Martinsville offers high-octane made-for-TV racing

AP Photo/Steve Helber They don't call Martinsville Speedway "The Paper Clip" for nothing. One thing you can't call Martinsville Speedway is a c...

Follow the leaders? Better keep an eye on hot Harvick, too

Sam Sharpe-US Presswire Kevin Harvick, top, has been running as well as just about anyone recently. RICHMOND, Va. -- The hottest driver heading ...

Edwards wins from 42nd-place start

Carl Edwards came from the back of the pack to win the Nationwide Series race at O'Reilly Raceway Park.

Nationwide Series at a crossroads

Much of the glitz is gone in the once-prosperous Nationwide Series. In these tough economic times, what lies ahead for a series still searching for an identity?

Crunching numbers from Daytona

You know what is awesome? Vacation is awesome. But yet, I continue to show up and write for you. And why? Because I love each and every one of you. D...

Nov. 18, 2006; Homestead, FL, USA; Nascar Nextel Cup driver Scott Wimmer (33) during practice for the Ford 400 at Homestead Miami Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas...

Logano, Busch give Joe Gibbs Racing 1-2 finish

...Edwards, who has three Nationwide wins at Nashville, was shuffled back to 20th. Defending race champion Scott Wimmer started 29th and never challenged for the lead en route to an 11th-place finish. He...

Logano wins first Nationwide race of '09

Teen star Joey Logano raced to his second career NASCAR Nationwide Series victory, holding off Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch in the Pepsi 300 on Saturday at Nashville Superspeedway.

California preview: The real season begins at Fontana

AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill Don't count out Jimmie Johnson, who's got two wins, a second and a third the past two seasons at Cali. Start Your Engine...

Funny how traditions take root in NASCAR

Homestead blog Saturday

...Bowyer, left, and third-place finisher Carl Edwards, right, talk to reporters after they finished behind Scott Wimmer in the NASCAR Nationwide Series' Pepsi 300 auto race in Gladeville, Tenn., Saturday, March 22, 2008...

Homestead trends and notes

Mark Garrow takes an early look at the season-finale race at Homestead.

Barker moves from Haas CNC Racing to Waltrip's team

Veteran crew chief Bootie Barker will not be working for Tony Stewart's new team next season, moving instead to Michael Waltrip's car in 2009.

Kansan Bowyer, Missourian Edwards looking forward to border brawl

Sure, the Nationwide Series title is Clint Bowyer's to lose, but there's something more at stake Saturday at Kansas Speedway. Bowyer wants to win at his home-state track, and beat Missourian -- and his nearest title competitor -- Carl Edwards in the process, writes Mark Ashenfelter.