In many ways they are polar opposites, these two drivers from the extremes of the Midwest, as diverse as snarls and smiles or fitness and French fries. From their respective backgrounds to their waistlines to their car manufacturers, Carl Edwards and Tony Stewart are about as different as a pair of NASCAR racers can get. In a search for similarities, only their hometowns — Columbia (Mo.) and Columbus (Ind.) — sound close.
And yet, the hotly-contested battle for this year’s Sprint Cup championship has revealed  … More
Kyle Busch has lost a primary sponsor for the remaining two races of the 2011 Sprint Cup season.
M&M’s was to be on the hood of Kyle Busch’s No. 18 for the final two Cup races of 2011 at Phoenix and Homestead-Miami. But as a result of Busch’s actions in last Friday’s Truck Series race at Texas, the company has opted to pull sponsorship until 2012   … More
Strip away the hype, the publicity, the emotions, the gender discussions and look at the cold, hard numbers and it’s clear that Danica Patrick’s transition to NASCAR will be the biggest challenge she’s faced in her career.
Regardless of what one thinks of her driving ability – good, bad or indifferent – those who have arrived in NASCAR from the open-wheel ranks have  … More
The most trying weekend of his oft-turbulent NASCAR career is over, but the fallout continued Monday for Kyle Busch— and still threatened to get worse.
NASCAR fined the Sprint Cup star $50,000 Monday and placed him on probation through the end of the year after his intentional spin of Ron Hornaday Jr. under caution in last Friday’s Camping World Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.
NASCAR said if Busch took any action deemed … More