Sports: NASCAR

May. 18, 2013 @ 08:54 PM

NASCAR adds All-Star rule twists

NASCAR officials came up with a couple rule twists for the All-Star race.


May. 17, 2013 @ 10:50 PM

Kyle Busch trucks to victory

A penalty with just over 50 laps to go didn’t keep Kyle Busch out of victory lane Friday night.


May. 17, 2013 @ 10:48 PM

Edwards streaks to All-Star pole

Qualifying for NASCAR’s All-Star race, already unique with its three laps with a pit stop format, was more unusual on Friday night.


May. 16, 2013 @ 10:47 PM

Gordon embraces aggressive All-Star strategy

Jeff Gordon knows only one strategy for NASCAR’s All-Star race scheduled Saturday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway.


May. 15, 2013 @ 10:49 PM

Local NASCAR shop boasts Bakersfield connection

Back in the day in country music, there was the Bakersfield Sound heard in hits by Buck Owens, Merle Haggard and others.


 

Apr. 25, 2013 @ 11:14 PM

Brown’s Bowman Gray status remains unclear

Racing notebook


Apr. 21, 2013 @ 07:12 PM

Kenseth makes it a double

Matt Kenseth knew that he had a front-running car Sunday.


Apr. 18, 2013 @ 11:27 PM

Langdon faces NHRA Four-Wide challenge

Motorsports notebook


Apr. 17, 2013 @ 08:27 PM

NASCAR lowers boom on Penske teams

NASCAR hammered the two Cup teams from Penske Racing as it handed out penalties over three series on Wednesday.


Apr. 14, 2013 @ 07:07 PM

Larson holds off Logano to win at Rockingham

Kyle Larson picked up his first NASCAR national series win on Sunday by holding off Joey Logano on the final restart of the Truck Series race at Rockingham Speedway.


Apr. 07, 2013 @ 09:07 PM

Harvick bumps Vickers on cool-down lap

Roaring past the checkered flag couldn’t save Thomasville native from suffering one more lump on Sunday.


Apr. 07, 2013 @ 09:05 PM

Johnson maintains Martinsville mastery

Jimmie Johnson called it a “standard Martinsville race.”


Apr. 06, 2013 @ 05:54 PM

Sauter foils Burton’s storybook ending

Johnny Sauter ruined what could have been a storybook ending Saturday.


Apr. 06, 2013 @ 05:52 PM

Martinsville remains, well, Martinsville

Other than a new version of the car raced in NASCAR’s top division not much is different again at Martinsville Speedway.


Apr. 06, 2013 @ 05:51 PM

Keselowski knows Logano’s battle

Brad Keselowski knows exactly what Joey Logano is going though.