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Hamlin pulls out 2nd straight Cup win in Atlanta
September 3, 2012 12:03 AM
HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) - Denny Hamlin won his second straight Sprint Cup race, holding off Jeff Gordon in a green-white-checkered finish at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday night. Martin Truex Jr. appeared to be positioned for his first win since 2007 until Jamie McMurray smashed the wall on the front... more » -
Johnson dominant at Indy, wins 4th Brickyard 400
July 29, 2012 8:07 PM
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Jimmie Johnson stamped another exclamation point on his racing resume, winning his fourth career Brickyard 400 with a dominant drive at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday. With the victory, Johnson joined Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jeff Gordon as the only NASCAR drivers to win four times at... more » -
Tony Stewart makes late move to win at Daytona
July 7, 2012 11:25 PM
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Tony Stewart charged past Daytona 500 winner Matt Kenseth on the final lap Saturday night, then held on to win as his challengers stacked up in a melee at Daytona International Speedway. Kenseth and Roush Fenway Racing teammate Greg Biffle likely would have made one... more » -
Stewart wins Homestead to win NASCAR championship
November 20, 2011 9:52 PM
HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) - Tony Stewart has held off Carl Edwards to win his third NASCAR championship with a powerful and relentless drive in Sunday's season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Stewart went into Sunday's race trailing Edwards with three points but confident and cocky that he'd be the winner at... more » -
M&M's boots Busch
November 11, 2011 2:29 AM
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - A person familiar with the plans says Kyle Busch will be allowed to race in the final two Sprint Cup Series events but not with main sponsor M&M's. Busch will drive Sunday at Phoenix and in next weekend's season finale at Homestead with Interstate Batteries as... more » -
Bowyer beats Burton to give RCR 100th victory
October 23, 2011 10:31 PM
TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) - Clint Bowyer beat teammate Jeff Burton to the finish line at Talladega Superspeedway to give Richard Childress Racing its 100th victory in the Sprint Cup Series. As expected, the race heated up at the end as drivers jockeyed for position. It led to a series of... more » -
Danica Patrick is officially headed to NASCAR
August 25, 2011 1:34 PM
After months of skirting speculation, Patrick announced Thursday that she's leaving IndyCar in 2012 to run a full Nationwide schedule with JR Motorsports and up to 10 Sprint Cup races for Stewart-Haas Racing. One of auto racing's most marketable stars, Patrick says she hasn't mapped out which races she'll run... more » -
Harvick wins when Earnhardt runs out of gas
May 29, 2011 11:52 PM
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) - Dale Earnhardt Jr. ran out of gas coming out of the final turn of the Coca-Cola 600, giving Kevin Harvick the win in NASCAR's longest race of the year. Earnhardt had jumped out to a sizable lead on the final restart of Sunday night's race. It... more » -
Danica won't commit to returning to IndyCar in '12
May 19, 2011 3:47 PM
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Danica Patrick won't commit to returning to the IndyCar series next year, saying only that she's focusing on the Indianapolis 500. The 29-year-old who also has driven in NASCAR's Nationwide Series has been the face of the IndyCar series since 2005, even though she has just... more » -
Truex gets 4 new crew members
May 3, 2011 5:48 PM
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Martin Truex Jr. will have four new crew members this weekend at Darlington Raceway. The changes come days after Truex fired his crew over his radio over a botched final pit stop at Richmond. Although Truex doesn't have the authority to fire his crew, Michael Waltrip... more » -
Gordon wins in Phoenix to end long winless streak
February 28, 2011 2:34 AM
AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Jeff Gordon passed Kyle Busch with eight laps left and stretched his lead from there at Phoenix International Raceway on Sunday, ending his winless streak at 66 races. PIR has been the place to end long winless streaks lately. Ryan Newman ended a 77-race checkerless streak... more » -
Junior! Earnhardt Jr. wins Daytona 500 pole
February 13, 2011 9:50 PM
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - NASCAR is back - and so is Juniormania. Dale Earnhardt Jr. won pole position for the Daytona 500 with a speed of 186.089 mph in qualifying Sunday. It's a boost for Earnhardt, who is coming off a disappointing 2010 season and has spent Daytona speedweeks... more »
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