Ed Carpenter earned his first pole in the IZOD IndyCar Series after edging points leader Will Power in Friday's qualifying for the Kentucky Indy 300 at Kentucky Speedway.

NASCAR announced on Friday that Kentucky Speedway will host a second Camping World Truck Series race during the 2011 season.

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Todd Bodine overcame a spin and then conserved enough fuel at the finish to pull off a stunning victory in the Built Ford Tough 225 Camping World Truck Series race at Kentucky Speedway.

Todd Bodine tried to outrace Kyle Busch. When that didn't work, the NASCAR Trucks Series veteran decided to outsmart the Cup star.

Sam Ard didn't do it. Neither did Jack Ingram. Or Dale Earnhardt Jr. Or Martin Truex Jr. Or even Kevin Harvick.

For a small, independent organization on a budget, it seemed like the smart move. Fly into Ottawa instead of more expensive Montreal, make the two-hour drive back to the Canadian capital city right after Sunday's Nationwide event at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, and fly home at 6 the next morning. No one anticipated that they actually might win the thing, and driver Boris Said would want to take the entire team out to celebrate.

Roush Fenway Racing on Tuesday announced that Erik Darnell will drive the No. 16 Ford in three Nationwide Series races during the 2010 season starting at Richmond next weekend. Darnell also is scheduled to participate in the races at Dover and Texas.

Richard Childress Racing and Morgan Shepherd's Racing for Jesus have formed Shepherd Racing Ventures, a partnership to run the No. 21 for the remainder of the 2010 Nationwide Series season.

Art is about beauty. About finding a new way of seeing something, capturing that moment, and having others see it as well.

Todd Bodine tried to outrace Kyle Busch. When that didn't work, the NASCAR Trucks Series veteran decided to outsmart the Cup star.

Cory McClenathan took the Top Fuel qualifying lead Friday with a record-setting run in the NHRA's playoff-opening U.S. Nationals.

The NASCAR Trucks Series will make two visits to Kentucky Speedway in 2011.

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer

Preview: Bowyer out to increase lead, not just hold on to it

Before getting a job offer over the phone from Richard Childress as he worked at his job in a body shop in his hometown of Emporia, Kan., Clint Bowyer was a champion at one of the Midwest's top dirt short tracks.

Here's a look at the top five drivers in the Cup Series standings and five drivers to watch in Sunday night's race at Atlanta Motor Speedway (7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN). All statistical references are for Cup races at Atlanta unless otherwise indicated. Driver Rating is based on the past 11 races at the track.

Race No. 25: Emory Healthcare 500 from Atlanta Motor Speedway (7:30 p.m. ET Sunday on ESPN). Green flag at 7:46 p.m. ET.

Last week, NASCAR fans saw a lot of fresh faces in the Nationwide and Truck series races. In part, that was because the cars ran on the road course in Montreal and the trucks were part of an ARCA doubleheader at Chicagoland.

Furniture Row Racing on Thursday announced that Regan Smith has signed a contract extension through the 2012 season to drive the team's No. 78 Chevrolet in the Sprint Cup Series.

Todd Bodine overcame a midrace spin to win the NASCAR Trucks Series race at Kentucky on Friday night, ending star Kyle Busch's three-series winning streak at four.

The NASCAR Trucks Series will make two visits to Kentucky Speedway in 2011.

"Changing Lanes" chronicles 10 young female and minority racers in NASCAR's Drive for Diversity program as they compete for four spots on a team.

Boris Said has won the Nationwide race at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, edging Max Papis by a nose on a green-white-checkered finish.

Kyle Busch withstood two late challenges for the lead from Todd Bodine, and hung on to win the NASCAR Camping World truck series race at Chicagoland Speedway in overtime Friday night.

A series on the Black Entertainment Network represents Nascar?s latest attempt to build a following for minority drivers it hopes to develop into stars.

Sales of die-cast Nascar racecars, which peaked at $250 million in 2002, plunged to less than one-third that figure last year.

Kyle Busch produced a first for Nascar, winning the Irwin Tools Night Race and completing an unprecedented sweep of three national races in one week.

Stock-car race tracks outside Los Angeles and Atlanta each lost one of their two annual races in the 36-race 2011 Sprint Cup Series schedule, which was released Wednesday.

Kevin Harvick passed Denny Hamlin with 11 laps to go, then held on to win the Carfax 400 at Michigan International Speedway.

Making the Chase may be a long shot, but Kasey Kahne has a one-year drought to address. And Pete Pistone says Atlanta is the perfect place for Kahne to do it and add another victory in his final days with The King.



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Only two Cup drivers have clinched 'playoff' spots, and just two races to go before the 12-man Chase field is set. Pete Pistone analyzes the situations of those at the tail end trying to qualify for a shot at a championship.



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Todd Bodine overcame a midrace spin to win the NASCAR Truck Series race at Kentucky on Friday night, ending star Kyle Busch's four-race winning streak.



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Will Power bounced back from a late-race pit gaffe at Chicago last week to qualify second for Saturday's Indy 300 at Kentucky Speedway, hoping to put some distance between himself and defending series champion Dario Franchitti. Ed Carpenter captured the first pole of his career.



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Todd Bodine is rolling toward his second Camping World Truck Series championship, but he didn't drive like it Friday night in winning the Built Ford Tough 225 at Kentucky Speedway. And his team didn't act like it, either.

With nine races left in the Truck Series schedule, SS Green Light Racing and Donny Lia have mutually agreed to seek other opportunities for the remainder of the 2010 season.

David Starr is in a rare predicament for this late in a NASCAR season.

Sept. 3, 2010

Female drivers began making history in NASCAR since the day -- June 19, 1949 -- the organization ran its first NASCAR Cup Series race in Charlotte, N.C.