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Allmendiger wants "B" sample tested

AP Auto Racing Writer

AJ Allmendinger is "shell-shocked" by his failed drug test and his business manager said Monday that the suspended NASCARdriver is working hard to determine what went wrong. Allmendinger was suspended by NASCAR just before Saturday night's race at...

Tags: NASCAR, Stock Car Racing, A.J. Allmendinger, Medical Procedures and Tests, Auto Racing

Travel Channel’s ‘Sand Masters’ dangles Daytona 500 prize

Despite summertime dominance, Tony Stewart still chases Daytona 500 victory

DAYTONA BEACH — Tony Stewart's postcard from the sandy shores of Daytona Beach this weekend would read something like this: "I nailed a commercial shoot on the first try in 20 seconds. Celebrated getting nominated for an ESPY. Won the Coke Zero 400...

Tags: Kyle Busch, NASCAR, Services and Shopping, Stock Car Racing, Auto Racing

No playoffs were OK with Bobby Bowden

DAYTONA BEACH — Everybody knows that Richard Petty is the King of NASCAR, but Bobby Bowden was the one holding court at the fabled Daytona International Speedway Saturday prior to the Coke Zero 400. On this sweltering July afternoon, Bowden was...

Tags: Danica Patrick, NASCAR, Jerry Sandusky, Coma, Football

Chris Economaki dies at 91; pioneering motor sports journalist

Chris Economaki, a journalist long regarded as the authoritative voice in motor sports, died Friday. He was 91. National Speed Sport News, which Economaki edited and published for more than 60 years, announced his death but gave no details. Economaki,...

Tags: NASCAR, Indianapolis 500, World War II (1939-1945), Brooklyn (New York City), Television Industry

Motorsports journalist Chris Economaki dies at 91

Chris Economaki, a journalist regarded as the authoritative voice in motorsports for decades, died Friday. He was 91. National Speed Sport News, where Economaki worked as an editor for more than 60 years, announced his death Friday. It did not release...

Tags: NASCAR, ABC (tv network), France, CBS Corp., Television Industry

Grand-Am, ALMS sports car series plan to merge in 2014

The nation's two leading sports-car racing series, Grand-Am Road Racing and the American Le Mans Series, said Wednesday they plan to merge in 2014. "This merger will strengthen professional sports-car racing beyond what either of our organizations...

Tags: NASCAR, Stock Car Racing, Los Angeles Dodgers, Don Mattingly, Auto Racing

NASCAR fame eludes Trevor Bayne after historic Daytona 500 victory in 2011

It wasn't long ago that the NASCAR Nation was celebrating the rise of a prince on the circuit, a young man who dared to dream of becoming a king after winning the Daytona 500 in 2011. Fittingly, he scored one of the biggest upsets in NASCAR history on the...

Tags: NASCAR, Kyle Busch, Earnhardt Ganassi Racing, Martin Truex, Jr., Stock Car Racing

Scenes of Summer - Daytona style

Orlando Sentinel

While Florida is a destination for it's world-famous beaches, diehard NASCAR fans have only one locale in mind for a summer visit to the Sunshine State: Daytona International Speedway. Setting up camp in the legendary infield with inflatable swimming...

Tags: NASCAR, Auto Racing

Edwards proposes driver-financed drug testing

AP Sports Writer

Carl Edwards wants drivers to pay for a drug testing system to help avoid mistakes that he said could occur under the system operated by NASCAR that led to the suspension of AJ Allmendinger.     Last year's Sprint Cup runner-up said Friday that people...

Tags: Carl Edwards, NASCAR, A.J. Allmendinger, Auto Racing

Penske stands behind suspended driver Allmendinger

Team owner Roger Penske says driver AJ Allmendinger will be back for the next Sprint Cup race if he is reinstated by NASCAR. Allmendinger was suspended about 90 minutes before the race at Daytona International Speedway last weekend after a urine sample...

Tags: A.J. Allmendinger, Auto Racing

Coke Zero 400 rolls to biggest weekend audience