Kansas City Star: Motorsports

Kyle Busch by the numbers

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:44 CDT

	Sprint Cup	Nationwide	Trucks
STARTS	19	19	8
POLES	4	2	1
WINS	7	5	2
TOP FIVES	12	10	4
TOP 10s	13	10	6
RANK	1	5	20

Kyle Busch is dominating the world of NASCAR racing

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:27 CDT

It was the middle of June last year, just a couple of days after it was officially announced that he would not be back with Hendrick Motorsports. Kyle Busch was still feeling like a piñata.

Stewart's new NASCAR team will get a help from Hendrick

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 01:28 CDT

A lot of teams breathed a sigh of relief a couple of weeks ago when it was announced that Mark Martin would fill the empty seat at Hendrick Motorsports.

Q-and-A session with Nationwide driver Brad Keselowski

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 01:27 CDT

Brad Keselowski is making a name for himself in the Nationwide series this year. This weekend, Keselowski, who drives for Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s JR Motorsports, will race at Gateway International Raceway near St. Louis. He answered some questions this week.

Auto racing notes

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:27 CDT

• The series: NASCAR Nationwide • The race: Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250 • The place: Gateway International Raceway

Auto leaders

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:20 CDT

1. Clint Bowyer, 2,965. 2. Brad Keselowski, 2,782. 3. David Reutimann, 2,748. 4. Carl Edwards, 2,711. 5. Kyle Busch, 2,633. 6. David Ragan, 2,613. 7. Mike Bliss, 2,603. 8. Mike Wallace, 2,376. 9. David Stremme, 2,325. 10. Jason Keller, 2,278.

Newman parting ways with Penske Racing

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:21 CDT

A couple of hours before Saturday's NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Chicagoland Speedway, Ryan Newman said that a lack of performance by his team had pushed him to the brink of looking for a new job.

Auto racing

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:30 CDT

Saturday in Joliet, Ill. At Chicagoland Speedway (Start position in parentheses) Winner’s average speed: 133.996 mph. Time of race: 2 hours, 59 minutes, 20 seconds. Margin of victory: 0.159 seconds. Caution flags: 9 for 33 laps. Lead changes: 16 among 10 drivers.

Karrick adds to his victory total at Lakeside

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:05 CDT

Rain washed out local racing events Saturday night, but Friday’s warm weather made for nearly ideal racing conditions at area dirt tracks.

Five things you may have missed this weekend in auto racing

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 01:00 CDT

1 Night moves. The Chicagoland weekend of racing featured night events for both the Sprint Cup and Nationwide series, and the move appeared to be a winner with fans and competitors. Grandstands were packed for both events, and drivers raved about Chicago nights.

Shorter drag strip doesn't slow down Schumacher, Wilkerson

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 01:00 CDT

Racing on a 1,000-foot strip for the first time in NHRA history, top-fuel driver Tony Schumacher and funny-car driver Tim Wilkerson won their classes Sunday in the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals at Bandimere Speedway in Morrison, Colo.

Chevy drivers have something to smile about with effort at Chicagoland

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 01:00 CDT

JOLIET, Ill. | The 2008 Sprint Cup season has not been bad for Chevrolet teams. It just hasn't been wonderful compared with the last couple of years. You know, the years when it was news when they did not win races.

Auto Racing Leaders

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 00:20 CDT

1. Kyle Busch, 7. 2. Carl Edwards, 3. 3. Kasey Kahne, 2. T4. Clint Bowyer, 1. Kurt Busch, 1. Jeff Burton, 1. Ryan Newman, 1. Dale Earnhardt Jr., 1. Jimmie Johnson, 1. Denny Hamlin, 1.

NASCAR - Craftsman Truck - Built Ford Tough 225 Preview

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:05 CDT

Formula One - German Grand Prix Preview

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:55 CDT

NASCAR - Nationwide - Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250 Preview

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:35 CDT

Sarah Fisher gets new sponsor, plans 2 IRL races

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:20 CDT

Sarah Fisher plans to drive in two IndyCar Series races after lining up a new primary sponsor.

Indy Racing League - Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio Preview

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:55 CDT

GM cutting back on NASCAR spending

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:55 CDT

Troubled General Motors has notified two racetracks that run NASCAR events that their current contracts will not be renewed as part of an overall $10 billion cost-cutting program.

This Week in Auto Racing July 18 - July 20

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:19 CDT

Nationwide Series

Ryan Newman to leave Penske Racing at season's end

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:31 CDT

Ryan Newman, projected as a possible teammate for Tony Stewart on the two-time NASCAR champion's new team, will leave Penske Racing at the end of the 2008 season.

Busch a ways to go before reaching record

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:46 CDT

With seven victories in 19 Sprint Cup Series races this season, Kyle Busch is making a bid towards tying, or perhaps breaking, the NASCAR modern-era record of 13 wins in a season, set by Richard Petty in 1975 and Jeff Gordon in 1998.

Newman, Penske parting ways after season

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:31 CDT

Ryan Newman, the 2008 Daytona 500 winner, became a free agent in the Sprint Cup Series. Newman and Penske Racing announced Monday they have mutually agreed to move in new directions at the end of the season.

Busch passes Johnson late to take Chicagoland race

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 16:37 CDT

Kyle Busch passed Jimmie Johnson after a restart on the next-to-last lap Saturday night to win his seventh NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race of the season.

Bolt posts fastest 200 time of year at Athens meet

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 19:28 CDT

Usain Bolt, the 100-meter world record holder, ran the fastest time in the 200 this year, winning in 19.67 seconds Sunday at the Tsiklitiria Athens Grand Prix.

Rahals love racing at Mid-Ohio

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:34 CDT

For the Rahals - team owner Bobby and his racing son Graham - returning to Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course is a lot like eating comfort food: familiar and satisfying.