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FILE - Conor Daly talks with his crew during practice for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, May 19, 2021, in Indianapolis. The IndyCar season begins Sunday, March 5, 2023, with the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)
Sloppy racing could make it tough for NASCAR road ringers

By Jenna Fryer Mar. 23, 2023 04:06 PM EDT

FILE - NASCAR Cup Series driver Ross Chastain speaks during the NASCAR Championship media day, Nov. 3, 2022, in Phoenix. Chastain, who used a video-game style move now dubbed the “Hail Melon” to snag the final spot in last year’s championship race, earned global recognition in and outside the industry for last October’s wall-riding gamble. The tactic he used of deliberately crashing into the wall for momentum has since been banned by NASCAR. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)
NASCAR Preview: Drivers to watch include Harvick, JJ, Logano

By Jenna Fryer Feb. 13, 2023 03:31 PM EST

Sportlight:Week Ahead, Aug. 26-Sept. 1

By The Associated Press Aug. 25, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
Aug. 26 1933 — Helen Hull Jacobs captures the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association singles title when Helen Wills Moody defaults in the third set because of...

Denny Hamlin (11) attempts to pass Austin Dillon (3) during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Darlington Raceway, Sunday, May 8, 2022, in Darlington, S.C. (AP Photo/Matt Kelley)
NASCAR Cup Series at Darlington

May. 08, 2022 04:47 PM EDT

FILE - Mark Martin takes the lead late in the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at California Speedway, Sept. 5, 2004, in Fontana, Calif. Martin will be a major presence at Darlington Raceway, just like he usually was during his stellar NASCAR career. Martin will have not one, not two, but three commemorative throwbacks schemes in his honor when the “Lady In Black” celebrates NASCAR's history with its races this weekend. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)
Triple threat: Hall of Famer Martin honored at Darlington

By Pete Iacobelli May. 06, 2022 11:48 AM EDT

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

Kyle Busch drives during a qualifying session at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022, in Los Angeles. NASCAR will stage an exhibition auto race Sunday at the Coliseum. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Elusive Daytona 500 'top of the to-do list' for Kyle Busch

By Mark Long Feb. 16, 2022 02:46 AM EST

Brad Keselowski, left, stands next to Jack Roush in front of the No. 6 Ford that displays the new team name Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing, which will be called RFK Racing, on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C. (AP Photo/Jenna Fryer)
Roush Fenway Racing changes name to RFK to add Keselowski

By Jenna Fryer Nov. 16, 2021 12:32 PM EST

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

Driver Kyle Larson speaks during media day ahead of Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series championship auto race on Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
Larson fastest at Phoenix among 4 championship drivers

By Dan Gelston Nov. 05, 2021 05:15 PM EDT

FILER - Denny Hamlin walks pit row during a rain delay in a NASCAR Cup series auto race Monday, Oct. 4, 2021, in Talladega, Ala. Long recognized alongside Mark Martin as the greatest NASCAR driver to never win a championship, Hamlin has a fifth try Sunday to at long last grab that elusive Cup title. (AP Photo/John Amis, File)
Column: Time for Hamlin to put up or shut up in title race

By Jenna Fryer Nov. 01, 2021 01:38 PM EDT

FILE - Denny Hamlin sits in his race car prior to a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Phoenix Raceway, Sunday, March 14, 2021, in Avondale, Ariz. Long recognized alongside Mark Martin as the greatest NASCAR driver to never win a championship, Hamlin has a fifth try Sunday to at long last grab that elusive Cup title. (AP Photo/Ralph Freso, File)
NASCAR Cup Series at Phoenix

Nov. 01, 2021 11:27 AM EDT

FILE - NASCAR team owner Joe Gibbs, left, talks with Denny Hamlin before the Brickyard 400 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, July 27, 2014. Long recognized alongside Mark Martin as the greatest NASCAR driver to never win a championship, Hamlin has a fifth try Sunday to at long last grab that elusive Cup title. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)
NASCAR Brickyard 400

Nov. 01, 2021 11:19 AM EDT

Team members walk through pit row in the rain before a NASCAR Cup series auto race Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021, in Talladega, Ala. (AP Photo/John Amis)
NASCAR Cup Series at Talladega

Oct. 03, 2021 01:21 PM EDT

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Aug. 25, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
Aug. 26 1933 — Helen Hull Jacobs captures the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association singles title when Helen Wills Moody defaults in the third set...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Aug. 19, 2021 11:49 AM EDT
Aug. 24 1904 — Holcombe Ward wins the men’s singles title in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association singles title. 1908 —...

Brad Keselowski (2) and Joey Logano (22) lead the pack around Turn 1 during the first lap of a NASCAR Cup Series auto race in Watkins Glen, N.Y., on Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Joshua Bessex)
Kyle Larson wins at Watkins Glen, eyes regular-season title

By John Kekis Aug. 08, 2021 05:52 PM EDT

Chase Elliott competes at a NASCAR Cup Series auto race, Sunday, July 18, 2021, in Loudon, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Chasing history: Elliott goes for three-peat at Watkins Glen

By John Kekis Aug. 07, 2021 11:33 AM EDT

Ryan Newman makes a pit stop during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race, Sunday, July, 11, 2021, in Hampton, Ga. (AP Photo/John Amis)
With eye on legacy, Keselowski buys a stake in Roush Fenway

By Steve Reed Jul. 20, 2021 11:00 AM EDT

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Jul. 15, 2021 12:40 PM EDT
July 16 1920 — Babe Ruth breaks his season record of 29 homers with his 30th, leading the New York Yankees past the St. Louis Browns, 5-2....