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Wallace heads Hall of Fame group

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Sprint Cup champion Rusty Wallace heads the group of five picked for the NASCAR Hall of Fame on Wednesday....

05/23/2012 6:29 PM

Allmendinger anxious to see results

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) -- AJ Allmendinger landed the ride of his life when Penske Racing grabbed him during the offseason after Kurt Busch split with the organization....

05/23/2012 2:05 PM
Franchitti and Johnson follow each other from afar

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- They've got nine championships between them, and a combined five victories on the single most prolific day of racing of the year....

05/22/2012 3:05 PM
Toyota to use redesigned Camry for 2103 season

SALISBURY, N.C. (AP) -- Toyota will use a re-designed Camry for NASCAR's 2013 Sprint Cup season....

05/22/2012 12:57 PM
BMS on track with track improvements

Earlier this month, BMS began work to alter the racetrack, which calls for gradually grinding and shaving down its slope.

05/21/2012 9:00 AM
Sandbagging in All-Star race irritates fans

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) -- It didn't take teams very long to figure out their best shot at winning the All-Star race would be in the first 20 laps....

05/20/2012 2:43 PM
Sandbagging in All-Star race irritates fans

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) -- It didn't take teams very long to figure out their best shot at winning the All-Star race would be in the first 20 laps....

05/20/2012 2:26 PM
France: NASCAR studying ways to improve racing

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) -- NASCAR Chairman Brian France is aware of the fan debate surrounding the last two months of racing, and acknowledged the sanctioning body is studying several areas to ensure the on-track product is entertaining....

05/19/2012 8:58 PM
Earnhardt races way into Sprint All-Star race

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. didn't need the fan vote this year....

05/19/2012 8:22 PM
Stenhouse Jr. seeks Nationwide for 3-peat at Iowa

NEWTON, Iowa (AP) -- With most of the NASCAR world focused solely on Charlotte and Saturday night's All-Star Race, the Nationwide series has the Iowa Speedway all to itself....

05/19/2012 6:05 PM
Lofton races to first Truck Series victory

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Justin Lofton raced to his first NASCAR Truck Series victory Friday night, getting the jump on race leader Brad Keselowski on a late restart and holding on at Charlotte Motor Speedway....

05/18/2012 10:36 PM
Kyle Busch captures pole for Sprint All-Star race

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Kyle Busch captured the pole for the Sprint All-Star race for the second straight year....

05/18/2012 7:28 PM
Wallace set to make NASCAR debut in Iowa

NEWTON, Iowa (AP) -- Darrell Wallace Jr. has already crossed off a number of boxes on the checklist for a future NASCAR star. Wallace has even earned a seat for Sunday's NASCAR Nationwide race in Iowa, even though he won't turn 19 until October....

05/18/2012 5:25 PM
NASCAR partners with Twitter for live events

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) -- NASCAR has created a partnership with Twitter that makes it the first sports organization to create an enhanced live event experience on the social media platform....

05/18/2012 4:55 PM
Kurt Busch thinks Newman feud is 'WWE-type' action

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) -- Kurt Busch doesn't think he endangered anyone last weekend at Darlington Raceway, and he insists he accidentally ran into the back of Ryan Newman's car after the race....

05/18/2012 1:47 PM
Lee Pulliam in high gear heading to Motor Mile

Lee Pulliam’s racing schedule has the potential to get very busy, and that just might be the way he wants it. With two victories at South Boston Speedway under his belt following his return to NASCAR, Pulliam embarks on his season debut at Motor Mile Speedway where he’s aiming to continue his dominating ways.

05/17/2012 10:49 PM
Bowling hoping extra seat time pays off in national title push

The Ridgeway native and SoBo Late Model points leader heads to Langley Speedway this weekend for its twin 50-lap LMSC races at the flat 0.398-mile oval. He will be joined by Sellers Racing teammate Austin Self.

05/17/2012 10:39 PM
Jacques Villeneuve to run 2 Nationwide races

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Penske Racing has hired Jacques Villeneuve to run the two road course races this season in the Nationwide Series....

05/17/2012 6:03 PM
Chevrolet to debut rear-wheel-drive SS next year

DETROIT (AP) -- For the first time in nearly two decades, the Chevrolet brand will have a big, rear-wheel-drive sedan in its U.S. lineup....

05/17/2012 5:44 PM
NASCAR's pit crews get their chance to shine

DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) -- Carl Edwards loves plenty of things about NASCAR's All-Star week. One of his favorites, though, is seeing his crew members in the spotlight instead of himself....

05/16/2012 12:48 PM
NASCAR fines Kurt Busch $50,000 after Darlington

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- NASCAR has fined Kurt Busch $50,000 for reckless driving on pit road at Darlington and a post-race altercation with Ryan Newman's crew members....

05/15/2012 5:01 PM
Busch-Newman crew dustup mars Hendrick milestone

DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) -- Those Busch brothers can't seem to avoid the spotlight at Darlington Raceway....

05/13/2012 1:04 PM
Pulliam remains perfect at SoBo with another dominating performance

Pulliam put forth another dominating performance, holding off C.E. Falk III during the race’s midway point and pulling away to win the CenturyLink Presents Bojangles 150 on Saturday night at South Boston Speedway.

05/13/2012 2:36 AM
Johnson gives Hendrick Motorsports 200th victory

DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) -- Jimmie Johnson broke free on a restart three laps from the end in the Southern 500 and held on Saturday night to give Hendrick Motorsports its 200th Sprint Cup victory....

05/12/2012 11:18 PM
Harvick, Busch still cold a year later

DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) -- Time has not smoothed things over between Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick....

05/12/2012 7:20 PM