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Kyle Busch, front, and his crew show off their pole position rings after qualifications for the NASCAR All-Star auto race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, Saturday, May 21, 2022.(AP Photo/Larry Papke)
Kyle Busch's pit crew All-Stars for qualifying in Texas

By Stephen Hawkins May. 21, 2022 10:07 PM EDT

Tyler Reddick (48) burns rubber after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series auto race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, Saturday, May 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Larry Papke)
Reddick gives Big Machine Racing 1st NASCAR Xfinity victory

By Stephen Hawkins May. 21, 2022 04:58 PM EDT

Justin Allgaier (7) celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity auto race at the Darlington Raceway on Saturday, May 7, 2022, in Darlington, S.C. (AP Photo/Matt Kelley)
Allgaier ends skid, gives JRM its 3rd straight in Xfinity

May. 07, 2022 04:35 PM EDT

FILE - Dale Earnhardt Jr. answers questions during a news conference before the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. on Feb. 16, 2020. Earnhardt Jr. will experience a different type of horsepower before NBC’s coverage of the NASCAR Cup season revs up next month. The retired NASCAR superstar will be at the Kentucky Derby for the second time on Saturday before contributing to the network’s Indianapolis 500 coverage on May 29. . (AP Photo/Terry Renna, File)
Earnhardt Jr. sees different horsepower with Derby, 500

By Joe Reedy May. 06, 2022 06:17 PM EDT

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

Brad Keselowski (6) and Kyle Busch (18) drive out of Turn 4 during a practice session Friday, April 15, 2022, for Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tenn. (David Crigger/Bristol Herald Courier via AP)
Busch uncertain about future during JGR sponsorship search

By Jenna Fryer Apr. 23, 2022 12:18 PM EDT

Driver Kyle Busch celebrates after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race, Sunday, April 17, 2022, in Bristol, Tenn. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)
Kyle Busch steadily cementing a Hall of Fame NASCAR career

By Jenna Fryer Apr. 21, 2022 01:42 PM EDT

Crew members clean the front of driver Aric Almirola's (10) car as steam comes from a vent during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race, Sunday, April 17, 2022, in Bristol, Tenn. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)
Kyle Busch steals Bristol win as Reddick and Briscoe crash

By Jenna Fryer Apr. 17, 2022 10:13 PM EDT

Ty Gibbs (54), Justin Allgaier (7) and Ryan Truex (18) drive through Turn 4 during the NASCAR Xfinity Series auto race at Martinsville Speedway on Friday, April 8, 2022, in Martinsville, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Jones overtakes Gibbs at Martinsville; pit-road fight ensues

By Hank Kurz Jr. Apr. 08, 2022 11:34 PM EDT

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands celebrates after he won the Formula One Grand Prix it in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Sunday, March 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
AUTO RACING: Martinsville next in NASCAR's short track spree

By The Associated Press Apr. 06, 2022 08:35 AM EDT

Ty Gibbs leaps off his car as he celebrates his win in the NASCAR Xfinity Series auto race at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Ga., Saturday, March 19, 2022. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Ty Gibbs wins again in NASCAR Xfinity Series

By Paul Newberry Mar. 19, 2022 09:15 PM EDT

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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

NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee Dale Earnhardt Jr., right, and Kyle Petty smile prior to the induction ceremony Friday, Jan. 21, 2022, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Matt Kelley)
Earnhardt brings Junior Nation into NASCAR Hall of Fame

By Steve Reed Jan. 21, 2022 08:19 PM EST

FILE - Red Farmer stands in his backyard, Thursday July 6, 2006, in Hueytown, Ala. Farmer will be inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame during ceremonies in Charlotte, N.C., Friday, Jan. 21, 2022. (Mike Bolton/The Birmingham News via AP, File)
Earnhardt Jr. matches his father as NASCAR Hall of Famer

By Jenna Fryer Jan. 19, 2022 02:32 PM EST

FILE - In this Feb. 23, 2014, file photo, Dale Earnhardt Jr. celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Daytona 500 Sprint Cup series auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. As he prepares to join his late father in the NASCAR Hall of Fame, Dale Earnhardt Jr. can't help but wonder what his Dad would make of the career he's built on and off the track. (AP Photo/Terry Renna, File)
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Jan. 19, 2022 09:31 AM EST

Series champions Ben Rhodes, third from left; Kyle Larson, center; and Daniel Hemric, third from right, join the hosts on stage at the end of the NASCAR Awards on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
NASCAR's love of Nashville creates energized celebration

By Jenna Fryer Dec. 04, 2021 10:36 AM EST

Chase Elliott does a burnout during the Burnouts on Broadway competition as part of NASCAR Champion's Week, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Chase Elliott extends run as NASCAR's most popular

By Jenna Fryer Dec. 02, 2021 07:25 PM EST