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Along the road ahead, he felt a lump in his throat. As he grabbed the wheel, he could feel his fingers tingle and the excitement build up in his chest.

Vegas has been a Sprint Cup stalwart since 1998, and the 1.5-mile track has proven to be a major challenge for the drivers.

Dario Franchitti, the three-time Indianapolis 500 champion, talks about his decision to retire from racing Thursday during a news conference at Target Chip Ganassi Racing headquarters.

This weekend's Sprint Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway will be the first of 11 events contested on 1.5-mile racetracks this season.

In NASCAR's three-round knockout qualifying debut, Joey Logano couldn't hide his pride in winning the pole position for Sunday's Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

The following is a list of the odds for NASCAR drivers at the 2014 Kobalt 400, which will be run on Sunday, March 9, 2014, at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

The Sportcars Vintage Racing Association announced on Thursday, March 6, via press release that it will continue its partnership with VP Racing Fuels, naming VP the official racing fuel of the organization through 2014.

IndyCar has announced a new qualifying format to set the 33-car starting lineup for the 98th running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

"The prestige of Texas Motor Speedway is the cool thing about it," driver Shane Herbert said in an interview with the speedway.

Matt Crafton has made three career starts in the Nationwide Series, but has never started a Sprint Cup race.

Brian Clawson, left, and Greg Johnson of Richard Petty's team check out the No. 43 Sprint Cup show car during the Smith's NASCAR Fan Fest Thursday afternoon.

Tony Stewart can recite nearly every line in "Smokey and the Bandit" and high on his bucket list is meeting star Burt Reynolds to discuss the popular 1977 movie.

James Hinchcliffe , IndyCar driver, and IndyStar reporter Curt Cavin at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014.

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One of the first images to surface when NASCAR first announced in 1997 that it was going to race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway was a photo of Richard Petty, The King, stretched across the hood of a stock car with a Vegas showgirl.

Farmers and property owners from five midwestern states sue the federal government, blaming their flood damage on mistakes by the Army Corps of Engineers.

Daniel Suarez celebrates in victory lane after winning NASCAR K&N Pro Series East UNOH Battle at Daytona International Speedway Daniel Suarez is 2-for-2 in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East.

The 21-time Cup winner left Richard Childress Racing at the end of last season and initially announced a deal as a test driver for Michael Waltrip Racing with only one guaranteed race - Sunday at Las Vegas.

Yes, we are only two weeks into a 36-week NASCAR season and we are already talking about the championship.

The Indianapolis 500 picked up two drivers Wednesday, a rookie set to compete in his first full IndyCar Series season and a veteran with nearly 200 starts.