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Mark Martin, second in the Chase for the Sprint Cup standings, won't be taking a conservative approach Sunday in Arizona or in the season finale.

When practice ended Friday afternoon, a large U.S. Army logo was painted on the frontstretch grass at Texas Motor Speedway.

Fears that Toyota might pack up its haulers in the NASCAR Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Camping World Truck Series in the wake of its pulling out of Formula 1 were put to rest this week.

Jeff Gordon was on the verge of winning his fourth NASCAR championship as a driver when he made his debut as a co-owner and teammate for an unproven driver named Jimmie Johnson.

Jason Meyers and Scott Bloomquist Visit Victory Lane on First Night of World of Outlaws World Finals CONCORD, N.C. - After two incident-filled features, Jason Meyers and Scott Bloomquist, each found Victory Lane in the first night of racing action for the World of Outlaws World Finals at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway on Friday.

It looked like the Batmobile. The front and rear portions of the usually-familiar blue and silver Chevrolet were covered in plates of generic black sheet metal -- prefabricated for just the kind of emergency the No.

In light of what transpired at Talladega Superspeedway last Sunday, what ever happened to those folks calling for higher banks and/or restrictor plate racing at Auto Club Speedway? Granted, cars were going around NASCAR's longest track at breakneck speeds.

For James Buescher, the 2010 NASCAR season will be a busy one, as he's going to run full-time in the Nationwide Series with James Finch's PhoenixA Racing and also run 19 races for Turner Motorsports, LLC in the Truck Series.

RAY BUCK Ryan Newman stands out from the pack this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway.Trust me, he'd rather not ... certainly not because of some horrific crime that took place 170 miles south of here at the U.S. Army base at Fort Hood on Thursday afternoon.Thirteen dead.

In its 42 years of existence, the half-mile oval track outside Jefferson has seen its share of racing legends going door-to-door. But with aging facilities and flagging attendance, Peach State Speedway had seen better days when the founder of an Atlanta insurance brokerage firm last year decided to take a high-stakes gamble on the old track.

If you are a fan of racing you'll want to visit the Arnot Art Museum to see its two newest exhibits -- The Promise of Speed, and Charles Addams and the Automobile.

A picture of NASCAR drivers Matt Crafton and David Gilliland. Matt Crafton sits on the pole for Friday night's Camping World Truck Series race in Texas.

AMA Pro Racing officials announced today the 2010 race schedule for the AMA Pro Superbike Championship that will see the series visit the foremost road courses in the United States.

AP Photo/Chris Graythen Jamie McMurray takes the chechered flag ahead of Kasey Kahne to win the AMP Energy 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race Sunday, Nov.

Series: NASCAR Sprint Cup. Date: Sunday, November 8. Race: Dickies 500. Site: Texas Motor Speedway.

A picture of the Kinetic Motorsports version of the Kia Forte Koup for the Grand-Am KONI Challenge.

The main storyline coming from Talladega Superspeedway wasn't the final result, but how NASCAR exposed itself to more controversy after tweaking the rules in hopes of better and safer restrictor- plate racing.

Reporting from Talladega, Ala. - It was shortly after Ryan Newman's No. 39 Chevrolet flipped and landed on its roof, crushing the roll cage onto his helmet and preventing him from getting out of his car, that Jimmie Johnson all but won the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup championship.

Who knew? If hiring an Indian medicine man was all it took to banish evil spirits from Talladega Superspeedway, certainly the management would not have waited 40 years.

Jimmie Johnson last started from the pole at Talladega Superspeedway in 2002, as the points leader, lined up next to Mark Martin.