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07/01/2011 - 10:02pm
Logano wins Daytona Nationwide race; Bayne finishes 20th
Joey Logano used a last-lap push from teammate Kyle Busch to win the Nationwide Series race at Daytona International Speedway.
07/01/2011 - 7:00pm
Martin edges Daytona 500 winner Trevor Bayne for pole
The Knoxville native will start on the front row for Saturday night's Coke Zero 400 at the World Center of Racing
06/27/2011 - 9:09pm
Several with East Tennessee ties nominated for ESPY awards
Trevor Bayne, Tamika Catchings and Arian Foster are among the nominees for the ceremony, which will air July 13 on ESPN. Click the article for a link to the voting page.
06/26/2011 - 8:45pm
Busch cruises at Sonoma
Kurt Busch has earned his first career road course victory with a dominating performance at Infineon Raceway.
06/25/2011 - 10:46pm
Sorenson survives crazy finish, wins at Road America
Justin Allgaier could have coasted to victory under caution -- but he ran out of gas, handing a victory to Reed Sorenson in a chaotic finish to Saturday's NASCAR Nationwide race at Road America.
06/21/2011 - 5:11pm
NASCAR fines Gibbs crew chiefs
NASCAR has fined Joe Gibbs Racing's three crew chiefs $50,000 each for bringing unapproved oil pans to Michigan last week.
06/20/2011 - 7:08pm
AP Sources: Red Bull out of NASCAR at season's end
Red Bull is both the owner and sponsor of the two-car NASCAR team. The team has struggled since its 2007 entry into NASCAR.
06/19/2011 - 5:34pm
Hamlin gets first win of season at Michigan; Bayne finishes 16th
Denny Hamlin has won a NASCAR Sprint Cup race for the first time this year, holding off Matt Kenseth at Michigan International Speedway.
06/18/2011 - 11:03pm
Edwards wins Michigan Nationwide race; Bayne finishes 5th
Carl Edwards raced to his fourth NASCAR Nationwide victory of the year, passing teammate Ricky Stenhouse Jr. with less than 10 laps remaining Saturday at Michigan International Speedway.
06/18/2011 - 11:01pm
Busch takes Michigan pole; Bayne to start 17th
Kurt Busch won his third consecutive pole in the NASCAR Sprint Cup series, finishing first in qualifying Saturday at Michigan International Speedway with a lap of 188.699 miles per hour.
06/14/2011 - 5:04pm
Waltrip, Yarborough make NASCAR Hall of Fame
Together, Waltrip and Yarborough won a combined six championships and 167 races.
06/13/2011 - 7:28pm
Jeff Gordon wins for 5th time at Pocono
Gordon tied Bill Elliott with five wins on the 2 1/2-mile triangle track.
06/13/2011 - 7:16pm
Kyle Busch fails Pocono inspection, loses 6 points
The No. 18 Toyota was found to be too low during NASCAR's inspection Sunday.
06/11/2011 - 9:13pm
Kurt Busch wins Pocono pole
Kurt Busch had made it back-to-back poles, turning a lap of 171.579 mph at Pocono Raceway
06/06/2011 - 3:04pm
Childress fined, placed on probation for Busch incident
NASCAR has fined team owner Richard Childress $150,000 and placed him on probation through the end of the year for his altercation with driver Kyle Busch.
06/05/2011 - 6:27pm
Keselowski edges Dale Jr., wins at Kansas
Brad Keselowksi held off Dale Earnhardt Jr. on Sunday to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Kansas Speedway.
06/04/2011 - 10:50pm
Bayne nearly wins first Nationwide race
Justin Allgaier caught and passed Carl Edwards on the final lap as both cars ran out of fuel Saturday night and won the Nationwide STP 300 at his home track, the Chicagoland Speedway.
06/04/2011 - 10:48pm
NASCAR investigating altercation between Busch, Childress
NASCAR is looking into reports that Kyle Busch and 65-year-old car owner Richard Childress were involved in an altercation Saturday after the Trucks Series race at Kansas Speedway.
05/29/2011 - 11:54pm
Harvick wins when Earnhardt runs out of gas
It was a two-lap "overtime" sprint to the finish, and Earnhardt knew stretching his gas to the finish was going to be tough.
05/26/2011 - 8:47pm
Keselowski captures pole for Coca-Cola 600
Brad Keselowski earned the pole for NASCAR's longest race with a lap of 192.089 mph on Thursday night
05/26/2011 - 8:40pm
Trevor Bayne discusses mystery illness
Bayne says docs don't know what caused symptoms
05/25/2011 - 2:56pm
Bayne to make NASCAR return at Chicagoland
The Knoxville racer hasn't competed since the April 23 Nationwide race in Nashville.
05/22/2011 - 9:52pm
Track of dreams
From March until October, hundreds of young racers compete at Dumplin Valley Raceway, hoping to one day find themselves on the fast track to fame.
05/19/2011 - 9:52pm
Bayne will miss All-star Race
Daytona 500 winner Trevor Bayne will miss both the All-Star race this weekend, and the Nationwide Series race in Iowa.
05/08/2011 - 12:09am
Smith notches first cup victory, wins in Darlington
Smith held off Carl Edwards the final two laps at Darlington Raceway in a race that turned ugly late when Kyle Busch tangled with Kevin Harvick and Clint Bowyer to set up the overtime finish.