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Jeb Burton raced to his first career NASCAR Truck Series victory, holding off a hard-charging Ty Dillon at Texas Motor Speedway on Friday night.

Two sons of well-known Sprint Cup drivers headline the list of youngsters selected for this season's NASCAR Next program: Chase Elliott, son of 1988 champion Bill Elliott, and Jeb Burton, whose father Ward won the 2002 Daytona 500.

We've had a woman on the Daytona 500 pole, car parts injuring spectators and TV cable lines falling from the sky. Can the season get any more unusual? Oh, you bet it can.

Matt Kenseth said his victory in the Southern 500 at Darlington "probably feels bigger than any win in my career." That's saying something, considering he's a two-time Daytona 500 winner.

Danica Patrick is still struggling at qualifying on the intermediate and short tracks, finishing 40th or worse four times this season. And that makes the race a challenge.

Toni Reavis explains why the Boston Marathon is such a big deal.

After her captivating performance at Daytona, Danica Patrick has come back down to earth -- hard -- in the ensuing three Cup races.

There was bumping, there was spinning and ultimately, there was a fight ... sort of. Kasey Kahne wasn't involved in any of that at Bristol, and he's hauling home the hardware.

Whether as a curiosity, an inspiration or a benchmark of performance, Danica Patrick wields incredible influence with girls of varying ages and aspirations.

What has been the biggest NASCAR story so far in 2013?

Jeff Zelevansky/Nascar via Getty Images Jimmie Johnson will try to keep his momentum going in a place where he's enjoyed plenty of success. It's hard to start a season any better than with a Daytona 500 win, but Jimmie Johnson has kept up the mom...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Well, NASCAR, you wanted to reach a broader audience. So far in 2013, you've done that. The past few weeks the sport has been all over CNN, MSNBC and even MTV between Danica Patrick setting history at the Daytona 500, the Daytona...

Trevor Bayne would like to be a full-time driver in the Cup series, but Roush Fenway Racing has a tested timetable for driver advancement. Bayne's mission? Win in Nationwide.

Mark Martin will be on the pole at Phoenix International Raceway for the second straight year after becoming the second-oldest pole-sitter in NASCAR history.

For Danica Patrick, Sunday's Daytona 500 had many historical firsts, but she said an accomplishment that wasn't a first was the one she cherished -- becoming one of only 13 drivers to lead a lap in both the Daytona 500 and the Indy 500.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. says he passed a big test by racing in the Daytona 500 after a hard crash during the Nationwide race the day before.