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Brad Keselowski captured his first NASCAR Sprint Cup title with a 15th-place finish at Homestead-Miami Speedway, giving hall of fame owner Roger Penske his first series crown as well.

With about two laps to go in the AdvoCare 500, NASCAR Driver Jeff Gordon crashed into fellow driver Clint Bowyer. The bump sent Bowyer into the wall and sparked one of the greatest NASCAR fights of all-time -- in the pits!

On Sunday at Talladega, defending NASCAR Sprint Cup champ Tony Stewart set off a 25-car wreck, which somehow Matt Kenseth avoided, allowing him to come away with the win under caution. Fortunately this huge pile-up didn't lead to any infield confrontations, but quite often they do. The NASCAR circuit has produced its fair share of high-profile feuds over the years (many involving Stewart). Most of

Gallery: Stewart drops low on final lap, triggering a huge 25-car wreck. Kenseth steers clear to take Good Sam Roadside Assistance 500.

In a desperate situation where a man is faced with the decision to either seek out immediate medical attention or watch his pregnant girlfriend give birth in the backseat of his car, the only available option is to -- you guessed it -- pull into a NASCAR Speedway.

Here's one for all the Romans out there as this guy was one of your own... Richie Evans or "The "Rapid Roman" as he was later known started his career at the tender young age of 16 when he rapidly left the family farm in Westernville (like Luke Skywalker or Superman?) to become a mechanic at a service station in Rome.

A lightning strike in a parking lot outside a NASCAR race at Pocono Raceway on Sunday killed one fan and injured nine others, race officials said.

Remember those dumb middle school photos where kids would pose in front of fake backgrounds like libraries, outer space and a library in outer space? NASCAR must have been huge fans because they are trying to recreate the same look at this year’s media photo day, although, they’ve taken the fan thing a little too literally.

2011 was a wild year in the world of sports. Sadly, much of the drama occurred off the field and left many of us vainly searching for an answer to the question, “How could they have let this happen?” But fortunately, there were also a lot of great team and individual accomplishments to be enjoyed. Here is a ...

On Thursday, Danica Patrick announced she will be a full-time NASCAR driver in 2012, leaving behind the Indy Car series which made her a star.

In a prayer before Saturday night’s NASCAR Nationwide Series race in Nashville, Tennessee, Pastor Joe Nelms name-checked several big sponsors and supporters of the sport, thanking the Almighty for things like “GM performance technology,” “Goodyear tires” — and of course his “smoking hot wife Lisa.” He wraps up the whole thing “in Jesus’ name, boogity boogity boogity, amen.”

We've got fantastic images from the race.  Despite an abundance of yellow, it was a great race.  What's your outlook for the season?