Kurt Busch left a rocky start to the Chase and his fiercest rival behind him.
Busch stormed into contention for a second Cup championship, holding off fellow Chase drivers Jimmie Johnson and Carl Edwards to win Sunday at Dover International Speedway, tightening the leaderboard in a playoff where no driver has emerged as a clear-cut favorite.
Busch, though, is  … More
Travis Pastrana talked to reporters Sunday morning before the Dover race, giving an update on his status and his future.
Pastrana broke his right ankle and foot attempt a trick in the X Games a night before he was scheduled to make his Nationwide Series debut. The injury has sidelined him for this season and he’ll make his Nationwide debut at Phoenix in March since he’s not  … More
It’s easy to see why anyone would want to be a driver. You get to go fast for a living, you have access to high-performance street cars, you date beautiful women and you travel on private aircraft. No question, the job requires a wearying 10-month-a-year grind that can insulate you from the real world, and it’s a deadly serious business when you strap into a 3,400-pound stock car that travels at tremendous speeds between two concrete walls. The risks, the demands and the pressure to perform are ever-present. Even so, to a large extent, it still seems like a dream life.
So yes, it’s completely understandable why someone with the need for speed  … More
Fox will formally announce Friday that Michael Waltrip will join its NASCAR studio show next season. That creates something different for TV sports: A team owner as a high-profile analyst.
And it’s happening in a sport where every aspect of TV coverage — from, say, how often sponsors are mentioned or their logos are shown — has potential business implications.
Waltrip will … More