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Busch snaps streak, wins Truck race at Charlotte
Kyle Busch showed he can still be dominant in the NASCAR Truck Series, even when facing adversity. Busch overcame a costly penalty to snap a seven-race drought on the Truck Series by winning Friday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Busch dominated the race early, but had to overcome a penalty ...
Busch will understand if Kahne retaliates soon
Kyle Busch holds a 3-0 advantage over Kasey Kahne this season and understands Kahne may be planning some retaliation. In fact, he jokingly told Kahne he was ready for revenge. "I just told Kasey, don't make it hurt too bad," Busch said. Nobody knows when — or if — Kahne ...
NASCAR community mourns death of Dick Trickle
Mark Martin received a piece of advice very early in his career from Dick Trickle that he's never forgotten. "He was the one that told me, and this is kind of corny, but it isn't when you're 18 or 19 years old — he told me 'In order to finish ...
Ex-NASCAR racer to court after NV-AZ-UT chase
A former NASCAR driver who led police on a high-speed chase through Nevada, Arizona and Utah has been ordered to appear in Utah state court next month. The (St. George) Spectrum reports (http://tinyurl.com/ayhsrln) a preliminary hearing is scheduled June 13 in 5th District Court for 33-year-old Timothy Tyler Andrew Walker ...
Sheriff: Ex-NASCAR driver Dick Trickle dead at 71
There is that lasting image of Dick Trickle in the Winston 500 lighting up a cigarette while driving his stock car with his knees during a caution lap. He places the cigarette through a hole he carved in his helmet for a quick toke and exhales. The green flag hits ...
Stolen team trailer leads to Truck Series feud
A missing trailer has sparked a feud in NASCAR's Truck Series. Jennifer Jo Cobb said she feels "in danger" of racing Friday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway against another NASCAR driver who was arrested for allegedly stealing her team trailer last weekend. Cobb said the trailer and its contents, valued ...
Cobb alleges Harmon stole her team transporter
NASCAR driver Mike Harmon has been accused of stealing a team transporter from Jennifer Jo Cobb. Cobb reported the trailer was stolen early Saturday from the JJC racing shop. She is a driver and team owner in NASCAR's Truck Series. Cobb told investigators the trailer was taken by Harmon and ...
Clarification to rule may favor Danica Patrick
The rules surrounding Saturday night's Sprint All-Star Race continue to change, and fans are concerned the latest tweak is meant to benefit Danica Patrick. Among a handful of changes announced Wednesday was a clarification that the winning driver of the Sprint Fan Vote must only have a car in raceable ...
Kirkpatrick pitches admissions tax proposal
Assembly Speaker Marilyn Kirkpatrick found support from retailers and the Nevada Taxpayers Association for her bill seeking to overhaul the state's exemption-laced live entertainment tax and replace it with an admissions levy on everything from movie tickets to NASCAR races. "Good tax policy is when you broaden the base and ...
Kenseth passes Busch for 1st Darlington victory
Matt Kenseth is quickly showing how well he fits in at Joe Gibbs Racing. Kenseth passed JGR teammate Kyle Busch 13 laps from the end to win the Southern 500 on Saturday night, his third victory in his debut season after a successful stint with Roush Fenway Racing. JGR president ...
Taxes, taxes ... and more taxes?
And you dread the April 15 IRS tax deadline? That's nothing compared to the fervor building at the Nevada Legislature. Tax, taxes, taxes! Taxes on entertainment. Taxes on mining. Tax credits for filmmakers. Tax incentives. Tax abatements. On the flip side are the looming questions: Who's gonna pay? Who's gonna ...
Kyle Busch wins 5th Nationwide race this season
Kyle Busch figured it'd be easy to run his own program on the Nationwide Series after all the wins he'd racked up for Joe Gibbs Racing. A year on his own and out of Victory Lane, though, taught Busch a hard lesson. Back with JGR, Busch is back to his ...
Matt Kenseth pleased with appeal outcome
Matt Kenseth was in Canada when J.D. Gibbs sent him the results of their appeal to NASCAR to reduce sweeping penalties against Joe Gibbs Racing. "J.D. kept texting me and the texts just kept getting longer and longer," Kenseth said Friday. "I'm like, 'Wait a minute. They did what? They ...
Nevada lawmaker moves to tax golfing, NASCAR
The leader of the Nevada Assembly introduced a proposal Wednesday that would revamp the state's live entertainment tax, extending fees on a range of activities and events from recreational golf to NASCAR races. Speaker Marilyn Kirkpatrick, D-North Las Vegas, said early estimates show that her plan could generate about $50 ...
NASCAR panel reduces JGR penalties
A NASCAR appeals panel sided with Joe Gibbs Racing on Wednesday and eased some of the penalties imposed for having an illegal part in Matt Kenseth's race-winning engine at Kansas last month. NASCAR punished JGR after discovering during a post-race inspection that one of eight connecting rods in the engine ...
Partial win for Penske in NASCAR penalties appeal
Penske Racing celebrated a small victory Tuesday when NASCAR's chief appellate officer issued a mixed ruling on penalties levied against the team. Although most everything was upheld, suspensions for seven key employees were reduced from six points races to two. Team owner Roger Penske said he was "very happy with ...
David Ragan steals last-lap victory at Talladega
Rain and wrecks pushed NASCAR to the edge of darkness Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway, where three of the biggest names in the sport led the field to final flag. NASCAR was giving it one final go to get the rain-delayed race wrapped up, and Matt Kenseth, Carl Edwards and Jimmie ...
Regan Smith wins wreck-fest at Talladega
Regan Smith thought he'd won at Talladega before, only to have a NASCAR ruling go against him. So there was no rush to celebrate Saturday night as Smith waited for NASCAR to review videotape and scoring loops to determine the winner of the crash-filled Nationwide Series race. He thought he ...
Edwards gets pole after rain washes out qualifying
Steady rain Saturday washed out qualifying at Talladega Superspeedway, where the field was set by practice speeds. It put Carl Edwards on the pole for Sunday's race, followed by Martin Truex Jr. and Marcos Ambrose. They ran a spirited Friday first practice session because everyone had seen the weather radar ...
Denny Hamlin runs 16 laps at Talladega
Denny Hamlin ran 16 laps at full speed Friday, turned his car over to Brian Vickers and then didn't exactly rule himself out of running a full race this weekend as he recovers from a back injury. Hamlin insisted he'll again give Vickers the car at some point Sunday at ...
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