TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — Johnny Sauter raced to his third NASCAR Truck Series victory of the season Saturday, surviving a huge crash on the final turn at Talladega Superspeedway that took out Kyle Busch and everyone else racing at the front of the pack . Three sets of trucks paired up in the closing laps — Sauter with series leader…
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Shawn Marion had 13 points and eight rebounds, leading the Dallas Mavericks to an 89-83 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats on Saturday night. Jose Calderon contributed 13 points and five assists for the Mavericks, who never trailed in the second half and built a lead of as many as 16 points in the fourth quarter. The…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Rams quarterback Sam Bradford has been taken to the locker room on a cart with an apparent left knee injury. Bradford was running toward the sideline before being pushed out of bounds by Carolina Panthers safety Mike Mitchell in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s game. Bradford was in pain on the Rams sideline for several minutes…
TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — Jamie McMurray won at Talladega Superspeedway in a nearly clean race until rookie Austin Dillon lost control on the final lap Sunday, allowing the winner to coast across the line under caution. McMurray won for the first time in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series since 2010, not having to worry about a charge from Dale Earnhardt…
TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — Justin Lofton is recovering from a fractured left thumb he sustained in a wild crash on the final lap of the NASCAR Truck Series race at Talladega Superspeedway. Lofton was taken to Trinity Medical Center in Birmingham after 12 trucks wrecked in a crowded dash to the finish line in front of the main grandstand. The…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Cam Newton completed 15 of 17 passes for 204 yards and a touchdown and the Carolina Panthers defeated the St. Louis Rams 30-15 in a heated game Sunday. The Rams (3-4) lost their cool with several personal foul penalties — and then lost quarterback Sam Bradford to a left knee injury late in the fourth quarter….
TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — Dale Earnhardt Jr. had to settle for No. 2 again. Earnhardt was runner-up for the fourth time this year Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway, finishing behind Jamie McMurray. The race finished under caution after a last-lap crash. Earnhardt says his initial reaction to such close calls is positive. But, he adds, “the worst part about it really…
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Travis Kvapil will compete in Saturday night’s race at Charlotte Motor Speedway despite his arrest on misdemeanor assault on a female and false imprisonment. NASCAR said Thursday it does not condone Kvapil’s actions and will monitor the situation as it develops. Kvapil was arrested Tuesday night and is due in Iredell County (N.C.) District Court on…
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Kevin Harvick hasn’t forgotten how little interest there was in him at the start of the season, when few expected much from him as he entered his final year with Richard Childress Racing. He used two victories during SpeedWeeks at Daytona to prove this wasn’t going to be a throwaway season, and added regular-season wins at…
Nascar drivers were taking some time away from the busy race week at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
