
The Odd Couple of NASCAR
In something out of central casting for a network sit com – NASCAR's version of Beauty and the Beast – Danica Patrick's crew chief, Tony Gibson, is a decidedly blue collar Southerner who prefers hog-hunting,... more »

AP Photo
BRISTOL, Tenn. — Danica Patrick was running well at Bristol Motor Speedway last year until she got run into the wall by Regan Smith.
Though Patrick didn’t like getting wrecked — and showed her displeasure with a bit of finger-pointing at Smith — she likes short-track racing and even enjoys a bit of bumping and banging.
“I don’t mind some beating and banging out there, I don’t mind pushing your way around a little bit,” Patrick said Friday. “It just happens. I did it a little bit at Phoenix even. It is just the nature of short tracks when you are running really close to one another.”
— Sunday...

In something out of central casting for a network sit com – NASCAR's version of Beauty and the Beast – Danica Patrick's crew chief, Tony Gibson, is a decidedly blue collar Southerner who prefers hog-hunting,... more »

Who says you can’t start over at 41? Matt Kenseth proved that it’s absolutely possible as he celebrated his birthday on Sunday with his first win behind the wheel of the No. 20 Toyota, in just his third start with... more »

Hendrick Motorsports is Nascar’s most valuable team with a value of $357 million, up 2%. It is the only four car Sprint Cup team remaining and brings in $125 million in sponsor revenue a year. Lowe’s extended it’s deal... more »

Dale Earnhardt Jr. has been a lightning rod for Nascar fans since he joined the top level of the sport in 2000. Fans have voted him the sport’s most popular driver 10 straight years. He has dominated Nascar merchandise sales... more »

A fired-up Denny Hamlin vowed not to pay his fine for criticizing the quality of NASCAR's Phoenix race last week and said he will no longer speak about any competition-related issues. Hamlin was fined $25,000 on Thursday for... more »