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Danica Patrick In Heated War-Of-Words With David Gilliland

David Gilliland thinks Danica Patrick should “shut up and race.” Patrick wants Gilliland to race her the same way he races other drivers.

2013/04/26

Matt Kenseth, driver of the #20 The Home Depot/Husky Toyota, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series STP 400 at Kansas Speedway on April 21, 2013 in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images)

Kenseth Holds Off Kahne To Win At Kansas

Matt Kenseth captured his second straight race at Kansas Speedway on Sunday, holding off Kasey Kahne to become the third straight Sprint Cup driver to win from the pole.

2013/04/21

NASCAR Punishes Penske Drivers For Texas Missteps

NASCAR cracked down on Penske Racing on Wednesday, suspending seven crew members of defending Sprint Cup champion Brad Keselowski and teammate Joey Logano and levying $200,000 in fines.

2013/04/17

NASCAR Takes Closer Look At Sponsorships

NASCAR said Friday it might take a closer look at how it approves sponsors after the National Rifle Association became the title sponsor of this weekend’s Sprint Cup race at Texas during a national debate over gun rights.

2013/04/12

Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 Interstate Batteries Toyota, celebrates with the checkered flag after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway on March 24, 2013 in Fontana, California. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

Busch Avoids Wreck In Fontana Finish

The race ended with Hamlin in the hospital, Logano in a shoving match with Tony Stewart, and Kyle Busch celebrating a victory that seemed secondary to all the fury at Fontana.

2013/03/25

NRA Title Sponsor For NASCAR Cup Race In Texas

NRA’s sponsorship with Texas Motor Speedway was announced during the track’s media day Monday. The April 13 race, the first scheduled night race of the season, will be known as the NRA 500.

2013/03/04

TMS Responds to Safety Concerns After Daytona Crash

At the Daytona 500, the focus was not only on racing, but on safety, after a harrowing crash injured more than 2 dozen people Saturday, including a man from North Texas.

2013/02/24

Danica Patrick, driver of the #10 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet, poses with her crew after winning the pole award for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 17, 2013 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Jerry Markland/Getty Images)

Danica At Key Career Moment After Life Changes

For so long, Danica Patrick was just a pretty girl in a fast car surrounded by a crack marketing staff who parlayed a few golden moments on the track into worldwide fame.

2013/02/18

Danica Patrick, driver of the #10 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet, speaks with the media during NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Preseason Thunder testing at Daytona International Speedway on January 10, 2013 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images for NASCAR)

Danica Patrick Not Running In This Year’s Indy 500

Danica Patrick says she does not plan to race in this year’s Indianapolis 500 because she wants to concentrate on her first full-time season in NASCAR’s Sprint Cup series.

2013/01/10

FORT WORTH, TX - NOVEMBER 04: Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet, celebrates with the checkered flag in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 4, 2012 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images for NASCAR)

Johnson Holds Off Keselowski To Win AAA 500

Jimmie Johnson regained the lead on the final restart, beating Brad Keselowski in an ending two-lap shootout to win Sunday at Texas and add to his NASCAR Sprint Cup points lead with two races left.

2012/11/04

Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet, poses with the Coors Light Pole Award after winning the pole during qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 2, 2012 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

Cup Leader Jimmie Johnson On AAA Texas 500 Pole, Keselowski 8th

Johnson is the top qualifier for the race at Texas Motor Speedway after a fast lap of 191.076 mph Friday. It’s his second week in a row as the polesitter, and he won last week at Martinsville

2012/11/02

A Rare Medium Well Done: 10.30.12

I’d always heard that NASCAR was like no other, but I had never attended such. So on the first race day at Texas Motor Speedway on April 6, 1997 I decided to give it a shot.

2012/10/30