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Jason Leffler, like every other racer, understood the risks of his profession. It's a conversation he had with his longtime girlfriend when his NASCAR prospects dried up and a return to the sprint car circuit was the only way he could compete on a regular basis.

Jason Leffler, like every other racer, understood the risks of his profession. It's a conversation he had with his longtime girlfriend when his NASCAR prospects dried up and a return to the sprint car circuit was the only way he could compete on a regular basis.

Rick Dole - Cars and drivers are only part of the story at Le Mans, where corporate branding is everywhere.

Making his first NASCAR Nationwide Series start of the season, Paul Menard had one of the fastest cars on the track all day, driving the No.

Joao Barbosa and Christian Fittipaldi teamed to win the Diamond Cellar Classic on the 2.258-mile, 13-turn Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in the No.

Gordon was caught up in Bobby Labonte's spin just a half-dozen laps into the Quicken Loans 400, ending the four-time Sprint Cup champion's chance for a strong finish.

Greg Biffle survived the fastest track of the year by taking the checkered flag at the Michigan International Speedway to win the Quicken Loans 400.

The only mistake Greg Biffle made in besting Jimmie Johnson was how he exulted about a reversal of fortune that could signal a shifting balance of power in Sprint Cup.

Joe Gibbs Racing driver Kyle Busch picked up his second fourth-place finish in as many days in the Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan International Speedway on Sunday.

Mark Martin has enjoyed more than his share of success at Michigan International Speedway and hopes to leave NASCAR's fastest track Sunday evening as the oldest driver to win a Sprint Cup race.

"Hardcore Pawn" star Bobby Janiec is no stranger to Michigan International Speedway, but this year the June race weekend hits a little closer to home.

For the past couple of years, Austin Napier and Robbie Davis have watched crews work in the pits from afar.

When Ryan Hunter-Reay picked up his first win of the season in Alabama, he regretted that his wife and newborn son weren't on hand for Victory Lane photographs.

Kurt Busch, No. 78 front left at the Charlotte Motor Speedway, has three top-five finishes in the NASCAR Sprint Cup series this season for the Denver-based Furniture Row team.

The rain drops splashed down on the pavement at Michigan International Speedway about an hour after Regan Smith's victory Saturday.

A year ago, Dale Earnhardt Jr. finally snapped his long losing streak. He left Michigan International Speedway with hopes of more victories to come - maybe even a Sprint Cup championship.

A second blast in two days has killed a worker at a south Louisiana chemical plant, just miles from the site where two workers were killed a day earlier.

Jason Leffler's car after a wreck Wednesday night during a sprint car race at the Bridgeport Speedway dirt track in New Jersey.

Austin Dillon became the first driver in Nationwide Series to win four consecutive poles after setting a new track qualifying record at Michigan International Speedway.