Darlington not kind despite newer, faster race surface
The Lady in Black received a new facelift during the winter but it did nothing to improve her personality. If anything, Darlington Raceway is proving to be meaner and nastier than ever.
Hamlin takes checkered for first time at home track
With fresh tires on his No. 20 Toyota, Virginia native Denny Hamlin blew past Kevin Harvick on Lap 242 and weathered a green-white-checkered-flag restart to win Friday night's Lipton TEA 250 Nationwide Series race at Richmond International Raceway.
Notes: Darlington claims its victims in Friday practice
The recently repaved Darlington Raceway proved to be just as tough on machinery as its former incarnation. No fewer than four drivers were forced to backup cars after incidents in Friday's two practice sessions, including defending Cup champion Jimmie Johnson.
Patriots star receiver Moss forms Truck Series team
Fresh off a record breaking NFL season, New England Patriots wide receiver Randy Moss announced Tuesday the formation of Moss Motorsports, LLC with its intended participation to begin in the Craftsman Truck Series.
Ragan wants reputation to not include word 'wrecker'
Nobody wants to be known as a driver who is hard on equipment, which is why David Ragan still regrets the accident in the season-opening Daytona 500 that collected teammate Matt Kenseth.
Nationwide race from RIR to be simulcast on Friday
With live Nationwide Series racing from Richmond and three NBA playoff games scheduled on Friday night, the live broadcast plan for the race at Richmond -- originally scheduled to air on ESPN2 -- has changed.
Bowyer, Childress just fine with being overshadowed
Clint Bowyer skipped the second day of testing at Lowe's Motor Speedway on Tuesday, jetting instead to his hometown of Emporia, Kan., to host a charity golf tournament. With so much focus on Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kyle Busch and Denny Hamlin in the aftermath of last week's race at Richmond, Va., nobody seemed to miss the man who actually won it.
Crawford has had enough of runner-ups at Kansas
Rick Crawford has a superb record in the Craftsman Truck Series at Kansas Speedway with three top-fives, five top-10s and an 8.6 average finish in seven races.
