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Randy Earnhardt died on Sunday after a long battle with cancer, leaving nephew Dale Earnhardt Jr. to mourn him while racing at the Brickyard 400. Randy was important to the race car driver in his early racing days and also played a role in Dale Earnhardt Inc. (DEI), which was founded by Dale Sr. and […]

Ryan Newman won Sunday’s Brickyard 400 for the first time in his NASCAR Sprint Cup career, fulfilling the childhood dream of many race car drivers who grew up in Indiana. Newman, who hails from South Bend, ended a 49-race losing streak at the storied track, beating out Jimmie Johnson to do so. He also set […]

A NASCAR contractor put the brakes on an ad that touted pot as the “new beer” at the Brickyard 400. The 30-second ad, which was made by the Marijuana Policy Project, a legalization advocacy group, ran on a portable Jumbotron outside the Indianapolis Motor Speedway a few times before it was pulled on Friday. The […]

NASCAR announced on Monday that it will restructure its competition department by 2015, including a simplified, automated rulebook. The sanctioning body will add graphical examples and computer-animated drawings to the book. It also plans on re-examining its appeals process for penalties and streamlining officiating, including adding technology in the pits during races. NASCAR’s head of […]

Ryan Newman doesn’t take too well to being called a “big ogre” and “biggest stupid idiot out there.” The NASCAR racer responded to the harsh words that fellow racer Kyle Busch had to say after Sunday’s Sprint Cup race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Busch was angry after he believed Newman had a wreck with […]

Jimmie Johnson has won the Brickyard 400 a total of four times, a record he shares with fellow Sprint Cup racer Jeff Gordon. In 14 days, Johnson is once again the favorite at the race, and, if all goes as planned, he will be the sole title holder for the most wins at the racetrack. […]

Danica Patrick had a bad day on Sunday when she wrecked boyfriend Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and their fellow driver Travis Kvapil. The incident happened during the Camping World RV Sales 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. The wreck happened on a restart when Patrick was unable to keep control of her car. She collected both […]

Brian Vickers won Sunday’s race in New Hampshire, effectively snapping out of his 75-race losing streak. It was the first Sprint Cup win for Vickers in almost four years. Going into the final laps, most thought that Tony Stewart would win at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, but Vickers took the lead with 13 laps to […]

Danica’s finish line crash is just a part of the wild final laps Daytona video that has now been released by NASCAR. Click that button, and take a look at Danica Patrick’s aggressive driving on Saturday. As you’ll see, winner Jimmie Johnson dominated the race, breaking ahead of the pack to easily take his 64th […]

Matt Kenseth won the Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway after a rain delay forced the race to run on Sunday instead of Saturday night. With a series-best fourth race win on Sunday, Kenseth is poised to make a run at this year’s NASCAR Sprint Cup title. The Joe Gibbs racer stayed out ahead of […]

Dale Earnhardt Jr. is one of NASCAR’s most popular drivers and whenever he opens up with the media people listen. Danica Patrick recently took criticism from former driver Kyle Petty and Junior responded by giving her some credit as a talented competitor. Petty called out Patrick by saying she’s a “marketing machine” but “not a […]

The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Kentucky Speedway was postponed by rain on Saturday. The Quaker State 400 race will now take place at noon EDT on Sunday. Forecasters expected scattered thunderstorms throughout the afternoon and evening on Saturday, and they were correct. The first storm swept through at 3 pm and another went […]

Dale Earnhardt Jr. did more than win the pole at Kentucky Speedway, the Hendrick Motorsports driver also broke the track record with a blistering 183.636 mph lap. Earnhardt was able to catch a timely cloud during qualifying laps on Friday. The cloud stuck around just long enough for the NASCAR driver to get his laps […]

Kyle Petty started a bit of a debate this week when he said that Danica Patrick wasn’t a “real race car driver.” The sports world jumped on the comment but Danica didn’t seem to concerned with the issue. Patrick said that she’s heard all types of things throughout her career and she tries not to […]

Danica Patrick has recently taken heat from former NASCAR driver Kyle Petty, but she has no reason to be worried. Not only did her fellow drivers back her up, but she’s also the only one to be named to Forbes Celebrity 100 list this year. She’s made the list multiple times since 2007 and she […]

Is Danica Patrick a race car driver? Despite the fact that Patrick does in fact drive race cars, Kyle Petty believes that Danica isn’t a “real racer.” Petty, the son of NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty, caused a bit of controversy today when he called Danica a “marketing machine” and not a race car […]

Kyle Petty, the Fox Sports/TNT analyst and son of NASCAR star Richard Petty, spoke out about Danica Patrick Thursday night on SPEED’s NASCAR Racehub. Of course, he’s slammed her for being a marketing machine many times before. But in the interview with Matt Clark he tossed in another twist about why Kyle Petty will never […]

Jason Leffler’s fatal crash at the Bridgeport Speedway in New Jersey is still sending shock waves through the NASCAR community. Now NASCAR veteran Dave Blaney, who witnessed the crash, has stepped forward Friday to offer his theory about what really happened. On Wednesday, the 37-year-old Jason Leffler unexpectedly crashed in the 410 Sprints division on […]

Tony Stewart and Jason Leffler made their way into NASCAR with a similar career trajectory that ultimately made the two competitors very close friends. On Wednesday night, that friendship came to an end when Leffler was killed in a horrifying and sad Sprint Car crash. The parallels between the two men really shed light on […]

Jason Leffler was remembered by fellow NASCAR drivers on Wednesday night after the news broke that the 37-year-old died in a sprint-car race accident. Leffler was rushed to the hospital by helicopter on Wednesday night, but was pronounced dead from his injuries at 9:02 pm local time. The NASCAR community mourned his loss, with the […]

Danica Patrick and boyfriend Ricky Stenhouse Jr. have made up after Sunday’s wreck, where Stenhouse collided with Parick and Brad Keselowski. The damage to Patrick’s car left her to finish in 29th. But there was no way for Stenhouse to escape what was likely a very awkward ride home. Patrick revealed on Wednesday: “You don’t […]

Uh oh. A wreck with Danica Patrick, boyfriend Ricky Stenhouse Jr., and a third driver is just one of the awkward incidents at Sunday night’s whackadoo Coca-Cola 600 in Charlotte, NC. But the third driver, Brad Keselowski, has already stepped forward to take the blame. Although Keselowski has accused Patrick of being an uncompetitive driver […]

Kevin Harvick came out the winner of Sunday evening’s Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The race was filled with cautions and three red flags. Harvick bested Kasey Kahne, the race’s dominant driver, in a 10-lap shootout. But, despite coming out on top after NASCAR’s longest race, the victory was overshadowed by the crazy events […]

Charlotte Motor Speedway (CMS) revealed that 10 fans were injured and the NASCAR race was delayed Sunday night at the Coca Cola 600. Three of the 10 fans were sent to the hospital, and it all started when a Fox Sports cable fell on the race track from above the crowd. According to a statement […]

Jimmie Johnson won Saturday night’s Sprint Cup All-Star race in Charlotte, North Carolina. The win was the fourth for the Hendrick driver and a NASCAR record. Johnson led the final 10 laps after the last restart to begin the final 10-lap shootout. In doing so, he was able to cruise to victory in the exhibition […]

Boger City, NC — Dick Trickle apparently called 911 to report his own suicide yesterday. The NASCAR legend told the 911 operator the address of the emergency was a specific area of the Forest Lawn Cemetery (in North Carolina) and to look for a pickup truck. Continued Trickle (listen to embed below): “There is going […]

Retired NASCAR driver Dick Trickle died on Thursday of an apparent suicide. The 71-year-old allegedly called 911 and told the operator “there would be a dead body and it would be his.” The operator attempted to call him back, but nobody answered. Trickle’s body was discovered near his pickup truck at Forest Lawn Cemetery in […]

Former race car driver Richard “Dick” Trickle died this morning at the age of 71. Lincoln County officials said that Trickle died of a gunshot wound. Authorities believe that it was a suicide. According to WCTI, authorities received a call this morning from a man who said that “there would be a dead body and […]

Jeff Gordon is selling his $30M apartment in New York City. The NASCAR star, who has earned more than $129 million during his racing career, bought the NYC apartment home back in 2007 for a little under $10 million. Gordon completely renovated the 3,454 square foot apartment at 15 Central Park West and is now […]

NASCAR chief divorce documents unsealed on Wednesday expose previously untold details about the bitter 2008 split between Brian France and his two-times ex, Megan France. NASCAR exec Brian and his attorneys had fought for years to keep the paperwork sealed under a court order. Their efforts failed, and a staggering 3,000 pages of what a […]

David Ragan scored a huge win at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday after a massive crash and an hours-long rain delay. Ragan, a journeyman from Unadilla, Georgia, has won just one other time during his seven-year-old Sprint Cup career. The 27-year-old toiled through the day and was in the perfect place to drive by Carl Edwards […]

An early pileup at Talladega collected 16 cars after Kyle Busch accidentally hit the back of Kasey Kahne’s car, sending them both into the outside wall. The wreck was similar to Daytona’s “big one,” which also involved names like Busch, Kahne, Kevin Harvick, and Tony Stewart. However, this time the incident also included Martin Truex […]

Travis Pastrana is best known for flipping motorcycles in the Nitro Circus but he’s starting to make a name for himself on four wheels. The action sports star took his first NASCAR pole position. Pastrana has only driven in 16 Nationwide races so far but he was the fastest around the track during during qualifying […]

Denny Hamlin has been cleared by doctors to race at Talladega Superspeedway after missing four straight races due to a compression fracture in his lower back. Hamlin sustained the injury during a final-lap wreck in the Auto Club 400 in late March. Since the major setback, Mark Martin and Brian Vickers have filled in for […]

NASCAR veteran Jeff Gordon achieved a 214mph top speed at Tuesday’s tire test in Indianapolis. A cool track, long straights, fresh tires, and cars with grip all contributed to some eye-wateringly fast speeds during the session with all drivers reportedly topping 200mph. After Mark Martin mentioned on Twitter that he’d reached 212mph along the backstretch, […]

Kevin Harvick won the night race at Richmond International Raceway on Saturday, proving to his critics that he won’t take this season easy, despite leaving Richard Childress Racing at the end of 2013. Harvick finally got his chance to prove himself for 2013 when he charged from seventh place to the lead during the final […]

Danica Patrick’s feud with David Gilliland may be over — at least for now. The two NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers spoke before Friday’s practice at Richmond International Raceway on Friday. Patrick’s intention in visiting her fellow driver was to set the record straight on how she felt he was racing her during last week’s race […]

A NASCAR pit fight spilled out of Richmond International Raceway and onto a nearby motorhome lot, ending in the assault arrest of two men who work on Brian Scott’s team. And it all probably started when Nelson Piquet Jr. kicked Brian Scott in an unfortunately personal place after last night’s Nationwide Series Race. The video […]

Danica Patrick was recently told to just “shut up and race” by one of her rivals after she complained about the way he drove. David Gilliland made the comments after the latest go-round between the two. While the young female driver tends to get more attention for what she does off the racetrack, there is […]

Danica Patrick was told to “shut up and race” by fellow NASCAR Sprint Cup driver David Gilliland. The comment came through Gilliland’s PR representative after Patrick took exception to the way he raced her on Sunday. Patrick told her team over the radio during Sunday’s STP 400, “He tries to take me out every time. […]

Jimmie Johnson assured that Hendrick teams didn’t “rat out” the two Penske teams that received massive fines this week for unapproved rear suspension packages. The teams of Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano were penalized 25 points. Crew chiefs Todd Gordon and Paul Wolfe, along with team engineers and competition director Travis Geisler were all suspended […]

NASCAR handed down tough penalties on Wednesday to the Penske teams of Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski. In a separate decision, the organization also handed down penalties to Martin Truex Jr. and Ron Hornaday. The stiff penalties for the two Penske teams came after they were found to have unapproved suspension systems before Saturday’s race […]

Fort Worth, TX — A NASCAR fan committed suicide during Saturday night’s NRA 500 Sprint Cup Race at Texas Motor Speedway. The incident happened on the racetrack infield as the stock car race was coming to a close. Details of the death were not initially reported, though police later said the injury was self-inflicted. The […]

This Danica Patrick buckle is worth around 10,000 Twitter followers – at least, it is if you’re Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Patrick and Stenhouse, NASCAR’s first couple, struck a deal whereby Patrick would help her beau expand his Twitter following in return for the flashy cowboy belt buckle above. With almost 890,000 Twitter followers, Danica Patrick […]

Jimmie Johnson dominated in Ridgeway, Virginia on Sunday and went on to win for the eighth time at Martinsville Speedway in the STP Gas Booster 500. Johnson is now alone in third-place for the most wins at Martinsville behind Richard Petty and Darrell Waltrip. Petty and Waltrip are both members of the NASCAR Hall of […]

NASCAR veteran Mark Martin will replace Denny Hamlin in the No. 11 car while Hamlin is out for the next five races. Hamlin suffered a compression fracture in his L1 vertebra during the last lap of the Auto Club 400 a week ago. Hamlin was in a battle for the lead with Joey Logano before […]

Denny Hamlin suffered a compression fracture in his lower back after a scary crash during Sunday’s Auto Club 400 in Fontana, California. Hamlin wrecked in the final lap of Sunday’s race during a battle for the lead with Joey Logano. The compression fracture happens when a vertebrae in the spine collapses. Hamlin and Logano’s bad […]

Denny Hamlin was injured in a last-lap wreck with Joey Logano as the two drivers were battling for the win. The wreck happened through turns 3 and 4 at the Auto Club 400 in Fontana, California. Hamlin and Logano had been harboring grudges against each other since last week’s race at Bristol. Hamlin spun Logano […]

Fontana, CA – Tony Stewart and Joey Logano were seen trading punches at the end of a heated Auto Club 400 in Fontana on Saturday. Stewart and Logano were pulled apart from one another after a race that saw Kyle Busch clinch victory and Denny Hamlin taken to hospital after a head-on crash with an […]

Kasey Kahne won the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on Sunday. The victory was his first in 18 starts at one of NASCAR’s top tracks. Kahne’s first win this season was helped when Brad Keselowski spun his tires on a restart with just 40 laps to go. The No. 5 driver was able […]