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NASCAR Drivers Turn Down White House Invite

Kevin Spak — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 13:10:05 CDT

Are some of NASCAR’s top drivers snubbing the president? Barack Obama has invited 12 NASCAR drivers to the White House for an event honoring champion Jimmie Johnson—and five of them aren’t planning on showing up, SB Nation reports. While Johnson himself will be there, Greg Biffle, Kurt Busch, Carl...

Toyota Make NASCAR History

Jamie Buss — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 23:30:00 CDT

Kyle Busch and a Japanese car manufacturer were both big winners in the Kobalt Tools 500 today. The 22-year-old became the youngest NASCAR driver to win at Atlanta Motor Speedway, his first victory in nearly a year. The win also marked the first time Toyota won a Sprint Cup series...

Edwards Wins Vegas, but...

Katherine Thompson — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 06:28:59 CST

Carl Edwards rallied from a penalty to win at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, his second win in three races after last week in Fontana. But Edwards' defeat of Dale Earnhardt Jr. may come with penalties: NASCAR inspectors are investigating a missing oil tank lid in Edwards' Ford, the Los Angeles...

Ryan Newman Wins Daytona 500

Mike Buss — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 19:06:58 CST

It appeared that Joe Gibbs Racing was going to take today's Daytona 500; the question was whether it would be Tony Stewart or his teammate Kyle Busch. That changed after a last-lap decision by Stewart to go low on the track, blocking Busch and freeing Ryan Newman to zoom past...

Gibbs Eyes Switch to Toyota

Katherine Thompson — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 06:25:13 CDT

Joe Gibbs Racing is in talks to move to Toyota Motorsports after 16 years and three series championships with General Motors, ESPN reports. The announcement is expected to come Wednesday morning at a press conference that could include Gibbs team drivers Tony Stewart and Denny Hamlin. Neither Toyota nor GM...

NASCAR's Ricky Rudd to Retire

Joseph Fasano — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 00:19:08 CDT

Veteran NASCAR driver Ricky Rudd will retire from his full-time Nextel Cup duties at the end of this season. Rudd, who has chalked up 23 wins in a 32-year career, may make occasional starts in future years, but said he wants to give his team plenty of time to find...

Spitzer Rolls With NASCAR Crowd

Joseph Fasano — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 06:30:30 CDT

The Times noticed an unlikely NASCAR fan at this weekend's race in upstate New York—Governor Eliot Spitzer, who was no doubt running slightly left of the pack. Spitzer, whose brother-in-law is an engineer for NASCAR's Hendrick Motorsports, said he was supporting his favorite driver, Hendrick driver Jeff Gordon. The...

'Spin Doctor' Stewart Wins Watkins Glen

Joseph Fasano — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 03:11:40 CDT

Tony Stewart took his third checkered flag of the Nextel Cup season yesterday at Watkins Glen, recovering from an early spinout to finish 2.46 seconds ahead of teammate Denny Hamlin. Stewart, who battled Jeff Gordon for the lead all afternoon, took the top spot on the penultimate lap, when...

Busch Nails a Win at Pocono

Max Brallier — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 06:42:34 CDT

Kurt Busch picked up a much-needed first place finish at Pocono on Sunday, his first win since March 26, 2006. Busch dominated the race, leading for all but 25 laps. The win moved him into the 12th and final spot in the Chase for the Nextel Cup rankings with just...