Shortly 'after publishing a story claiming President Vladimir Putin has left his wife to marry a 24-year-old former Olympic gymnast, a Russian tabloid suddenly suspended operations. World reactions to the possible strong-arming of the press have been varied, although Roger Clemens called Putin "a true hero." ...more

May 4, 2008

For a long time, the drug-abuse problems that tarnished the images of other professional sports rarely touched NASCAR. ...more

April 19, 2008

Steady rain Saturday night forced the postponement of the NASCAR Nationwide Series race until tonight, following the Sprint Cup Series race at Auto Club Speedway. ...more

February 24, 2008

NASCAR suspended seven crew chiefs in its top three national series Wednesday for violations at Daytona, though the Nationwide Series team of Zephyrhills' David Reutimann escaped serious penalty for having an illegal carburetor. ...more

February 20, 2008

Tony Stewart won the Camping World 300 on Saturday, his third victory in four years in the Nationwide Series season opener at Daytona International Speedway. ...more

February 17, 2008

It took Todd Bodine 17 years to get his first victory at Daytona International Speedway. ...more

February 16, 2008

Stir the alphabet soup of NASCAR and you'll see RCR, DEI, HMS and JGR, just to name a few teams known merely by their initials. ...more

February 10, 2008

The good news for Tampa's Aric Almirola is that he will get to drive Dale Earnhardt Inc.'s high-profile No. 8 Chevy in 12 Sprint Cup races this year. ...more

January 25, 2008

Joe Gibbs Racing is lobbying NASCAR to keep the minimum age for the Sprint Cup Series at 18 so the team can promote 17-year-old prodigy Joey Logano as soon as next year, team president J.D. Gibbs said late Tuesday. ...more

January 24, 2008

The biggest news coming out of the annual preseason "state of NASCAR" news conference Monday was a change in qualifying that should give teams needing to qualify on speed an equal chance. ...more

January 22, 2008