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

DAYTONA BEACH 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 12, 2009

DAYTONA BEACH — Tampa's Aric Almirola still needs full-season sponsorship for the Earnhardt Ganassi Racing No. 8 Chevy. If he keeps running like this, he's certainly going to attract some attention. ...more

February 11, 2009

Nobody could touch Brian Vickers on Friday in NASCAR Sprint Cup qualifying at Michigan International Speedway. ...more

August 16, 2008

It's easy to forget how good Ryan Newman was his first two years at NASCAR's top level. ...more

August 16, 2008

Ryan Newman left Florida in February as the Daytona 500 champion, his reputation as an elite driver restored and his hopes high for a resurgent season at Penske Racing. ...more

July 12, 2008

Two-time Sprint Cup champion Tony Stewart is about to get another NASCAR title: Boss. ...more

July 10, 2008

Three weeks before Timothy Scott Riggs was shot in the chest and killed outside his Clearfield, Ky., mobile home, he awoke in a Fort Lauderdale motel room to find a friend dead, his father said Tuesday. ...more

February 20, 2008

DADE CITY -- Three weeks before Timothy Scott Riggs was shot in the chest and killed outside his Clearfield, Ky. mobile home, he awoke in a Fort Lauderdale motel room to find a friend dead, his father said today. ...more

February 19, 2008