DAN GELSTON
Chase Elliott (9) crosses the finish line, winning the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Dover Motor Speedway, Monday, May 2, 2022, in Dover, Del. (AP Photo/Jason Minto)
Speedway Motorsports vows to keep Dover on NASCAR slate

By Dan Gelston May. 03, 2022 03:37 AM EDT
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Chase Elliott took note that Dover's grandstands passed the eye

Chase Elliott (9) crosses the finish line, winning the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Dover Motor Speedway, Monday, May 2, 2022, in Dover, Del. (AP Photo/Jason Minto)
Chase Elliott wins at Dover to snap 26-race winless streak

By Dan Gelston May. 02, 2022 03:37 PM EDT
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Chase Elliott had a front-row seat for the Hendrick Motorsports

Ryan Blaney (12) races in the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Dover Motor Speedway, Sunday, May 1, 2022, in Dover, Del. (AP Photo/Jason Minto)
Rain postpones NASCAR Cup race at Dover to Monday

By Dan Gelston May. 01, 2022 05:37 PM EDT
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Martin Truex Jr. has the blueprint for how to win at Dover Motor

Josh Berry (8) celebrates with his team after winning at the NASCAR Xfinity Series auto race at Dover International Speedway, Saturday, April 30, 2022, in Dover, Del. (AP Photo/Jason Minto)
Berry leads dominant JR Motorsports effort with Xfinity win

By Dan Gelston Apr. 30, 2022 04:33 PM EDT
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Josh Berry led a dominant outing for JR Motorsports at Dover Motor

Denny Hamlin, righ, greets fans before the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Martinsville Speedway on Saturday, April 9, 2022, in Martinsville, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Hamlin respects NASCAR punishment for crass anti-Asian meme

By Dan Gelston Apr. 30, 2022 02:24 PM EDT
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Denny Hamlin said someone sent him a crass anti-Asian meme that

Chris Buescher smiles after winning the pole in NASCAR Cup Series auto race practice qualifying at Dover Motor Speedway, Saturday, April 30, 2022, in Dover, Del. (AP Photo/Jason Minto)
RFK Racing driver Buescher surprises at Dover with pole

By Dan Gelston Apr. 30, 2022 01:26 PM EDT
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Chris Buescher was the surprise pole winner Saturday at Dover

FILE - Alex Bowman gets the checkered flag as he finishes first in a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Dover International Speedway, Sunday, May 16, 2021, in Dover, Del. NASCAR heads this weekend to the Monster Mile where Alex Bowman is the defending race winner at the track rebranded as Dover Motor Speedway (AP Photo/Chris Szagola, File)
Bowman looks to defend Hendrick dominance at Monster Mile

By Dan Gelston Apr. 29, 2022 04:53 PM EDT
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Sure, it was bright on Monday for the Hendrick Motorsports team

Austin Cindric (2) edges out Bubba Wallace (23) to win the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race Sunday, Feb. 20, 2022, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Wallace crushed in second runner-up finish in Daytona 500

By Dan Gelston Feb. 20, 2022 08:17 PM EST
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Bubba Wallace tried to explain how he lost the Daytona 500

Harrison Burton waits his turn on the track during qualifying for the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Burton keeps Ford strong at final practice for Daytona 500

By Dan Gelston Feb. 19, 2022 12:03 PM EST
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Harrison Burton was fastest in the final practice Saturday

Brandon Brown sits in his car during a NASCAR Xfinity Series auto race practice Friday, Feb. 18, 2022, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Let's go Brandon: Driver caught in unwinnable culture war

By Dan Gelston Feb. 19, 2022 10:57 AM EST
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Brandon Brown drove into NASCAR’s home track and

Car owners Jeff Gordon, left, and Rick Hendrick answer questions during a news conference before two NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying auto races at Daytona International Speedway, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
NASCAR Hall of Famer Gordon comfy in new role at Hendrick

By Dan Gelston Feb. 18, 2022 03:16 AM EST
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Jeff Gordon called NASCAR races for Fox when his old boss

FILE - Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr., left, watches during the second half of an NBA basketball game between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Sacramento Kings Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021, in Los Angeles. Floyd Mayweather Jr. is ready to put his money into NASCAR. The Money Team Racing hopes to debut at the Daytona 500 with Kaz Grala as the driver.  Grala will drive the No. 50 Chevrolet for the retired boxing great. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
Money Race: Mayweather's team races way into Daytona 500

By Dan Gelston Feb. 17, 2022 09:25 PM EST
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Floyd Mayweather Jr. has a puncher's chance at winning the

Thad Moffitt leans against his truck before a NASCAR trucks practice run Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. Moffitt is the grandson of racing great Richard Petty. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Racing Royalty: Petty lineage back in spotlight at Daytona

By Dan Gelston Feb. 17, 2022 03:39 PM EST
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Thad Moffitt is more apt to wear a baseball cap than a

Jusan Hamilton, Daytona 500 race director, poses for a photo during activities at Daytona International Speedway, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Jusan Hamilton becomes 1st Daytona 500 Black race director

By Dan Gelston Feb. 17, 2022 01:51 PM EST
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Jusan Hamilton fell hard for fast cars, dreaming as a kid

Kurt Busch takes part in an interview during NASCAR Daytona 500 auto racing media day at Daytona International Speedway, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Wallace, Busch vow to turn Jordan's 23XI Racing into champs

By Dan Gelston Feb. 17, 2022 02:46 AM EST
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Kurt Busch first met Michael Jordan in a board room last

Chase Elliott leaves his garage as he heads to the track during NASCAR Cup Series auto race practice at Daytona International Speedway, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Defending champ McDowell leads Ford's fast start at Daytona

By Dan Gelston Feb. 15, 2022 06:42 PM EST
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — No surprise this time. Michael McDowell and Ford topped

Former professional boxer Floyd Mayweather, center right, talks with Miami Heat forward Markieff Morris, center left, after an NBA basketball game between the Heat and Toronto Raptors, Monday, Jan. 17, 2022, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Mayweather shifts gears from boxing to NASCAR team owner

By Dan Gelston Feb. 01, 2022 03:04 PM EST
Floyd Mayweather Jr. is ready to put The Money into NASCAR. The long

Kyle Larson, right, and his son Owen celebrate after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race and championship on Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021, in Avondale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
Larson shares NASCAR title with supportive race school

By Dan Gelston Nov. 08, 2021 03:03 AM EST
AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Anthony Martin had just left Kyle Larson’s NASCAR

From left to right, Denny Hamlin, Chase Elliott, Kyle Larson, and Martin Truex Jr. pose before a NASCAR Cup Series auto race on Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021, in Avondale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
Hamlin falls short one again at JGR for NASCAR championship

By Dan Gelston Nov. 07, 2021 08:00 PM EST
AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Denny Hamlin’s eyes welled up as he stood on pit road,

FILE - Team owner Roger Penske, left, greets Brad Keselowski at the start of the season-ending NASCAR awards ceremony, Friday, Nov. 30, 2012, in Las Vegas. Keselowski won the Sprint Cup title in 2012. Heading into the race Sunday, Oct. 31, 2021, at Martinsville Speedway, Keselowski is in the final two races of his NASCAR career with Team Penske and would love nothing more than to close his 12-year run with another Cup championship. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)
Keselowski set to leave Penske a winner before move to Roush

By Dan Gelston Nov. 07, 2021 02:02 AM EST
AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Brad Keselowski laughed when he said he was relieved