RICHMOND — One night after celebrating his first win as an owner, Kyle Busch was back in Victory Lane on Saturday night — this time for his driving. Busch’s older brother, Kurt Busch, won the Nationwide Series race on Friday night at Richmond International Raceway in a car owned by Kyle Busch. Saturday night, Kyle Busch picked up his first win of the NASCAR Sprint Cup season at a track he has dominated, taking the Capital City 400 for his fourth consecutive spring win at Richmond and 24th career victory. Read full article > >

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Capital City 400: Kyle Busch wins NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Richmond to cap big weekend

Are you ready for some NASCAR? You’ll have to wait just a little longer. The weather that front that forced the first weather postponement in the 54-year history of the Daytona 500 , bumped Monday’s start time back once more. So instead of a racing matinee, the 2012 Sprint Cup Series will get underway in primetime, under the lights at the Daytona International Speedway. Read full article > >

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Daytona 500 start time moved to primetime due to weather

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR has raced on the beach at Daytona, under the lights and even around a pesky pothole. But never on a Monday — until now. The Daytona 500 was postponed Sunday for the first time in its 54-year history after heavy rain saturated Daytona International Speedway. Read full article > >

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR has raced on the beach at Daytona, under the lights and even around a pesky pothole. But never on a Monday — until now. The Daytona 500 was postponed Sunday for the first time in its 54-year history after heavy rain saturated Daytona International Speedway. Read full article > >

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR has raced on the beach at Daytona, under the lights and even around a pesky pothole. But never on a Monday — until now. The Daytona 500 was postponed Sunday for the first time in its 54-year history after heavy rain saturated Daytona International Speedway. Read full article > >

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I keep staring at the cockpit video of 100-pound Danica Patrick maneuvering her 3,400-pound stock car just before it crashed into a wall at Daytona International Speedway . Her composure was what was so striking. She lifted her gloved hands from the wheel, so she wouldn’t break her wrists, clutched her helmet right before impact — and blam! Then she unbuckled and stalked away from that stoved-in, wheel-less, smoking green Chevy without a tremor. Read full article > >

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Danica Patrick has already won respect heading into her first Daytona 500

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Amid the most deafening spectacle in sports, they will stand in silence on Lap 3 of Sunday’s Daytona 500 , more than 150,000 strong, and raise three fingers in the air.

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Death of Dale Earnhardt 10 years ago changed NASCAR, not necessarily for the better

Jimmie Johnson and his team have been so dominant in Nascar that some fans and drivers claim he is responsible for a dip in attendance and TV ratings.

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Johnson Is Nascar’s Dynasty of One

Jimmie Johnson won his record fifth consecutive Nascar championship by making the fewest mistakes in the season finale.

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Jimmie Johnson Wins 5th Nascar Championship