Local Nascar News

Patrick wins first stock pole

    DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — In about 24 hours, Danica Patrick went from her biggest crash to her biggest moment in a stock car.     The former Indy-Car star won the pole Friday for the seasonopening Na... Full story

NASCAR driving forward

CHRIS JENKINS

    DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Trevor Bayne won instant fame with his surprise Daytona 500 victory last year. He earned a small fortune, too.     He didn’t get what he really wanted, though: a full-time ride.... Full story

Jimmie Johnson stresses Brickyard’s importance

NUTS AND BOLTS

Monte Dutton

INDIANAPOLIS — The Brickyard 400 has obviously lost some of its allure to fans who do not pack Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the annual NASCAR event as much as they once did.     To most drivers, though, the race is still perc... Full story

Childress winless at Darlington since Dale Sr.

Monte Dutton

    DARLINGTON, S.C. — Chevys owned by Richard Childress have won eight times at Darlington Raceway, but all eight — out of a total of nine — were won by the late Dale Earnhardt, who last won at the track in 1994.&nbs... Full story

Kimi Raikkonen punches his NASCAR ticket

Monte Dutton

 Kimi Raikkonen, the 2007 World Driving Champion, has reached an agreement to race in several Camping World Truck Series races later this year. Raikkonen will drive a Toyota Tundra fielded by Kyle Busch’s team.    The 31... Full story

Bristol Seems Easy For Kyle

Gibbs driver grabbing wins all over the place recently

Monte Dutton

   BRISTOL, Tenn. — What by any measure is a considerable achievement — sweeping two races on the same NASCAR weekend — is becoming a familiar attribute of Kyle Busch’s career.    In fact, Busch has... Full story

Success breeds optimism for 2011 Ford season

Nuts and Bolts

Monte Dutton

One of the season’s significant developments, at least to date, is the performance of Ford teams. Trevor Bayne and Carl Edwards have piloted Fords to victories in two of the first three Sprint Cup races.     “Right ... Full story

Hall changes include changing induction time

Monte Dutton

   Why would the NASCAR Hall of Fame change its induction ceremonies from May to January?    Apparently, the May races at Charlotte Motor Speedway draw crowds to the financially challenged Hall anyway. The idea is to dra... Full story

Hall changes include changing induction time

NASCAR This Week

Monte Dutton

 Why would the NASCAR Hall of Fame change its induction ceremonies from May to January?    Apparently, the May races at Charlotte Motor Speedway draw crowds to the financially challenged Hall anyway. The idea is to draw crowd... Full story

No. 24 took special pride in win over Kyle Busch

NASCAR This Week

Monte Dutton

After watching his driver win at Phoenix, Rick Hendrick said of Jeff Gordon, “I think he had something he wanted to prove.”    The victory was Gordon’s first in 67 races. According to Hendrick, Gordon’s first ... Full story