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NASCAR's concrete coliseum is back to normal for Sunday's race at Bristol. Drivers welcome the move

Mar. 16, 2024 19:33 PM EDT

Bristol Motor Speedway has ditched the dirt and is back to being a concrete coliseum for its annual spring race. The famed short track added red clay each of the last three years for its first of two events. Reviews were mixed, and as the novelty wore off, sub-par racing inside the...

Tony Stewart considers his debut in the NHRA's Top Fuel class a success despite an early exit

Mar. 11, 2024 17:36 PM EDT

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Tony Stewart grabbed a soft drink and a seat on the couch. He plopped down, removed his hat and exhaled. It was a sigh of relief. Stewart, a three-time NASCAR champion and the 1997 IndyCar champion, considered his NHRA Top Fuel debut a...

AUTO RACING: Suarez wins at Atlanta by an eyelash while Verstappen hopes to start four-peat in F1

Feb. 27, 2024 08:51 AM EST

All Times Eastern NASCAR CUP SERIES Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube Site: Las Vegas. Schedule: Saturday, practice, 2:05 p.m., and qualifying, 2:50; Sunday, race, 3:30 p.m. (FOX). Track: Las Vegas Motor Speedway. ...

Former IndyCar regular Marco Andretti forging a new racing path in NASCAR's ARCA Series

Feb. 16, 2024 15:01 PM EST

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Three years after stepping back from IndyCar, Marco Andretti is returning to what's essentially a full-time racing schedule. Andretti, who decided to drive only the Indianapolis 500 in 2021 after 15 underwhelming seasons, pieced together a diverse...

Team owner, Hall of Fame driver Tony Stewart vows changes, puts team on blast after winless 2023

Feb. 16, 2024 12:33 PM EST

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Tony Stewart put his NASCAR team on blast ahead of the Daytona 500 and in the wake of a winless 2023 season: get to victory lane, hang banners — or else. Stewart-Haas Racing is in more than a small slump. SHR has been downright dismal. ...

NASCAR star Kyle Larson tests the limits of his Indy 500 ride at Phoenix Raceway

Feb. 06, 2024 15:41 PM EST

Kyle Larson’s latest and longest IndyCar session included “a moment” behind the wheel. Larson nearly lost control of his Arrow McLaren Chevrolet during a four-plus-hour test at Phoenix Raceway on Monday, but the NASCAR star and 2021 Cup Series champion managed to save his...