During this season of rain delays and washed out practices, the sun shining in a clear blue sky was a welcome change for the Sirius 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Read More »

In a season where bad weather has been one of the biggest stories in NASCAR, the Pocono 500 was no exception. Read More »

The weather was the topic on everyone's mind as the Coca Cola 600 got off to an early start at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Rain plagued the entire weekend, from qualifying to the checkered flag, and the green flag was pushed up in hopes of finishing the Winston Cup Series' longest event of the season. Read More »

Once again, rain was a major factor as the Winston Cup series rolled into Dover, Delaware for the MBNA Armed Forces Family 400. Heavy rains washed out the final practice session on Saturday and soaked the 1 mile oval overnight, making track conditions on Sunday morning an unknown. Read More »

NASCAR's Winston Cup Series returned home to Charlotte for the 2003 Winston, a nighttime event that has often been referred to as stock car racing's all-star game. Drivers and crews enjoy two consecutive weeks in the area where most of NASCAR's teams are headquartered, a break from a hectic travel schedule, and those who qualify take part in the wildest, roughest race of the season. Read More »

The Auto Club 500 rolled to a start at California Speedway in front of a sell out crowd come to see the latest installment in the ongoing rivalry between points leader Matt Kenseth, who won the Busch Series event the previous afternoon, and the rapidly closing second place driver, Dale Earnhardt Jr. The 250-lap race had the potential to be another record breaker as the tenth consecutive race with ten different drivers in victory lane, and several struggling teams hoped to be the one to set the record. Read More »

The Pontiac Excitement 400 rolled to a start under the lights at Richmond International Raceway earlier than scheduled, as NASCAR officials hoped to squeeze in a full race before the coming rain began. The 300 mile event marked 50 years of racing at Richmond. The atmosphere in the garage and the grandstands was subdued before the race, everyone's thoughts on driver Jerry Nadeau, who was critically injured in the previous day's practice. Read More »

Traveling from NASCAR's longest track to its shortest, the Winston Cup series pulled into Martinsville for the Virginia 500. At just over a half-mile, the flat oval track drew a sell out crowd, come to witness all the bumping and banging of short track racing. Read More »

As the Aaron's 499 rolled to a start on the high banks of Talladega Superspeedway, it was with one eye to the sky as the weather forecast predicted approaching afternoon storms. Perhaps NASCAR's most competitive track, the 2.66-mile tri-oval boasts some of the greatest finishes and most spectacular crashes in Winston Cup history. The skies clouded up and the forecast promised late afternoon storms as the green flag waved earlier than scheduled, drivers and fans alike hoping the rain would hold off until after the race. Read More »

The Winston Cup Samsung/Radio Shack 500 rolled to a start in front of a sell out crowd of 200,000 at Texas Motor Speedway, one of NASCAR's newest venues. Six previous races at Texas saw six different winners, just as the six races of the season thus far have seen six different faces in victory lane. Roush Racing, having claimed three wins at what has been dubbed the Great American Speedway, hoped this would be the place to turn around a season plagued by engine troubles. Read More »