Racing News Headlines

BROOKLYN, Mich. -- Regan Smith beat Kyle Larson and Mother Nature on Saturday for his second Nationwide Series victory of the season.

BROOKLYN, Mich. -- The death of Jason Leffler was on the minds of several Sprint Cup drivers when they arrived at Michigan International Speedway on Friday.

BROOKLYN, Mich. -- A day after he drove one of the first American race cars, Carl Edwards captured the pole for Sunday's Quicken Loans 400.

Last year it was Batman. This year it's Superman.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. drove the Hendrick Motorsports No. 88 Diet Mountain Dew/Dark Knight Rises Chevrolet, promoting last summer's Batman blockbuster, in the 2012 Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Earnhardt drove the Caped Crusader-themed race car to Victory Lane, his first trip there in four years.

The NASCAR community was left stunned Wednesday night by the news that driver Jason Leffler had been killed in an accident during a sprint-car race in New Jersey.

If I were Jimmie Johnson, I'd be worried.

If I were Jimmie Johnson, I'd be concerned that the take-'em-out-behind-the-woodshed sorts of whippings I've been laying on my NASCAR Sprint Cup Series competitors can't continue unabated.

LONG POND, Pa. -- For Dale Earnhardt Jr., it was refreshing to feel some speed in his No. 88 Chevrolet.

DOVER, Del. -- In a race that was won by a choice on pit road, rather than by speed on the race track, Joey Logano parlayed a strategic late-race call into victory in Saturday's 5-Hour Energy 200 Nationwide Series race at Dover International Speedway.

DOVER, Del. -- If Tony Stewart is tough on rookie drivers, it's only because he wants to help them, Danica Patrick says.

The return of crew chief Paul Wolfe can't come soon enough for Brad Keselowski, who finds himself in the danger zone after an unfortunate outing in Sunday night's Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.