Racing News
- Notebook: Bristol is a Childress kind of track
- Ambrose's numbers are impressive
- Monte Dutton
- BRISTOL, Tenn. – Two years ago, Richard Childress Racing reached a pinnacle in the race still known as the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.... Full story
- Notebook: Sunday off relieves the tension
- Edwards, Keselowski get to cool their heels
- Monte Dutton
- Wonder what the effect of an off week is on the Conflict of Carl and Kez?
To recap briefly, Carl Edwards drew a... Full story
- Column: NASCAR's ball may bounce back the other way
- Monte Dutton
- HAMPTON, Ga. – Robert Thomas Velline probably isn’t interesting in running NASCAR, but one of his hit songs suggests that he’s qualified.... Full story
- For Kurt Busch, Atlanta is March Madness
- Wins spring race for second straight year
- Monte Dutton
- HAMPTON, Ga. – Kurt Busch drove his blue Dodge to victory at Atlanta Motor Speedway for the second spring in a row, and in neither case was it, technically speaking, the Kobalt... Full story
- Kobalt Tools 500 Notes & Quotes
- Monte Dutton
- Kobalt Tools 500
Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, Ga.
Encore: Kurt Busch won the AMS spring race for the second year in a row, giving Dodge its third straight victory at the track.
Inevitable: The “not one, not two, but a... Full story
- Earnhardt tries to get his act together
- Monte Dutton
- HAMPTON, Ga. – The skies are clear, the weather is warming and Dale Earnhardt Jr. is starting the Kobalt Tools 500 on the pole.... Full story
- Notebook: Tensions die down ... but still simmer
- Greg Biffle crashes in practice
- Monte Dutton
- HAMPTON, Ga. – The tension between Earnhardt Ganassi teammates Juan Montoya and Jamie McMurray has abated but not entirely been brushed off the table, or at least that’s... Full story
- NASCAR Kobalt Tools 500 Fact Sheet
- Monte Dutton
- Hmm, and Jimmie Johnson’s Chevy is carrying what paint scheme, exactly? Kobalt Tools 500.
Where it’s a tad chilly, but, thank goodness, the skies are clear: Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, Ga.
Big guns: Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr.,... Full story
- Notebook: The numbers don't mean anything ... yet
- Johnson's winning percentage is incomplete
- Monte Dutton
- HAMPTON, Ga. – Predictably, incomplete statistics were trotted out this week to extol the virtues of Jimmie Johnson, who gets enough credit already without having to concoct misleading statistics.
Yes, Johnson’s victories in the past... Full story
- Notebook: Carmichael out to prove he can 'hang' in Trucks
- Monte Dutton
- HAMPTON, Ga. -- Having established himself already as one of the best ever to race on two wheels, Ricky Carmichael is well into his second motorsports career.... Full story
- Notebook: Vegas doesn't come naturally to Reutimann
- RCR drivers look to end winless streaks
- David Reutimann is sometimes cited as something of a specialist at intermediate-sized tracks like Las Vegas Motor Speedway, site of the Shelby American.... Full story
- Notebook: Better him than me, says Montana
- McMurray's Daytona victory was good for the team
- Monte Dutton
- For the first time ever, both front-row starters in a Sprint Cup race are from the team predominantly owned by Chip Ganassi.... Full story
- Daytona 500 Postrace Report
- Monte Dutton
- Daytona 500
Daytona (Beach, Fla.) International Speedway
The survivor: Jamie McMurray, a fine driver on restrictor-plate tracks, won NASCAR’s biggest race in his first at Earnhardt Ganassi Racing.
Exercise in futility: The... Full story
- Notebook: Time for new pavement?
- Daytona 500 delayed by road construction
- DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Shortly past the halfway point of Sunday’s Daytona 500, NASCAR’s most famous track crumbled.... Full story
- History is no stranger to Montoya
- Indy, Monaco ... Daytona?
- Monte Dutton
- DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Juan Pablo Montoya’s climb through the NASCAR ranks hasn’t been effortless. It’s taken him far longer to adjust to stock car... Full story
- Notebook: Stewart would trade one 500 for another
- Monte Dutton
- DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Tony Stewart would still rather win the Indianapolis 500 than anything else, but he’ll settle for a Daytona 500 victory because he’s come to... Full story
- Stewart's Nationwide dominance continues
- Patrick crashes in NASCAR debut
- Monte Dutton
- DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Tony Stewart, who can’t buy a Daytona 500, won Daytona International Speedway’s Nationwide Series race for the fifth time in six years.... Full story
- Daytona 500 Notes & Quotes
- Monte Dutton
- AKA The Great American Race: Daytona 500.
The unusually wintry venue: Daytona International Speedway.
Big guns: Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon, Kyle Busch, Jimmie Johnson, Carl Edwards, Kevin Harvick, Kasey Kahne, Juan Pablo Montoya, Kurt Busch.
Long... Full story
- Notebook: Harsh weather hits Daytona
- Monte Dutton
- DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Rain, cold and howling winds descended on Daytona International Speedway, washing out all but the most mundane of Friday’s activities.... Full story
- Notebook: Green, white, checkered ... and again ... and again
- Monte Dutton
- DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Fox could probably claim credit for changing the method by which Sprint Cup races are decided.... Full story