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Roush Fenway Racing's Carl Edwards and crew chief Mike Kelley celebrate in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Nationwide Able Body Labor 200 at Phoenix International Raceway in November.

By SceneDaily Staff A veteran NASCAR driver who has actually seen Danica Patrick behind the wheel of a stock car expects the IndyCar driver to be competitive in her part-time foray into the Nationwide Series next season with JR Motorsports even though she faces plenty of hurdles.

By SceneDaily Staff Denny Hamlin may look back on 2009 as the year he came into his own in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.

By SceneDaily Staff Jay Robinson Racing officials said Wednesday that the NASCAR Nationwide Series team may not return for the 2010 season.

By SceneDaily Staff Most followers of NASCAR Sprint Cup racing probably would agree that the sport needs a booster shot now and then – OK, maybe more often than that. The racing is sometimes vibrant, sometimes mediocre and occasionally downright boring.

By SceneDaily Staff Martin Truex Jr. opened the season with hopes of returning to NASCAR's Chase For The Sprint Cup for the second time in three seasons, but he ended it heading to a new organization after four full seasons with what became Earnhardt Ganassi Racing this year.

By SceneDaily Staff Mark Martin brings a unique combination to racing.

By SceneDaily Staff Showtime Sports has announced a multiyear deal with NASCAR to produce and televise premium television's first weekly highlights and analysis show dedicated to auto racing.

By SceneDaily Staff Roush Fenway Racing officials have announced a reorganization of the team’s NASCAR Nationwide Series leadership, including crew chiefs for three of its cars.

By SceneDaily Staff Danica Patrick confirmed today that she will make a foray into NASCAR racing next season, driving for JR Motorsports in select Nationwide Series races in 2010. She also is expected to debut in the Automobile Racing Club of America Series.

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By SceneDaily Staff NASCAR television commentator Wally Dallenbach Jr. has announced the creation of the Wally Dallenbach Jr. Foundation.

By SceneDaily Staff TRG Motorsports announced today that veteran Doug Randolph has been named crew chief for Bobby Labonte and the No. 71 NASCAR Sprint Cup team, effective immediately.

By SceneDaily Staff Richard Petty Motorsports driver AJ Allmendinger had his best season as a NASCAR Sprint Cup driver in 2009, his third season as a stock-car driver.

By SceneDaily Staff NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Kyle Busch won the 42nd Annual Snowball Derby at Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Fla., starting third in the 300-lap race and taking the lead late from 2005 winner Eddie Mercer to score the victory.

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By SceneDaily Staff Nationwide Series team owner Todd Braun and his two brothers raced quarter-midgets in Indiana in his younger days, and he once got to race against four-time NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon.

By SceneDaily Staff At a time when many NASCAR teams are shrinking, Braun Racing is expanding, and at a time when independent Nationwide Series teams are struggling to keep up, Braun Racing appears to be flourishing.

By SceneDaily Staff Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s NASCAR Sprint Cup season was one of the biggest surprises of 2009, and for his legions of fans, it was one of the biggest letdowns.

By SceneDaily Staff A lot of the talk regarding Jimmie Johnson’s four consecutive NASCAR Cup championships also involves crew chief Chad Knaus, which is fitting, since the two have pretty much run roughshod over the competition for the past several years.

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By SceneDaily Staff Jeff Gordon can draw many positives from his 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup season, but none of them are a major cause for celebration to him.

Richard Petty Motorsports' Elliott Sadler had an inconsistent season, finishing the year 26th in the NASCAR Sprint Cup ... NASCAR notebook: Junior again named most popular driver, moreAutoWeek Top 35 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers: No. 28 - Sam Hornish Jr.Scene Daily

By SceneDaily Staff Hendrick Motorsports' Mark Martin never has been the kind of guy trying to grab credit for accomplishments. So it's really no surprise that he involves his entire team when talking about his NASCAR Sprint Cup success this season.

By SceneDaily Staff Three NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers – Brad Keselowski, David Reutimann and Joey Logano – earned their first career victories while three ... How We See It: Where does Jimmie Johnson rank among NASCAR's greatest drivers?The Bay City Times - MLive.com

By SceneDaily Staff LAS VEGAS – It was a good thing that the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards Ceremony was in Las Vegas on Friday night and not New York, where it had been every year since 1981.

By SceneDaily Staff LAS VEGAS – Dale Earnhardt Jr. said his JR Motorsports team that fields two cars in the NASCAR Nationwide Series is “struggling as a company” to find sponsorship, a situation he called “dire.”

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By SceneDaily Staff Danica Patrick said Tuesday she’s still serious about driving in NASCAR next season but does not have a deal done yet to drive a partial stock-car schedule.

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By SceneDaily Staff Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway will mark a homecoming of sorts for Joey Logano in at least two ways.

By SceneDaily Staff Roush Fenway Racing's Carl Edwards is sixth in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series standings heading into Sunday's LifeLock 400 at Michigan International Speedway. BROOKLYN, Mich. - Carl Edwards and his Roush Fenway Racing team have ...

During the offseason, SceneDaily is taking a look at the top 30 in 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup driver points. Here’s how Labonte’s season unfolded: By the ... Labonte would be great fit at Earnhardt Ganassi, more notes SI.com Racer Profile: Kyle Petty Insider Racing News

MANSFIELD, Ohio - Unofficial results from the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Ohio 250 at Mansfield Motorsports Park with position, driver, team, laps completed, and status:

NASCAR officials have suspended Craftsman Truck Series crew chief Lance Hooper for the next two races and fined him $1,000 for a rule violation at Lowe's Motor Speedway.