven Nationwide starts and ninth of the season Saturday night, leading 209 of 250 laps in a dominating run at Iowa Speedway.
Sense of urgency spurs NASCAR team owners
Yesterday, August 01, 2010, 1:19:00 AM
The NASCAR owners-only meeting held this week at Hendrick Motorsports was significant in its origins if not the changes it may produce.
NASCAR should be racing to Vegas at the end of 2011
Saturday, July 31, 2010, 10:30:00 PM
Jim Utter: There are plenty of reasons to recommend Las Vegas as a destination.
Saturday, July 31, 2010, 7:25:00 PM
LONG POND, Pa. – Elliott Sadler held off Kasey Kahne in a green-white-checkered finish to win the inaugural NASCAR Truck Series race Saturday at Pocono.
Former NASCAR champion, wife sentenced in tax scheme
Saturday, July 31, 2010, 1:30:00 PM
RICHMOND, Va. – A federal judge has sentenced former NASCAR driver Tommy Ellis and his wife to prison for tax fraud.
Red Bull's Vettel clinches pole at Hungarian GP
Saturday, July 31, 2010, 1:29:00 PM
Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel has secured the pole position for the Hungarian Grand Prix and will be joined by teammate Mark Webber on the front row.
No. 24 tops chart in Saturday's first practice
Saturday, July 31, 2010, 11:37:00 AM
Speeds from Saturday’s early practice as NASCAR Sprint Cup teams prepare for Sunday’s race at Pocono Raceway:
Odds better for 2nd-tier drivers?
Friday, July 30, 2010, 8:33:00 PM
NEWTON, Iowa – The NASCAR Nationwide series has been dominated by double-duty Sprint Cup drivers all season, which isn't exactly a new phenomenon.
'Honey, we've shrunk the crowds'
Friday, July 30, 2010, 8:24:00 PM
Jeff Belskus has to find a way to put Indianapolis Motor Speedway back on top of the racing world.
Friday, July 30, 2010, 8:22:00 PM
Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel posted the best times during both 90-minute practice sessions for the Hungarian Grand Prix on Friday.
Friday, July 30, 2010, 8:17:00 PM
LONG POND, Pa. - Tony Stewart went four seasons without a pole. He’s becoming a frequent visitor again.
Letarte signs contract extension with Hendrick
Friday, July 30, 2010, 4:17:00 PM
Hendrick Motorsports is the only company from which Steve Letarte has ever received a paycheck.
Notes: Fuel injection, Gateway and more
Friday, July 30, 2010, 4:17:00 PM
One of NASCAR's top engine builders is ready to tackle the next technology jump: fuel injection.
Sadler leads first Truck series practice
Friday, July 30, 2010, 3:53:00 PM
NASCAR's Truck series made its first appearance at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway on Friday.
2nd NASCAR series going to Brickyard?
Friday, July 30, 2010, 3:45:00 PM
The Indianapolis Star reported Friday that Indianapolis Motor Speedway officials are considering adding a Nationwide Series event to the Brickyard 400 race weekend next season.
Track throws the switch on solar
Friday, July 30, 2010, 3:41:00 PM
Pocono Raceway switched on its state-of-the-art alternative energy source Friday as its new 25-acre solar energy farm came to life.
Newman acknowledges NASCAR penalty
Friday, July 30, 2010, 11:59:00 AM
Driver Ryan Newman confirmed Friday he was one of the drivers assessed an undisclosed financial penalty for comments that officials said "materially damaged" NASCAR.
AP correction: Ticket price cuts clarified
Friday, July 30, 2010, 11:35:00 AM
INDIANAPOLIS – In a story July 28 about declining attendance at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the track plans to cut ticket prices for 75 percent of the seats at next year's NASCAR race.
NASCAR discouraging negative spin
Friday, July 30, 2010, 11:11:00 AM
NASCAR president Mike Helton insists he wants drivers to feel free to express themselves.
Stewart returns to North Dakota
Friday, July 30, 2010, 12:20:00 AM
NASCAR star Tony Stewart made his return to North Dakota - and failed to cross the finish line.
Castroneves to meet with IndyCar officials
Thursday, July 29, 2010, 1:25:00 PM
IndyCar series officials plan to meet with driver Helio Castroneves to discuss his conduct following last week's race at Edmonton.
Indy shows Childress team back on top
Thursday, July 29, 2010, 12:41:00 PM
After falling from its perch as a perennial contender in NASCAR, Richard Childress' team has been on the rebound since last year's Brickyard race.
Jamie McMurray at his best in NASCAR's big races
Thursday, July 29, 2010, 12:41:00 PM
A year ago Jamie McMurray didn’t have a job, let alone a legacy in NASCAR. Now, he is assured of both.
Top NASCAR owners hold their own town hall meeting
Thursday, July 29, 2010, 12:41:00 PM
The top team owners in NASCAR set their individual agendas aside for a unified brainstorming session on how to cut costs and help revive the auto racing industry.
Roush moved to Mayo Clinic after plane crash
Thursday, July 29, 2010, 12:37:00 PM
NASCAR team owner Jack Roush has been transferred to the Mayo Clinic after his jet crashed on landing in Wisconsin.
Roush Fenway grateful for support
Thursday, July 29, 2010, 12:36:00 PM
Roush Fenway Racing has expressed its appreciation to medical personnel, fans and others after team founder Jack Roush's plane crash.
NASCAR's Roush injured in Wisconsin plane crash
Wednesday, July 28, 2010, 11:02:00 PM
NASCAR team owner Jack Roush was in serious but stable condition after walking away from a plane crash in Wisconsin on Tuesday night.
Jeff Gordon has new spotter this weekend
Wednesday, July 28, 2010, 10:27:00 PM
Jeff Gordon will have a new spotter starting this weekend at Pocono Raceway, a move the team believes will help the four-time NASCAR champion snap the longest losing streak of his career.
This week in Racing: Pennsylvania 500
Wednesday, July 28, 2010, 10:13:00 PM
Who's Hot: Jamie McMurray. No Chase? Who cares when you win the Daytona 500 and Brickyard 400 in same season.
Stewart: NASCAR's clampdown is OK
Wednesday, July 28, 2010, 10:13:00 PM
Count two-time NASCAR Cup champion Tony Stewart among those who think NASCAR's decision to clamp down on public criticism of the sport is OK.
Brickyard coverage ranks 4th on cable
Tuesday, July 27, 2010, 10:49:00 PM
ESPN's coverage of Sunday's Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway ranked fourth in cable TV pro
Ambrose/JTG Daugherty parting ways
Tuesday, July 27, 2010, 10:03:00 PM
After five seasons, driver Marcos Ambrose and JTG Daugherty Racing have decided to part ways at the end of the 2010 Sprint Cup Series season.
NASCAR: Come clean about secret 'penalty box'
Tuesday, July 27, 2010, 9:58:00 AM
NASCAR spokesman Ramsey Poston essentially confirmed a report that two unidentified Sprint Cup Series drivers had received monetary fines this season for making remarks disparaging the sport.
NASCAR gets tougher to protect its brand
Monday, July 26, 2010, 9:08:00 PM
Jenna Fryer: Turns out that NASCAR was serious about keeping everybody on point. ... But it will be up to the fans to decide if this is truly a good policy or not.
AP Source: NASCAR fines drivers for comments
Monday, July 26, 2010, 9:01:00 PM
NASCAR has fined at least two of its star drivers this season for making critical comments about the racing series, The Associated Press has learned.
Hight wins Funny Car in Colorado
Monday, July 26, 2010, 10:48:00 AM
MORRISON, Colo. – Robert Hight defeated father-in-law John Force to win the Funny Car classification of the Mile-High Nationals on Sunday.
Race rewind: Not your typical Hendrick day
Sunday, July 25, 2010, 10:37:00 PM
Jim Utter: Mark Martin's 11th-place finish was the highlight for Hendrick Motorsports.
Dixon wins after IndyCar's controversial blocking call
Sunday, July 25, 2010, 10:37:00 PM
Helio Castroneves crosses the finish line first, but is penalized, awarding Scott Dixon the win.
NASCAR shuffling deck, race dates for 2011 schedule
Sunday, July 25, 2010, 10:36:00 PM
NASCAR's 2010 Sprint Cup schedule is expected to have a considerably different look next season, including the site of the season finale.
McMurray's win goes down as a triple
Sunday, July 25, 2010, 10:34:00 PM
INDIANAPOLIS – Jamie McMurray has won NASCAR’s two biggest races this season and on Sunday gave his team owner, Chip Ganassi, a motorsports version of the “triple crown.”
Alonso wins German GP, but Ferrari is fined for pass play
Sunday, July 25, 2010, 10:31:00 PM
Fernando Alonso won the German Grand Prix on Sunday for Ferrari, but the team was fined $100,000 afterward for orchestrating his pass of teammate Felipe Massa.
Hendrick says he'll honor Martin's contract
Sunday, July 25, 2010, 10:05:00 PM
INDIANAPOLIS – Team owner Rick Hendrick won't force Mark Martin out of his seat next year to make room for Kasey Kahne at Hendrick Motorsports.
NASCAR's unofficial Cup standings
Sunday, July 25, 2010, 9:57:00 PM
Updated and unofficial NASCAR Sprint Cup driver standings after the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway:
Notes: Lap 1 wreck, crowd, more
Sunday, July 25, 2010, 9:51:00 PM
"I just lost it, I guess," Kyle Busch said of the first-lap wreck.
The trouble starts early for some at Indianapolis
Sunday, July 25, 2010, 3:12:00 PM
It started with a crash right after the green flag fell. Then things really got chaotic at the Brickyard 400.
NASCAR puzzle still vexes Red Bull operation
Sunday, July 25, 2010, 11:47:00 AM
Scott Speed appears to be growing more frustrated as the Red Bull Racing teams continue to struggle this season.
Kyle Busch rolls to 8th Nationwide win of season
Sunday, July 25, 2010, 1:56:00 AM
Carl Edwards and Brad Keselowski kept it clean. Kyle Busch kept on winning.
Power stretches IndyCar pole run
Saturday, July 24, 2010, 11:06:00 PM
EDMONTON, Alberta – Will Power, going for his third consecutive win in IndyCar, will start from the pole Sunday in the Honda Edmonton Indy.
Busch holds off Edwards to win
Saturday, July 24, 2010, 10:49:00 PM
Kyle Busch held off Carl Edwards in a two-lap sprint to the finish to win Saturday night at O'Reilly Raceway Park.
Raceday at Indy: Nothing to spoil the show now?
Saturday, July 24, 2010, 10:38:00 PM
Jim Utter: This is the first race at the Brickyard since spoilers replaced the rear wings on Cup cars.
IRL puts Milka Duno on probation
Saturday, July 24, 2010, 10:32:00 PM
EDMONTON, Alberta – The IRL has placed struggling driver Milka Duno on probation for the rest of the year for failing to consistently meet minimal performance standards.
Johnson earns top spot in Pro Stock
Saturday, July 24, 2010, 8:35:00 PM
Pro Stock driver Allen Johnson earned the No. 1 qualifier spot while breaking the track speed record at the Mile-High Nationals on Saturday.
NASCAR rivals Keselowski and Edwards unrepentant
Saturday, July 24, 2010, 2:58:00 PM
If anything has been resolved in the Carl Edwards-Brad Keselowski feud it certainly wasn't apparent Friday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Drivers still don't know where NASCAR's line is
Saturday, July 24, 2010, 2:57:00 PM
Carl Edwards does what NASCAR won't. He defines where the line is as far as what a driver can and can't do on the track.
Martin bristles, bemoans all the career speculation
Saturday, July 24, 2010, 12:53:00 PM
Mark Martin tried being polite. Really, really tried. For weeks he has respectfully addressed speculation about his future,
Tom Higgins one of five nominees for NMPA honor
Friday, July 23, 2010, 10:52:00 PM
Longtime motorsports writer Tom Higgins is one of five nominees for the NMPA Stock Car Racing Hall of Fame’s 2010 class.
Hornaday dominates, scores another win at O'Reilly
Friday, July 23, 2010, 10:48:00 PM
Ron Hornaday won the NASCAR Trucks Series race at O'Reilly Raceway Park for the third time in four years on Friday.
Recalling NASCAR's arrival at Indy
Friday, July 23, 2010, 10:40:00 PM
Tom Higgins: I didn’t attend the first Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on Sept. 4, 1950.
Reutimann gets contract extension
Friday, July 23, 2010, 10:12:00 PM
NASCAR’s most recent Sprint Cup race winner got some job security.
Friday, July 23, 2010, 8:19:00 PM
NASCAR Sprint Cup speeds from Friday’s second practice at Indianapolis Motor Speedway:
Friday, July 23, 2010, 8:17:00 PM
NASCAR Sprint Cup qualifying order at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the 17th Brickyard 400:
NASCAR or IndyCar? Hornish isn't really sure
Friday, July 23, 2010, 8:05:00 PM
INDIANAPOLIS – Former IndyCar Series champion and Indianapolis 500 winner Sam Hornish Jr. said Friday his future in NASCAR remains unclear for the 2011 season.
NASCAR penalty takes pressure off, Keselowski says
Friday, July 23, 2010, 1:29:00 PM
Brad Keselowski doesn't mind NASCAR's decision to put him on probation for his latest altercation with Carl Edwards.
Roush Fenway to mark 1 million miles
Friday, July 23, 2010, 10:54:00 AM
Sporting a special decal, the organization now known as Roush Fenway Racing will commemorate more than 1 million miles of NASCAR competition this weekend at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Still winless, Johnson still stalking Edwards
Thursday, July 22, 2010, 5:24:00 PM
Allen Johnson arrives for the Mile-High NHRA Nationals 413 points behind Pro Stock points leader Mike Edwards.
Thursday, July 22, 2010, 12:18:00 PM
HOCKENHEIM, Germany – Red Bull drivers Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel insist they have put aside a team dispute that marred Webber's victory in the previous race and will focus on competing with championship rival McLaren at the German Grand Prix.
This week in Racing: @ Brickyard 400
Thursday, July 22, 2010, 12:13:00 PM
Who's Hot: Sprint Cup series points leader continues to run consistently strong. Kevin Harvick Inc. organization is also among the best in Trucks and Nationwide.
Edwards over the top in his feud with Keselowski
Thursday, July 22, 2010, 1:27:00 AM
Tom Sorensen: I know these guys have a feud and I know feuds sell tickets - in theory. But no feud justifies Edwards' flagrantly dangerous act.
Ganassi has shot at 'triple crown'
Thursday, July 22, 2010, 1:19:00 AM
Chip Ganassi has already won the Daytona 500 and Indianapolis 500 this season and enters this weekend with the opportunity to become the first owner to win a motorsports version of the "triple crown" should he win Sunday's Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Checkers or wreckers? NASCAR says no
Wednesday, July 21, 2010, 6:00:00 PM
Apparently, NASCAR is OK with Carl Edwards winning Saturday night's Nationwide Series race at Gateway International Raceway but not the way he did it.
Hello, Cole Trickle and Rowdy Burns? It's the movies calling about having dinner
Tuesday, July 20, 2010, 10:49:00 AM
Steve Waid: NASCAR can do something about Brad Keselowski and Carl Edwards before things get worse. And the remedy has nothing to do with fines or points.
NASCAR brass examines pair's bumpy relationship
Tuesday, July 20, 2010, 10:46:00 AM
Chapter one in the Carl Edwards-Brad Keselowski feud resulted in Edwards serving a three-race probation last spring.
Tuesday, July 20, 2010, 10:33:00 AM
Dustin Long: Facing soft TV ratings and declining attendance at some tracks, NASCAR chairman Brian France stressed the need for "something dramatic" to help. That was six years ago.
Rivals invited to battle – in buses
Tuesday, July 20, 2010, 9:21:00 AM
Carl Edwards and Brad Keselowski are invited to settle any differences they might have at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
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