Tony Stewart

Tiger and Sergio, meet Tonya and Nancy

2013-05-14 00:00:00

We had a great development in sports over the weekend. Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia did for golf what Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan once did for figure skating. Images can change so fast. The PGA Tour is no longer merely a parade of boring...

Tony Stewart still in slump as NASCAR heads to Talladega

2013-05-01 12:34:00

The last time we saw Tony Stewart at Talladega Superspeedway, in October, he was leading on the final lap. Seconds later, his No. 14 Chevrolet was twirling upside down after Stewart triggered a jaw-dropping, 25-car crash. Now NASCAR's Sprint Cup...

David Ragan pulls off stunning win at Talladega

2013-05-05 17:50:00

TALLADEGA, Ala. -- Excuse David Ragan if he had to ask how to get to Victory Lane. He was, after all, a 100-1 underdog to win at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday afternoon. But he was the last man standing on a grueling afternoon when he squeezed...

World of Outlaws racing makes lone Southern California stop

2013-04-10 11:02:00

The World of Outlaws, a popular racing series featuring high-powered sprint cars in close quarters, makes its only Southern California stop Saturday night at Perris Auto Speedway in Riverside County. Qualifying and then racing in the "SoCal Showdown" at...

After wild Fontana race, NASCAR heads to Martinsville Speedway

2013-04-03 08:45:00

When we last saw NASCAR in action, at Fontana, there was a last-lap crash among the leaders, a post-race brawl between Joey Logano and Tony Stewart, and an ambulance was taking away an injured Denny Hamlin. Now, after a week off for Easter, the Sprint...

NASCAR won't penalize any drivers after wild Fontana race

2013-03-26 12:12:00

NASCAR on Tuesday said it would not penalize Joey Logano, Tony Stewart or any other driver following the wild finish to the race at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana. Logano and Denny Hamlin, who already were feuding, collided on the last lap of Sunday's...

NASCAR's crazy day in Southern California: A postscript

2013-03-25 09:42:00

NASCAR drivers are too vanilla. Racing at Auto Club Speedway is too boring. The sport's new car isn't racy enough. Tell that to the 80,000-plus fans who jammed into the Fontana track Sunday. They watched what might go down as the wildest, most...

NASCAR road rage at 170 mph: The daredevil made them do it

2013-03-24 20:20:00

Somewhere in the galaxy, maybe Mars, there might be a crazier sport than NASCAR. These guys don't race cars, they play Russian roulette with lives. Each other's. There is courage, and then there are NASCAR drivers. They must do their training by...

Kyle Busch wins wild NASCAR race; Tony Stewart, Joey Logano brawl

2013-03-24 16:40:00

Kyle Busch won a wild Auto Club 400 on Sunday when he passed a crashing Joey Logano and Denny Hamlin on the last lap of the NASCAR race in at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana. But the fireworks weren't over. Tony Stewart, annoyed with how Logano blocked...

Denny Hamlin wins pole position for NASCAR race in Fontana

2013-03-22 18:34:00

Three weeks ago Denny Hamlin got on NASCAR's bad side for complaining about the sport's new Gen-6 race car. On Friday, Hamlin won the pole position for Sunday's Sprint Cup Series race at the two-mile Auto Club Speedway in Fontana. Hamlin turned a...

Mark Martin wins pole for NASCAR race in Phoenix at age 54

2013-03-01 17:46:00

AVONDALE, Ariz. — At age 54, Mark Martin shows no sign of slowing down. Five days after finishing third in the Daytona 500, Martin won the pole position for the next NASCAR Sprint Cup series race Sunday, at Phoenix International Raceway. Martin,...

Danica Patrick's wild ride at Daytona 500 is more history not hype

2013-02-24 17:20:00

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The Danica Patrick Phenomenon isn’t hype. It’s historic. First woman to win the pole position in the Daytona 500. First woman to lead a lap in the Daytona 500. First woman to finish in the top 10 in the Daytona 500...

Joey Logano is held back by crew members after an altercation on track with Tony Stewart (not pictured) after the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Auto Club 400 in Fontana on March 24.

2013-03-24 00:00:00

Tony Stewart, driver of the #14 Bass Pro Shops/Mobil 1 Chevrolet, talks to Danica Patrick, driver of the #10 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet, on the grid during pre-race ceremonies for 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

DAYTONA BEACH, FL - FEBRUARY 24: Crew members work on the #14 Bass Pro Shops/Mobil 1 Chevrolet, driven by Tony Stewart, following an incident during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 24, 2013 in Daytona Beach, Florida.

2013-02-24 00:00:00