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Age is just a number in drag racing, where older drivers like John Force excel at high speed
Tony Schumacher has a ready answer when fans wonder how much longer the 54-year-old, three-time world champion will keep climbing drag racing's ladder in the National Hot Rod Association. “About 10 years,” Schumacher said. “That's what I've told them for the past 20 years.” ...
Joe Gibbs driver Christopher Bell emerges as a NASCAR championship contender
LOUDON, N.H. (AP) — Joe Gibbs has fielded Cup cars for Denny Hamlin since 2005, got a decade out of Tony Stewart and is about to replace Martin Truex Jr., who has driven for the team for the last six years of a 21-year career. The Hall of Fame football coach and NASCAR team owner knows how to...
75-year-old John Force alert after fiery, crash at Virginia Motorsports Park
DINWIDDIE, Va. (AP) — NHRA great John Force was alert and talking to safety workers immediately after a fiery, 300-mph crash Sunday in the Virginia Nationals at Virginia Motorsports Park. John Force Racing said the 75-year-old Force was examined at the track by the NHRA Medical...
NASCAR team owner Gene Haas will field one car in the Cup Series in 2025
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR team owner Gene Haas will remain in the Cup Series and field one car in 2025 in the wake of the decision to shutter the organization he owns with Tony Stewart at the end of the season. Haas will keep one of the four charters that belong to...
Stewart-Haas drivers adjusting to uncertain future with NASCAR team planning to fold
MADISON, Ill. (AP) — As he’s trying to race his way into the NASCAR Cup series playoffs, Chase Briscoe now faces a fresh challenge with the potential for his Stewart-Haas Racing team to deteriorate around him. Owners Tony Stewart and Gene Haas announced this week that the...
Carl Edwards celebrates Hall of Fame induction, insists 2016 finale did not cause NASCAR retirement
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Carl Edwards says he never expected to be inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame so when the announcement came down a week ago, he was unreachable for hours until his wife encouraged him to check his phone. He was shocked to learn that he was joining Ricky...
Stewart-Haas Racing to close NASCAR teams at end of 2024 season, says time to 'pass the torch'
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Stewart-Haas Racing, a two-time NASCAR championship team with 69 Cup Series victories since its 2009 formation, will close its organization at the end of this season. Co-owners Tony Stewart and Gene Haas announced the decision after nearly a year of rumors...
Kyle Larson's bid to run The Double ends in disappointment after bad weather intervenes
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Kyle Larson spent a year preparing to run the double. Instead, he got to run only a single, leaving the NASCAR star beyond disappointed. Larson’s quest was to complete — if not win — the Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday, joining...
Kyle Larson qualifies 10th for Sunday's Coca-Cola 600 in Charlotte after another busy travel day
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Kyle Larson qualified 10th for the Coca-Cola 600 following yet another busy day of travel between Indiana and North Carolina. Larson is attempting to join Tony Stewart on Sunday as the only drivers to complete all 1,100 miles on the same day as part of running...
Drivers who try the Indy 500-NASCAR 600 double have had mixed results. Kyle Larson is next
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Only four drivers have attempted one of the most grueling days in motorsports: the 1,100-mile Memorial Day weekend double. Kyle Larson is trying to become the fifth to race in both the Indianapolis 500 and NASCAR's Coca-Cola 600 on the same day and the...
