McMurray, Stenhouse Jr. advance into all-star race

Jamie McMurray and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. gained eligibility for the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race after finishing 1-2 in Saturday night's Sprint Showdown at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Patrick wins fan vote for final spot in all-star race

To no one's surprise, Danica Patrick won the fan vote to earn the 22nd and final starting position in Saturday night's NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Edwards claims all-star pole, Johnson qualifies 18th

Carl Edwards will start on the pole for the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race after posting the quickest time in Friday's qualifying at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

'No holds barred' in NASCAR's all-star race

NASCAR has made some format modifications, including a couple of tweaks revealed earlier this week, that will add more excitement to both qualifying and the race.

Ex-driver Trickle dies of self-inflicted gunshot wound

Retired race car driver Richard "Dick" Trickle passed away Thursday from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was 71.

This Week in Auto Racing May 17 - 19

Sprint Cup Series

NASCAR - Sprint Cup - All-Star Race Preview

The Inside Line: Hamlin more confident now of making Chase

Denny Hamlin was sore and tired after this past Saturday night's Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway, but his second-place finish there helped boost his confidence of making this year's Chase.

Kenseth wins at Darlington minus crew chief Ratcliff

Despite not having crew chief Jason Ratcliff at Darlington Raceway, Matt Kenseth won Saturday night's Southern 500 after passing his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate, Kyle Busch, for the lead in the closing laps.

Kurt Busch claims Darlington pole with new track record

One day after testing an IndyCar at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Kurt Busch set a new track qualifying record at Darlington Raceway to win the pole for Saturday night's Southern 500.

This Week in Auto Racing May 10 - 12

Sprint Cup Series

Gordon ready for 700th start at Darlington

"I've been fortunate to race this long and have the type of career I've had," Gordon said. "It's really cool to see that this will be my 700th start, but it's not something I really paid attention to. It's hard to believe I've run that many - especially consecutively."

Penske Racing penalties upheld, suspensions reduced

Penske Racing had the suspensions for seven of its members reduced on Tuesday after NASCAR issued heavy penalties to the team for rules violations that occurred last month at Texas Motor Speedway.

NASCAR - Sprint Cup - Bojangles' Southern 500 Preview

The Inside Line: Front Row Motorsports relishing Talladega win

David Ragan proved that just about anybody can win at Talladega Superspeedway.

Ragan pulls off a stunning upset at Talladega

In one of the bigger upsets in NASCAR history, it wasn't only one David but two of them who beat Goliath on Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway.

Hamlin runs 24 laps at Talladega before Vickers takes over

Denny Hamlin competed in a Sprint Cup Series race for the first time on Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway since he suffered a serious back injury during an accident six weeks ago at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif.

Ragan pulls off a stunning upset at Talladega

Regan Smith charged from seventh to first on the final lap to win Saturday's Aaron's 312 Nationwide Series race at Talladega Superspeedway, an event delayed more than three hours due to rain.

Talladega qualifying rained out, Edwards awarded pole

Travis Pastrana won his first pole for a NASCAR national touring race by topping the charts in Friday's Nationwide Series qualifying at Talladega Superspeedway.