Brad Keselowski
Ryan Newman makes a pit stop during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race, Sunday, July, 11, 2021, in Hampton, Ga. (AP Photo/John Amis)
With eye on legacy, Keselowski buys a stake in Roush Fenway

By Steve Reed Jul. 20, 2021 11:00 AM EDT

New England Patriots wide receiver Gunner Olszewski drives the pace car prior to a NASCAR Cup Series auto race, Sunday, July 18, 2021, in Loudon, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
NASCAR Cup Series at New Hampshire

Jul. 18, 2021 04:25 PM EDT

Brad Keselowski (2) and Ryan Blaney, rear, come out of turn four competing for position during the NASCAR Cup Series All-Star auto race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, Sunday, June 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Keselowski ready for NASCAR career as owner, driver in 2022

By Dan Gelston Jul. 18, 2021 03:20 PM EDT

FILE - In this May 28, 2020, file photo, Matt DiBenedetto waits for the start of a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C. Matt DiBenedetto won a fan vote this season that earned him the final spot in NASCAR's All-Star race. As for the rest of his racing career? Well, wins haven't come at all. DiBenedetto became a fan favorite over his seven-year career, winning over fans as the underdog of underfunded teams. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)
DiBenedetto could be out of Cup options after losing ride

By Dan Gelston Jul. 17, 2021 04:35 PM EDT

Harrison Burton, front right, stands for the national anthem before a NASCAR Xfinity Series auto race Saturday, June 19, 2021, in Lebanon, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Austin Cindric to drive Penske's iconic No. 2 next season

By Jenna Fryer Jul. 15, 2021 09:09 AM EDT

El piloto de Red Bull, el holandés Max Verstappen sostiene el trofeo de ganador del Gran Premio de Austria el domingo 4 de julio del 2021. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
AUTO RACING: NASCAR moves to Loudon before two-week layoff

By The Associated Press Jul. 14, 2021 03:15 PM EDT

Kurt Busch celebrates in Victory Lane after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race, Sunday, July, 11, 2021, in Hampton, Ga. (AP Photo/John Amis)
Kurt Busch holds off brother Kyle at Atlanta Motor Speedway

By Charles Odum Jul. 11, 2021 07:14 PM EDT

Kyle Larson driver of car 5 in the NASCAR Cup Series, speaks at a news conference before the scheduled races at Pocono Raceway, Sunday, June 27, 2021, in Long Pond, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Larson, Elliott eye Atlanta redemption for hot Hendrick team

By Charles Odum Jul. 10, 2021 01:59 PM EDT

FILE - Drivers race through a turn in the Bucyrus 200 Nascar Nationwide series race at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wi., in this Saturday, June, 19, 2010, file photo. Road America owns a reputation as one of the nation’s foremost road courses, but it hasn’t hosted a NASCAR Cup Series event since the 1950s. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps, File)
Kurt Busch chases NASCAR playoffs with future uncertain

By Steve Megargee Jul. 03, 2021 04:13 PM EDT

FILE - Team owner Chip Ganassi, left, and driver Jamie McMurray celebrate in Victory Lane after McMurray won the Daytona 500 NASCAR auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., in this Sunday, Feb. 14, 2010, file photo. Chip Ganassi has sold his NASCAR team to Justin Marks, owner of Trackhouse Racing, and will pull out of the nation's top stock car series at the end of this season. Ganassi fields two cars in the Cup Series but will transfer his North Carolina race shop and all its assets to Marks for 2022. “He made me a great offer that required my attention,” Ganassi told The Associated Press on Wednesday, June 30, 3031, as the sale was announced. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)
Chip Ganassi sells entire NASCAR team to Trackhouse Racing

By Jenna Fryer Jun. 30, 2021 01:55 PM EDT

Kyle Busch celebrates with teammates after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Pocono Raceway, Sunday, June 27, 2021, in Long Pond, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
In the clutch: Kyle Busch ends Hendrick win streak at Pocono

By Dan Gelston Jun. 27, 2021 06:34 PM EDT

Austin Cindric (22) speeds past the grandstand during a NASCAR Xfinity Series auto race at Pocono Raceway, Sunday, June 27, 2021, in Long Pond, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Cindric wins 4th Xfinity Series race of season at Pocono

By Dan Gelston Jun. 27, 2021 02:47 PM EDT

FILE - In this June 27, 2020, file photo, Kevin Harvick celebrates in the winners circle after winning the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pa. Denny Hamlin and Kevin Harvick flipped their 1-2 finish in Pocono’s doubleheader weekend last year but they each come back for this weekend’s races winless and trying to chase Kyle Larson. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, FileP
Harvick, Hamlin try at Pocono to end long losing streaks

By Dan Gelston Jun. 25, 2021 05:14 PM EDT

Kyle Larson puts on a cowboy hat as he celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series All-Star auto race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, Sunday, June 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Hendrick trio sets pace at re-opened Nashville Superspeedway

By Jenna Fryer Jun. 19, 2021 05:33 PM EDT

FILE - Kyle Busch smashes the guitar trophy after winning the NASCAR Federated Auto Parts 300 Nationwide Series auto race at Nashville Speedway in Gladeville, Tenn., in this Saturday, June 6, 2009, file photo. Nashville Speedway, the track that had been shuttered for a decade will host its first ever Cup race on Sunday, June 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Donn Jones, File)
AUTO RACING: NASCAR visits Music City; IndyCar in Wisconsin

By The Associated Press Jun. 17, 2021 06:39 PM EDT

Car owner Rick Hendrick, right, congratulates Kyle Larson in victory lane after Larson won the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., late Sunday, May 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)
Column: Kyle Larson appears to be unstoppable at Hendrick

By Jenna Fryer Jun. 14, 2021 05:42 PM EDT

Kyle Larson celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series All-Star auto race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, Sunday, June 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Larson wins 2nd NASCAR All-Star race, this one in Texas

By Stephen Hawkins Jun. 13, 2021 06:34 PM EDT

Kyle Larson fist bumps a member of his crew after qualifying in pole position for the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Saturday, May 29, 2021 in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Ben Gray)
Hendrick eyes all-time Cup Series win record at Charlotte

By Steve Reed May. 29, 2021 12:19 PM EDT

Fans watch the start of the IndyCar auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Saturday, May 15, 2021, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
AUTO RACING: Crown jewel races arrive for NASCAR, IndyCar

By The Associated Press May. 26, 2021 06:13 PM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2019, file photo, Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel, of Germany, steers his car during the final practice session for the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. After several years of competing on the racing calendar with F1's annual stop in Austin, NASCAR brings stock car racing to a new road course where the drivers say they're excited to bump their way through the turns and s-curves carved out of rolling scrub land of Central Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
Road trip: NASCAR drives into Formula One territory in Texas

By Jim Vertuno May. 21, 2021 02:19 AM EDT