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Associated Press Like father, like sons: Wheldon boys sign junior racing deal Standing below the monument on Dan Wheldon Way that honors their late father, the two young sons of the two-time Indianapolis 500 winner took a big step in their budding racing careers. “Racing runs deep in their DNA,” Susie Wheldon, the boys’ mother,

Associated Press Penske drivers aiming to avoid Daytona repeat at Talladega Roger Penske doesn’t want a repeat of the Daytona 500, when teammates Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski took each other out racing for the win on the final lap. Penske, owner of Team Penske, convened his drivers for a Zoom session ahead of Sunday’s

2:39 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Standing below the monument on Dan Wheldon Way that honors their late father, the two young sons of the two-time Indianapolis 500 winner took a big step in their budding racing careers. Andretti Autosport introduced Sebastian, 12, and Oliver Wheldon, 10, as the newest additions to

Points leader Denny Hamlin and former champions Brad Keselowski, Kevin Harvick and Chase Elliott are among the drivers who have yet to win a Cup race this season entering Sunday’s race at Talladega Superspeedway. All four are former winners at the track. Keselowski has five wins at Talladega, Hamlin has two and Harvick and Elliott

7:05 AM ET Associated Press HOBART, Australia — Three competitors have died in crashes over the past 24 hours in the Targa Tasmania rally, including two on Saturday in an accident southwest of the capital of Hobart. The crash Saturday occurred on the Cygnet stage of the 1,200-mile race. “This has been a devastating few

Chargin’ Charlie Glotzbach, who earned his nickname with dazzling qualifying speed during the height of NASCAR’s speedway boom and aero wars, died Friday. He was 82. WAVE, a Louisville-based NBC affiliate, first reported the news, citing Glotzbach family sources. Glotzbach won four races in what is now called the NASCAR Cup Series, driving for a

After a week off, the NASCAR Xfinity Series resumes its season Saturday at Talladega Superspeedway. Recently on superspeedways, Kaulig Racing has been the standard-bearer in the series. The organization has won four of the past six superspeedway races. That run includes three superspeedway wins in a row by Justin Haley last season. Kaulig’s trio of

Talladega Superspeedway, NASCAR’s largest and fastest track, is known for three things: tight pack racing, crazy crashes and unpredictable finishes. These aren’t your average NASCAR wrecks. Some crashes at Talladega have been truly terrifying, while some have decimated large chunks of the field, which can then yield surprise winners. There’s a reason the term “The

Denny Hamlin is the favorite heading into Sunday’s race at Talladega. And there’s a bettor who really thinks that Hamlin is going to get his first win of the season. Someone has placed a $15,000 bet on Hamlin to win at BetMGM. With Hamlin’s odds at +650, the bettor would win a cool $97,000 if

The following article is brought to you by BetMGM. Folks, it‘s Talladega Superspeedway week — and it‘s a great time to break down the race field and take a shot at who might just be the best idea to check out when you bet NASCAR online. There‘s no question some NASCAR Cup Series drivers are

8:30 AM ET Red Bull has poached one of Mercedes’ senior power unit engineers, Ben Hodgkinson, to head up its new Red Bull Powertrains division. 1 Related Red Bull will manufacture its own engines from 2022 onwards following the withdrawal of Honda at the end of this year. The team will purchase the designs of

Retired NASCAR driver Carl Edwards says that he currently does not have an “active campaign” for the U.S. Senate. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) is retiring at the end of his term in 2022, and Edwards has been mentioned as a possibility to run for the open senate seat in the Republican primary. Edwards told the

STAFFORD, Conn. — Due to impending inclement weather for Sunday, NASCAR and Stafford Motor Speedway officials have postponed the NAPA Auto Parts Spring Sizzler for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour. The event will be held on Friday, April 30. With the new schedule, Whelen Modified Tour practice will be held from 4:35-5:35 p.m. Mayhew Tools

Ross Chastain is a race-car driver who has seen it all during his time in NASCAR. But this year, he finds himself with the best opportunity of his racing career. After making a staple of overachieving in underfunded equipment for nearly a decade, Chastain got the break he was hoping for last fall, when he

Ryan Blaney eased up the track to block the charging car as the Cup field came to the checkered flag last June at Talladega Superspeedway. When that car behind dived low, Blaney, who was leading, cut down two lanes to stop its rush on the frontstretch. The trailing car then moved alongside Blaney’s No. 12

At Talladega Superspeedway, drivers think constantly about getting to the front and who can help them get there – all of which is subject to being lucky enough to avoid a massive wreck. Ryan Blaney doesn’t ponder the latter part. “If you’re thinking about that, then your mind’s somewhere else,” Blaney said in a Thursday

A NASCAR-based documentary series is coming to Netflix. The streaming service announced Thursday that a series chronicling Bubba Wallace’s 2021 season was in the works. Wallace is currently in his first season at 23XI Racing, a new team started by basketball icon Michael Jordan and NASCAR Cup Series driver Denny Hamlin.  Wallace is the only

Netflix announced Thursday it is teaming up with NASCAR Cup Series driver Bubba Wallace for a documentary series as he competes for the newly formed 23XI Racing team co-owned by Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin. The series will take viewers behind the scenes of the 2021 NASCAR season through the eyes of Wallace, who has