NASCAR car runs pirate theme to ‘surrender the sponsor’
Source: USA TODAY LAS VEGAS — Scott Speed’s No. 95 Leavine Family Racing car didn’t have any sponsorship after Daytona, so the driver had an idea: Why not make it crystal clear that the team needed...
View ArticleNASCAR at Las Vegas: Start time, lineup, TV schedule
Source: USA TODAY LAS VEGAS — It’s NASCAR race day at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and we’ve got some essential information you need to get ready for today’s Kobalt Tools 400. START TIME: A Lowe’s...
View ArticleDanica Patrick finishes 33rd at Las Vegas
Source: USA TODAY LAS VEGAS — Reality is setting in for Danica Patrick. Patrick suffered through one of her worst days as a Sprint Cup Series driver, going four laps down on the track at the halfway...
View ArticleNASCAR at Bristol: Start time, lineup, TV schedule
Source: USA TODAY It’s NASCAR race day at Bristol Motor Speedway, and we’ve got some essential information you need to get ready for today’s Food City 500. START TIME: University of Tennessee football...
View ArticleShark Tank star sinks teeth into promoting NASCAR driver
Source: USA TODAY FONTANA, Calif. — On ABC’s Shark Tank, entrepreneurs make pitches to investors — the “sharks” — in hopes of getting their support. NASCAR Nationwide Series rookie Alex Bowman already...
View ArticleTony Stewart and Joey Logano fight after race
Source: USA TODAY FONTANA, Calif. — Tony Stewart, furious after the final restart of the Auto Club 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race Sunday, ran over to Joey Logano’s car after the race to confront the...
View ArticleDenny Hamlin released from hospital
Source: USA TODAY FONTANA, Calif. — Denny Hamlin was released from Loma Linda University Medical Center late Monday with a compression fracture in his lower back. He had remained there overnight after...
View ArticleJoey Logano says he wasn’t trying to wreck Denny Hamlin
Source: USA TODAY FONTANA, Calif. — Joey Logano said he did not realize Denny Hamlin was involved in a hard crash when he made televised comments suggesting the driver had it coming – nor did he mean...
View ArticleDenny Hamlin: ‘I was in big trouble’ after crash
Source: USA TODAY LOMA LINDA, Calif. – Denny Hamlin walked out of Loma Linda University Medical Center on Monday night under his own power, one day after sustaining a fractured L1 vertebra in a crash...
View ArticleHamlin expected to be out of action six weeks
Source: USA TODAY Despite a compression fracture in his back, Denny Hamlin held out hope for some positive developments in his quest to stay on the racetrack. But after he met with Charlotte physician...
View ArticleDanica Patrick exceeds all expectations at Martinsville
Source: USA TODAY MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Clint Bowyer had a confession after finishing second at Martinsville Speedway. “I got behind Danica (Patrick),” he said, “and I couldn’t pass her.” Sitting next to...
View ArticleDanica: Martinsville finish shows ‘I can drive a race car’
Source: USA TODAY FORT WORTH — Danica Patrick’s 12th-place finish at Martinsville Speedway last weekend was “a nice reminder that I can drive a race car,” she told news reporters Friday. And Patrick...
View ArticleBattery issues, mistakes derail Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Source: USA TODAY FORT WORTH — Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s chances of winning the NRA 500 quickly unraveled in a series of mistakes on Saturday night. With Earnhardt running third on lap 187, he suddenly hit...
View ArticleFuming Brad Keselowski sounds off after NRA 500
Source: USA TODAY FORT WORTH — An angry Brad Keselowski accused NASCAR of unfairly targeting his Penske Racing team on Saturday night following a flunked pre-race inspection for both of the...
View ArticleVIDEO: Watch Robert Hight’s car body go into stands
Source: USA TODAY CONCORD, N.C. — Fans at an NHRA drag race near Charlotte escaped serious injury on Saturday after the body of one car blew off and sailed into the front of the grandstands. During the...
View ArticleDanica Patrick single again after divorce finalized
Source: USA TODAY RICHMOND, Va. — Danica Patrick is officially single. Patrick’s divorce from Paul Hospenthal was finalized on April 17, according to documents filed in Maricopa County (Ariz.) Court....
View ArticleNASCAR driver kicks rival where it hurts
Source: USA TODAY RICHMOND, Va. — Brian Scott said he was just going over to talk to Nelson Piquet Jr. about their issues following Friday night’s Nationwide Series race at Richmond. And then? BAM!...
View ArticleAltercation involving Richard Childress team investigated
Source: USA TODAY RICHMOND, Va. – The post-race incident between Turner Motorsports’ Nelson Piquet Jr., Richard Childress Racing’s Brian Scott and their crews carried over into an alleged physical...
View ArticlePolice identify Richard Childress Racing crew members arrested
Source: USA TODAY RICHMOND, Va. — Police have released the names of two Richard Childress Racing crew members arrested for alleged assault at Richmond International Raceway late Friday night. Michael...
View ArticleDrivers angry with Kurt Busch after Richmond result
Source: USA TODAY RICHMOND, Va. — Tempers flared at the end of Saturday night’s Richmond race, leaving at least three drivers angry at ninth-place finisher Kurt Busch. Tony Stewart, Matt Kenseth and...
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