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Corey Heim outduels Tyler Reddick for first NASCAR Cup win at inaugural San Diego race
2+ hour, 16+ min ago (747+ words) It was no problem for Heim, whose No. 67 Toyota inexplicably kept getting faster on the way to his first career'Cup Series'victory in only his 13th start. The 23-year-old part-time driver from Marietta, Georgia, took a deep breath before the second half…...
Late pass sends Felix Rosenqvist past David Malukas for the closest Indianapolis 500 win in history
4+ week, 20+ hour ago (364+ words) Malukas looked like he was in position to win when he passed race leader Marcus Armstrong off the final restart with one lap to go while Rosenqvist and Armstrong, teammates with Meyer Shank Racing, battled wheel to wheel down the…...
Kyle Busch died after severe pneumonia progressed into sepsis, his family says
4+ week, 1+ day ago (709+ words) Dakota Hunter, vice president of Kyle Busch Companies, said in a news release the family received the medical evaluation on Saturday. Busch, a two-time NASCAR champion, died at 41 on Thursday, a day after passing out in a Chevrolet simulator. Sepsis…...
NASCAR's Kyle Busch was short of breath, coughing up blood day before his death, 911 call reveals
4+ week, 2+ day ago (419+ words) Busch died Thursday'at age 41. No cause of death has been given, though his family said earlier he had been hospitalized with a "severe illness" three days before he was to compete in the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Busch was…...
NASCAR champion Kyle Busch dies at the age of 41: 'Sudden and tragic"
1+ mon, 8+ hour ago (308+ words) (ABC) " NASCAR champion Kyle Busch has died at the age of 41, according to a statement Thursday from his family, his racing team and NASCAR. "On behalf of the Busch family, everyone at Richard Childress Racing and all of NASCAR, we…...
Why the workouts of Formula 1 drivers might help computer users with 'tech neck"
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (737+ words) Neck-strengthening exercises are integral in the fast-paced world of'Formula 1'racing. Plenty of drivers will bring specialized training gear for that purpose when they arrive in Florida for Sunday's'Miami Grand Prix, the next event of a lucrative, year-long championship which spans…...
NASCAR adjusts schedule at Bowman Gray Stadium due to winter storm
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (364+ words) (ABC) " NASCAR has adjusted the schedule for this weekend's exhibition race at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem in anticipation of more ice and snow blanketing the Winston-Salem area of North Carolina. The Clash was supposed to be a two-day event…...
Kurt Busch, Harry Gant and Ray Hendrick inducted into NASCAR Hall of Fame
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (876+ words) But the 47-year-old Busch showed a softer side during his NASCAR Hall of Fame acceptance speech on Friday night as he paused to honor his former Roush Racing teammate Greg Biffle, who'died in a plane crash'along with his wife, two…...
Kurt Busch says he 'wouldn't change a thing' as he prepares to enter NASCAR's Hall of Fame
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (726+ words) In hindsight, maybe a little too fast for the driver known as "The Outlaw." Busch won his first dwarf car race at age 15 in a small Nevada town, setting him on a meteoric rise. He went on to win the'Cup…...
NASCAR community mourns driver Greg Biffle, 6 others killed in plane crash at memorial service
5+ mon, 6+ day ago (840+ words) Biffle was among seven killed along with his wife, Cristina, and children Ryder, 5, and Emma, 14, when the plane crashed as it returned to the airport in Statesville, North Carolina, according to authorities. Others on the plane were identified as Dennis…...