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INDIANAPOLIS — Antron Brown joked that he wouldn't mind making a couple of left-handed turns the next time he's on the track. Ed Carpenter thought it'd be fun to ramp up the speed by about 100 mph.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — AJ Allmendinger's parents attended their first Indianapolis 500 in 1979, when they camped in a grassy lot and watched Rick Mears win his first 500.

INDIANAPOLIS — Josef Newgarden and Graham Rahal took care of business right away Sunday.

CONCORD, N.C. — It's only fitting that Jimmie Johnson's latest romp through the record books was shrouded in post-race controversy.What's a Johnson win, after all, without a good conspiracy theory?

CONCORD, N.C. — Cross another milestone off of Jimmie Johnson's list. He stands alone in All-Star history.

INDIANAPOLIS — Australia's Will Power found extra speed during Saturday morning's practice, then posted a four-lap qualifying average of 228.844 mph to tentatively grab the Indianapolis 500 pole.

INDIANAPOLIS — Ed Carpenter turned Pole Day into a family celebration.

CONCORD, N.C. — At the height of his father's success at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Dale Earnhardt Jr. would sit in the Turn 1 condos overlooking the track.

CONCORD, N.C. — Mark Martin received a piece of advice very early in his career from Dick Trickle that he's never forgotten.

CONCORD, N.C. — Authorities in North Carolina say former NASCAR driver Dick Trickle has died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was 71.

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DARLINGTON, S.C. — Matt Kenseth has rarely been more pleased in victory than he was this weekend at Darlington Raceway. Maybe that's because of what he overcame to achieve the win.

INDIANAPOLIS — AJ Allmendinger needed help buckling down Saturday.

The Associated PressDARLINGTON, S.C. — Kyle Busch took the lead from Joey Logano 18 laps from the end to win his fifth Nationwide race this season and second in three years at Darlington Raceway on Friday.

DARLINGTON, S.C. — Matt Kenseth was in Canada when J.D. Gibbs sent him the results of their appeal to NASCAR to reduce sweeping penalties against Joe Gibbs Racing.

INDIANAPOLIS — Kurt Busch wants to race an IndyCar at Indianapolis.Just not now.

CONCORD, N.C. — A NASCAR appeals panel sided with Joe Gibbs Racing on Wednesday and eased some of the penalties imposed for having an illegal part in Matt Kenseth's race-winning engine at Kansas last month.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Ryan Newman had to open his checkbook the last time he spoke out at Talladega.

TALLADEGA, Ala. — Rain and wrecks pushed NASCAR to the edge of darkness Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway, where three of the biggest names in the sport led the field to final flag.

TALLADEGA, Ala. — Steady rain Saturday washed out qualifying at Talladega Superspeedway, where the field was set by practice speeds.It put Carl Edwards on the pole for Sunday's race, followed by Martin Truex Jr. and Marcos Ambrose.

TALLADEGA, Ala. — Steady rain Saturday washed out qualifying at Talladega Superspeedway, where the field was set by practice speeds.It put Carl Edwards on the pole for Sunday's race, followed by Martin Truex Jr. and Marcos Ambrose.

TALLADEGA, Ala. — Denny Hamlin ran 16 laps at full speed Friday, turned his car over to Brian Vickers and then didn't exactly rule himself out of running a full race this weekend as he recovers from a back injury.

RICHMOND, Va. — Kurt Busch ran up front all night, and even led 36 laps.Then came the finish, which he described as a free-for-all, and with him right in the middle of it.

RICHMOND, Va. — When the dust settled at Richmond, 'Ol Happy Harvick was the only driver smiling.

RICHMOND, Va. — Brad Keselowski ducked underneath Kyle Busch to take the lead with 10 laps to go Friday night and won a wild NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Richmond International Raceway.

RICHMOND, Va. — Nelson Piquet Jr. was involved in a post-race altercation that led to the arrest of two crew members for Richard Childress Racing, his team said Saturday.

RICHMOND, Va. — A parts review by Toyota after Matt Kenseth's penalty led the manufacturer to pull three engines from Michael Waltrip Racing's inventory as a precautionary move.

RICHMOND, Va. — Joe Gibbs understands that NASCAR must enforce the rule book and his team deserved a penalty for an illegal part in Matt Kenseth's engine.

RICHMOND, Va. — Mild-mannered Matt Kenseth is spitting mad at NASCAR.