NASCAR News

Tim Wilkerson scored his first Funny Car victory since 2011 with a win over point leader Ron Capps in Sunday’s 35th annual NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway.

Scott Dixon punctuated the day at Indianapolis Motor Speedway by earning the Verizon P1 Award for the pole position in qualifications for the 99th Running of the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race.

Chris Buescher and all but one driver battling at the front of the pack yearned for one last caution.

Denny Hamlin took advantage of a fast final pit stop to race to a million dollar payday and his first career victory in the Sprint All Star race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Saturday night.

Cruz Pedregon secured the No. 1 qualifier in Funny Car on Saturday at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway in Commerce, Ga.

Persistent afternoon rain canceled the remainder of Saturday’s scheduled track activity on the first day of qualifications for the 99th Running of the Indianapolis 500 mile race, so the process begins anew May 17.

Driving for Dale Earnhardt, Jr.’s JR Motorsports, in the organization’s second start in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, polesitter Kasey Kahne won a two-lap drag race against Erik Jones to earn his fifth victory in six starts in the series.

Antron Brown raced to the qualifying lead in Top Fuel Friday at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway in Commerce, Ga.

Greg Biffle and Clint Bowyer raced their way into the field for Saturday night’s NASCAR Sprint All Star race after picking up victories in Friday’s night’s Sprint Showdown at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

NASCAR’s Sprint All-Star Race is not your typical professional sports exhibition.