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Denny Hamlin was the deserving winner of NASCAR’s All-Star Race Saturday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway. When he needed a great restart he executed. As did his pit crew, the best in the game, who propelled their driver to victory by getting him off pit road first when it mattered the most. What Hamlin didn’t have was the best car. That honor belonged either to Stewart-Haas Racing teammates Kevin…

(Credit: Getty Images / Martin Rose) PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC – MAY 17: Connor Hellebuyck, goaltender of USA tends nets against Czecg Republic during the IIHF World Championship bronze medal match between Crech Republic and USA at O2 Arena on May 17, 2015 in Prague, Czech Republic. (Photo by Martin Rose/Bongarts/Getty Images)

A typical Xfinity Series race turned atypical in Sunday’s 3M 250 at Iowa Speedway. JJ Yeley and Brennan Poole made contact with each other early in the race (Lap 11, with caution lasting through Lap 15). Poole suffered significant damage and took his car to the pits for damage repair. Then, more than 100 laps later on Lap 153, Poole made his second contact of the race with Yeley in…

NASCAR is reviewing a possible infraction by a crew member of Jimmie Johnson‘s No. 48 team during Saturday night’s Sprint All-Star race. NASCAR stated the possible infraction relates to modifying the side skirt of Johnson’s car. Manipulation of side skirts was outlawed by NASCAR prior to the start of this season. Johnson, who has won the All-Star Race a record four times, started Saturday’s event 12th and finished 15th in the…

SANTA CLARA — Jennifer Campbell was all smiles late Saturday afternoon. A two-time section champion before the meet, the Cal-bound swimmer from Gunn added to an already terrific high school resume. In her final Central Coast Section swimming and diving championships, Campbell pulled away from the pack to three-peat in the 200-yard freestyle and then dethroned defending champ Sandra Soe of Pioneer to win the 500 free. Campbell won the…

0 Shares Print There are no points on the line, but $1 million helps make sure the Sprint Cup set goes all out for the All-Star race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Kevin Harvick and Jimmie Johnson have been dominant at the 1.5-mile tracks this season, but the short All-Star format may see a new front-runner. There will be plenty of drama Saturday night as the series spends its first of…

In less than a decade, Iowa Speedway has established itself as one of the most important tracks for young NASCAR drivers. So, is it poised to make the leap to the Sprint Cup series like so many of the racers who’ve passed through its gates? Not yet. But officials at the NASCAR-owned track are more open to the possibility than they used to be. The idea of Iowa as a…

The University of Nebraska Athletics Department is deeply saddened to confirm that Assistant Soccer Coach Peter Underwood was tragically killed in a car accident on Saturday, May 16, 2015, while on a recruiting trip near Atlantic, Iowa. Underwood just completed his fourth season with the Nebraska women’s soccer program, serving the last two as a full-time coach and the previous two as a volunteer assistant. Underwood helped the Huskers to…

Denny Hamlin and the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing crew celebrate after winning the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.(Photo: Randy Sartin, USA TODAY Sports) CONCORD, N.C. — Keeping track of all the results and action from Saturday night’s NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway: SEGMENT 5: Denny Hamlin won the 10-lap shootout, leading every lap from the restart after the field made a mandatory pit…

While 20 drivers are itching to strap in their cars and go to battle for the $1 million winner’s purse in Saturday night’s Sprint All-Star Race, 25 others who showed up at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Friday failed to make the main event. At least a few of the names are familiar ones, too. Among those unable to win the Sprint Fan Vote or earn one of the two transfer…

USA TODAY Sports’ Jeff Gluck previews the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race.

Canada reached the World Hockey Championship gold-medal game for the first time since 2009 by beating host Czech Republic 2-0 in a semifinal in Prague on Saturday. Edmonton Oilers forward Taylor Hall scored in the first period, and Dallas Stars forward Jason Spezza tallied in the second among 41 total Canadian shots. Arizona Coyotes goalie Mike Smith stopped all 23 Czech shots. Canada, the two-time reigning Olympic champion, will play the winner of the later U.S.-Russia semifinal…

The weather forecast for Saturday night’s Sprint All-Star race at Charlotte Motor Speedway looks warm and dy. We will have partly cloudy skies and temperatures will be in the 70s during most of the race. Weather will not be a concern tonight in Charlotte. Follow me on Twitter @NASCAR_WXMAN and like me on Facebook for the latest weather updates throughout the weekend. Conditions in Charlotte, NC: Click here…

While Kasey Kahne captured a thrilling Camping World Truck Series victory over Erik Jones in a nailbiter finish on Friday night at Charotte Motor Speedway, all didn’t end well for Kahne and his race-winning JR Motorsports team. NASCAR announced after the race that Kahne’s Chevrolet failed post-race inspection for being too low on both sides and for being too high in the right rear. While the No. 00 JR Motorsports…

One of the most prolific runs in the NASCAR Truck Series continued in startling fashion on Friday night. Kasey Kahne, who has finished no worse than second in his five previous starts, added another victory in the N.C. Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, holding off Erik Jones in a thrilling side-by-side finish. Khane has now won five races in his six series starts. The .005-second margin of victory…

It’s not just that Kyle Busch is returning to NASCAR competition after missing the first 11 races of the year, following a frightening accident at Daytona that resulted in a compound fracture in his leg and a broken foot. It’s that he’s returning and he’s really dang fast. In his first practice back in the No. 18 car, soon-to-be dad Busch (a son is due within days) posted the fastest…

One of the most prolific runs in the NASCAR Truck Series continued in startling fashion on Friday night. Kasey Kahne, who has finished no worse than second in his five previous starts, added another victory in the N.C. Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, holding off Erik Jones in a thrilling side-by-side finish. Khane has now won five races in his six series starts. The .005-second margin of victory…

One of the most prolific runs in the NASCAR Truck Series continued in startling fashion on Friday night. Kasey Kahne, who has finished no worse than second in his five previous starts, added another victory in the N.C. Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, holding off Erik Jones in a thrilling side-by-side finish. Khane has now won five races in his six series starts. The .005-second margin of victory…