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It all started in the fall of 1949, when a crisp breeze toyed with the loose soil of an old cotton field on the west side of rural Darlington, South Carolina.

Tony Kanaan drives the number 10 Target car during the Open Firestone Tire Test at Texas Motor Speedway Wednesday April 16, 2014 in Fort Worth, Texas.

Although Danica Patrick became the first woman to win an open-car event when she captured the Japan 300 at Twin Ring Motegi in 2008, coming in 5.8594 seconds faster than pole-sitter Helio Castroneves, Stewart-Hass co-owner Gene Haas has no plans to put her behind the wheel on his new Formula 1 team next year.

Speedway Motorsports Inc., which trades under TRK on the New York Stock Exchange, has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 15 cents per share of common stock.

Cutters Race Team announced its unique, fan-funded sponsorship will assist the No.

Over the first seven races in the Sprint Cup Series, a late-race caution has been issued three times by officials.

It started with the Pole Award and ended with the champion's trophy. That's how strong Kevin Harvick's #4 Budweiser Chevrolet was at Darlington Raceway on Saturday night.

NASCAR legend Darrell Waltrip was at Samford University on Tuesday, showcasing his historic number 88 racecar and also letting students know about the College Party Pass for Talladega Superspeedway.

Mike Stone Associated Press Chase Elliott talks with team owner Dale Earnhardt Jr. in victory lane after Elliott won the NASCAR Nationwide auto race Friday at Texas Motor Speedway.

With his second consecutive NASCAR Nationwide Series win Friday night at Darlington Raceway, Chase Elliott took over the Nationwide Series championship points lead by a 13-point margin over JR Motorsports teammate Regan Smith, the only other NNS championship-eligible driver two win a race in the first seven races of the 2014 season.

Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender Kyle Larson finished eighth in Saturday night's Bojangles' Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway , the highest finish among the eight rookies participating in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race.

Although they have yet to score a win in this year's NASCAR 's Sprint Cup series save for Earnhardt Jr.'s Daytona 500 victory, Hendrick Motorsports ' drivers have been putting in some strong appearances, with three out of the four now in the top 5 point standings; Jeff Gordon in the lead, Dale Earnhardt Jr .

As a rookie in the Verizon IndyCar Series, Jack Hawksworth knows that he has to learn a lot on the fly.

Yakima, Wash.-based Sage, longtime sponsor of Kasey Kahne Racing, has partnered with JR Motorsports, the team owned by Nascar star Dale Earnhardt Jr., according to a Sage news release.

NASCAR team owner Gene Haas is out to prove that an American-based team can succeed in the Formula One racing series.

OneMain Financial and NASCAR driver Elliott Sadler will support the NASCAR Green initiative in a month-long campaign to draw focus on environmental awareness.

Kevin Harvick knew his first-year Stewart-Haas Racing team was better than it had shown the past few weeks.

Kevin Harvick knew his first-year Stewart-Haas Racing team was better than it had shown the past few weeks.

Danica Patrick, who drives the No. 10 Chevrolet, is in her second season as a full-time driver in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and her second with Stewart-Haas Racing and crew chief Tony Gibson.

Newman ranks ninth in the Sprint Cup Series championship point standings, trailing current leader Jeff Gordon by 61 points, while Dillon ranks 10th and Menard ranks 18th.