Things got just a little too hot for Kevin Harvick, one of Saturday night's many victims (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR) DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. The good news is the weather's great, 75 to 80 degrees, and bright Florida sun most of the time. The bad news is

Today is Monday, Feb. 20, the 51st day of 2012 with 315 to follow. This is observed in the United States as President's Day. The moon is waning. The morning stars are Neptune, Mars and Saturn. The evening stars are Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus and Venus. Tho

Detroit— Texas parole officials have a message for former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick: Get a job. The message was revealed in Kilpatrick's personal emails to Texas and Michigan prison officials, which were obtained by The Detroit News. Kilpatrick said he is s

Large publicly held dealership groups have the money to buy and are looking at a larger range of targets than before -- including Chrysler Group franchises, which buyers have shunned for several years. A dearth of deals during the recession, brokers say,

The Daytona SpeedWeeks story so far: too many bad crashes, like this one involving Jeff Gordon. That's the remains of his car in the middle of this emergency scene (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR) DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. After Saturday night's carnage in the

Moments after Kyle Busch won the Budweiser Shootout on Saturday night, a friend of mine sent me this message: “How can such a jerk be such a great racing driver?” I’ve wondered myself. I have other friends who have questioned their Christian faith as a r

How in the world did Kyle Busch recover from this disaster? (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR) DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. The morning after the night before, and a lot of NASCAR drivers are nursing bruises. Trevor Bayne turned 21 Sunday…and maybe his best birthda

Welcome Gabbers and others to an introduction to the biggest silly season driver and crew chief swaps I've ever witnessed in NASCAR. Before the ticker tape and champagne spray even got swept away the swaps began. Drivers were fired, crew chiefs too, team

Quick links to other pages on this site | Still can't find it? Author-screenwriter Richard Matheson is 86. Actor Sidney Poitier is 85. Racing Hall of Famer Bobby Unser is 78. Actress Marj Dusay is

This doesn't look pretty. Kurt Busch (51) sideways at 200 mph, after a bump by Tony Stewart (14). And AJ Allmendinger (22), Brad Keselowski (2), and Kyle Busch (18) are caught up. How Jeff Gordon (24) and Denny Hamlin (11) escaped is surprising. (Photo:

· Lid Lifter… The 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season unofficially gets underway this weekend with the start of Speed Weeks and the Shootout at Daytona, leading up to the Daytona 500 on Sunday, February 26 · This Week’s Charger… The No. 2 Miller Lite Do

A.J. Allmendinger doesn't have an impeccable track record, nor does he get much attention, but he did catch the eye of Roger Penske. After being released from Richard Petty Motorsports, Dinger will be racing in the No. 22 car in 2012. You may not know it

A few months ago in Hemmings Muscle Machines, we took a walk through the years at Holman-Moody, the fabled Ford team, guided by its very first employee, Pete Taylor. We’ve now received this photo from our close pal Don Miller of Mooresville, North Caroli

You know the annual Speedweeks at Daytona has arrived when you see Budweiser being sprayed all over victory lane. The 34th annual Budweiser Shootout, the traditional start of Speedweeks, will see the green flag this Saturday night, February 18th. In the

Lid Lifter… The 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season unofficially gets underway this weekend with the start of Speed Weeks and the Shootout at Daytona, leading up to the Daytona 500 on Sunday, February 26 This Week’s Charger… The No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge

· Lid Lifter… The 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season unofficially gets underway this weekend with the start of Speed Weeks and the Shootout at Daytona, leading up to the Daytona 500 on Sunday, February 26 · This Week’s Charger… The No. 2 Miller Lite Do

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. It carried special meaning for the 31-year-old driver from Enumclaw, Wash. ,

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. Dale Earnhardt Jr. sported a bushy beard at medi

Roger Penske is looking to hire a few good people -- but there’s an asterisk. An anticipated sales spurt this year has Penske and many private independent dealers considering hiring. And as skilled service technicians retire faster than new ones enter th