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Elliott Sadler had a car to win at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday. What he didn't have were any friends in the draft. "The 31 (Burton) was the best pushed I had all day," said Sadler. "This was the best car I had in three years at Yates ...

Butch 'splains it all to EFR By: Bill King It's the opening day of practice and qualifying for the 43rd running of the Rolex 24 at Daytona. We're following one of the three Daytona Prototypes entered by Howard-Boss Motorsports in the crowded ...

A stock car racer's to-do list is usually pretty short. By the time they decide to hang up their helmet and call it a career, most would be satisfied with a short list of accomplishments. Win a championship. Win the Daytona 500. Win it...

Inclement weather has canceled all on track action at Darlington Raceway. Canceled activities include both practice sessions for NASCAR's Nextel Cup and Busch Series. Evernham Motorsports Dodge waits in the inspection line after practice...

Tony Stewart once said that he would trade his NASCAR Cup championship for a win at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Luckily, he won't have to do anything that extreme; Stewart held off Kasey Kahne in the closing laps of the Brickyard 400 to earn the...

What a long strange trip it was for Jimmie Johnson and the No. 48 Hendrick Chevy team at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Wrecks. Endless yellow flags. Flat tires. Blown motors. A red flag. Pit strategy and pieces of the race track flying up and damaging...

What a difference one year makes. This time last year, Matt Kenseth was the defending series champion and had just claimed his second win in the first three races of the season. He was dominating the circuit and happily silencing the media and...

Things are starting to get desperate for Jeff Gordon. Jeff Gordon. Photo by Kurt Dahlstrom. The four-time champ has had such a string of bad luck lately that his fans have started to offer their help. They may not be willing to ...

Greg Biffle held off Mark Martin on a last lap door-to- door battle to win the Nextel Cup series season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Biffle grabbed the lead in dramatic fashion in the races closing laps after having not been a factor all...

Tony Stewart didn't do it in spectacular fashion. But he did it. His race car left something to be desired, so he played it safe, ran for points and when all the scenarios had played out, it was Stewart on top by 35 points. NASCAR Nextel...

Kyle Petty hasn't won a race in a decade. A hard pill to swallow for the son of the greatest racing legend of all time, but it's something that has never seemed to faze the younger Petty. Kyle Petty. Photo by Eric Gilbert. Petty says...

Dodge introduces 2005 Charger: Dodge Motorsports unveiled the new 2005 Charger Tuesday morning at Daytona International Speedway. "The Charger name has charisma," said John Fernandez, Director of Dodge Motorsports. "It takes you back to the...

The curse has been lifted from the No. 97 Roush Ford of Kurt Busch: after an up-and-down start to the year, the reigning Nextel Cup series champion Kurt Busch pulled into victory lane for the first time in 2005 at Phoenix International ...

It may be the understatement of the season so far to say that Tony Stewart is on a hot streak. The Indiana native has won four of the past six races, including last weekend's emotional win at the Brickyard that vaulted Stewart past Jimmie...

Ryan Newman fought an embittered battle with Tony Stewart to earn his first race of the year at New Hampshire International Speedway. Stewart led a race-high 173 laps, but as pit strategies played out Newman managed to grab the lead on lap ...

Looking at NASCAR's New Aero Rules By: Bill King Doug Randolph, crew chief of the No. 10 MBV/Valvoline Chevrolet of Scott Riggs, talked about the effect of the one-inch reduction in rear spoiler height on the performance of the Nextel Cup ...

Denny Hamlin wheeled his way to his first NASCAR Nextel Cup Series pole at Phoenix International Raceway. Hamlin's lap of 134.173 bested the field by nearly one mile-per-hour in the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet. Denny Hamlin. Photo...

MBSutton: NASCAR's Newest Team By: Bill King Nine years ago, Nelson Bowers formed MB2 Motorsports with partners Read Martin III and Tom Beard. Former Valvoline racing director Jay Frye was team manager and Ryan Pemberton was given his first shot...

Exclusively for Motorsport.com by DC Williams 2000 Nextel Cup Champion Bobby Labonte has added the July 29-31 Grand American Rolex Series race at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Ala., to his 2005 Grand American Rolex Series race ...

Ryan Newman proved this afternoon he's still the man to beat on qualifying day. Newman charted a lap of 173.745 mph to add the 28th Budweiser pole award to his resume. "We unloaded here really fast," said Newman. "I am excited about my race car...

To hear Jimmie Johnson tell it, Richmond International Raceway is a lot of fun for a race car driver. Just not him. Jimmie Johnson. Photo by Eric Gilbert. The .75-mile oval is a little too big to be a short track and a little...

A late-race caution set-up a green-white-checkered finish, with Carl Edwards leading with Brian Vickers laying wait for the lead. On the final restart with three laps to go, Edwards jumped out to an advantage over the field, but he didn't get the...

Denny Hamlin making just his third Cup start posted the fastest time in final practice for Nextel Cup teams. Hamlin put the No. 11 Chevy on the top of the charts with a speed of 96.869 mph. Denny Hamlin. Photo by Kurt Dahlstrom. "The...

Ryan Newman will take the field to the green flag for NASCAR's longest race Sunday night at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Newman ran a lightning quick lap of 192.988 mph to best the field by one mile-per-hour on his way to his fourth pole of the ...

Greg Biffle turned the fastest lap at California Speedway in final practice for Cup teams. Biffle's lap of 186.809 mph bested Scott Riggs by just a tick. Greg Biffle. Photo by Autostock. "You wouldn't be wasting your money betting on...

Greg Biffle earned his series-high fourth win of 2005 winning the MBNA 400 at Dover International Raceway. Biffle didn't make much of a splash in the first half of the event but once he took the lead on lap 241 he dominated the field for the ...

Kevin Harvick went from dead last to victory lane at Bristol Motor Speedway to earn the 77th win for Richard Childress Racing. Harvick was sent to the rear of the field this morning, after the No. 29 team was forced to perform unapproved work on...

Kasey Kahne earned his second consecutive pole at Darlington Raceway with a lap of 170.024 mph to take his first pole of the season and fifth of his career. Pole winner Kasey Kahne celebrates. Photo by Getty Images. "The guys did a...

Kevin Harvick was in a time zone of his own beating the field by nearly one-mile-per-hour with a lap of 189.804 to gain the Budweiser pole at Talladega Superspeedway. This is Harvick's first pole of the season and third of his...

Jeff Gordon has been lighting up Daytona International Speedway. Gordon paced both sessions of Nextel Cup series testing at Daytona International Speedway on Monday, posting a lap of 185.265 mph in the morning session and a lap of 185.448 mph in...