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March 6, 2017
Brad Keselowski celebrated in Victory Lane after winning a NASCAR Monster Cup series auto race at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Ga., on Sunday.

Keselowski steals Atlanta win after Harvick caught speeding on pit road

Harvick seemed poised to win at the 1.54-mile trioval for the first time since his initial Cup victory in 2001, only three races after he got his chance following the death of Dale Earnhardt.
Motorsports
February 23, 2017
Denny Hamlin

Hamlin spoils Earnhardt's return with last-lap pass to win Daytona qualifying duel

Denny Hamlin charged past Dale Earnhardt Jr. with one lap remaining Thursday night to win the second of two 150-mile races. Chase Elliott won the other.
Motorsports
February 18, 2017
Belle Plaine's Dungey reflects on extraordinary dirtbike career

Belle Plaine's Dungey reflects on extraordinary dirtbike career

Ryan Dungey turned an unspectacular amateur career in Minnesota into one of the most prolific professional runs in the history of dirtbike riding.
Motorsports
November 15, 2016
Joey Logano celebrates in the victory lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Phoenix International Raceway, Sunday, Nov. 13, 201

Logano wins at Phoenix, makes final four for championship at Homestead

Matt Kenseth's late wreck gave the Penske driver a chance at first Chase title.
Motorsports
October 30, 2016
Jimmie Johnson celebrated after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Va., on Sunday.

Jimmie Johnson wins at Martinsville, earns spot in title-deciding race

Jimmie Johnson earned one of four spots in next month's title-deciding season finale Sunday with his ninth career victory at Martinsville Speedway. The six-time NASCAR champion will race for his seventh championship, which would tie him for the record with Hall of Famers Richard Petty and the late Dale Earnhardt.
Motorsports
October 30, 2016

Sprint Cup Chase standings

Here's the top eight in the Sprint Cup Chase standings:
Motorsports
October 23, 2016
Joey Logano's crew members celebrated after the driver won the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway on Sunday.

Hamlin advances in Chase as Logano wins at Talladega

Joey Logano won at Talladega Superspeedway, and Denny Hamlin edged Kurt Busch by 0.006 seconds for third place and the one point he needed to tie Austin Dillon in the standings.
Motorsports
October 23, 2016
Joey Logano (22) celebrates after winning a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race auto race at Talladega Superspeedway, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2016, in Tallade

Joey Logano wins at Talladega

Joey Logano captured the checkered flag at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday, while four drivers were eliminated from the postseason. Logano spoke after the race.
Motorsports
October 9, 2016
Jimmie Johnson (48) crosses the finish line to win a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord,

Johnson wins at Charlotte to advance

Jimmie Johnson ended his 24-race winless streak on Sunday taking the checkered flag at Charlotte to advance to the third round of the Chase. Johnson spoke after the victory.
Motorsports
October 5, 2016
Martin Truex Jr., (78) drives past Timmy Hill (98) during a NASCAR Sprint Cup series auto race, Sunday, Oct. 2, 2016, at Dover International Speedway

NASCAR's sleeping giant in Round of 12

Previewing the Chase Round of 12, the NASCAR Wire Service's Reid Spencer and Noah Coslov talk about tensions rising, the driver who can get hot and Reid's pick for Saturday night at Charlotte.
Motorsports
September 28, 2016
Kevin Harvick celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016,

Harvick wins at New Hampshire to advance to 2nd round of NASCAR Chase

Harvick won Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway to earn a spot in the second round of the NASCAR Sprint Cup playoffs, pulling away off a restart a year after a late loss at the track.
Motorsports
September 11, 2016
Denny Hamlin celebrates after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup auto race at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Va., Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016. (A

Denny Hamlin wins Richmond race; Tony Stewart makes most noise

Tony Stewart wrecking a rival's car in anger became the biggest story.
Motorsports
September 5, 2016
Martin Truex Jr. raced into Turn 1 during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Darlington Raceway on Sunday.

Truex holds off Harvick to win Southern 500 at Darlington

Kevin Harvick led 214 laps, but Martin Truex Jr. won another "crown jewel."
Motorsports
September 4, 2016
Martin Truex Jr. celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Darlington Raceway on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016, in Da

Martin Truex Jr. wins Southern 500

Martin Truex Jr. held off Kevin Harvick to win the Southern 500 on Sunday for his second NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory of the season. Truex spoke afterwards.
Motorsports
August 28, 2016
Kyle Larson, 24 years old, entered Sunday’s race with 14 top-five finishes but no victories as a Sprint Cup driver.

Larson wins first Sprint Cup race

First Sprint Cup victory comes in 99th career start.
Motorsports
August 21, 2016
Kevin Harvick waved the checkered flag to celebrate his win after he and Stewart-Haas Racing co-owner Tony Stewart performed dual burnouts following a

Harvick wins at Bristol, takes series lead

Pass with 70 laps left set up winning a rain-delayed race.
Motorsports
August 17, 2016
Leah Pritchett's Top Fuel car, in 2016

Top Fuel racer Pritchett learns skills to keep team viable

Leah Pritchett talks like a full-time philosopher, a full-time marketer and a full-time drag racer, among other things.
Motorsports
August 8, 2016
Denny Hamlin sent the smoke flying Sunday after winning at Watkins Glen.

Denny Hamlin wins at Watkins Glen

First career road course victory atones for earlier failure at Sonoma.
Business
July 28, 2016
Crew members for Dario Franchitti, of Scotland, celebrate as he wins IndyCar's Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapol

Target to end long-running IndyCar sponsorship as it changes sports marketing approach

For 27 years, Target's bull's-eye has been a triumphant fixture on the IndyCar scene, connected to more than 101 victories including four Indianapolis 500 wins.
Motorsports
July 24, 2016
Winner Kyle Busch drove through the first turn during the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday.

Kyle Busch dominates in winning Brickyard 400

Kyle Busch won the Brickyard 400 on Sunday to make it clean sweep at Indianapolis. He led a race-record 149 of the 170 laps and beat Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Matt Kenseth to the finish line by 2.126 seconds.

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