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NASCAR to resume season May 17 with seven races in 10 days
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR plans to restart its engines with a flurry of races at two historic tracks. NASCAR said Thursday it is set to return May 17 with an elite Cup Series race at Darlington Raceway in South Carolina, the first of seven e...
Byron wins 2nd NASCAR virtual race in a drama-free event
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Nobody did anything to get fired or lose a sponsor in this week's edition of NASCAR virtual racing. William Byron won his second consecutive NASCAR virtual race on Sunday by holding off Timmy Hill — the driver who moved him out...
NASCAR had paramedic in Newman's car 35 seconds after crash
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A paramedic was treating Ryan Newman inside his car 35 seconds after the ruined and flaming vehicle came to rest after a crash on the last lap of the Daytona 500. NASCAR gave a brief timeline Saturday of the response to Monday n...
Penske buys Indianapolis Motor Speedway, IndyCar Series
Roger Penske was a car-loving, 14-year-old who regularly listened to the Indianapolis 500 on the radio when his father landed tickets to the 1951 race. They made the trek from Cleveland, and when Penske saw the cars zipping around Indianapolis Motor...
Chase Elliott wins for 2nd time in 3 NASCAR playoff races
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Chase Elliott won at Kansas Speedway on Sunday for his second victory in three races, cementing himself as a championship threat late in a season in which mighty Hendrick Motorsports has lagged. Elliott needed 98 career s...
GoDaddy to sponsor Danica Patrick in 'Danica Double'
The original "GoDaddy Girl" is back with sponsorship intact to push forward with her "Danica Double." Danica Patrick has secured the money needed to race in both the Daytona 500 and the Indianapolis 500. Now she just needs to find the rides to get...
Danica Patrick to end racing career at next year's Indy 500
HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) — She started in go-karts when she was 10, and was a national champion two years later. By the time Danica Patrick turned 16, she was on her own in Europe, pursuing a racing career. Patrick was a fearless woman in a sport a...
Danica Patrick done at Stewart-Haas after '17, future unsure
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Danica Patrick, the only female driver at NASCAR's top level, is likely at the end of her driving career after a sponsorship shake-up left her without a ride at Stewart-Haas Racing. Patrick posted a statement on her Facebook p...
Kenseth puts on brave face as he's being shown the door
Bristol, Tenn. (AP) — It could have gotten very uncomfortable as Erik Jones and Matt Kenseth sat side-by-side shortly after an intriguing race at Bristol Motor Speedway. Both drivers wanted to win for very different reasons, both came up short , then...
Day becomes 1st Israeli driver to race at NASCAR's top level
SONOMA, Calif. (AP) — Alon Day will become the first driver from Israel to compete in NASCAR's top Cup series this weekend at Sonoma Raceway. Day will drive for BK Racing in No. 23 Toyota. The 25-year-old from Tel Aviv as named Israel's 2016 "...
Eye on her future, Danica Patrick races into fitness space
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The pain was real. Some 48 hours after being put through Danica Patrick's fitness test by Danica Patrick herself — it's the basis for her upcoming book and the sort of thing that will occupy her time when retirement fro...
NASCAR playoffs begin with amped up aggression and attitude
RICHMOND, Va. (AP, posted Sept. 11, 2016) — After seven months and 28 races, NASCAR has hit that part of the season that really matters. The start of the playoffs signifies a shift in attitude and aggression, and if there was any doubt the mindset h...