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NASCAR star Dale Earnhardt Jr. to retire after season

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – It’s never easy to be the son of a legend, especially when he is a tough-as-nails hero and the most feared man in his profession. Follow in his footsteps? Forget...

DATE: Apr 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Jimmie Johnson grabs rare Bristol win after Larson mishap

Back-to-back wins for 11th time in career

DATE: Apr 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Kurt Busch steals monster victory at Daytona

Busch takes lead on last lap of crash-filled race

DATE: Feb 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

NASCAR announces rule change for damaged cars

CONCORD, N.C. – NASCAR will not permit damaged race cars to return to the track this season unless the repairs can be made on pit road within a tight window. The ban on wrecked ra...

DATE: Feb 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Drivers love new NASCAR format; now it’s up to fans

Fans get a look in a month

DATE: Jan 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Jimmie Johnson ties record with 7th NASCAR championship

Veteran steals Homestead win to make history

DATE: Nov 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Logano wins Phoenix as he and Kyle Busch complete final 4

Kyle Busch and Logano complete final 4

DATE: Nov 13, 2016 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Jimmie Johnson wins at Martinsville, earns spot in NASCAR finale

Veteran one win away from NASCAR record

DATE: Oct 30, 2016 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Logano wins Talladega to advance in NASCAR’s playoffs

TALLADEGA, Ala. — When an engine failure knocked title favorite Martin Truex Jr. from NASCAR’s playoffs, the rest of the top contenders got a little bit of breathing room. Then Br...

DATE: Oct 22, 2016 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Jimmie Johnson back in Sprint Cup winner’s circle

Charlotte win sends him to next round

DATE: Oct 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Hamlin wins again at Richmond but Newman steals spotlight

RICHMOND, Va. – It was yet another Denny Hamlin runaway for Joe Gibbs Racing on Saturday night in what turned out to be an anticlimactic end to NASCAR’s regular season. The firew...

DATE: Sep 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Keselowski survives Dayton

DAYTONA BEACH – Brad Keselowski had his confidence shaken at Daytona International Speedway more than once. He was a good plate racer, but never could find his way to victory lan...

DATE: Jul 1, 2016 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports