As well as Speedweeks began for Hendrick Motorsports, the New York Yankees of NASCAR fell flat Sunday in the 50th running of the Daytona 500. ...more

February 18, 2008

NASCAR celebrated the 50th running of the Daytona 500, its marquee event, with a nostalgic drive down memory lane on Sunday. An esteemed collection of 24 past winners gave the famous command: "Gentleman, start your engines." Seven-time winner Richard Petty, "The King" himself, waved the green flag. ...more

February 18, 2008

Here's to The Captain. He wouldn't have traded Sunday for all the money in the world, which, by the way, he puts on the top of his bedroom dresser when he takes off his pants at night. ...more

February 18, 2008

Dale Earnhardt Jr. was tantalizingly close enough to the front of the field for most of the 50th running of the Daytona 500. Close enough for his legions of fans to feel the first spark of elation that would have accompanied a victory in the biggest race of NASCAR's season. ...more

February 18, 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

Nearly 400 fans stood in line for more than an hour at a recent autograph signing Bobby Allison held in Tampa. Many congratulated him on the 84 wins and three Daytona 500 victories collected during a celebrated driving career. ...more

February 11, 2008

Richard Petty The history books barely mention Petty completed only eight laps and finished 57th in the inaugural 500. But why should they? NASCAR's all-time leading winner went on to win the Daytona 500 a record seven times: 1964, '66, '71, '73, '74, '79 and '81. Petty won in four different makes of car - Plymouth, Dodge, Oldsmobile and Buick - finished ahead of six different runners-up and led at least one lap in 20 Daytona 500s. ...more

February 10, 2008

For weeks, Ron Hornaday Jr. and Mike Skinner went back and forth atop the Truck Series standings, neither ever taking command of the title chase. ...more

November 17, 2007

Mike Skinner sneaked into the lead and held off Jack Sprague for the final 66 laps, helped along by numerous cautions that made the Kroger 200 Craftsman Truck Series race look like a brawl. ...more

October 21, 2007

TALLADEGA, Ala. - Judgment call. That was the final, definitive explanation from NASCAR on Friday for why Greg Biffle was declared the winner of last week's LifeLock 400 at Kansas when it appeared he ran out of fuel and was passed by Clint Bowyer and Jimmie Johnson under caution before the checkered flag. ...more

October 5, 2007