Earnhardt Gearing Up To Make A Run At Victory
By the time Dale Earnhardt Jr. reached Victory Lane last season at Michigan, the win seemed as much inevitable as implausible.
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By the time Dale Earnhardt Jr. reached Victory Lane last season at Michigan, the win seemed as much inevitable as implausible.
NASCAR's Jeff Gordon visited Detroit to kick off a month-long food drive with Gleaners and Quicken Loans.
Jeff Gordon learned his lesson over time. So did Jimmie Johnson and Matt Kenseth.
Four Michigan companies -- Michigan International Speedway, Ford, Pure Michigan and Quicken Loans -- Tuesday partnered to unveil the Ford Fusion Energi as the 2013 Official Pace Car at NASCAR's fastest track. And what's really cool is that you can win that pace car.
Why do the Yaris - and most other cars sold in the U.S. - have speedometers that show top speeds they can't possibly reach?
Have you ever gone in for a kiss and been turned down?
With the start of the Daytona 500 just hours away, NASCAR officials still have some cleaning up to do amid growing questions about fan safety.
Now is your time to celebrate with NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion Brad Keselowski as he returns home to Michigan on Jan. 31.
Danica Patrick's personal life is no longer a secret -- she's dating a fellow driver.
Crew Chief on the NASCAR Sprint Cup circuit is heady stuff for a self-professed car nut from a small town in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
Brad Keselowski chugged his cold Miller Lite, the beer splashing down the side of his face as NASCAR chairman Brian France watched with amusement as his newest ambassador celebrated the crowning moment of his career.
Keselowski clinched the title when fellow title contender Jimmie Johnson pulled out of the season finale because of a parts failure.
Brad Keselowski and five-time Cup champion Jimmie Johnson are the only two drivers in contention for the title and it's truly Brad's to lose as he enters the race with a 20 point lead.
The biggest story at JR Motorsports wasn't Danica Patrick this weekend. Well, not directly. Shortly before the green flag at Richmond International Raceway for the Nationwide series race, news broke that longtime competition director – and sometimes crew chief – Tony Eury Sr. had left the company.
For the last time on the circuit, Danica Patrick turned her first laps at a track. Atlanta Motor Speedway is a "cookie cutter" 1.5 mile track, similar to Texas and Charlotte, tracks where Patrick has already been.
The spring Bristol Motor Speedway was not the same as the Bristol Motor Speedway the drivers came to this past weekend. After uneventful racing in the Spring, track owner Bruton Smith took bulldozers to the track and ground the top of the track, creating a whole new Bristol.
The last time Danica Patrick was at a road course, she ran one of the best races of the season. A last lap punt into the gravel by Jacques Villeneuve ended her run and caused a stir in the racing world. Villeneuve didn't take responsibility but his actions resulted in an apology from Penske Racing and many fans and members of the community wondered if he should be allowed to continue to race.
In a rare occasion, Danica Patrick wasn't in the spotlight during pre-race media availability. Thanks to a rare road course weekend, JR Motorsports brought in road course "ringer" Ron Fellows, even making a contest on Twitter out of his appearance, calling it #Fellows5.
Facing a defection by its main partner in racing, Dodge has decided to pull out of its NASCAR sponsorship at the end of this season.
Before Saturday's race, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. had won the last three races at Iowa Speedway. Even when his engine blew and he was wrecking with teammate Carl Edwards, he still came to the checkered flag first to keep his wining streak alive.
Michigan musician Kid Rock has a new moniker -- at least for a day: Grand Marshal.
When Danica Patrick announced she was leaving IndyCar, she was also leaving all the IndyCar tracks that went along with the series. She made it known Indianapolis Motor Speedway would always be in her heart and she would one day go back – and win.
