Stock Car Racing

Fast Times

2013-05-22 15:07:00

It’s loud and fast, a breathless blur of color that spins heads and sends pulses soaring. In other words, a perfect fit for Vegas. We’re talking NASCAR Weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, showcasing a distinctly Sin City take on the...

Motor racing's banner day from Monaco to Indy to Charlotte

2013-05-21 15:01:00

Motor-racing fans mark this Sunday on their calendars because it's filled with three of the sport's most celebrated races. It starts with Formula One's glamorous Monaco Grand Prix. Then comes the iconic Indianapolis 500 followed by NASCAR's longest...

Dale Jarrett, four others elected to NASCAR Hall of Fame

2013-05-22 16:52:00

Dale Jarrett and the late Glenn "Fireball" Roberts were among those in the newest five-member class elected Wednesday to the NASCAR Hall of Fame. The others elected in the class of 2014 were drivers Tim Flock and Jack Ingram, along with engine builder...

Former NASCAR driver Dick Trickle dies of apparent suicide

2013-05-17 07:38:00

Former NASCAR driver Dick Trickle died Thursday of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, authorities in Boger City, N.C., said. He was 71. Lincoln County sheriff's Lt. Tim Johnson said authorities received a call, apparently from Trickle, who said...

TV, movie shoots get inside track at Irwindale Speedway

2013-05-15 04:00:00

A loud screeching sound echoed across the oval racetrack as a driver burned rubber, revving the engine of a silver Mercedes-Benz and spinning the vehicle a full 360 degrees while kicking up a cloud of dust and smoke. This wasn't a stock car race, but...

Appeals panel reduces NASCAR penalties against Joe Gibbs Racing

2013-05-08 14:44:00

An appeals board sided with Joe Gibbs Racing on Wednesday and substantially reduced penalties levied against the team for having an illegal part in Matt Kenseth's engine when Kenseth won at Kansas Speedway last month. Kenseth initially was stripped of...

NASCAR's little engines that could at Talladega: A postscript

2013-05-06 11:38:00

If you're not familiar with David Ragan, who won the NASCAR race Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway, or his teammate David Gilliland, who pushed him to the finish line, that's quite understandable. You've also likely not heard of their team owner, Bob...

Novak Djokovic is stunned in Madrid

2013-05-07 18:29:00

Grigor Dimitrov stunned Novak Djokovic in the second round of the Madrid Open on Tuesday, beating the top-ranked Serb, 7-6 (6), 6-7 (8), 6-3, for the biggest win of his career. The 28th-ranked Bulgarian saved three set points in the first before...

Phil Mickelson, Nick Watney are up by one shot at Quail Hollow

2013-05-05 00:00:00

Phil Mickelson and Nick Watney wound up tied for the lead Saturday in the Wells Fargo Championship, minus much separation from the rest of the field. Mickelson hit a shot out-of-bounds on the 15th hole and hit another shot that struck a spectator in the...

Travis Pastrana takes Nationwide Series pole at Talladega

2013-05-03 16:03:00

Travis Pastrana, the former X Games star turned NASCAR driver, added to his collection of firsts Friday by winning the pole position for the Nationwide Series race at Talladega Superspeedway. He circled the 2.66-mile tri-oval with a fast lap of 176....

NASCAR's Denny Hamlin cleared to resume racing at Talladega

2013-05-02 18:15:00

NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin, injured in a March crash in Southern California, was medically cleared to resume racing this weekend when the Sprint Cup Series returns to Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway. But in making the announcement, his Joe Gibbs Racing...

David Ragan's win at Talladega is a feather in cap of Front Row Motorsports

2013-05-07 00:00:00

Had the rain lingered a bit longer in central Alabama, Bob Jenkins and his Front Row Motorsports team might still be looking for their first win in NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series. Instead, they're now the little NASCAR team that could. Front Row's David...

Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe's Patriotic Chevrolet, celebrates with his wife Chandra after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series All-Star race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 18, 2013 in Concord, North Carolina.

2013-05-19 07:31:21

The problem of hunger in the U.S., particularly in the Southwest and Southeast, was front and center in Las Vegas over the weekend, where NASCAR Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet, signed autographs ahead of Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race.

2013-03-09 00:00:00

Danica Patrick, driver of the #10 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet, high-fives the crowd during driver introductions prior to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 24, 2013 in Daytona Beach, Florida.

2013-02-24 15:11:00