NASCAR Nextel Cup News

Fresh from his NASCAR Nextel Cup win Saturday at Daytona, Tony Stewart captured the inaugural Lou Blaney Memorial Classic Tuesday at Sharon Speedway in Hartford, Ohio.

Nextel Cup stars Tony Stewart , Kasey Kahne and Dave Blaney will compete Tuesday in the inaugural Lou Blaney Memorial Classic at Sharon Speedway in nearby Hartford, Ohio.

NASCAR veteran Ken Schrader will be competing with the IMCA Modified division in racing action at RPM Speedway in Hays, KS, on Wednesday evening, August 5. Schrader, who has over 20 years experience in the elite NASCAR division, competes in nearly 100 race events each year, running everything from asphalt superspeedways to dirt short tracks, in ...

NASCAR's premiere shindig--which started out as the Strictly Stock Series--later turned into the Grand National Series before morphing into the Winston Cup Series, followed by the Nextel Cup Series, and then the Sprint Cup Series.

The show car program will feature the 2009 No. 99 SUBWAYA Ford Fusion show car. The SUBWAYA Restaurant chain is a primary sponsor of the No.

June 17 1954 - Rocky Marciano scores a 15-round unanimous decision over Ezzard Charles at New York to retain the world heavyweight title.

AP Photo/John Russell In this March 23, 2007, file photo, NASCAR official Jerry Hines, foreground right, holds the template used to check a car's front end as Kasey Kahne's car is pushed into the inspection area after practice for the NASCAR Nextel Cup Food City 500 auto race in Bristol, Tenn.

Mountain Meadow Elementary School teacher Cheryl Hillyer calls 82-year-old Stella Story "amazing." For the past six years, Story had been volunteering her time to read with Mountain Meadow students.

Overall, he has 14 top 10s in 20 starts with one win . Don't expect the series' new points leader to relinquish his top spot.

Kimberley Levacy said she was waiting to board a plane in Houston, Texas, when a flight attendant stopped a woman in line in front of her to question her about the number of carry-on bags she had.

In an effort to get local people close to big stars, Charter Raceway Park is hosting Kasey Kahne Night Tuesday, June 2. NASCAR's own Kasey Kahne, along with two of his World of Outlaw sprint car teams, Joey Saldana and Craig Dollansky, will take on the Interstate Racing Association sprint car drivers.

NASCAR is one of the most exciting and popular sports in America. Finishes are the most exciting part of the race, especially if it's your favorite driver that wins! I'm going to sum up the top ten finishes of all time .

Anderson Speedway will play host to the longest race in terms of laps on the 2009 USAC National Midget calendar July 25 as a field of 30 cars are scheduled to take the green flag in the "Anderson 200" at the quarter-mile paved oval.

NASCAR racing at the series' two biggest tracks have come along way since their inception in 1959 and 1969, respectively.

Tuckerton Hometown 1/28/09 April 23, 2009 A trip to NASCAR racing at Dover International will be sponsored by the MICA Club and Senior Tours on May 31.

Clint Bowyer picked a great time to win his first NASCAR Nextel Cup race. Bowyer took the lead for good with 47 laps remaining in a Chevrolet Impala and held on to win the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway yesterday in the first race of the Chase for the Championship.

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Sports fans will appreciate this autographed Falcons football to be auctioned. More than 200 items valued at more than $65,000 have been rounded up by Silver City Rotarians to be auctioned off when the third Silver City Rotary Charity Auction takes place Saturday in the Western New Mexico University Intramural Gymnasium.

Virginia native and former NASCAR driver Ward Burton will serve as the Sports Marshal for the 2009 Apple Blossom Festival.

Marian Hossa scored his 36th goal for Detroit in his first game in Atlanta since the Thrashers traded him to Pittsburgh last season.