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NASCAR Drives Home Safety With Driver Restraints, Soft Barriers and Other Measures

Chris Buescher caught a glimpse of a mangled car in the infield grass at Daytona International Speedway. He didn’t think much about it at first. Then, as he circled the track under caution, he saw a slow-motion replay of the …

New York Racer’s Family Still Blames Stewart for Death

The family of an upstate New York sprint car racer who was hit and killed by NASCAR star Tony Stewart says they’ll “pursue all remedies” after a grand jury decision not to charge Stewart. In a brief statement read by …

Drivers Barred From Exiting Cars After Wrecks by NASCAR

Even Jimmie Johnson has a temper – one that was on display long before he became a six-time champion and one of NASCAR’s most respected drivers. “I guess the one experience that comes to mind for me in Cup was …

NASCAR Will Allow Engine Cooling Units After Safety Concerns

Moving swiftly to address driver safety concerns, NASCAR on Tuesday banned cool-down laps and will start allowing teams to hook up cooling units to their engines on pit road – the first major changes to the popular new knockout qualifying …

Sprint Car Safety Procedures in Question

Three-time NASCAR champion Tony Stewart reignited the debate about the danger of open-wheel winged sprint cars when he broke his leg last week in rural Iowa. It was the third crash in a month for Stewart. It came after former …

Daytona, Talladega Reenforcing Crossover Gates

NASCAR’s two fastest tracks are reenforcing crossover gates in the wake of the Feb. 23 accident at Daytona International Speedway that injured nearly 30 spectators. Daytona and Talladega Superspeedway announced Wednesday that the high-banked tracks are installing additional cables at …

Gate Placement a Concern for NASCAR After Crash

NASCAR will look at the placement of gates at its tracks after a Nationwide Series car crashed through the fence at Daytona and injured more than two dozen fans. The fans were injured during the 12-car crash last Saturday when …

Drivers Grumbling After Wreckfest at Talladega

The pack is apparently here to stay and NASCAR drivers don’t like it one bit. That includes Dale Earnhardt Jr., who earned seven of his 19 career victories slicing and dicing his way through traffic in restrictor-plate races. NASCAR’s most …

Jimmie Johnson Calls on IndyCar to Quit Ovals

Five-time defending NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson says its time for IndyCar to stop racing on ovals. Johnson says he was glued to his television Sunday watching the coverage of Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon’s death in the IndyCar season finale …