TALLADEGA, Ala. -- Rain and wrecks pushed NASCAR to the edge of darkness Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway, where three of the biggest names in the sport led the field to final flag.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- NASCAR chairman Brian France said Tuesday that the contact between Joey Logano and Denny Hamlin as they battled for the win at California over the weekend was just the kind of throwback racing he expects out of his drivers and the new Gen-6 car.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Jimmie Johnson went two years without a title and suddenly became an afterthought at the Daytona 500.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Raymond Gober parked his motorcycle outside Daytona International Speedway, climbed off and briefly considered bringing his helmet into the track.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The big boys brought their little girls to see NASCAR's shining star.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- With his Canon 60D in hand, Darrell Wallace Jr. is a fixture at the track, eagerly snapping photos with an insider's view of auto racing. His Instagram account is littered with day-in-the-life snapshots of cars and crews, all carrying the tag, "My crazy life captured in pictures."
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Danica Patrick is at her best in the spotlight.
HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- Brad Keselowski didn't dare take his phone in his car before the biggest race of his life. NASCAR's social media champion handed it over before pulling on his helmet and chasing the Sprint Cup title he promised to deliver to Roger Penske.
AVONDALE, Ariz. -- When the fighting stopped, the oil had dried and the last of the wrecked cars had been towed away, Brad Keselowski found himself on the brink of a first Sprint Cup title for himself and team owner Roger Penske.
FORT WORTH, Texas -- Jimmie Johnson and Brad Keselowski are in quite a fight for the NASCAR Sprint Cup championship.
MARTINSVILLE, Va. -- Jimmie Johnson raced to his seventh career Martinsville Speedway victory to take the season points lead with three event left, holding off Kyle Busch on a restart with five laps to go Sunday.
BROOKLYN, Mich. -- Jimmie Johnson looked as if he had already finished the hardest work. After starting at the back of the pack, he had moved up quickly, and when he passed Brad Keselowski for the lead on lap 191 of 200, his No. 48 Chevrolet seemed to be the superior car.
DETROIT -- A person briefed on the matter says that Dodge is pulling out of its NASCAR sponsorship at the end of this season.
LONDON -- NASCAR indefinitely suspended driver A.J. Allmendinger on Tuesday after confirming he violated its substance-abuse policy, putting his career and future with Penske Racing in jeopardy.
ELKHART LAKE, Wis. -- Showing glimpses of the talent that made his father a three-time Formula One champion gave Nelson Piquet Jr. the chance to race all over the world on some of the biggest stages in the sport. Now he wants to make it in NASCAR.
SONOMA, Calif. -- It used to be that short tracks were the guaranteed place for the bumping, banging and blown tempers. It's now shifted to road courses, specifically Sonoma, where more than a few drivers will likely be raging mad by the end of Sunday's race
BROOKLYN, Mich. -- The last time anyone was this fast in qualifying in NASCAR's top series, Richard Petty was still driving.
LONG POND, Pa. -- Joey Logano stood on top of the No. 20 high-fiving everyone he could reach in Victory Lane. Beverages were sprayed, fists were pumped and throaty shouts of celebration could be heard well down the 2 1/2-mile track.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- NASCAR on Monday suspended Kurt Busch one week for verbally abusing a media member.
CONCORD, N.C. -- There is that lasting image of Dick Trickle in the Winston 500 lighting up a cigarette while driving his stock car with his knees during a caution lap.