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Driver Jeff Gordon greets fans before the Pure Michigan 400 NASCAR race at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Mich. Sunday, Aug. 16, 2015. (Jessica Christian/Jackson Citizen Patriot via AP) ORG XMIT: MIJAC203

George Diaz: Winless drivers putting squeeze on dominant Chase field

May 30, 2019 at 11:00 p.m.

Brian France is big on winning. "We are not satisfied that we have the exact balance that we want with winning, consistency, points and running for a championship," NASCAR's chairman...

Tony Stewart, struggling on the NASCAR circuit this season, recently had a civil lawsuit filed against him by the family of Kevin Ward Jr.

Tony Stewart, Kevin Ward Jr. still at tragic intersection

May 30, 2019 at 11:00 p.m.

In the world of cosmic payback, there are people who have deemed Tony Stewart guilty of the crime, and therefore he must be punished. In the world of common sense,...

Clint Bowyer, driver of the #15 Maxwell House Toyota, right, talks with team owner Michael Waltrip in the garage area during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Windows 10 400 at Pocono Raceway on July 31, 2015 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania.

Michael Waltrip Racing feeling painful squeeze of consolidation

May 30, 2019 at 11:00 p.m.

Michael Waltrip Racing appears to be on life-support going into next season. Maybe it will survive the purge, and somehow find a way to drag itself out of this nebulous,...

Joey Logano takes the checkered flag to win a NASCAR Sprint Cup series auto race at Watkins Glen International, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Watkins Glen. N.Y.

Kyle Busch’s marvelous resilience after crash worthy of Chase berth

May 30, 2019 at 11:00 p.m.

Kyle Busch belongs in the Chase. No one needs to have a roundtable discussion or fret about perception or bring the case before Judge Judy. Busch, despite missing 11 of...

Falcons receiver Devin Hester (17) finishes off a punt return for a touchdown against the Buccaneers in the first half Thursday night in Atlanta.

Devin Hester’s charitable efforts etched in childhood blessings

May 10, 2019 at 7:14 p.m.

Devin Hester isn't looking for attaboy pats on the back. He's not posing as some sort of cleansing agent for the bad boys in the NFL. He stands on his...

Austin Dillon ready to fly again this weekend in Kentucky

August 23, 2019 at 11:56 p.m.

Austin Dillon's protective HANS device feels like his Superman cape. While America watched in horror as his stock car went tumbling up and down Daytona International Speedway, Dillon had a...

Dale Earnhardt Jr. wins wild wrecking Coke Zero 400 at Daytona

August 23, 2019 at 11:55 p.m.

DAYTONA BEACH – The mangled car disintegrated across the track, small pieces scattering into the stands, the engine plopping on the grass, just as winner Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s Chevy had...

Holding an umbrella, Jeff Gordon responds to rain-soaked fans at his last driver introduction as a NASCAR driver, before the scheduled start of the Coke Zero 400 NASCAR race, in Daytona Beach, Fla., Sunday, July 5, 2015. Steady rain has delayed the start of the race. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584763758Z.1

Rain at Daytona imperils start of Coke Zero 400

August 23, 2019 at 11:55 p.m.

DAYTONA BEACH — News flash: It rains in the summer in Central Florida. As bad weather rolled over Daytona International Speedway early Sunday night — shocking, right? — NASCAR officials...

NASCAR in safety scramble to protect drivers from catastrophe

August 23, 2019 at 11:55 p.m.

DAYTONA BEACH — Kyle Busch was at a nearby hospital, still withering in pain, when Daytona International Speedway president Joie Chitwood offered up a powerful mea culpa in February: "We're...

NASCAR finds Fortune in marketing partners

June 23, 2019 at 10:42 a.m.

As the Confederate flag swirls above them controversially, NASCAR officials look up and see sunny skies. And a touch of green. Business is good. Read the news: Fifth Third Bank...

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