Cans of beer are throw from the grandstand after Kyle Busch wins the NASCAR Dodge Challenger 500 Sprint Cup series auto race at the Darlington International Raceway, in Darlington, S.C. on Saturday, May 10, 2008.
DARLINGTON, S.C. The crowd booed him. He called his car pathetic. His crew missed a lug nut, and he couldn't stay off Darlington Raceway's wall. Despite it all, Kyle Busch found Victory Lane once again.
Kyle Busch captured Saturday night's Dodge Challenger 500 Sprint Cup Series race at the Darlington Raceway. Busch fought his way back through the field from an earlier penalty en route to Victory Lane. The No.18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota driver crossed the finish line 3.115 seconds ahead of Carl Edwards.
Greg Biffle won the pole for Saturday night's Dodge Challenger 500 at the Darlington Raceway. The No.16 Roush Fenway Racing Ford driver circled the newly-paved "Lady in Black" in a record-setting 27.405 seconds (179.442 m.p.h.). The old mark was 173.797 m.p.h. set by Ward Burton in March 1996.
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Clint Bowyer crosses the finish line to win the NASCAR Crown Royal 400 Sprint Cup race at the Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Va. Saturday, May 3, 2008. Kyle Busch (18) finished second and Mark Martin (8) finished third.
RICHMOND, Va. Richard Childress always tells his drivers that luck occurs when preparation meets opportunity. Clint Bowyer proved the boss right on Saturday night.
Clint Bowyer took advantage of a late crash to capture Saturday night's Crown Royal presents the Dan Lowry 400 at the Richmond International Raceway. The No.07 Chevrolet driver crossed the finish line 0.439 seconds ahead of Kyle Busch.
RICHMOND, Va. Bobby Labonte became the latest driver to take himself off the free-agent market, agreeing to a contract extension with Petty Enterprises, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press.
Driver Carl Edwards pushes his car during qualifying for Saturday's NASCAR Sprint cup race at the Richmond International Raceway, in Richmond, Va., Friday, May 2, 2008. Edwards signed a multiple-year contract extension to continue driving the No. 99 Ford.
RICHMOND, Va. Carl Edwards briefly explored free agency before deciding to stay with Roush Fenway Racing for the next several years.
RICHMOND, Va. Kyle Busch celebrated his 23rd birthday Friday in a race car, the one place NASCAR's hottest driver truly loves to be.
Kasey Kahne won the pole for this evening's Lipton Tea 250 at the Richmond International Raceway. The No.9 Gillett Evernham Motorsports driver circled the 0.750-mile short track in 21.578 seconds (125.127 m.p.h.).
One of this year's biggest free-agents-to-be in motorsports is off the market. Carl Edwards has signed a multi-year deal to remain at NASCAR's Roush Fenway Racing.
In this Sept. 4, 2007 file photo provided by Lowe's Motor Speedway, hot dog eating champion Joey Chestnut, right, gets some help from Lowe's Motor Speedway president H.A. "Humpy " Wheeler, left, as they introduce the "Feast with The Beast", an All-You-Can-Eat grandstand for the track's NASCAR Bank Of America 500 race, during a news conference at the speedway in Concord, N.C. The cost of attending a major auto race can be hard to stomach for families caught in a financial pinch. So track promoters are shifting into high gear to keep their grandstands full, offering discounted ticket packages and additional entertainment.
Auto racing is the ultimate in gas-guzzling entertainment. But the prospect of paying $4 a gallon to get to the track has some fans reluctant to start their engines.
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Apparently, Tony Stewart has reached the proverbial fork in the road, and has some interesting decisions to make concerning his future in racing.
