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October 06, 2008
Hamlin released from hospital day after hard wreck
Denny Hamlin was released from a hospital Monday, a day after a tire failure led to a hard crash at Talladega Superspeedway.
October 05, 2008
Stewart wins at Talledega
Tony Stewart blocked Regan Smith for the final three laps Sunday, forcing Smith to dip below an out-of-bounds line at the bottom of the track to make a last-ditch pass that NASCAR later ruled illegal. It gave Stewart his first win of the year and his first Sprint Cup Series victory at Talladega.
October 04, 2008
Kvapil puts Yates on pole, DEI also strong
A pair of once-mighty teams returned to the top of the Talladega Superspeedway leaderboard with very different things to prove.
September 30, 2008
Skinner, Speed to finish season for Red Bull
AJ Allmendinger will not finish the season with Red Bull Racing, giving up his seat to Mike Skinner and Scott Speed for the final seven races of the year.
Menard leaving DEI for Yates Racing
Paul Menard is heading to Yates Racing at the end of the season in a switch certain to hurt Dale Earnhardt Inc. DEI is losing both a driver and a sponsor at a time when a bleak economic outlook has made funding difficult.
September 28, 2008
Johnson holds off Edwards, takes over points lead
Jimmie Johnson barely held off a strong challenge from Carl Edwards on Sunday at Kansas Speedway, winning the race and vaulting into first place in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship.
September 23, 2008
Wheels falling off JGR’s season at the wrong time
Joe Gibbs Racing used the first 26 races this season to establish itself as NASCAR’s top organization. It took just two races to undo all that work.
September 21, 2008
Biffle makes late pass for 2nd straight Chase win
Greg Biffle finished a middling regular season as a driver who just couldn’t win. Now, he’s the one who simply can’t lose.
September 20, 2008
NASCAR adds random testing to tougher drug policy
NASCAR has toughened its drug policy and will do random tests in 2009 on everyone in the three national series - from star Chase drivers to anonymous tire changers. All drivers, over-the-wall crew members and officials will be tested before the start of next season, and will also be subject to random tests throughout the year.
September 09, 2008
Chase field decided; NASCAR issues still remain
The last race of NASCAR’s regular season is intended to decide the 12-driver Chase for the championship field. But when the checkered flag flew at Richmond International Raceway, there were as many lingering questions as there were answers about the final 10 weeks of the season.
September 07, 2008
Johnson wins 2nd straight to charge into Chase
Jimmie Johnson has stormed into the Chase for the championship by winning his second consecutive race to grab a ton of momentum for his title defense.
Jay Frye mum on future at Red Bull
Jay Frye had a “positive meeting” with Red Bull Racing management in Austria, but would not say Sunday whether he’ll remain general manager or leave to run Tony Stewart’s new team.
September 06, 2008
Bowyer at ease headed into final qualifying race
Clint Bowyer would maybe be nervous about making the Chase for the championship if the 12-driver field was finalized at any place other than Richmond International Raceway.
Hanna washes out NASCAR at Richmond
Steady rain that began Friday night and expectations that it would continue through Saturday with Tropical Storm Hanna moving in forced NASCAR to postpone Saturday night’s Sprint Cup Series race at Richmond International Raceway.
August 27, 2008
Darlington festival on former Southern 500 weekend
Like most NASCAR fans, Darrell Waltrip thought Darlington Raceway’s goose was cooked. But five years later, the longtime home of the Southern 500 has become the track “Too Tough To Kill.”
Top 2 Sprint Cup drivers on probation
NASCAR placed Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards on probation Wednesday for the next six Sprint Cup Series races, the result of their on-track incident last weekend at the end of the race at Bristol Motor Speedway.
August 25, 2008
Logano, 18, picked to replace Stewart in No. 20
Joe Gibbs remembers being a little hesitant the first time he met Joey Logano, days before he was to sign the phenom driver to a development contract with his race team.
Gibbs to name Stewart replacement on Monday
Joe Gibbs Racing is expected to detail its plans for 2009 on Monday, including an announcement on the successor to the departing Tony Stewart in its No. 20 car.
August 24, 2008
Busch-Edwards’ feud adding spice to Sprint Cup
NASCAR has a new rivalry: Carl Edwards vs. Kyle Busch. Edwards called the latest installment payback and Busch promised that retribution will come down the road.
Edwards bumps Busch aside for NASCAR victory
Carl Edwards nudged Kyle Busch out of the lead to win the Sharpie 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup event Saturday, heightening the ill feeling in their growing rivalry.
August 19, 2008
Hornish gets new crew chief
Travis Geisler replaced Chris Carrier as crew chief for rookie Sam Hornish Jr. in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series on Tuesday.
3 NASCAR tracks swap dates in 2009
Atlanta Motor Speedway will move its fall race from October to Labor Day weekend, with Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif., giving up that date to move into the Chase for the championship and Talladega Superspeedway moving its second race nearer the end of the season.
August 17, 2008
Edwards gets fifth Cup win of season
Carl Edwards completed a weekend sweep at Michigan International Speedway on Sunday, beating NASCAR Sprint Cup points leader Kyle Busch off pit road on their last stops and driving off for his fifth Cup win of the season and second in the last three races.
August 11, 2008
Indy winners heading to Darlington festival
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Museum will send four of its cars south to Darlington’s two-day event. All four vehicles won the Indianapolis 500.
Kyle Busch seems unbeatable after 8th win
Kyle Busch led 52 laps from the pole and held off road master Tony Stewart in the end to win the Centurion Boats at The Glen at Watkins Glen International. That made Busch the first driver in NASCAR history to win three road course races in one season.
August 03, 2008
Edwards gets 4th win of the season
When it came to crunch time, Carl Edwards had a dominating car. But it was good fortune that put him in position to take advantage of it Sunday at Pocono Raceway.
July 30, 2008
Harvick takes hit in Chase standings
When Kurt Busch wrecked out of the race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, he just might have taken Kevin Harvick’s championship hopes with him. A victim of Busch’s slip, Harvick finished 37th and fell to 13th in the Chase for the championship.
July 29, 2008
Jarrett, Allison to attend Darlington festival
More NASCAR greats have signed up for Darlington Raceway’s first racing festival next month. Track organizers say NASCAR winners Ned Jarrett and Bobby Allison will attend the track’s Historic Racing Festival on Aug. 30-31.
July 28, 2008
IN THE PITS: Tire troubles ruin Indy
Yes, the race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway was a debacle. No point in denying it. But don’t be so quick to castigate NASCAR, which was faced with the unenviable task of trying to salvage a race that was destined to look like stalled, rush-hour traffic.
July 27, 2008
Johnson survives tire debacle at Indianapolis
Jimmie Johnson celebrated his second victory at Indianapolis Motor Speedway with a burnout. Appropriately, one of his tires exploded.
