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Earnhardt felt confident he could gamble on a near-empty tank at Las Vegas Motor Speedway because his spot in the Chase already is virtually secure, thanks to his Daytona 500 win.

When Brad Keselowski blew past Dale Earnhardt Jr. on the backstretch of the final lap to win Sunday, many concerns about NASCAR's new Chase for the Sprint Cup championship rules also got left in the dust.

When Brad Keselowski blew past Dale Earnhardt Jr. on the backstretch of the final lap to win Sunday, many concerns about NASCAR's new Chase for the Sprint Cup championship rules also got left in the dust.

Elliott Sadler, driver of the No. 11 Interstate Batteries Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing , earned a 13th-place finish in the Boyd Gaming 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series race Saturday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

On Sunday, March 9, Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates announced that 18-year-old Dylan Kwasniewski , a full-time driver in the NASCAR Nationwide Series and 2013 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Champion has been added as the team's newest development driver.

Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing will field a second IndyCar entry for Oriol Servia this season in at least four races, more if sponsorship can be secured.

After starting in the 14th position for the Boyd Gaming 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, James Buescher and the RAB Racing No.

Bobby Unser is one of the great American racing drivers of his generation, having won the Indianapolis 500 in 1968, '75 and '81 and belonging to the Unser racing dynasty.

It's been 10 years since a driver last attempted running both the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 on the same day, a feat so grueling that only Tony Stewart has successfully completed all 1,100 miles.

Wright Motorsports will go for its third straight driver and team championship in the IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama in 2014.

Supercross riders roll into Daytona International Speedway this weekend for a Turn on Ricky Carmichael's 5,000-ton dirt and sand monster of a playground, and according to Fox Sports 1 host Ralph Sheheen: "Some guys are chomping at the bit ... and some guys are waking every morning in a cold sweat."

The term "March Madness" is so closely associated with college basketball that the NCAA trademarked it.

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama - Each Friday afternoon, we'll look at a hot topic in NASCAR and preview the weekend's race: Barely can he go anywhere without somebody asking how he is feeling, having begun his comeback after the broken leg he suffered last summer and the complications that followed.

The gaggle of tourists that arrive in town annually in early March for NASCAR weekend have hopefully hit their share of jackpots at slot machines or keno parlors.

Richard Harris' Apex Manufacturing / Sportbike Track Time AMA Pro Road Racing team is expanding as Daytona 200 winner Jason DiSalvo joins Elena Myers for the 2014 Daytona SportBike season.

From March 7-15, the sounds of rumbling engines and sights of high and low tech motorcycles will take over the mean streets of Daytona Beach as the 2014 edition of Daytona 200 Week brings thrilling motorcycle events and endless entertainment to the "World Center of Racing."

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.

Last Saturday, Busch won a Nationwide race at Phoenix International Raceway for a record third straight time, even though the scheduled 200-lap event there was cut short by 32 laps due to rain.

In this May 9, 2013 file photo, NASCAR driver Kurt Busch drives down the front straightaway in an Andretti Autosport Indycar during a testing session at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis.

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service Actor Gary Sinise, 58, perhaps is best known for his portrayal of Lt.