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Kevin Harvick Wins Historic NASCAR Race at Talladega

TALLADEGA, Ala. -- Kevin Harvick made a masterful move at the start-finish line to put a wheel ahead of Daytona 500 winner Jamie McMurray in triple overtime to win the most competitive race in NASCAR history and snap a 115-race winless streak dating back to his own Daytona 500 win in 2007. Harvick pushed McMurray around...

Kevin Harvick Leaves Open Possibility of Staying with RCR

TALLADEGA, Ala. -- Appearing calm, flashing a grin and handing out good-natured jabs at the media, Kevin Harvick hardly appeared a driver worried about his future, despite the fact that he becomes a free agent at the end of this season and teams are already announcing future driver lineups. Meeting with reporters before...

Ryan Newman Calls Talladega Crash 'Worst Hit I've Ever Had'

For two mornings this week, Ryan Newman struggled just to lift his head off the pillow to get out of bed, his neck muscles still sore from a frightening airborne smash-and-roll wreck at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway last Sunday. Even as he suited up Friday to practice for Race 8 of NASCAR's 10-race Chase for the...

Different Day, Same Talladega

Before Ryan Newman's horrific Talladega flip-roll-smash-and-slide on Sunday, there was Carl Edwards' car somersaulting into the front stretch fencing. The late Dale Earnhardt had one of his most frightening accidents at Talladega Superspeedway, barrel-rolling through the tri-oval. Before that it was Ricky Craven and Bill...

Johnson's Fourth Title in Full View

A car length here, a lane change there and one incredible pit call. No matter what it was, Jimmie Johnson and the No. 48 team seemed to do it right on a mild then wild Sunday afternoon at Talladega Superspeedway -- even when it looked like holding par in the point standings wasn't going to happen as the laps clicked off...