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Jeff Gordon viewed his Brickyard 400 win as a turning point for his race team. Confidence had been building with every strong run, but his victory at Indianapolis Motor Speedway pushed his crew to another level.

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Chief Greg Ives talks with former NASCAR star Bill Elliott after Elliott's son, Chase Elliott ran practice laps on Feb. 20, 2014 at Daytona International Speedway.

Jones 1-24, Burton 25-31, Hornaday Jr 32-48, Wallace Jr 49-127, Jones 1-24, Burton 25-31, Hornaday Jr 32-48, Wallace Jr 49-127, Larson 128-132, Wallace Jr 133-150.

K. Busch-pole, Kenseth 1-8, Harvick 9-17, Logano 18-29, Harvick K. Busch-pole, Kenseth 1-8, Harvick 9-17, Logano 18-29, Harvick 30-46, Smith 47-50, Logano 51-59, Harvick 60-66, K. Busch 67-76, Dillon 77-100.

He has a full weekend of NASCAR and sports car races leading up to the Brickyard 400.

The drive for five is finally complete for Jeff Gordon after Indianapolis, but his goals for this season are still far from over.

Jeff Gordon's historic fifth win of the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday gave Gordon his second win of the season, leaving the 2014 winning driver tally at 11 drivers with six races remaining until the Chase for the Sprint Cup entry cutoff coming up at Richmond International Speedway in September.

A month ago NASCAR chairman Brian France promised a "robust discussion" with track promoters about reshaping the 2015 Sprint Cup Series schedule.

Castroneves 1-11, Power 12-13, Newgarden 14-20, Castroneves Castroneves 1-11, Power 12-13, Newgarden 14-20, Castroneves 21-41, Power 42-44, Wilson 45-49, Conway 50-56.

Darian Grubb and Wesley Sherrill were both suspended through the Sept. 6 race at Richmond.

But, to ensure fairness, NASCAR will allow all organizations represented in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship to participate in the Aug. 26 test because Homestead is the site of the title-deciding season finale.

NASCAR drivers Austin and Ty Dillon are scheduled to take part in the Schaeffer's Oil Southern Nationals Series for Super Late Model cars tonight in the Thunder Tuesday Night special event at Boyd's Speedway, where the grandsons of longtime NASCAR team owner Richard Childress also will sign autographs and drive lucky ticket holders on "Rides of a ... (more)

Tesla Model S owners can now control their car with Android Wear. A new, free app for the Android wrist devices, called Tesla Command, allows the user to control car functions such as the locks, horn, and sunroof from outside the vehicle.

Need some quick notes on the weekend's past races? Here's a quick summary of who won some stuff, who crashed out and, as a bonus, a brief explanation of a racing topic that, once you've read it, will make you the most exciting person at very boring parties.

He was the "Wonder Boy" who racked up wins at a record place. He brought the southern sport to Madison Ave. and became such a household name that even rapper Nelly name-dropped Gordon in a song.

Brad Keselowski will run the NASCAR Nationwide race in Iowa on Saturday, just a day before the Sprint Cup event at Pocono.

Rain at WGI as NASCAR drivers try to test Some NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers are testing today at Watkins Glen International, if the weather cooperates.

Montoya - making his second NASCAR start of the year - dropped nine spots in the first 10 laps, Keselowski's hopes were dashed by a string of bad luck and Joey Logano's fifth-place finish wasn't good enough to give their team owner the one major trophy missing from his mantle, the Brickyard 400.