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Busch Wins Fourth-Straight Richmond Spring Race

Kyle Busch pulled away from Dale Earnhardt Jr after the final restart to win the Capital City 400 at Richmond International Raceway, his fourth spring victory in a row at the track.

NASCAR Announces The 2012 Sprint Cup Schedule

NASCAR announces the 2012 Sprint Cup Series schedule. Among the changes, Talladega Superspeedway and Kansas Speedway swap Chase dates.

Wonderful Pistachios 400 Review: Drama Overload

Wonderful Pistachios 400 Review: Junior makes the Chase; Ambrose, Vickers feud; Kurt Busch, Jimmie Johnson Round 2; and the 2011 Chase field.

Irwin Tools Night Race Review: Keselowski Belongs

Irwin Tools Night Race Review: Keselowsk proves he belongs; Truex has a good run; Gordon not happy about pit road shenanigans; and Johnson and Busch share points lead.

Michigan Review: High Expectations, Poor Results

Pure Michigan 400 race review: Edwards and Hamlin have trouble; Earnhardt and Biffle don’t get the finishes they were looking for; Keselowski continues running up front.

Suspended Nationwide Series Driver Grubb Found Dead

ESPN is reporting that suspended NASCAR Nationwide Series driver Kevin Grubb was found dead in a Richmond, VA hotel on Wednesday. Grubb was discovered at Alpine Hotel, just outside of Richmond, at 11:30 a.m. The cause of death has not been released, but foul play was not suspected. Grubb, the younger brother of NASCAR driver [...]

Busch Wins Russ Friedman 400

Kyle Busch took the lead from Jeff Gordon with about 30 laps to go, and drove away from the field to win the Crown Royal presents the Russ Friedman 400 at Richmond International Raceway. The victory is his third victory of the Sprint Cup season. Top 5: Busch, Tony Stewart, Jeff Burton, Ryan Newman, and [...]

Busch Wins Lipton Tea 250

Kyle Busch pulled away from Carl Edwards on the final restart and won the Lipton Tea 250  at Richmond International Raceway. Top 5: Busch, Edwards, Matt Kenseth, Brad Keselowski, Kevin Harvick. Joey Logano, Mark Martin, Michael McDowell, Jason Keller, and Jason Leffler finished sixth through 10th, respectively. Notables: Steven Wallace (11th), Scott Wimmer (16th), Joe [...]

JR Motorsports Announces Driver Lineup For No. 5 Chevy

On Monday, JR Motorsports announced the plans for its No. 5 Nationwide Series entry for the remainder of the 20009 season. The No. 5 Chevy will be split among team owner Dale Earnhardt Jr, all-time series wins leader Mark Martin, Ryan Newman, Tony Stewart, and Scott Wimmer. Jr will drive at Texas Motor Speedway in [...]

The Little Intimidator

After last week’s controversial wreck that took out the dominant car of Kyle Busch, I saw something in Dale Earnhardt Jr that I haven’t seen in a very long time, if not ever. For the first time in a long time, I saw Dale Sr in Dale Jr. Like his father, I saw Jr do [...]