Fantastic finish would help ease NASCAR's pain

Geoff Burke/Getty Images for NASCAR The Chase could come down to Hendrick Motorsports teammates Jimmie Johnson (48) and Mark Martin. Is it too m...

Bristol finish shows why Martin sleeps easily at night

...the rules of engagement at Bristol in this race exactly a decade ago, when he wrecked leader Terry Labonte on the last lap to win. Just last year here, in keeping with tradition carried on...

Risk for Martin simply too high at Michigan

(AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) Mark Martin (5) was a threat to win Sunday at Michigan ... until the fuel tank ran dry. Risk versus reward. That's alw...

Kyle Busch plays it smart to stay in Chase contention

(Mark J. Rebilas/US Presswire) It took an aggressive move, but Marcos Ambrose got ahead of Kyle Busch late in Saturday's Nationwide Series race and st...

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Double-file restarts save the day at New Hampshire

(AP Photo/Gil Talbot) Martin Truex Jr., left, and Kevin Harvick were among eight drivers collected in a "big one" Sunday. Tony Stewart knows a ...

Edwards not picking up where he left off last season

(Jared C. Tilton/Icon SMI) Kyle Busch, left, was leading late in the Heluva Good! 200 until teammate Joey Logano, right, punted him. Logano finished s...

Jay Leno and athletes over the years

...most famous athlete moment on Leno was when Jason Sehorn proposed to Angie Harmon on the show...feature subject Reese Hoffa has hit the couch. Terry Bradshaw going nuts on Leno. Pat Summitt drops...

Nothing went Kyle Busch's way at Lowe's

(AP Photo/John Bazemore) Kyle Busch seemingly had the car to beat in the Coca-Cola 600, but when the rain covers were put on, the No. 18 was not in fi...

These guys could be two-sport stars

LeBron James isn't the only athlete who could be a two-sport star. Here are others who could excel at another sport.

Hendrick Motorsports unstoppable at Darlington Raceway

(AP Photo/Brett Flashnick) The 5 crew for Hendrick Motorsports celebrates Mark Martin's victory at Darlington. Denny Hamlin was delivering race...

Are you tired of Cup drivers in N'wide?

NASCAR thinks you don't care about this little ruse of Cup stars such as Kyle Busch dominating the Nationwide Series. But do you really?

New owner/driver Stewart showing moxie

(AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt) Tony Stewart hasn't won a race in the 14 car, but he has seven top-10s and four top-5s. Mine That Bird was a 51-to-...

Gordon's famed No. 24 already 'in championship form'

(AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain) Jeff Gordon escaped trouble when he got past a sideways Jamie McMurray in Turn 2 at Bristol. Jeff Gordon continues ...

Fast start huge boost for other Busch

Remember Kurt Busch? You know, the 2004 Sprint Cup champ who vanished off the NASCAR planet in 2008? Well, he's back.