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Analysis: Race teams unhappier than ever with NASCAR's latest offer on charter agreement

Jun. 10, 2024 19:58 PM EDT

SONOMA, Calif. (AP) — NASCAR avoided one public relations nightmare last week when it granted Kyle Larson a waiver to participate in the playoffs even though he missed the Coca-Cola 600. That piece of goodwill hardly made things sunshine and roses over the weekend at Sonoma Raceway, where teams...

Roger Penske tells AP cheating scandal overblown by critics because there's 'blood in the water'

May. 30, 2024 14:33 PM EDT

DETROIT (AP) — Roger Penske is well aware his integrity has been questioned because of a cheating scandal that cost Josef Newgarden his season-opening IndyCar victory. “It always bothers you when people take shots at you,” Penske said in an interview with The Associated Press...

Star driver Josef Newgarden fights back tears, accepts blame for breaking rules in IndyCar scandal

Apr. 26, 2024 19:04 PM EDT

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Reigning Indianapolis 500 champion Josef Newgarden blinked back tears Friday as he accepted blame for manipulating the push-to-pass system in his season-opening IndyCar win that has since been stripped, calling it an embarrassment and acknowledging that he may have a long...