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No. 55 Aaron's Dream Machine driver Mark Martin claimed his first NASCAR All Star race victory in 1998 and scored another in 2005.

11 Toyota on Saturday night knowing there was no safety net for him at the Southern 500.

Hamlin turned 23 laps last week at Talladega before turning the car over to relief driver Brian Vickers.

SPEED CREW HEADS TO HISTORIC DARLINGTON Q: How realistic is it to think Denny Hamlin can climb back into Chase contention? "He is getting closer and closer, with 16 races before the Chase, to being two full races out of it.

A little bit of controversy is the norm at Talladega, and this is nothing all that over the top for a restrictor-plate race.

Radio chatter on Lap 46: Kyle Busch: "I'm all right. I caused it. It's hauler hurt.

Race officials were still sorting out the finishing order of a slam-bang ending to Saturday's Aaron's 312 NASCAR Nationwide Series race as Wallace and a handful of other competitors eased their way out of the infield care center.

Regan Smith didn't cross the start/finish line first at the conclusion of the last lap in the Aaron's 312 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Talladega Superspeedway on Saturday, but he was declared the winner anyway, as he was in the lead when a caution came out on the final lap to end the race under yellow.

If Michael Waltrip had his choice, Brian Vickers would drive his No. 55 car full-time on the Sprint Cup Series in 2014, with longtime sponsor Aaron's on the front of the vehicle.

Denny Hamlin ran 16 laps at full speed Friday, turned his car over to Brian Vickers and then didn't exactly rule himself out of running a full race this weekend as he recovers from a back injury.

He's missed four Sprint Cup races after sustaining a compression fracture of a vertebra in his lower back in a last-lap accident at Fontana on March 24.

Hamlin has missed four races after sustaining a compression fracture of a vertebra in his lower back in a last-lap accident at California on March 24.

Driver Brian Vickers will share his insights and a behind-the-scene look at his life on and off the track with USA TODAY Sports readers throughout the 2013 season.

Denny Hamlin has been cleared to return to competition on Sunday at Talladega, but only until the first caution.

It's been a season of bad breaks for Juan Pablo Montoya, so it was only fitting when things again didn't go his way.

Cruz Pedregon became the first two-time Funny Car winner this year Sunday in the O'Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Nationals at Royal Purple Raceway in Baytown.

Harvick charged from seventh to first after a restart for a green-white- checkered finish.

Kevin Harvick made a masterful move during the final restart Saturday night at Richmond Int'l Raceway, a move that paved the way to victory during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Toyota Owners 400.

RICHMOND, Va. -- Just days after Matt Kenseth found out his Kansas pole position didn't count for next year's Sprint Unlimited exhibition race, he did something about it: The Joe Gibbs Racing driver won the pole again, this time at Richmond.

Dollar General will benefit a nonprofit outreach program focused on blood clots, the discount store chain said.