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INDIANAPOLIS – With Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart and Dale Earnhardt Jr. all hanging around the bubble as the Chase for the Nextel Cup approaches in six races, there's talk that NASCAR's plans to tweak the Chase rules might be at least partially related to that. "If Brian France wants to create a...

The exodus from Robert Yates Racing continued Monday as the crew chiefs of its two Nextel Cup Series teams became the latest to leave the organization. Richard "Slugger" Labbe, crew chief for driver Dale Jarrett and the No. 88 Ford, and Tommy Baldwin, crew chief for driver Elliott Sadler's No...

Melted bead in tire apparent cause; No. 20 won't return to track CONCORD, N.C. -- Tony Stewart cut a right front tire heading into Turn 1 on Lap 35 and slammed the outside wall hard. The crash came just four laps before the team's first planned pit stop of the night. Stewart remained in his...

Gordon Denied Win by Biffle, Aims Frustration at Schrader Greg Biffle scored the win in Saturday night’s NASCAR Nextel Cup Series event at Darlington by holding off a late run by 4-time Cup Series Champion Jeff Gordon. With two laps to go, Biffle leading and Gordon closing, the duo caught Ken...

Councilman Michael McMahon announced yesterday that he would vote against the NASCAR track proposed for Staten Island, making opposition unanimous among the borough's three City Council members. This just days after foes of the NASCAR track demanded that McMahon publicly state his position on...

Crown Royal looking for fans to share 'Crown-worthy' moments RICHMOND, Va. -- Crown Royal Championship Racing announced Friday that the official name of the spring Nextel Cup Series race at Richmond International Raceway will be awarded to an adult fan that wins the Crown Royal "Your Name Here...

One of the Manufacturers pulling out of NASCAR? One of the Manufacturers pulling out of NASCAR? an www.autoextremeist.com column is reporting that: It has come to our attention that serious discussions are taking place for the first time in the conference rooms of one domestic manufacturer in...

Stewart, Kahne, Sadler picked for Indy tire test Unhappy Gordon passed over by Goodyear for fourth time this year AVONDALE, Ariz. -- Jeff Gordon is 0-for-4 when it comes to getting selected for tire tests this season, and he is far from happy about it. Sources in the NASCAR garage said that...

NASCAR's Pemberton says officials will address actions of Biffle's girlfriend Greg Biffle's girlfriend faces a reprimand from NASCAR about her pit-road confrontation with Kurt Busch's fiance after the two drivers wrecked at Texas Motor Speedway. Busch hit the back of Biffle's car early in...

RICHMOND, Va. - NASCAR racer Kyle Busch, the 20-year-old wunderkind of the Hendrick Motorsports franchise, will appear before a judge after being ticketed for reckless driving in a Richmond suburb Wednesday night. The misdemeanor charge carries up to a year in jail, a $2,500 fine and a driver's...

NASCAR fines Jeff Gordon for post-race shove of Matt Kenseth at Bristol NASCAR announced Tuesday that Jeff Gordon, driver of the No. 24 Chevrolet, has been fined $10,000 as a result of his involvement in an altercation on pit road after the completion of Sunday’s NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race...

What was with Kenseth and Gordon? No consensus yet, but NASCAR officials might follow up BRISTOL, Tenn. – Matt Kenseth was looking to apologize. Jeff Gordon? Well, he was looking for something else. Minutes after Sunday's wild Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway came to a close, Kenseth...

Wallace will miss Bristol test, but re-scheduled for Martinsville The first rulebook for the Car of Tomorrow is expected to be in teams' hands next week, said NASCAR's director of cost research Brett Bodine, who's been NASCAR's lead test driver for the project We're real close to the final...

NASCAR announced Thursday that penalties have been issued to two Nextel Cup teams, as a result of rule violations this past weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway.Rodney Childers, crew chief for the No. 10 Dodge driven by Scott Riggs, has been fined $10,000 for an improperly attached weight during...

Dale Earnhardt Jr. takes early lead in NASCAR's popularity vote Voting for the NASCAR NMPA Chex Most Popular Driver began last week, with more than 19,000 ballots cast.Dale Earnhardt Jr. has drawn the most votes each of the past three years, garnering a record 1,403,544 last year. Four-time...

Tony Stewart passed Dale Earnhardt Jr. with 11 laps to go and held off a three-wide pack to win the Hershey's Kissables 300 at Daytona on Satuday. Kyle Busch was clipped by Denny Hamlin, and Busch's car slammed into Jamie McMurray, sending him spinning into the grass for the ninth caution...

Miller challenges Bud: Busch vs. Earnhardt Jr. Who will finish higher in final Nextel Cup point standings? MILWAUKEE -- Miller Brewing Company is kicking off a new era in its 35-year history of motorsports sponsorship by boldly declaring its confidence in Kurt Busch's ability to drive the No...

Former NASCAR spokesman Chip Williams, who represents several drivers through his own company, was arrested Tuesday on rape charges involving an 11-year-old girl. Williams was arrested in Greensboro and faces one count of statutory rape, first-degree rape offense of a child and solicitation of...

INDIANAPOLIS - Formula One will return to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway next year despite the fiasco surrounding June's boycotted race, but the event's long-term future is uncertain. Speedway officials announced Wednesday it will host the U.S. Grand Prix for a seventh consecutive year on July...

LOUDON, N.H. – Apparently Richard Childress Racing wants to make clear to the media what its driver, Kevin Harvick, has maintained from the beginning: Harvick will remain with the organization's No. 29 Chevrolet team at least through the completion of his current contract, which expires at the...