Denny Hamlin saved his best for the last stretch of Saturday's Irwin Tools Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway, and his persistence paid off with the No. 11 team's third win of the season in 24 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

The final spots in the 2012 edition of NASCAR's Chase for the Sprint Cup are no closer to being settled after the Saturday, August 25 night race at Bristol Motor Speedway than they were are the beginning of the season in February. The competition is

Ryan Newman's misfortune was Kyle Busch's gain, as the second NASCAR wild card spot changed hands once again after Saturday night's NASCAR race at Bristol Motor Speedway. Kasey Kahne has held the No. 1 wild card

The final spots in the 2012 edition of NASCAR's Chase for the Sprint Cup are no closer to being settled after the Saturday, August 25 night race at Bristol Motor Speedway than they were are the beginning of the season in February. The competition is

Kyle Busch seems awfully unhappy these days. That's unfortunate for Busch, and it's bad for NASCAR. It's been a stressful summer for Busch, who finds himself clinging to one of the wild-card spots for the 12-driver Chase for the Sprint Cup championship.

Denny Hamlin has won six Sprint Cup races inside his native state of Virginia, including twice at the venue he considers his "home track" at Richmond International Raceway. He also has registered a signature win at Darlington, long regarded as one of

Denny Hamlin saved his best for the last stretch of Saturday's Irwin Tools Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway, and his persistence paid off with the No. 11 team's third win of the season in 24 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

Denny Hamlin has won six Sprint Cup races inside his native state of Virginia, including twice at the venue he considers his "home track" at Richmond International Raceway. He also has registered a signature win at Darlington, long regarded as one of

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) – NASCAR has fined Paul Menard's crew chief $100,000 for illegal modifications found on the Chevrolet last weekend at Michigan. Slugger Labbe was also suspended until Oct. 3 in penalties NASCAR announced Wednesday.

Keselowski did not refer to a specific team, but it was assumed he meant Hendrick Motorsports, which was ahead of other teams in development when NASCAR introduced a rule in late June requiring sway bar mounts to be perpendicular to the ground.

Regan Smith apologized for wrecking Danica Patrick during Saturday night's NASCAR Bristol race, but he insisted it was not intentional. "I just pushed up into her," Smith told SB Nation by phone after the race. "Trust me when

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Keselowski did not refer to a specific team, but it was assumed he meant Hendrick Motorsports, which was ahead of other teams in development when NASCAR introduced a rule in late June requiring sway bar mounts to be perpendicular to the ground.

This weekend, big-time stock car racing makes its 2012 appearance in the Peach State as all three of NASCAR's national divisions take to the Atlanta Motor Speedway for three nights of racing. The Camping World Truck Series kicks things off Friday with

Jeff Gordon conceded Friday afternoon that, if he's going to qualify for the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, he's going to have to win another race. Though he's 16th in the Cup standings with one victory, and third in line for the second of two wild

Sponsored Links. Even if this concrete track wasn't in the portfolio of Smith, the NASCAR mogul. "Dover," Hamlin said with a laugh. "I'm so bad there, I hate that track. Bruton should work on that one.

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His track doesn't have another NASCAR race this year, and Curtis says it's important not to rush into changes that might solve one safety issue while creating another. "We don't want to make a knee-jerk reaction," he said. The worst of the impact to

Racing fans who also like racing video games may want to check out Activision's NASCAR 2011: The Game. I enjoy most any sports video game, and when I find a great one, I like to compare versions on different consoles. I tried NASCAR 2011: The Game

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) – NASCAR has fined Paul Menard's crew chief $100,000 for illegal modifications found on the Chevrolet last weekend at Michigan. Slugger Labbe was also suspended until Oct. 3 in penalties NASCAR announced Wednesday.

His track doesn't have another NASCAR race this year, and Curtis says it's important not to rush into changes that might solve one safety issue while creating another. "We don't want to make a knee-jerk reaction," he said. The worst of the impact to

His track doesn't have another NASCAR race this year, and Curtis says it's important not to rush into changes that might solve one safety issue while creating another. "We don't want to make a knee-jerk reaction," he said. The worst of the impact to

Regan Smith apologized for wrecking Danica Patrick during Saturday night's NASCAR Bristol race, but he insisted it was not intentional. "I just pushed up into her," Smith told SB Nation by phone after the race. "Trust me when

View slideshow: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Irwin Tools Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway, August 25, 2012. “You know what I loved about the racing tonight, even though it was really tough to pass, is it just reminded me of old school Bristol,” third

Here are the songs the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers chose to play as they walked out for driver intros at the 2012 Bristol Night Race.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) – NASCAR has fined Paul Menard's crew chief $100,000 for illegal modifications found on the Chevrolet last weekend at Michigan. Slugger Labbe was also suspended until Oct. 3 in penalties NASCAR announced Wednesday.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) – NASCAR has fined Paul Menard's crew chief $100,000 for illegal modifications found on the Chevrolet last weekend at Michigan. Slugger Labbe was also suspended until Oct. 3 in penalties NASCAR announced Wednesday.

OTHER: If you're in Little Rock, Ark., Corpus Christi, Texas or Omaha, Neb., your local ABC affiliate will pre-empt the NASCAR Countdown pre-race show at 7 p.m. for local news – but it will join the ABC race telecast at 7:30

Denny Hamlin saved his best for the last stretch of Saturday's Irwin Tools Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway, and his persistence paid off with the No. 11 team's third win of the season in 24 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) – NASCAR has fined Paul Menard's crew chief $100,000 for illegal modifications found on the Chevrolet last weekend at Michigan. Slugger Labbe was also suspended until Oct. 3 in penalties NASCAR announced Wednesday.

His track doesn't have another NASCAR race this year, and Curtis says it's important not to rush into changes that might solve one safety issue while creating another. "We don't want to make a knee-jerk reaction," he said. The worst of the impact to

Bayne became the youngest to win a Daytona 500 in 2011 when he captured NASCAR's biggest prize at 20 years, one day for the Wood Brothers, one of the sport's bedrock teams. Personable, marketable and pious, he should have been cued for a launch as

His track doesn't have another NASCAR race this year, and Curtis says it's important not to rush into changes that might solve one safety issue while creating another. "We don't want to make a knee-jerk reaction," he said. The worst of the impact to

NASCAR Bristol 2012: Start Time, Starting Lineup, TV Channel Listings, Live Streaming Info And More. Aug 25 11:55a by Jeff Gluck. It's NASCAR race night at Bristol Motor Speedway, and we've got the actual race start time,

From Yahoo! Sports: NASCAR is filled with safety innovations. Most of the safety is focused on the drivers, as NASCAR has gone to great lengths to protect them as they travel at speeds that sometimes breach the 200-mph mark.

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Dwight Drama captivates the sporting nation. Everybody wants to know Dwight Howard's next pit stop. Brooklyn? Houston? Stopping for a fresh set of tires only in Orlando? But the NASCAR Nation looks elsewhere for gossip about superstars wanting to bolt.

NASCAR track owner Bruton Smith recently suggested that mandatory cautions would make for more competitive races. But they would simply punish drivers with strong cars on race day because the rest of the field would be able to catch up at any of the

According to one website, TNT's broadcast of the Kentucky race had a higher percentage of commercials than any other NASCAR event this season. Enough is enough.

Perhaps more than any other track in NASCAR, the drivers themselves matter the most at Sonoma. Curiously, though, the so-called "road course ringers" like Boris Said, Tomy Drissi and Chris Cook don't seem to make much

Marcos Ambrose made an unofficial claim to being NASCAR's fastest man with his qualifying run at 203 mph-plus last weekend at Michigan. This weekend, he'd love to lay claim to being NASCAR's king of

Perhaps more than any other track in NASCAR, the drivers themselves matter the most at Sonoma. Curiously, though, the so-called "road course ringers" like Boris Said, Tomy Drissi and Chris Cook don't seem to make much

Marcos Ambrose returns to Sonoma as the favorite after last year's Watkins Glen win.

Nelson Piquet Jr. held the lead on a late restart, then pulled away from the rest of the field Saturday to win the NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Road

From Yahoo! Sports: SONOMA, Calif. (AP) Robby Gordon believes Sunday's race at Sonoma will be his last one of the NASCAR season.

NASCAR's last two visits to the winding road course in Northern California wine country have been demolition derbies.

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Nascar wants to squeeze in alongside its many fans to ramp up the sport's social-media message.To do this, the National

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Nascar wants to squeeze in alongside its many fans to ramp up the sport's social-media message.To do this, the National

Perhaps more than any other track in NASCAR, the drivers themselves matter the most at Sonoma. Curiously, though, the so-called "road course ringers" like Boris Said, Tomy Drissi and Chris Cook don't seem to make much