Jeff Gordon and Kyle Busch won Thursday's traditional qualifying races, and Tampa's 24-year-old Aric Almirola raced like he believes he can win Sunday's 51st Daytona 500. ...more

February 13, 2009

DAYTONA BEACH A.J. Allmendinger put sunglasses on when he climbed out of his No. 44 Dodge. He didn't want to look like a crybaby during his TV interview. ...more

February 12, 2009

"Let's make a pole run," I said to the driver. ...more

February 9, 2009

Bill Elliott looks like one of the favorites to win the Daytona 500 pole today, and no, you didn't inadvertently pick up a 1988 copy of the Tribune. ...more

February 8, 2009

Month after month, he was the king of the road. Win after win, he ruled over NASCAR, no matter what he was driving. If they'd put him on a unicycle he might have come in first. ...more

February 8, 2009

Without a full-time Nationwide Series ride for the first time in three years, Zephyrhills' David Reutimann has picked up four races with Braun Racing for this season. ...more

January 17, 2009

The hauler that carried Jimmie Johnson's race cars to Homestead-Miami Speedway was parked in a tight spot between NASCAR's mobile office and Carl Edwards' trailer. ...more

November 17, 2008

He's a tremendous driver, but is he really better than Kyle Busch or Carl Edwards? ...more

November 16, 2008

Carl Edwards won the season-ending Ford 300 on Saturday night, but he came up 21 points short in his attempt to overtake Clint Bowyer for the NASCAR Nationwide Series championship. ...more

November 16, 2008

Kyle Busch overpowered the field Saturday in the NASCAR Nationwide race at Texas Motor Speedway, winning in the second-tier series for a record-tying 10th time this season. ...more

November 2, 2008