NASCAR News

Let's pretend the economy isn't so bad, you want to start a new Sprint Cup team and you can have your choice of Jimmie Johnson , Carl Edwards or Kyle Busch , the drivers who won 24 of 36 races this past season.

Scott Speed will drive the No. 82 Red Bull Racing Toyota full time in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in 2009.

By Donna Balancia Originally published 07:34 a.m., December 1, 2008 Updated 07:34 a.m., December 1, 2008 BREVARD COUNTY - NASCAR's ban on testing for 2009 was done to save money for participating teams, but it ...

On Monday I eagerly went to the Sports section of the Times-News to read about Jimmie Johnson winning his third consecutive NASCAR championship.

A 20-year-old woman, who is charged with DUI manslaughter in the death of Mary A. DeLazzer, remains in jail Saturday after a judge set a $112,500 bond.

The sporting spiritual home of blue-collar America is running into trouble as both recession-hit car makers and spectators steer clear of the race tracks.

The name Steve Lewis probably should be engraved on the J.C. Agajanian Trophy, which is awarded to the winner of the annual Turkey Night Grand Prix.

Rubens Barrichello won the first race of a charity karting event in Brazil on Sunday, with Michael Schumacher finishing fourth and Jeff Gordon failing to complete the event after starting in the last row.

The motorsports industry is not immune to the current economic downturn. Nearly all race teams in the industry have made some level of cutbacks.

Penske Racing might announce before Christmas whether it will replace two-time Indy 500 champion Helio Castroneves on its IndyCar Series team for 2009.

Matt Krueger's mother, Kitty, rode with him. "All I kept thinking was 'don't hit the wall, don't hit the wall, don't hit the wall,'" she said.

Both Observer NASCAR writers pick Kyle Busch as driver of the year despite four finishes of 28th or worse during the Cup series' 10-race Chase.

Jeff Hammond, NASCAR on FOX race analyst: Early in the season, it looked like the No.

For many years, in the days and weeks leading up to Christmas, families would pile into the car together and drive around town to marvel at their neighbors' and friends' holiday displays.

WAKE FOREST, N.C. - With the 2008 NASCAR season finally over, drivers have headed home or set off on well-earned vacations.

Dale Jarrett is a three-time Daytona 500 champion. In 60 years of NASCAR racing, the sport has been filled with colorful characters.

NASCAR Nationwide Series drivers race their cars during the Dollar General 300 at Lowe's Motor Speedway last month.

Carl Edwards and second place are not a good fit. "The only thing about second is it's better than third.

Jeff Hammond, NASCAR on FOX race analyst: Early in the season, it looked like the No.

Ferrari ace Felipe Massa has today announced a personal $25,000) donation to the victims of the flooding and earth slide caused by the heavy rains that hit the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina last weekend.