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For the better part of two laps, Tony Kanaan circled Indianapolis Motor Speedway under caution as most of 200,000 admirers thundered their approval. Kanaan, 2013 Indy 500 winner, had arrived.

Anyone winning Sunday's Indy 500 will be a worldwide story instantly. But some potential winners -- such as Marco Andretti -- would really add luster to the race's lore.

For the first time in a long time, A.J. Foyt's team is a threat to win the Indianapolis 500. As Bobby Unser said of the Foyt-Takuma Sato pairing: "He's really got him a fast race driver."

For one final push, for one pivotal stretch Sunday night at Talladega, Front Row Motorsports -- the little team that roared -- was the most dominant team in NASCAR.

TALLADEGA, Ala. -- Sunday's -- or Monday's, or Tuesday's, depending on the weather -- Aaron's 499 may not be a replay of the single-file promenade that kept you dozing and grumbling through the Gen-6 car's debut at Daytona in February. "I...

Welcome to SportsNation! On Wednesday, ESPN.com NASCAR writer Ed Hinton will stop by to talk about all the latest news and notes from around the track. Hinton began his career covering NASCAR in the 1970s working for the Orlando Sentinel. He has also...

As the trucks began their race at Rockingham on Sunday, one remark by Speed TV analyst Michael Waltrip -- that fans were right up by the fence -- triggered a whole, delightful set of memories about one man. And it added to my list of somewhat forgot...

Welcome to SportsNation! On Tuesday, ESPN.com NASCAR writer Ed Hinton will stop by to talk about all the latest news and notes from around the track. Hinton began his career covering NASCAR in the 1970s working for the Orlando Sentinel. He has also w...

Fans are speaking up, and the hue and cry to get Raymond Parks in the NASCAR Hall of Fame is growing. Even better news? We're not going to run out of worthy inductees for years.

Welcome to SportsNation! On Wednesday, ESPN.com NASCAR writer Ed Hinton will stop by to talk about all the latest news and notes from around the track. Hinton began his career covering NASCAR in the 1970s working for the Orlando Sentinel. He has also...

Fireball Roberts. Joe Weatherly. Curtis Turner. Fred Lorenzen. Bobby Isaac. How in the world are these racing legends not already in the NASCAR Hall of Fame?

Welcome to SportsNation! On Thursday, ESPN.com NASCAR writer Ed Hinton will stop by to talk about all the latest news and notes from around the track. Hinton began his career covering NASCAR in the 1970s working for the Orlando Sentinel. He has also ...

It always seems like NASCAR is in hot water one way or another, and the truth is, the sport hasn't dealt with that well at times. Now is not one of those times.

Welcome to SportsNation! On Thursday, ESPN.com NASCAR writer Ed Hinton will stop by to talk about all the latest news and notes from around the track. Hinton began his career covering NASCAR in the 1970s working for the Orlando Sentinel. He has also ...

Jimmie Johnson wasn't the talk of Speedweeks -- Danica Patrick was. And while Patrick acquitted herself well, Johnson is hauling home the Daytona 500 hardware.

Saturday's horrific crash at the end of the Nationwide Series race at Daytona might be memorable. But as Bobby Allison -- and others -- can recount, it was far from unique.