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Johnson dominates in win at Pocono Raceway
Jimmie Johnson walked into the media center holding his daughter's hand, his pregnant wife right behind them. Their second child is due in September, right around the time of the final race before the Chase field is set. With an automatic berth in NASCAR's playoffs secured, Johnson has permission to ...
Fox Sports has not determined why rope snapped
Fox Sports said on Monday it still had not determined why an overhead TV camera cable snapped during the Coca-Cola 600. The network says a full investigation is under way and use of the camera is suspended indefinitely. Earlier, NASCAR said it would wait for Fox Sports to conclude its ...
10 fans injured when TV cable falls on race track
Charlotte Motor Speedway said 10 fans were injured Sunday at the Coca-Cola 600 and three of them were taken to the hospital after a nylon rope supporting a Fox Sports overhead television camera fell from the grandstands and landed on the track surface. CMS vice president of communications Scott Cooper ...
Finally! Tony Kanaan gets elusive Indy 500 victory
Tony Kanaan had the car. He had the nerves. And he finally had the luck. Now he has the trophy, too. Kanaan won his first Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, ending 12 years of frustration with a crowd-pleasing victory for the popular Brazilian driver. After coming so close so many times, ...
Tony Kanaan ends heartbreak with Indy 500 victory
Tony Kanaan had one more lap, one anticlimactic last lap under the yellow caution flag, to end 12 years of frustration in the Indianapolis 500. He flipped up his visor to wipe away tears as the crowd roared its approval, and then in Victory Lane gave his bride of two ...
Patrick: Another Indy 500 'less and less likely'
Danica Patrick still follows the Indianapolis 500 closely, even pre-organizing her race day schedule this Sunday so she can watch most of the event. As for participating in the race again, that's a different story. Patrick, who first earned her popularity in open-wheel racing, said her focus is on the ...
Family Ties: Jarrett, Petty enter NASCAR hall
NASCAR honored a pair of its most famous and successful families with inductions into the Hall of Fame on Wednesday. Past champion Dale Jarrett joined father Ned in the hall and master mechanic Maurice "Chief" Petty became the fourth member of one of NASCAR's most royal families to be selected ...
Johnson wins 2nd Daytona 500; Patrick finishes 8th
A big first for Danica Patrick, but an even bigger second for Jimmie Johnson. Patrick made history out front at the Daytona 500, only to see five-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson reclaim his spot at the top in the end. Johnson won his second Daytona 500 with a late push ...
Daytona starts up, day after fans injured
Fans feeling unsafe after the horrific crash at Daytona International Speedway were able to change seats for NASCAR's biggest race. Track President Joie Chitwood said Sunday workers successfully repaired a section of fence — 54 feet wide and 22 feet high — that was shredded Saturday when Kyle Larson's car ...
Dozens hurt after Daytona crash debris hits stands
At least 33 fans were injured Saturday during a NASCAR race when a car flew into the fence at Daytona International Speedway, hurling a tire and large pieces of debris into the stands. The accident happened on the last lap of the second-tier Nationwide Series race on the eve of ...
Hylton makes final Daytona race — at 78
Lost in the excitement last weekend over Danica Patrick winning the pole position for the Daytona 500 was another bit of stock car racing history. Veteran driver James Hylton made his final appearance in a Daytona International Speedway race Saturday in the Lucas Oil 200, an ARCA race. That might ...
Lots of action going on in week leading up to the Daytona 500
The Daytona 500 is still a week away, but it's already getting a lot of hype, especially since Danica Patrick won the pole. And for the first time, the Speedweeks event that leads up to the 500 is actually a full week of events, which adds two more days for Volusia ...
Daytona 500 winner Kenseth takes victory lap around SF
The winner of this year's Daytona 500 is taking a victory lap around San Francisco Thursday. Matt Kenseth, who won the prestigious NASCAR Sprint Cup series race held in Daytona Beach, Fla., on Monday, is riding a motorized vintage cable car across the Golden Gate Bridge and around the city ...
Martin Savors Long-Awaited Return To Victory Lane
One by one the visitors filed into Victory Lane, eager to pay their respects to Mark Martin.Jimmie Johnson pushed past a throng of fans to get there, while NASCAR president Mike Helton weaved through the grandstands and across the track. Tony Stewart set aside his disappointment from finishing second to ...
Jimmie Johnson Makes History
Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards opened the 2008 season intent on knocking Jimmie Johnson from the top of NASCAR. They chased him all year, but never quite caught him. Despite a combined 17 Sprint Cup Series victories, the challengers came up short in the end when Johnson won his record-tying ...
Earnhardt Wins In Debut
Dale Earnhardt Jr. aced the first test with his new team.Earnhardt had a smashing debut in his Hendrick Motorsports ride, getting a boost from his new teammates to power past Tony Stewart to win the Budweiser Shootout at Daytona on Saturday night.It was Earnhardt's first victory in any series since ...
Cheating Scandal Rocks NASCAR On Eve Of Dayona
NASCAR took its strongest stance against cheating Tuesday, suspending the crew chiefs for Matt Kenseth, Kasey Kahne, Scott Riggs and Elliott Sadler and docking all four drivers points before the season-opening Daytona 500 for failing inspections. Kahne, Riggs and Sadler are teammates at Evernham Motorsports. Kenseth, the 2003 series champion ...
Gordon Wins Dayonta 500
Jeff Gordon grabbed the lead from Dale Earnhardt Jr., then held off Kurt Busch and Earnhardt in extra laps to win his third Daytona 500 Sunday. One of the wildest finishes in the 47-year history of NASCAR's biggest race saw four lead changes in the last nine laps. Earnhardt, the ...
Mike Waltrip Wins Opening Daytona 500 Qualifying Race
Those reports of the DEI team's demise at Daytona may have been a bit premature. Michael Waltrip passed his teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr. on the outside in the final straightaway Thursday to win the first of two 150-mile qualifying races for the Daytona 500. "I plan out moves like that ...
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