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Edwards, Harvick incident got physical

Photographs of the scuffle between Carl Edwards and Kevin Harvick show a more physical confrontation than witnesses described, with Edwards at one point grabbing Harvick by the throat.

Updated: Oct. 13, 2008 1:04 AM | Full story

Burton gets back in the Chase

Jeff Burton summed up his job over the final 33 laps of Saturday's Bank of America 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway quite succinctly in Victory Lane.

Updated: Oct. 13, 2008 1:04 AM | Full story

Burton moves up with victory

Jeff Burton knew how valuable the lead was in Saturday's Bank of America 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway, so once he got it he had no desire to give it up.

Updated: Oct. 12, 2008 3:10 AM | Full story

Cindy McCain revs NASCAR crowd

On Saturday, as more than 100,000 NASCAR fans gathered at Lowe's Motor Speedway for the Bank of America 500, Cindy McCain gave interviews, shook hands and talked racing.

Updated: Oct. 12, 2008 2:25 AM | Full story

Ignition trouble slows Edwards

Roush Fenway driver struggles to 33rd.

Updated: Oct. 12, 2008 2:25 AM | Full story

Junior says Smith was wronged

Dale Earnhardt Jr. once used a questionable pass below the yellow line to beat Matt Kenseth at Talladega.

Updated: Oct. 11, 2008 2:05 AM | Full story

Garage feud still simmers

Note passing, name calling, playground scuffles and widespread gossip. Sound like the fifth grade? Well, that, too.

Updated: Oct. 11, 2008 3:11 AM | Full story

Harvick-Edwards tiff continues in garage

If Carl Edwards was hoping to put his involvement in last Sunday's 12-car late-race wreck at Talladega Superspeedway behind him, he found no satisfaction Thursday.

Updated: Oct. 10, 2008 3:04 AM | Full story

Weather may dash hopes

The forecast for Bank of America 500 qualifying tonight at Lowe's Motor Speedway isn't great.

Updated: Oct. 9, 2008 3:38 AM | Full story

Carpentier fired after Sunday spat

Wallace, Allmendinger to drive No. 10.

Updated: Oct. 8, 2008 2:45 AM | Full story

Duke student racing for championships

Paulie Harraka, a member of NASCAR's diversity program, is balancing the demands of racing and education.

Updated: Oct. 8, 2008 7:54 AM | Full story

Hamlin released from hospital

Denny Hamlin was released from a hospital Monday, a day after a tire failure led to a hard crash at Talladega Superspeedway.

Updated: Oct. 7, 2008 1:45 AM | Full story

Johnson scrambles to 9th-place finish

At one point during Sunday's Amp Energy 500 at Talladega Superspeedway, Jimmie Johnson had last place securely nailed down.

Updated: Oct. 6, 2008 2:13 AM | Full story

Stewart awarded victory

Tony Stewart crossed the finish line second at Talladega Superspeedway for the seventh time in his Sprint Cup career in Sunday's Amp Energy 500.

Updated: Oct. 6, 2008 5:15 AM | Full story

Kvapil claims pole, but many don't care

Sprint Cup cars will run 500 miles today at Talladega Superspeedway. The real question, though, is how many miles they will race.

Updated: Oct. 5, 2008 1:52 AM | Full story

Stewart would like a Talladega victory

Tony Stewart has a pair of winless streaks he wants to end today.

Updated: Oct. 5, 2008 1:52 AM | Full story

More bad luck for Junior

Dale Earnhardt's No. 88 Chevrolet blew an engine in the first practice Friday and blew a tire in the second, and it cost him any shot of starting in the front of Sunday's Amp Energy 500 field.

Updated: Oct. 4, 2008 2:45 AM | Full story

Junior says he'll take his chances at Talladega

Dale Earnhardt Jr. says at this point in his chase for his first Sprint Cup Series championship, it's time "to go for broke."

Updated: Oct. 3, 2008 3:05 AM | Full story

Wallace just says 'No'

Rusty Wallace on Wednesday refuted reports that he is contemplating a comeback to Sprint Cup racing to drive for Dale Earnhardt Inc.

Updated: Oct. 2, 2008 3:01 AM | Full story

Barker joins Waltrip

Veteran crew chief Bootie Barker will not be working for Tony Stewart's new team next season, moving instead to Michael Waltrip's car in 2009.

Updated: Oct. 2, 2008 3:00 AM | Full story

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