Tony Stewart, Carl Edwards exhibit class in NASCAR classic finish

HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Carl Edwards did everything right in his quest to win NASCAR’s championship. He was strong and steady for 10 consecutive weeks, he salvaged solid finishes on the days his Roush Fenway Racing team struggled, and he stood steely in the path of …

HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Tony Stewart insisted he wasn’t a title contender when the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship began. When it became clear he actually was a viable threat, he kicked it into another gear and vowed to go for broke in his pursuit …

Tony Stewart wins Martinsville Chase race — closes in on Carl Edwards

MARTINSVILLE, Virginia — Tony Stewart hadn’t won a race all season and didn’t list himself as a championship contender when asked to handicap the field before NASCAR’s 10-race playoffs got going. Now, his third championship is there for the taking. “We’ve had one of those …

Ex-NASCAR driver arrested with meth

CATAWBA, N.C. — Former NASCAR driver Jeremy Mayfield has been charged with possession of methamphetamine.

The 42-year-old former Sprint Cup driver was arrested Tuesday night at his home in the western North Carolina town of Catawba, according to the Catawba County Sheriff’s Office. Mayfield posted …

NASCAR owner Hendrick returns home after plane crash

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR team owner Rick Hendrick returned home Tuesday, a day after he broke a rib and shoulder when his plane ran off the runway in Key West, Fla. Hendrick Motorsports said the brakes failed when the Gulfstream G150 landed at Key West …

NASCAR owner, wife survive plane crash

KEY WEST, Fla. — A small jet carrying the owner of NASCAR’s top team and his wife lost its brakes and crash landed at a Key West, Fla., airport Monday evening, and the couple suffered minor injuries, officials said.

The Gulfstream 150 aircraft ran off …

Indy 500 champ Dan Wheldon killed in wreck in Las Vegas

Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon died Sunday after his car became ensnared in a fiery 15-car pileup, flew over another vehicle and landed in a catch fence just outside turn 2 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Dan Wheldon’s eerie ‘last’ words

In the week leading up to his race Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, IndyCar driver Dan Wheldon was writing a blog for USA Today. His words leave an eerie reminder of the horrific crash that took his life.

The day before the GoDaddy IndyCar …

Dan Wheldon death shocks fellow drivers

LAS VEGAS — The sound of bagpipes came out of Turn 1, playing a mournful refrain of “Amazing Grace” for the driver who would not return. On the track, the cars that could still run moved slowly in a five-lap tribute that was as heartfelt …

Dan Wheldon death: Reaction from racing world

Reaction to the death of two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon, who was killed Sunday in a 15-car wreck at Las Vegas Motor Speedway: ——— “It’s a black day for the sport. We came in here hoping for a good season-finale and ended up losing …

Tony Stewart wins at New Hampshire

LOUDON, N.H. (AP) — Tony Stewart made it 2 for 2 in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship, pulling ahead when Clint Bowyer ran out of gas with two laps left to win at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Sunday.

Stewart is on a …

Tony Stewart gets first win of year in opening race of the Chase

By his standards, Tony Stewart has had a “miserable year.” And as much as he loves racing, he was the only one in the house glad to see the rainout of the GEICO 400 on Sunday at Chicagoland Speedway, the first in the 10-race Chase …

Postponement of GEICO 400 doesn’t douse race fans’ enthusiasm

Scott Paddock, president of Chicagoland Speedway, was understandably disappointed with the rainout Sunday of the GEICO 400. This is Paddock’s first year at the helm and the Speedway’s first time hosting the first race in the Chase for the Sprint Cup Championship. It also ended …

Tony Stewart wins opening Chase race at Chicagoland Speedway

Tony Stewart ended his season-long funk, winning for the first time this year in the opening race of the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship. Stewart had one of the best cars Monday at Chicagoland Speedway, where NASCAR’s title-deciding series opened a day late because …

Rain forces race at Chicagoland Speedway to be postponed until Monday

Gentlemen, kill your ­engines. The Chase for the Sprint Cup was scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. Sunday with the running of the GEICO 400 at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet. Trouble is, Mother Nature did not get the memo. Rain that originally was predicted for …