Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s final Brickyard 400 ends with an engine failure

INDIANAPOLIS -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. didn't win in his final Brickyard 400 start Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, with an engine failure sending NASCAR's most popular driver to the garage prematurely and an unceremonious exit. Earnhardt was lined up behind Trevor Bayne on a Lap 77 restart

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Enumclaw native Kasey Kahne ends victory drought at marathon Brickyard 400

The Hendrick Motorsports driver won under caution in the race that took more than six hours to complete, finally finishing in fading light after 167 laps and double overtime. Brad Keselowski was second. Afterward, Kahne went to Indianapolis Motor Speedway's infield medical center. Series officials

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Martin Truex Jr., Kyle Busch wreck racing for the Brickyard 400 lead at Indianapolis

INDIANAPOLIS — Kyle Busch and Martin Truex Jr. had worked together on restarts all afternoon, assuring they maintained the top two positions during the Brickyard 400 Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. But deciding they needed to lookout for their own self interests, Busch and the No. 18 Joe Gibbs