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NASCAR counts on intensified racing and a new star

Sunday’s Daytona 500 was not what NASCAR hoped the Great American Race would be. Nobody wanted four of the greatest

LLANO, Tex. — After a few weeks of living in Columbus, Ga., in the ‘70s, I found myself immersed in

Automobile racing, be it Formula One, IndyCar or NASCAR, tries impossibly for equilibrium between speed and safety. To make the

The Indianapolis 500 tries to balance speed and safety. The scientists create ever faster, slicker open-wheeled cars. But too many

Updated February 19, 2012 As much as Dale Earnhardt Jr. loves trophies, he has no fondness for jewelry. It scares

For the past 69 years, an annual midget car race has been held in Indianapolis. The race, which is called

NASCAR chairman Brian France gambled hugely when he restructured the format of this year’s Sprint Cup to create “Game 7

NASCAR on Sunday afternoon finishes its season with its own version of a Final Four. Denny Hamlin, Joey Logano, Ryan

No sport is more conducive to feuding than stock-car racing. With drivers competing in cars traveling 200 mph, the most