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NASCAR Needs to Abolish 'Mess'

There was much ado about nothing leaving Bristol Motor Speedway last Sunday. The top 35 owner points in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series were reset for the first time this year following the Bristol race, guaranteeing a starting spot to the top 35 teams this weekend at Martinsville Speedway and forcing the outsiders to race...

Busch, Allmendinger on F1 Team's Radar

Racing series around the world are feeling a growing hole in their wallets thanks to this ol' economy, but that's no matter for a group out of Charlotte, N.C., that's looking to join up with pricey Formula 1.The upstart -- their taking "USF1" as their working team name -- is aiming to have an American operation field two...

After Rain, It's Matt Kenseth in Daytona

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- It wasn't a full race, but for the driver from Cambridge, Wisc., it's still the Daytona 500.Matt Kenseth, driver of the No. 17 Roush Fenway Racing Ford, won the rain-shortened 51st running of the Daytona 500 Sunday night after NASCAR stopped the event 48 laps from the scheduled distance."Just to win...

Allmendinger, Mayfield, Riggs and Smith Earn Starting Spots in Daytona 500

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- For Kyle Busch and Jeff Gordon, Thursday afternoon's Gatorade Duels at Daytona was a nervous affair because they didn't want to hurt their race cars for Sunday's Daytona 500.But for four other drivers, just finishing the race high enough in the running order was downright breathtaking.And for one...

Harvick Snags Wild Bud Shootout Win

Kevin Harvick has found the key to winning the biggest races at Daytona International Speedway: lead as few laps as possible. Harvick, who won the 2007 Daytona 500 after leading just four laps, led just one Saturday night en route to winning his first Bud Shootout.His improbable win was just the tip of the iceberg on a...

AjAllmendinger News From the Web

05/18/12 Race weeks notebook Source: That's Racin' If A.J. Allmendinger can race his way into the Sprint All-Star race Saturday, he feels good about his chances.
05/10/12 ALL-STAR: Talladega Spurs Changes In Sprint... Source: FOX Sports Fueled by his run at Talladega Superspeedway this past Sunday, Michael Waltrip leaped into the 2012 Sprint Fan Vote top 10 (alphabetical) standings and forced rookie Aric Almirola to the outside.
05/03/12 ALL-STAR: Tight Race Fuels 2012 Sprint Fan... Source: FOX Sports The green flag drops on the 2012 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race in just 16 days, yet six drivers currently in the top 20 in points are on the outside looking in.