NASCAR News

Kyle Busch is finding it more challenging to describe his season after each win.

Drivers race in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Last month, Pearl resident Tyler Hudson was tapped by Lafferty Motorsports to train for the circuit.

The big man has always seemed as comfortable working the land as he has on the racetrack, and in both cases the machinery risks turning into a twisted heap.

Juan Montoya is back on familiar turf this weekend, but he doesn't necessarily like his chances of winning the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard that will be run at Indianapolis Motor Speedway .

Hendrick Motorsports drivers, in their Chevy rides, were strong in both practices at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway this afternoon for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Allstate 400 at The Brickyard.

Ryan Newman's long goodbye to Penske Racing isn't going quite as smoothly as planned.

By CHUCK GIVLER The Express-Times INDIANAPOLIS

For short-fused NASCAR driver Tony Stewart, who holds two series championships and two wins in the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard, the shoe will move to the other foot.

Stewart, one of the most brilliant drivers in NASCAR, has at times proved a handful for car owner Joe Gibbs.

Spectators gather around for a glimpse at a statue of the late NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt in Kannapolis in this 2002 photo.

Rusty Wallace recounted a story about NASCAR's first tire test at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1992.

NASCAR tried to even out the competition in the Nationwide Series on Wednesday by ordering all teams using Toyota motors to squeeze down their horsepower before this weekend's race in Indianapolis.

INDIANAPOLIS Tony Stewart has spent his entire career emulating A.J. Foyt, his childhood hero who dazzled the young racer with a tough-guy bravado and swashbuckling style.

Kyle Busch came up five spots short in his bid to make NASCAR history last night and Johnny Benson took advantage, holding off Michael Annett to win the Built Ford Tough 225 at Kentucky Speedway.

Johnny Benson survived a late flurry of cautions and held off Ron Hornaday Jr. in a 2-lap shootout at the finish to win the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Power Stroke Diesel 200 on Friday night.

NASCAR tried to even out the competition in the Nationwide Series on Wednesday by ordering all teams using Toyota motors to squeeze down their horsepower before this weekend's race in Indianapolis.

INDIANAPOLIS Tony Stewart has spent his entire career emulating A.J. Foyt, his childhood hero who dazzled the young racer with a tough-guy bravado and swashbuckling style.

Bobby East became a first-time pole winner in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, taking the top starting spot in Friday's qualifying for the Power Stroke Diesel 200 at the O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis.

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Tony Stewart poses with his new number after unveiling his cars for the 2009 season during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Allstate 400 at the Brickyard at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 25, 2008 ...

Hendrick Motorsports' Jimmie Johnson led Friday's second Sprint Cup practice at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, turning a lap of 180.047 mph.

's long goodbye to Penske Racing isn't going quite as smoothly as planned. Two weeks after Newman and team owner Roger Penske announced the current Daytona 500 champion would not return next season - a decision ...