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FILE - In this Nov. 20, 2009, file photo, NASCAR team owner Rick Hendrick talks to the media during a news conferenceat the Homestead-Miami International Speedway in Homestead, Fla.  The late NASCAR matriarch Anne B. France and car owners Richard Childress and Hendrick are among the nominees for the next class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame, which will be announced Wednesday night, May 22, 2013.  (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

Family Ties: Jarrett, Petty enter NASCAR hall

NASCAR honored a pair of its most famous and successful families with inductions into the Hall of Fame on Wednesday. Past champion Dale Jarrett joined father Ned in the hall and master mechanic Maurice "Chief" Petty became the fourth member of one of NASCAR's most royal families to be selected ...

Katherine Legge, of England, sits in her car  as the slowest qualifier in the field on the second day of qualifications for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis  Sunday, May 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Allmendinger cheers on Legge at Indianapolis

Katherine Legge had at least one supporter in her corner when she showed up at Indianapolis Motor Speedway last week. AJ Allmendinger and Legge have known each other for more than a decade, dating to their early days in open-wheel racing. Legge hadn't seen her old friend in several months, ...

Kyle Busch, second from left, talks to a NASCAR official as crew members work on his car during a rain delay in the NASCAR All-Star auto race at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., Saturday, May 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)

Jimmie Johnson races to record 4th All-Star win

Cross another milestone off of Jimmie Johnson's list. He stands alone in All-Star history. "Five-time" became the first four-time winner of NASCAR's annual All-Star race, breaking a tie with the late Dale Earnhardt and teammate Jeff Gordon on Saturday night. "To beat Jeff and Earnhardt, two guys that I have ...

Danica Patrick waits in her race car before practice for the NASCAR Sprint Showdown auto race at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., Friday, May 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Mike McCarn)

Fans vote Patrick into Sprint All-Star race

Danica Patrick said she can't explain why she's popular among NASCAR fans. She's just happy to have their support. Patrick got a spot in the Sprint All-Star race Saturday night through fan voting. I've said many times that I'm not sure what it is people like or see in me ...

FILE - In this April 12, 2013, file photo, Kurt Busch stands by his car on pit road after qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup sauto race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. Busch started from the pole at Darlington last weekend and led 69 laps before his car began to fade. When it did, it triggered some of that salty language he is notorious for using on his in-car radio. But it was tame by his standards, and that's something he's been working on this year. (AP Photo/Tim Sharp, File)

Kurt Busch striving to stay relatively calm

Kurt Busch started from the pole at Darlington Raceway and led 69 laps before his car began to fade. When it did, it triggered some of that salty language Busch is notorious for using on his in-car radio. But the worst of it was still tame by Busch's standards — ...

Matt Kenseth makes his first pit stop during the NASCAR Sprint Cup series auto race at Darlington Raceway, Saturday, May 11, 2013, in Darlington, S.C.  (AP Photo/Mic Smith)

Kenseth passes Busch for 1st Darlington victory

Matt Kenseth is quickly showing how well he fits in at Joe Gibbs Racing. Kenseth passed JGR teammate Kyle Busch 13 laps from the end to win the Southern 500 on Saturday night, his third victory in his debut season after a successful stint with Roush Fenway Racing. JGR president ...

Kyle Busch holds the trophy in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Nationwide series auto race at Darlington Raceway, Friday, May 10, 2013, in Darlington, S.C.  (AP Photo/Mic Smith)

Kyle Busch wins 5th Nationwide race this season

Kyle Busch figured it'd be easy to run his own program on the Nationwide Series after all the wins he'd racked up for Joe Gibbs Racing. A year on his own and out of Victory Lane, though, taught Busch a hard lesson. Back with JGR, Busch is back to his ...

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Matt Kenseth leads a pack of cars through the tri-oval in the Aaron's 499 auto race at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Ala., Sunday, May 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

David Ragan steals last-lap victory at Talladega

Rain and wrecks pushed NASCAR to the edge of darkness Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway, where three of the biggest names in the sport led the field to final flag. NASCAR was giving it one final go to get the rain-delayed race wrapped up, and Matt Kenseth, Carl Edwards and Jimmie ...

Brian Scott (2) crashes with Johanna Long (70), Trevor Bayne (6), Ty Dilon (33) and Sam Hornish Jr. (12) in Turn 3 during the NASCAR Nationwide Series auto race at the Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Ala., Saturday, May 4, 2013. (AP Photo/Greg McWilliams)

Regan Smith wins wreck-fest at Talladega

Regan Smith thought he'd won at Talladega before, only to have a NASCAR ruling go against him. So there was no rush to celebrate Saturday night as Smith waited for NASCAR to review videotape and scoring loops to determine the winner of the crash-filled Nationwide Series race. He thought he ...

Pastrana captures first career Nationwide pole

X Games star Travis Pastrana won his first career pole on the Nationwide Series at Talladega Superspeedway. The 10-time X Games gold medalist-turned-NASCAR driver starts up front in Saturday's Aaron's 312 after posting the fastest qualifying time of 54.255 on Friday on the 2.66-mile tri-oval. Pastrana called it "a dream ...

2 RCR crew members arrested for post-race fight

Nelson Piquet Jr. was involved in a post-race altercation that led to the arrest of two crew members for Richard Childress Racing, his team said Saturday. Piquet and RCR driver Brian Scott tangled on the track during Friday night's Nationwide Series race and in the pits after. Crews for both ...

Sprint Cup Series driver Matt Kenseth (20) leads the field as the green flag drops to start a NASCAR Sprint Cup series race at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., Sunday, April 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)

NASCAR penalizes Kenseth after engine fails

NASCAR has a zero tolerance policy when it comes to engines, tires and fuel on a race car. Anything even slightly improper is dealt with swiftly and severely. NASCAR always throws the book at offenders. Matt Kenseth and Joe Gibbs Racing were no exception, getting hit with one of the ...

Michel Jourdain Jr. to run Indy again for Rahal

Michel Jourdain Jr. will return to the Indianapolis 500 with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing. The team announced Tuesday that Jourdain will drive the No. 17 Honda with sponsorship from Office Depot Mexico. The team will field three entries in the 500. Jourdain finished 19th in last year's race driving for ...

Kentucky Speedway To Host Cup Date In July 2011

Kentucky Speedway's long wait for a NASCAR Sprint Cup date is over.Stock car's top series will visit the 1.5-mile oval for a 400-mile race on July 9, 2011. The track will receive one of the Cup race dates normally reserved for Atlanta Motor Speedway.The announcement ends a decade-long struggle for ...

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