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NASCAR is about to start finding out whether its offseason changes will pay off on tracks like Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

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.

Feb 28, 2014; Avondale, AZ, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Jimmie Johnson during practice for the The Profit on CNBC 500 at Phoenix International Raceway.

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.

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NASCAR's new knockout qualifying sessions have cars on the track trying to achieve top speeds to make the race field at the same time others are doing cool-down laps.

Since Kyle and Kurt Busch don't seem particularly interested in the job, Dylan Kwasniewski is more than ready to be the Las Vegas Motor Speedway's newest hometown hero.

The Indianapolis 500 qualifying procedure revealed Friday will take some getting used to.

Kyle Busch believes that he is a actually in a very strong early-season position, despite being just 14th in the overall Sprint Cup standings.

The race is on in IndyCar even though the season doesn't begin for another three weeks.

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

In mountain climbing, it would be akin to conquering Mt. Everest and then taking a crack shortly after at K2.

On Thursday, March 6, SR2 Motorsports announced that Ryan Ellis has been signed to their 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series, program.

NASCAR's Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series continue on out west, heading to Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the Boyd Gaming 300 Nationwide Series race on Saturday and the KOBALT 400 Cup Series race on Sunday.

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.

Stock Car Spin brings to you the weekly NASCAR Power Rankings. Here are how things stand following Sunday's The Profit CNBC 500 from Phoenix International Raceway.

It has been a bit of a shaky start to the season for Richard Childress Racing's Paul Menard.

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.

If it's March, it's time for the famed March Meet at Auto Club Famoso Raceway north of Bakersfield.