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FILE - Helio Castroneves of Brazil, winner of the 2021 Indianapolis 500 auto race, poses during the traditional winners photo session at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, in this Monday, May 31, 2021, file photo. Helio Castroneves will race for a record fifth Indianapolis 500 in 2022 with Meyer Shank Racing. Castroneves, who won his tying fourth Indy 500 in May, has agreed to a full season ride with Meyer Shank. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
Castroneves tops Motorsports Hall of Fame of America class

By Michael Marot Aug. 13, 2021 12:14 PM 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

FILE - In this Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018, file photo, Justin Marks walks through the garage during practice for the NASCAR Daytona 500 Cup Series auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. Chip Ganassi has sold his NASCAR team to Justin Marks, owner of Trackhouse Racing, and will pull out of the nation's top stock car series at the end of this season. Ganassi fields two cars in the Cup Series but will transfer his North Carolina race shop and all its assets to Marks for 2022. “He made me a great offer that required my attention,” Ganassi told The Associated Press on Wednesday, June 30, 3031, as the sale was announced (AP Photo/Terry Renna, File)
Marks bypasses charters to buy entire Ganassi NASCAR team

By Jenna Fryer Jul. 02, 2021 05:15 PM EDT

Former Nascar driver Jeff Gordon exits a Hendrick Motorsports trailer to speak at a news conference before the scheduled races at Pocono Raceway, Sunday, June 27, 2021, in Long Pond, Pa. It was announced Wednesday that Gordon was leaving the Fox Sports broadcast booth to become vice chairman at Hendrick Motorsports. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
NASCAR Hall of Famer Gordon ready for new role at Hendrick

By Dan Gelston Jun. 27, 2021 02:01 PM EDT

FILE - Jeff Gordon, right, celebrates his victory with team owner Rick Hendrick after the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Pure Michigan 400 auto race at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Mich., in this Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014, file photo. Jeff Gordon will leave the Fox Sports booth for a daily role at Hendrick Motorsports as vice chairman ranked second only to majority owner Rick Hendrick. The new job positions the four-time champion and Hall of Famer to eventually succeed Hendrick at the top of NASCAR’s winningest organization. (AP Photo/Bob Brodbeck, File)
Gordon to leave Fox Sports booth for daily role at Hendrick

By Jenna Fryer Jun. 23, 2021 01:47 PM EDT

Austin Dillon, left, talks with car owner Richard Childress on pit road before the start of the second of two qualifying NASCAR auto races for the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Denny Hamlin seeks historic 3rd straight Daytona 500 victory

By Jenna Fryer Feb. 12, 2021 05:26 PM EST

FILE - In this Oct. 5, 2019, file photo, driver B.J. McLeod, waits to get into their cars before qualifying for the NASCAR Xfinity Series auto race in Dover, Del. NASCAR will have another new team in 2021 — bringing the total to three new ownership groups in the Cup Series — with the formation of Live Fast Motorsports. The team formally announced Friday, Nov. 20, 2020, is owned by drivers Matt Tifft and B.J. McLeod. (AP Photo/Brien Aho, File)
Live Fast Motorsports becomes 3rd new NASCAR team for 2021

By Jenna Fryer Nov. 20, 2020 02:13 PM EST

This undated photo provided by Roush Racing shows NASCAR driver Ryan Newman and his daughters, Brooklyn Sage, left, and Ashlyn Olivia, at Halifax Medical Center in Daytona Beach, Fla. Newman is fully alert, walking around the hospital and joking with staff two days after his frightening accident on the final lap of the Daytona 500 auto race. Roush Fenway Racing said Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020, the 42-year-old “continues to show great improvement.” (Roush Racing via AP)
In The Pits: NASCAR regroups after Ryan Newman accident

By Jenna Fryer Feb. 24, 2020 05:04 PM EST

Ryan Newman (6) gets turned into the wall by Ryan Blaney (12) as Denny Hamlin (11) misses them along the front stretch to win the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Monday, Feb. 17, 2020, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
Newman suffered head injury, no internal injuries in crash

By Jenna Fryer Feb. 23, 2020 01:53 PM EST

Erik Jones (20) leads Christopher Bell (95), Kyle Busch (18), Denny Hamlin (11) and Martin Truex Jr. (19) in a draft during practice for the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race Friday, Feb. 14, 2020, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Manufacturers to stick with brand loyalty in Daytona 500

By Jenna Fryer Feb. 15, 2020 01:39 PM EST

Stenhouse signs multiyear deal to drive for JTG Daugherty

Oct. 16, 2019 03:11 PM EDT
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Ricky Stenhouse Jr. landed the open seat at JTG Daugherty Racing in a multiyear deal announced Wednesday that essentially makes a seat swap...

Chase Elliott (9) celebrates after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019, in Concord, N.C. (AP Photo/Mike McCarn)
Column: Wild weekend at home pumps new life into NASCAR

By Jenna Fryer Sep. 30, 2019 02:48 PM EDT

FILE - In this June 29, 2018, file photo, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., talks to media during a practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Roush Fenway Racing will split at the end of the season and Chris Buescher will replace him in 2020. Although his contract is believed to run through 2021, the team said Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019, it will part ways with the two-time Xfinity Series champion at the end of the year. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
Stenhouse firing makes for frenzied NASCAR free agency

By Jenna Fryer Sep. 27, 2019 05:41 PM EDT

FILE - In this June 7, 2019, file photo, Chris Buescher talks to his crew after a practice session for a NASCAR Cup series race at Michigan International Speedway, in Brooklyn, Mich. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Roush Fenway Racing will split at the end of the season and Chris Buescher will replace him in 2020. Although his contract is believed to run through 2021, the team said Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019, it will part ways with the two-time Xfinity Series champion at the end of the year. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
Roush replacing Stenhouse with Chris Buescher in 2020

By Jenna Fryer Sep. 25, 2019 01:20 PM EDT

Newman to race in Oscar Mayer throwback scheme at Darlington

May. 28, 2019 08:39 PM EDT
DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Ryan Newman won't be an Oscar Mayer weiner, just run in a car painted like the hot dog maker during Darlington Raceway's throwback weekend at...

In these photos taken in February 2019, qualifying drivers and their cars in the starting field for Sunday's NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race are shown at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. They are, from top, Row 1, William Byron, Alex Bowman, Row 2, Kevin Harvick and Joey Logano. (AP Photo)
Drivers competing in the 2019 Daytona 500

By The Associated Press Feb. 15, 2019 12:43 PM EST

FILE - In this April 5, 2013, file photo, team owner Jack Roush watches practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup series auto race at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Va. Roush is being inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame on Friday, Feb. 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)
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Feb. 04, 2019 08:42 AM EST

FILE - In this Nov. 13, 1992, file photo, driver Davey Allison sits in his car as it is checked after a practice run for the NASCAR auto race at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Ga. Allison is being inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame on Friday, Feb. 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Curtis Compton, File)
The Latest: Jeff Gordon inducted into NASCAR Hall of Fame

Feb. 01, 2019 09:20 PM EST

FILE - In this Nov. 16, 1997, file photo, driver Jeff Gordon, from Pittsboro, Ind., jumps completely in the air from the roof of his DuPont Chevrolet after winning the NASCAR Winston Cup Championship at the Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Ga. Gordon headlines the 10th class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame for his storied career on and off the track. He'll be inducted on Friday night, Feb. 1,2019, along with NASCAR team owners Roger Penske and Jack Roush. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)
Jeff Gordon's influence on NASCAR honored at Hall of Fame

By Jenna Fryer Feb. 01, 2019 12:39 PM EST

FILE - In this Feb. 27, 2011, file photo, Jeff Gordon celebrates winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Ariz. Gordon headlines the 10th class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame for his storied career on and off the track. He'll be inducted on Friday night, Feb. 1,2019, along with NASCAR team owners Roger Penske and Jack Roush. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
Jeff Gordon altered NASCAR landscape on way to Hall of Fame

By Jenna Fryer Jan. 31, 2019 10:59 AM EST