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August 19, 2018
Alexander Rossi

Rossi wins at Pocono in race marred by violent wreck

Rossi dominated Sunday at Pocono and led 180 of 200 laps to win his second straight race and third of the season, slicing into Scott Dixon's grip on the championship lead with three races left in the season.
Motorsports
August 17, 2018
In this photo provided by the NHRA, Steve Torrence celebrates after notching his fifth victory Top Fuel of the year at the annual NHRA New England Nat

What you need to know about the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals in Brainerd

The 17th of 24 stops on the National Hot Rod Association circuit begins with qualifying on Thursday.
Motorsports
August 14, 2018
Kevin Harvick celebrated his seventh victory of the NASCAR Cup season, winning Sunday at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Mich.

Harvick dominates in Michigan, wins Cup-high seventh victory

Kyle Busch, who started the day with the points lead, finished third in his No. 18 Toyota — more than 4 seconds behind Harvick.
Motorsports
July 10, 2018
Kevin Flowers, of Hartford, South Dakota, worked on changing the rear gear ratios on his 360 sprint car before Tuesday night's races. ] AARON LAVINSKY

Reusse: Going to Jackson. Dirt track seeks to keep auto racing alive

The Jackson Motorplex, in southwestern Minnesota -- was born in the 1950s and nearly dead by 2015 -- has evolved and improved to keep attracting crowds with its mix of racing.
Motorsports
July 9, 2018

Dirt-track racing in Jackson

There's a vibrant dirt-track racing scene in Jackson in southwestern Minnesota.
Motorsports
June 26, 2018
Martin Truex Jr. drank wine after winning a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race Sunday in Sonoma, Calif.

Truex, pit crew make late adjustment, catch Harvick to win at Sonoma

Truex easily held off Harvick for his second win in three weeks and his third victory of the season in his Furniture Row Racing Toyota.
Motorsports
June 4, 2018
Martin Truex Jr. celebrated in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Cup race at Pocono Raceway on Sunday in Long Pond, Pa.

Truex Jr. pulls away late to win at Pocono

Martin Truex Jr. pulled away off a restart with seven laps left to win the NASCAR Cup race at Pocono Raceway on Sunday and thrust himself back into the championship picture.
Motorsports
May 28, 2018
Kyle Busch celebrated after winning the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in 2018.

Kyle Busch blows past field to win Coco-Cola 600

Kyle Busch led 377 of 400 laps in a dominating Coca-Cola 600 run at Charlotte Motor Speedway to finally break through with a points-race victory at the only NASCAR Cup track that had eluded him.
Motorsports
May 28, 2018
Will Power celebrated with his wife, Liz, after winning the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday.

Attitude adjustment leads to Indy 500 victory for Power

Will Power can win anything now, even the Indianapolis 500, an intimidating race on an oval he hated because it marginalized his talent.
Motorsports
May 24, 2018
Tucker Hibbert for use with TWO0105. Courtsey of John Hanson

Hibbert, in retirement, plans to keep riding snowmobiles — for fun

Tucker Hibbert, 33, raced snowmobiles for 25 years and did it professionally for more than half his life before announcing last week he was retiring as a professional snocross racer.
Motorsports
May 1, 2018
NASCAR driver Joey Logano celebrated in Victory Lane with his family after winning Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway.

Logano ends nearly yearlong drought, wins at Talladega

Logano's last victory was April 30 of last year at Richmond but his car failed inspection, the benefits from the victory were stripped and it cost him a shot in the playoffs.
Motorsports
March 30, 2018
Clint Bowyer, right, and his 3-year-old son, Cash, celebrated after winning a NASCAR race at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Va., on Monday.

Bowyer fulfills son's wish, wins at Martinsville

Bowyer snapped a 190-race losing streak and earned the fourth victory in six races this season for the Stewart-Haas team.
Motorsports
March 13, 2018
Kevin Harvick

Harvick wins at Phoenix for third consecutive Cup series victory

Harvick, with his 40th Cup victory, is the first driver to win three consecutive Cup races since Joey Logano in 2015.
Motorsports
February 25, 2018
NASCAR drivers Kyle Busch (18) and eventual winner Kevin Harvick (4) raced down the front stretch during Sunday's race at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Ha

Harvick wins NASCAR race at Atlanta

Kevin Harvick completed his weekend mastery of Atlanta Motor Speedway by holding off Brad Keselowski following a late restart.
Motorsports
November 20, 2017

Reusse: P.R. man 'Foof' knows how to pick a winner

Dave Ferroni has been pitching underdog stories since the 1980 Olympics - and has a new one in NASCAR's Martin Truex Jr.
Motorsports
November 19, 2017
Martin Truex Jr. celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series auto race and season championship at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homes

Martin Truex Jr. caps career season with 1st NASCAR title

Martin Truex Jr. won his first Cup title by winning the finale, beating Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick and Brad Keselowski for the championship.
Motorsports
November 19, 2017

Martin Truex Jr. wins NASCAR Monster Energy Series season title, holding off Kyle Busch in finale

Martin Truex Jr. wins NASCAR Monster Energy Series season title, holding off Kyle Busch in finale.
Motorsports
November 5, 2017
Kevin Harvick celebrated in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth

Harvick edges Truex for Texas victory; both advance

Harvick slipped in front with 10 laps to go to win the Cup Series race.
Motorsports
November 5, 2017

Monster Energy Cup playoff update

Standings after Race 8 of the 10-race Monster Energy Cup playoffs (bottom four will be eliminated after Race 9):
Motorsports
October 29, 2017
Kyle Busch, center, celebrated under the lights after winning the NASCAR Cup series auto race at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Va., on Sunday

Kyle Busch to race for title after Martinsville victory

Kyle Busch punched his ticket into NASCAR's championship race with a victory in overtime of a race that turned wild very, very quickly and ended with a multicar accident after Busch took the checkered flag.

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