Allen Johnson raced to victory in the K&N Horsepower Challenge, the special Pro Stock bonus event, Saturday at the SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals.

Max Angelelli took the lead with 45 minutes remaining and held off Alex Gurney by 4.116 seconds to win Saturday's Porsche 250 at Barber Motorsports Park, his 22nd career Grand-Am Rolex Series victory.

Simona de Silvestro had big hopes for qualifying after closing Saturday morning's practice on top of the leaderboard.

Johnny Sauter won his second straight NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race after passing Jeb Burton for the lead on a late-race restart in Saturday's Kroger 250 at Martinsville Speedway.

Ever the showman, Helio Castroneves isn't disappointing this weekend with a special paint scheme from sponsor AAA.

Johnny Sauter passed Jeb Burton for the lead on a restart with 17 laps to go Saturday and won the NASCAR truck race at Martinsville Speedway.

The tide continues to turn in the IndyCar Series, where some new faces showed their speed in Saturday's qualifying session at Barber Motorsports Park.

Defending IndyCar Series champion Ryan Hunter-Reay will start on the pole for the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama after beating Will Power in Saturday's qualifying session at Barber Motorsports Park.

An intense qualifying session at Barber Motorsports Park showed how strong the IndyCar competition is this season, the series isn't immune from controversy and race control won't hesitate to make a bold call.

Timothy Peters has joined some famous company fighting sexual predators on the Internet.

Jeb Burton was more than a little emotional after winning the pole position for Saturday's truck race at Martinsville Speedway, the track just about 60 miles from where he grew up in South Boston.

Allen Johnson raced to victory in the K&N Horsepower Challenge, the special Pro Stock bonus event, Saturday at the SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals.

It was another solid day for IndyCar rookie Tristan Vautier, who despite an on-track mishap was still amongst the quickest drivers at Barber Motorsports Park.

Danica Patrick isn't sure what to expect in her debut at Martinsville Speedway, but she has a plan.

Penske Racing will pay out of its own pocket to take AJ Allmendinger to Long Beach for more seat time before the Indianapolis 500.

Jimmie Johnson knew he had a fast car the minute he pulled it onto the track at Martinsville Speedway.

Helio Castroneves paced the first day of IndyCar practice at Barber Motorsports Park, setting the stage for what could be more domination by Penske Racing.

Tony Stewart says never. Joey Logano says late in the race. Jimmie Johnson says to protect a victory in the final laps, except, perhaps, if Stewart is behind him because of the potential consequences.

IndyCar's newest winner is no longer bombarded by people wondering when he'll get his first victory.

Jimmie Johnson won the pole for Sunday's STP Gas Booster 500 after setting a new track qualifying record at Martinsville Speedway.

Tony Stewart and Joey Logano say their dustup is over. They just haven't said it to each other.

As one of NASCAR's most respected drivers, Mark Martin has s doled out plenty of advice.

Jon Fogarty extended his Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series record to 25 poles in Friday's Porsche 250 qualifying at Barber Motorsports Park.

JR Motorsports says Jeffrey Earnhardt will drive the team's No. 5 Chevrolet in the Nationwide Series race in Richmond later this month.

Clint Bowyer vs. Jeff Gordon is old news in NASCAR these days, replaced by other driver grudges and run-ins.

Marco Andretti thinks people have the wrong idea about his comfort level with the status quo.

The kid is human after all.

Ana Beatriz will drive for Dale Coyne Racing through the Indianapolis 500.

After a three-year career in the Champ Car World Series, Allmendinger switched to NASCAR in 2007. He drove for team owner Roger Penske in the Sprint Cup Series last year but lost his ride with the team after the first 17 races of the season when he was suspended for violating NASCAR's substance abuse policy. He is running a limited Sprint Cup schedule for Phoenix Racing this year.

Sauter won the spring race at Martinsville in 2011. He followed up with a fourth-place finish here later that year. But Sauter has finished 14th and 29th at this track since then.

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