Press Release Thursday and a sad day for Michael Waltrip Racing

Before we get to the press releases, here are a couple of observations about the State of the Sport: In 2013, late in the year, there was an announcement that a company nobody had ever heard of would be the title sponsor of a car and driver in the Verizon IndyCar Series. The car ran last season with

NASCAR Roundtable: Looking ahead in the playoffs and Silly Season 2018

Our team of experts debate some of the biggest questions in NASCAR this week. Martin Truex Jr. continued his strong run on 1.5-mile tracks this season winning at Chicagoland. It appeared Kevin Harvick had a strong car as well. Do you think we'll see them up front at New Hampshire Motor Speedway as

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  Bumpy ride: Chicagoland Speedway hasn't been repaved since it opened in 2001.

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Unknown Edmonton driver makes racing world take notice

MIAMI-When 24-year-old Stefan Rzadzinski of Edmonton entered an online contest to race against some of the best drivers in the world, little did he know he would wind up being one of the stars of the show. Last weekend in Miami, the 28th Race of Champions, in which drivers from Formula One, world sports

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  NASCAR preview: Kurt Busch vies to rebound in New Hampshire

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  Truex Jr. wins playoff opener at Chicagoland

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