Everyone said Tony Stewart was crazy to leave the cozy confines of Joe Gibbs Racing to run his own NASCAR team. A struggling, noncompetitive race team, at that.
It would be hard work, require long hours and certainly test his volatile temperament. It could interfere with his driving, expose him to failure and make this first season the most difficult of his decorated career.
Not so much.
Three months into the season, Stewart looks like a genius. Using an extreme makeover on the former Haas CNC Racing organization, Stewart has put together one of the most solid organizations in the Sprint Cup Series and made other drivers believe ownership might actually work…Â Details
Kyle Busch celebrated his 24th birthday with a trip to Victory Lane, winning Saturday night at Richmond International Raceway.
The win snapped a monthlong losing streak – an eternity by Busch’s standards – and made him just the second NASCAR driver to win a Cup race on his birthday. Cale Yarborough did it twice, celebrating his March 27th birthday with wins at North Wilkesoboro in 1977 and Atlanta in 1983.
“You guys are awesome!†Busch radioed his crew. “May 2nd, baby! Thank you.  Details
As the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series points leader through the first nine races, Kurt Busch suddenly feels some additional outside pressure to keep performing well.
That’s how it is when you are driving a Dodge in NASCAR these days.
Dodge’s parent company, Chrysler, filed for bankruptcy Thursday, and while talk of the company selling many of its assets to Italian automaker Fiat Group SpA could mark the beginning of a long-term plan for Chrysler’s survival, Busch is a face of the company.
“I do feel a small bit of responsibility carrying the Dodge banner in NASCAR,†he said at Richmond International Raceway, the site of Saturday night’s Crown Royal 400 Cup race… Details
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The King is coming to Indy.
And Richard Petty is bringing an Andretti along for the ride.
Petty. Andretti.
The family names alone fill pages of stock car and IndyCar history books. Now two of the most famous names in auto racing will again be united at one of the sport’s most famous tracks.
For Petty, the driver long synonymous with NASCAR, the Indianapolis 500 offers a whole new kind of racing style and pageantry. More than 50 years after making his NASCAR debut, Petty will be a rookie …Â Details