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Denny Hamlin Hoping for Home Track Momentum After Struggles

Denny Hamlin didn't hesitate to put a grade on his race car in Sunday night's 500-miler at Atlanta Motor Speedway. "It was an A-plus on the racetrack," Hamlin said. "The car handled great. I was just messing around out there and having a good time." A "frustrating" blown motor -- as Hamlin labeled it -- dropped the No....

Mark Martin Wins Pole at Richmond

RICHMOND, Va. -- Fifty-year old Mark Martin continues to make a strong case for his emotional NASCAR championship run, winning the pole position for Saturday night's Rock & Roll 400 at Richmond International Raceway. It's Martin's sixth pole of the year, tying him with Brian Vickers for the most in NASCAR's Sprint Cup...

Drivers Apologize for 'Awful' IndyCar Race

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Scott Dixon described the IndyCar Series race at Richmond International Raceway as "a bit of a procession, unfortunately,'' and said the 300-lap event was frustrating because the lack of passing made it more closely resemble a parade.And he made those comments Saturday night after ending up in Victory...

Numbers: Shrub's Richmond B-Day Bash

Kyle Busch celebrated his 24th birthday Saturday night with his third win in Richmond. Here's a look at it from a feature we like to call Sprint Cup Numbers:2.751 - Kyle Busch's margin of victory in seconds over Tony Stewart, the largest of the 2009 season3 - Wins Kyle Busch had over the weekend after also taking the...

Sprint Cup Notes & Quotes: Richmond

Let's take a quick glance at some of the Richmond post-race storylines:"We lost the brakes."Jimmie Johnson, as Saturday night at Richmond International Raceway proved, isn't the racing robot with a switch stuck on "Dominate" we've come to think he is after three-straight Sprint Cup titles. Nope, not even at a track where...