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Thanks to the efforts of Richard Petty , Aric Almirola and Eckrich smoked meats, 11-year old Samuel Sawyer has a new set of wheels he can race around with.

The first outing under the GMS Racing banner for Grant Enfinger restored the Fairhope driver to the top of the ARCA Racing Series season standings.

A month ago NASCAR chairman Brian France promised a "robust discussion" with track promoters about reshaping the 2015 Sprint Cup Series schedule.

Sadler will pilot the No. 19 Toyota for TriStar Motorsports at both Bristol and Richmond International Raceway on Sept.

Where there's a Will, there's always a way. Determined to carve out his own road in racing, third-generation driver Will Kimmel is doing just that.

Michael Valiante helped the Spirit of Daytona Racing Team to a third-place finish at the Idianapolis Speedway last weekend Burnaby racer Michael Valiante earned a four consecutive podium finish at the IMSA sportscar championship series at Indianapolis Speedway last Saturday.

Three generations of the So Cal family raced for the first time in the same race, a NASCAR super late model 75-lap feature on the banked half-mile.

After 11 years under the Roush banner, Carl Edwards has decided to move on. His departure from Roush Fenway Racing was announced before Sunday's Brickyard 400, per the Associated Press, via ESPN.com .

The announcement Sunday was not unexpected. There has been talk for months that Edwards would be moving to Joe Gibbs Racing in 2015 to drive a new fourth car for the Toyota team.

Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, celebrates after winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series EnjoyIllinois.com 300 race at Chicagoland Speedway on July 19 in Joliet, Ill.

Juan Pablo Montoya waltzed back into the Sprint Cup Series at Michigan International Speedway brimming with confidence and predicting he could win while racing part time in NASCAR.

For those who have been around NASCAR for a long time, Daytona International Speedway has served up two sentimental journeys over the last four years.

Tony Stewart hurts every day - about 97 percent of the time, from the morning when he wakes up to shut-eye time at night.

Actor Mark Ruffalo gives the command for start your engins during the NASCAR Nationwide Series EnjoyIllinois.com 300 race at Chicagoland Speedway on July 19. Actor Mark Ruffalo gives the command for start your engins during the NASCAR Nationwide Series EnjoyIllinois.com 300 race at Chicagoland Speedway on July 19. Chris Buescher, driver of the #60 ... (more)

Ken Block stands seven feet tall, kicks a skateboard along the level road at 47 mph, and could not be tempted away from his daily breakfast of rare lamb shanks by all the vegan food in Portland, Oregon.

For the first time since June 21, Mobile International Speedway will roar with the sound of competing engines on Saturday night.

As the NASCAR community looks back on 20 years of racing at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, many in the sport say their most memorable experiences are from the inaugural event.

The repaved and revised 14-turn Grand Prix road course at Indianapolis Motor Speedway may be new to the competitors in Friday's Brickyard Grand Prix, but the vaunted Brickyard itself is a familiar place to many drivers who will compete in the first event at Indy since the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series and American Le Mans Series presented by ... (more)

Joey Logano looking to end Penske's Brickyard 400 drought Roger Penske has dominated IndyCar racing in Indianapolis but NASCAR has proved more problematic Check out this story on IndyStar.com: http://indy.st/1rBD61B NASCAR driver Joey Logano talks with the media after Goodyear hosted a private NASCAR Sprint Cup Test at the Indianapolis Motor ... (more)

I had two "Throwback Thursday"-type topics I wanted to discuss here in my blog space on Auto Racing Daily this week, so today, I'm instituting "Way Back Wednesday" here on the site.