Two men who had been drinking and watching NASCAR on television were arrested when they abandoned the race to ride horses down a Georgia highway. Police said one of the men appeared to be inebriated and could not control his horse.
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Richard Childress Racing’s winning team in last week’s NASCAR Pit Crew Challenge will donate $10,000 to the Childress Institute for Pediatric Trauma at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.
The annual event pitted 24 NASCAR crews against each other to perform respective pit duties. The seven-member team from Childress’ No. 31 car, driven by Jeff Burton… Details
Jeff Gordon had an injection in his back to help ease the pain he’s had for more than a year, and the four-time NASCAR champion says he’ll be able to drive this weekend in the longest race of the season.
Gordon was treated Monday in a procedure that typically calls for an injection of lidocaine or anti-inflammatory medication.
Gordon, the Sprint Cup Series points leader, is sore but looking forward to the Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway .
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The final 10 laps of Saturday’s NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race were about as good as it gets.
You had a three-wide battle for the lead, daring moves, cars banging into the wall — and one another — and Jeff Gordon spinning out and crashing.
And it was all capped by Tony Stewart charging to the front in the final laps, stealing the win, his first victory with his new team.
That was the type of thrilling action you see often on short tracks or in restrictor-plate races, but rarely on the 1.5-mile tracks that dominate the Sprint Cup schedule.
The fantastic finish, of course, was a direct result of the 10-lap shootout for $1 million — the highlight of the annual All-Star event.
Maybe the unique, quirky rules of the event …Â Details