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THE NEWS AND NOTES A RUBBIN' IS RACIN': This weekend marks the first road course event of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season.

During this past race weekend and Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Mich., Michigander and reigning NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Brad Keselowski ruffled at least a few feathers, namely those of team owners Rick Hendrick and Joe Gibbs.

Results from Michigan International Speedway 1. Greg Biffle, No. 16 Ford 20. Juan Pablo Montoya, No.

Motorsport.com writer Billy Tewes looks into the history of Ford's time in stock car racing, and what the future holds for the "Blue Oval."

In the world of contemporary motorsports, finding success in any given series takes near maniacal dedication to a single goal, countless hours of training and practice and more than a small bit of luck.

First, it was his performance that took a hit when Keselowski was fined and had points taken away when his No.

The Sonoma Raceway pits will be busy working with time and precision in keeping the racecars humming around the Valley's famous 1.99-mile road course during this weekend's 25th annual Toyota/Save Mart 350 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series major event.

Biffle raced to his second straight Sprint Cup win at Michigan International Speedway, easily holding off Kevin Harvick after points leader Jimmie Johnson smacked the wall in the final laps Sunday in Brooklyn, Mich.

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. - Todd Stone may be becoming unstoppable. The Middlebury stock car racing veteran drove to his second weekend sweep of the season, winning Modified races on Friday at Devil's Bowl Speedway in West Haven and on Saturday at Airborne Park Speedway in Plattsburgh.

Chris Buescher, driver of the No. 16 Ford Ecoboost, center speaks with Edsel Ford II and his son Albert Ford on Saturday at MIS.

Imagine for a moment what 80,000 kids would look like if they stood in a food line, one foot apart.

A pair of late-race passes played a major role in the outcome of Saturday's GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series Diamond Cellar Classic at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, for entirely different reasons.

It was homecoming week as Motorsports fans came from far and wide Thursday to the Roush Collection Retail Store in Livonia to catch a glimpse of three of Roush Fenway Racing's drivers.

When Jeff and Jimmie, Carl and Kyle, and Dale and Danica rolled into Michigan last week, 100,000-odd fans, a few million TV viewers, and megabucks of automakers' advertising and marketing money came with them.

It was homecoming week as Motorsports fans came from far and wide Thursday to the Roush Collection Retail Store in Livonia to catch a glimpse of three of Roush Fenway Racing's drivers.

Penske said Saturday "I think Brad had some misinformation," when the defending Sprint Cup Series champion accused Hendrick Motorsports and Joe Gibbs Racing of luring away Penske employees in an effort to steal information.

Moments later, he offered a brief plea amid growing safety questions about Leffler's death at a dirt-track race earlier this week.

Jimmie Johnson isn't just No. 1 in the standings, he earns the top grade in our report card of NASCAR's top 15 stars.

Matt Frahm put on a stock car racing clinic at Devil's Bowl Speedway on Friday, dominating the inaugural Carmody Ford "Slate Valley 100" for the Granite State Pro Stock Series.

Michigan International Speedway, the hometrack of auto manufacturers since 1968, announced today the creation of a Manufacturer's Trophy, an ode to the spirit of the automobile and its importance to the racetrack.