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Jan 9, 2008 7:56 AM CST

NFL Exit Puts Gibbs Back in NASCAR Seat

Ex-Redskins coach will devote more time to his racing team

(Newser) - When Joe Gibbs stepped down as Redskins' head coach yesterday at age 67, it wasn't to head off to the golf course—Gibbs is expected to retake the reins of his NASCAR team, reports USA Today. "I guess it's a good thing I never moved into his office,"...

Jr. Hangs With Team in Daytona

Jan 8, 2008 6:13 AM CST

Jr. Hangs With Team in Daytona

Earnhardt Jr. eager to get new NASCAR season rolling

(Newser) - Dale Earnhardt Jr. is itching to get racing. The newest member of Hendrick Motorsports made an unusal visit a week before his scheduled test date for next month’s Daytona 500, just to schmooze with new team members, reports the Virginian-Pilot. "It's painful watching other cars go around the...

Johnson Extends NASCAR Reign

Nov 19, 2007 3:47 AM CST

Johnson Extends NASCAR Reign

No. 48 makes it two straight with conservative 7th-place finish

(Newser) - With a conservative game plan in the top stock car circuit's finale at the Homestead-Miami Speedway, Jimmie Johnson cruised to a 7th-place finish, easily netting him the NASCAR season title. Johnson had won his previous four races and needed only to place in the top 18 in Florida. Mentor and...

Halfway There, Nextel Cup Race Over
for Most

Oct 12, 2007 1:00 AM CDT

Halfway There, Nextel Cup Race Over for Most

Nascar field split into top four ... and the rest

(Newser) - The Nextel Cup hunt is over for the majority of Nascar drivers who qualified for "The Chase" only four races in. Competition at the top of the pile remains fierce, with Jeff Gordon sitting first and Jimmie Johnson only one point behind. But the gap in the points...

Indy 500 Champ to Join NASCAR Next Year

Oct 3, 2007 4:18 PM CDT

Indy 500 Champ to Join NASCAR Next Year

Second open-wheel racer in two years added to Ganassi team

(Newser) - Dario Franchitti, the 2007 Indianapolis 500 winner, confirmed today that he will make the transition from IndyCar to NASCAR for the 2008 season. The reigning IndyCar Series champion will join former Formula One and Indy driver Juan Pablo Montoya on Chip Ganassi’s three-car team. Ganassi is “thrilled” to...

Sport's Top 100 Power Players

Oct 1, 2007 8:53 AM CDT

Sport's Top 100 Power Players

Athletes, commissioners and entrepreneurs all make BusinessWeek 's list of the best people in the game

(Newser) - In sports you're really only a winner or a loser, so BusinessWeek compiled a list of the 100 most powerful people in sports—whether they're on the field or behind a desk:

Roger Goodell, commissioner, NFL
Tiger Woods, golfer
David Stern, commissioner, NBA

Busch Wins
in Michigan

Aug 22, 2007 1:39 AM CDT

Busch Wins in Michigan

After 2 days of rain delays, racer grabs checkered flag

(Newser) - Racer Kurt Busch took the checkered flag at the 3M Performance 400 in Michigan yesterday after rain delays bumped the race from its usual Sunday spot. The afternoon had no shortage of oddities, starting with a half-hour fog delay and ending with a two-lap overtime sprint due to Greg Biffle's...

NASCAR's Ricky Rudd to Retire

Aug 20, 2007 12:19 AM CDT

NASCAR's Ricky Rudd to Retire

Veteran Nextel Cup driver will hit the pits after 2007 season

(Newser) - Veteran NASCAR driver Ricky Rudd will retire from his full-time Nextel Cup duties at the end of this season. Rudd, who has chalked up 23 wins in a 32-year career, may make occasional starts in future years, but said he wants to give his team plenty of time to find...

This Bud—and No. 8—Is Not for Earnhardt

Aug 15, 2007 11:30 PM CDT

This Bud—and No. 8—Is Not for Earnhardt

Contract with new team strips racer of number with 'tremendous history'

(Newser) - Dale Earnhardt Jr., whose Budweiser ride has long been iconic among NASCAR fans, will have to surrender the number 8 under the terms of a new team contract. The racer, who's leaving his father's Dale Earnhardt, Inc., to replace Kyle Busch at Hendrick Motorsports, will also strip the Budweiser paint-job...

Spitzer Rolls With NASCAR Crowd

Aug 14, 2007 6:30 AM CDT

Spitzer Rolls With NASCAR Crowd

It's off to the races for flesh-pressing Harvard Democrat

(Newser) - The Times noticed an unlikely NASCAR fan at this weekend's race in upstate New York—Governor Eliot Spitzer, who was no doubt running slightly left of the pack. Spitzer, whose brother-in-law is an engineer for NASCAR's Hendrick Motorsports, said he was supporting his favorite driver, Hendrick driver Jeff Gordon. The...

'Spin Doctor' Stewart Wins Watkins Glen

Aug 13, 2007 3:11 AM CDT

'Spin Doctor' Stewart Wins Watkins Glen

No. 20 grabs third checkered flag of the season

(Newser) - Tony Stewart took his third checkered flag of the Nextel Cup season yesterday at Watkins Glen, recovering from an early spinout to finish 2.46 seconds ahead of teammate Denny Hamlin. Stewart, who battled Jeff Gordon for the lead all afternoon, took the top spot on the penultimate lap, when...

Busch Nails a Win at Pocono

Aug 6, 2007 6:42 AM CDT

Busch Nails a Win at Pocono

Big win puts Busch in 12th and final spot of standings with 5 races to go before Chase begins

(Newser) - Kurt Busch picked up a much-needed first place finish at Pocono on Sunday, his first win since March 26, 2006. Busch dominated the race, leading for all but 25 laps. The win moved him into the 12th and final spot in the Chase for the Nextel Cup rankings...

Stewart Lays a Win at Brickyard

Jul 30, 2007 6:40 AM CDT

Stewart Lays a Win at Brickyard

Montoya places, Gordon Shows at Allstate 400 in Tony's backyard

(Newser) - Tony Stewart took the Allstate 400 in his home state of Indiana yesterday, two weeks after he snapped a winless streak at the USG Sheetrock 400. The Home Depot driver battled for the lead all afternoon, finally grabbing the checkered flag by a 2.98-second margin over Juan Pablo Montoya.

Bud Plans to Ditch Earnhardt

Jul 11, 2007 6:06 AM CDT

Bud Plans to Ditch Earnhardt

King of Beers eyes Kahne; Pepsi bubbles to rebound Jr.

(Newser) - Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s number 8 car is fixing for a makeover: ESPN says the Hendricks Motorsports driver is likely to lose his Budweiser sponsorship to number 9 Kasey Kahne. And though negotiations are largely undisclosed, rumor has it that Jr.'s Chevy will be painted in PepsiCo colors next...

Plane Crash Kills 5, Including Nascar Exec's Husband

Jul 10, 2007 1:48 PM CDT

Plane Crash Kills 5, Including Nascar Exec's Husband

VP's husband, toddler on ground perish

(Newser) - A small plane crashed outside Orlando this morning, killing the pilot—a plastic surgeon married to a Nascar executive—and four other people, including a toddler on the ground. The Cessna 310 plummeted into a residential neighborhood en route to a Orlando Sanford International Airport, split into pieces, and burst...

Gordon the Rain King in PA

Jun 11, 2007 4:13 AM CDT

Gordon the Rain King in PA

Risky call pays off for Gordon, who wins in rain-shortened Pocono 500

(Newser) - Nascar's Pocono 500 was called after 106 laps for rain with Jeff Gordon in the lead after a gutsy off-timed pitting on the 65th lap. The move gave him a jump in the short-term, but had there been no shortening of the race, it likely would have meant a loss...

NASCAR's 'Genial Dictator' Dead at 74

Jun 5, 2007 4:17 AM CDT

NASCAR's 'Genial Dictator' Dead at 74

Bill France Jr. transformed NASCAR into a national pastime

(Newser) - Bill France Jr., the NASCAR chairman who took a Southern pastime and transformed it into a national mania, died at 74 on Monday. Sickly in his final years, the godfather of stock car racing from 1972 to 2000 was nonetheless fiery and irascible until the end. France's father had founded...

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Quits Dale Earnhardt Inc.

May 11, 2007 6:26 AM CDT

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Quits Dale Earnhardt Inc.

Strife with stepmother drives NASCAR superstar out of the family business

(Newser) - NASCAR uberstar Dale Earnhardt Jr. is quitting his late father's eponymous company, changing the stock-car racing landscape significantly. The best-known and best-paid driver on the track, Earnhardt said yesterday he will join a new team next year, citing longstanding strife with his stepmother Teresa.

Champ Claims NASCAR is Rigged

Apr 26, 2007 7:56 AM CDT

Champ Claims NASCAR is Rigged

Officials throw bogus caution flags to shape races, Stewart says

(Newser) - Two-time champion Tony Stewart charges that NASCAR is rigged like pro wrestling. He said officials control races by throwing bogus caution flags for debris on the track. “They can almost dictate the race instead of the drivers doing it. It’s happened too many times this year," said...