PAUL NEWBERRY

William Byron wins wild NASCAR race at remodeled Atlanta
By Paul Newberry Mar. 20, 2022 07:48 PM EDT
HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — William Byron had a freight train in his rearview mirror. A

Ty Gibbs wins again in NASCAR Xfinity Series
By Paul Newberry Mar. 19, 2022 09:15 PM EDT
HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — Ty Gibbs pulled off a brilliant move after taking the white flag

19-year-old Corey Heim wins NASCAR Truck race at Atlanta
By Paul Newberry Mar. 19, 2022 05:32 PM EDT
HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — Nineteen-year-old Georgian Corey Heim raced to his first NASCAR

Full-blown chaos: NASCAR preps for wild racing at Atlanta
By Paul Newberry Mar. 19, 2022 03:25 PM EDT
HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — Atlanta Motor Speedway billed its striking changes as a

Column: No need for NASCAR, WWE with short track at Olympics
By Paul Newberry Feb. 11, 2022 03:13 AM EST
BEIJING (AP) — NASCAR and pro wrestling are not sports at the Winter Olympics.

Column: F1 takes another run at conquering America
By Paul Newberry Oct. 22, 2021 04:51 PM EDT
Formula One has been down this road before.
In the 1970s

Column: 20 years after 9/11, sports reveals its limitations
By Paul Newberry Sep. 10, 2021 04:06 PM EDT
On that sunny morning two decades ago, in the hours and minutes and seconds

Column: Jim Downing, a sports hero we should never forget
By Paul Newberry Sep. 03, 2021 04:36 PM EDT
ATLANTA (AP) — There are sports heroes who roll off the tongue.

Column: Sports should require fans be vaxxed - or stay home
By Paul Newberry Aug. 20, 2021 07:31 PM EDT
The Raiders have always prided themselves on being a maverick franchise, so

Column: Guthrie paved the way, still hoping more will follow
By Paul Newberry May. 07, 2021 03:03 PM EDT
All these years after her history making run at the Indianapolis 500, Janet

Blaney wins at Atlanta after Larson fades on old tires
By Paul Newberry Mar. 21, 2021 07:14 PM EDT
HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — Ryan Blaney knew he had to let Kyle Larson go.

Allgaier holds off Truex to win Atlanta Xfinity race
By Paul Newberry Mar. 20, 2021 08:18 PM EDT
HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — Justin Allgaier snatched the lead after Martin Truex Jr.

NASCAR returns to its roots with 1st of 2 visits to Atlanta
By Paul Newberry Mar. 20, 2021 02:14 PM EDT
HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — NASCAR is returning to its roots.
Even

Harvick cherishes Atlanta win, looks to help off the track
By Paul Newberry Jun. 07, 2020 07:43 PM EDT
HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — After another dominant performance at one of his favorite

NASCAR vows to do better job addressing racial injustice
By Paul Newberry Jun. 07, 2020 04:33 PM EDT
HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — Bubba Wallace donned a black T-shirt with the words “I Can

Oval master: Allmendinger wins on NASCAR oval for 1st time
By Paul Newberry Jun. 06, 2020 07:27 PM EDT
HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — A.J. Allmendinger finally won on an oval.
Enfinger takes advantage of late caution to win Trucks race
By Paul Newberry Jun. 06, 2020 04:08 PM EDT
HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — Taking advantage of a late caution, Grant Enfinger passed

NASCAR looks to steer clear of protests over George Floyd
By Paul Newberry Jun. 06, 2020 11:13 AM EDT
HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — NASCAR has a checkered racial history.

Column: Shut up and dribble? No way. It's time to listen
By Paul Newberry Jun. 05, 2020 03:42 PM EDT
A column is normally a spot for pontificating, to speak bluntly on the issues

Column: Say no to bizarre ideas to get sports going again
Paul Newberry Apr. 01, 2020 02:10 PM EDT
The NBA playoffs on cruise ships?
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