Martin Truex Jr. grabs 1st win of NASCAR season at Fontana
FONTANA, Calif. (AP) Martin Truex Jr. saw nothing but clean air and green flags down the stretch in his first victory of the new NASCAR Cup season. Truex didn’t get […]
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Truex Jr. takes NASCAR title; Earnhardt calls it a career
HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) — NASCAR’s newest champion wouldn’t take his helmet off. He couldn’t. If he did, then everyone would see Martin Truex Jr. cry. Truex capped the most successful […]
Continue ReadingKyle Busch ends winless season with Cup victory at Pocono Raceway
LONG POND, Pa. (AP) Kyle Busch watched the number of laps he’s led this season tick, tick, tick as it crossed 1,000, and he only really cared about the lap […]
Continue ReadingTruex makes it look easy in dominant Kentucky Speedway win
SPARTA, Ky. (AP) Martin Truex Jr. boldly declared his Toyota the best car he had ever raced, and several statistics make it hard to dispute him. There also was plenty […]
Continue ReadingNASCAR star Dale Earnhardt Jr. to retire at end of season
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Dale Earnhardt Jr. abruptly announced his retirement at the end of the season Tuesday, a decision that will cost NASCAR its most popular driver as the series […]
Continue ReadingPhoenix Raceway announces $178 million in renovations
PHOENIX (AP) Come November 2018, the new finish line at Phoenix Raceway could produce some of auto racing’s more dramatic moments. The start and finish line will be relocated to […]
Continue ReadingAP Sources: Carl Edwards retiring from NASCAR
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) In a stunning decision, NASCAR driver Carl Edwards is retiring from the sport less than two months after nearly winning his first Cup championship, two people with […]
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Monster Energy buys naming rights to NASCAR’s top series
NASCAR, on Monday morning, announced a name change for the top series in the sport, with the Sprint Cup becoming the “Monster Energy” NASCAR Cup in 2017. The new name […]
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