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Pastrana captures first career Nationwide pole

X Games star Travis Pastrana won his first career pole on the Nationwide Series at Talladega Superspeedway. The 10-time X Games gold medalist-turned-NASCAR driver starts up front in Saturday's Aaron's 312 after posting the fastest qualifying time of 54.255 on Friday on the 2.66-mile tri-oval. Pastrana called it "a dream ...

Denny Hamlin cleared to return at Talladega

Denny Hamlin received medical clearance Thursday to return this weekend at Talladega Superspeedway. Hamlin has missed four races after sustaining a compression fracture of a vertebra in his lower back in a last-lap accident at California on March 24. "Don't call it a comeback — LL cool J," Hamlin tweeted. ...

Appeal board upholds penalties against Penske

A three-member appeals board upheld NASCAR's sweeping penalties against Penske Racing on Wednesday for a failed inspection last month at Texas and team owner Roger Penske vowed to take the ruling to the series' highest level. The three-member National Stock Car Racing Appeals Panel unanimously upheld all penalties levied against ...

Stewart, Kurt Busch get physical at Richmond

Kurt Busch ran up front all night, and even led 36 laps. Then came the finish, which he described as a free-for-all, and with him right in the middle of it. The one-time champion now racing for a one-car team wound up ninth Saturday night at Richmond International Raceway. He ...

Tony Stewart (14) and Jimmie Johnson (48) spin out in Turn 2 during the Toyota Owner's 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup series auto race at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Va., Saturday April 27, 2013.   (AP Photo/Jason Hirschfeld)

Harvick wins Richmond after 2-lap overtime sprint

When the dust settled at Richmond, 'Ol Happy Harvick was the only driver smiling. Kevin Harvick plowed through traffic on the final restart, driving from seventh to Victory Lane in a two-lap overtime sprint to the finish Saturday night at Richmond International Raceway. He did it with one of those ...

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