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The MI Pace Car Sweepstakes kicked off last month, when we teamed up with Michigan International Speedway , Ford Racing and Quicken Loans to give someone the chance to win a Ford Fusion Energi.

Aric Almirola and the No. 43 Air Force Ford team look to repeat last year's speed in the Coca-Cola 600.

At the Brickyard Crossing Golf Course at the historical Indianapolis Motor Speedway par is 220+. That's par for the IndyCars screaming around at over 220 miles per hour at the famed 2.5-mile oval in Speedway, Indiana.

A 54-member panel will assemble at noon today at the Charlotte Convention Center to elect the fifth class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame.

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)

Ken Schrader won the Menards 200 presented by Federated Car Care Sunday afternoon at Toledo Speedway, making him the oldest winner in ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards history.

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.