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Frank Kimmel celebrates on pit road after winning the rain-shortened ARCA Series race May 3 at the Talladega Superspeedway.

Jamie Whincup made history on Saturday by winning the first V8 Supercar race ever to be held at the Circuit of the Americas.

Excited: Rick Kelly is fulfilling a fantasy by racing his Nissan Altima at the Austin 400 and is hoping he can ''sneak into the top 10'' . Photo: Supplied The only thing that could make former champion Rick Kelly happier than finally getting to race in the United States would be to score Nissan's first V8 Supercars victory at the inaugural Austin ... (more)

NASCAR veteran Ken Schrader has officially filed his ARCA Racing Series entry for the Akona 250 presented by Federated Car Care at Elko Speedway coming Saturday night June 1. "We went up there last year to watch the ARCA race, and it was killing me that I wasn't in it," Schrader said.

Courtney is one of just two V8 championship pilots to have so far driven the Circuit of the Americas track being used for this weekend's ground-breaking four-race meeting in the United States.

Charmin is the latest non-traditional sponsor hoping to make its mark -- or wipe out some marks -- at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

David Ragan joined Gametime today to talk about his win at Talladega last weekend and his race at Darlington this past weekend.

The V8 Supercars Championship first raced outside of Australia at Pukekohe in 2001 and the Austin 400 will be the 22nd V8 Supercars Championship event to be held offshore.

OK, there actually might be a few if you're a fellow Sprint Cup Series rookie such as Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

THE RACE The Bojangles' Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway No. 2 Miller Lite Ford Fusion driven by Brad Keselowski THE NEWS AND NOTES A REDUCTION: On Tuesday afternoon Penske Racing had its penalties from the race at Texas Motor Speedway heard by NASCAR Chief Appellate Officer John Middlebrook, who reduced the suspensions for crew chief Paul Wolfe, ... (more)

What happened in between was hardly a Sunday drive at the Talladega Superspeedway.

When the reigning Grand National champion arrived in Darlington for the 1963 Rebel 300, his nickname - "Clown Prince of Racing" - had been well-earned. He flew to races in his own plane, but never learned to read the instruments.

In basic terms, a drag race is an acceleration contest between two vehicles over a measured distance, but what is a holeshot? Or a breakout? Welcome to NHRA 101, your complete guide to the world of NHRA Drag Racing, from the terminology of the sport to what you need to enjoy a day at the races to info on the many different vehicles that take to the ... (more)

"The memory is vivid and the outcome is unfortunately the same," said Kurt Busch, 10 years after his historic loss to former NASCAR stalwart Ricky Craven at Darlington Raceway, site of Saturday night's Southern 500.

A Today's win by Ragan is the first NSCS triumph for any active Ford driver at Talladega.

A NASCAR veteran of over 35 years, Elliott has achieved numerous victories on the track, including a 1988 Winston Cup Series championship and a pair of wins at the Daytona 500.

By PaddockTalk.com Staff Writers David Ragan and his No. 34 Farm Rich Ford won the 44th Annual Aaron's 499 , his second victory in 228 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.

Ragan captured the first victory in the nine-year history of the organization Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway.

Seven hours after the race started, rank outsiders Front Row Motorsports crossed the finish line one-two, David Ragan upsetting the stars to win the Aaron's 499 NASCAR race at Talladega.

Twenty-one days and counting until the checkered flag drops on the Indy 500. When fans hit the track this year, they'll notice changes to the facilities and security.