Teammates keep hold of their perch atop rankings

8 victories for Hendrick drivers in past 9 races

05/14/2007 8:06 pm EDT

DAVID POOLE

That’s Racin’ ranks the top 40 teams in the NASCAR Nextel Cup series following the Dodge Avenger 500 at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway.

Darlington rewind | The Elevator and Observations

05/13/2007 8:55 pm EDT

DAVID POOLE / The Charlotte Observer

Looking at Dalrlington Raceway in the read-view mirror, riding The Elevator and making some Observations:

Turning points | Where it went right for some, and not so right for others

05/13/2007 8:48 pm EDT

DAVID POOLE / The Charlotte Observer

Turning points in Sunday's race at Darlington Raceway:

Johnson team's 'golden' call turns to bronze as car gets too tight

05/13/2007 8:13 pm EDT

JIM UTTER / The Charlotte Observer

DARLINGTON, S.C. - Jimmie Johnson thought he was in good position.

'I guess I messed it up,' Edwards says, but rebound good for fifth on his favorite track

05/13/2007 7:56 pm EDT

JIM UTTER / The Charlotte Observer

DARLINGTON, S.C. - Even a pit road penalty couldn’t dampen Carl Edwards’ enthusiasm on Sunday.

Earnhardt Jr., 8 team have a solid day, but NASCAR penalties loom over wing thing

05/13/2007 7:50 pm EDT

JIM UTTER / The Charlotte Observer

DARLINGTON, S.C. - Dale Earnhardt Jr. and his team certainly showed no signs of any friction at Darlington over his intention of leaving Dale Earnhardt Inc. at the end of the season.

McMurray battles numbness in leg and arm in addition to difficult Darlington

05/13/2007 7:44 pm EDT

JIM UTTER / The Charlotte Observer

DARLINGTON, S.C. - Driving at Darlington Raceway is tough enough, but dealing with a possibly pinched nerve while trying to stay in contention for a top-10 finish was painful for Jamie McMurray.

Newman, 12 crew working their way back with another top 10

05/13/2007 6:54 pm EDT

JIM UTTER / The Charlotte Observer

DARLINGTON, S.C. – Ryan Newman believes he’s had good cars all season. But for the rest of us, seeing is believing. Newman and his No. 12 Penske Racing South team registered a third consecutive top-10 finish on Sunday.

When you're hot, you're hot: Gordon overheats, holds off Hamlin for the Darlington win

Caution flags and consistency again in question

05/13/2007 5:37 pm EDT

DAVID POOLE / The Charlotte Observer

DARLINGTON, S.C. – Perfect? Jeff Gordon was nowhere close Sunday at Darlington Raceway. That, however, did not keep Gordon and his team from winning the Dodge Avenger 500 to extend Hendrick Motorsports’ spotless record with NASCAR’s car of tomorrow.

NASCAR track hopes battered, ISC puts Staten Island site on sale

05/13/2007 1:05 pm EDT

The Associated Press

NEW YORK - A sprawling site on the Staten Island waterfront that was once pegged to become a 82,500-seat NASCAR track will be put up for sale within a month, according to a manager for the defunct project.

And now, a word from Dale Jr.'s grandmom, Martha Earnhardt

05/13/2007 8:42 am EDT

MARK PRICE / The Charlotte Observer

During a week in which the hottest sports story around was speculation on Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s future, another member of the Earnhardt NASCAR dynasty was making her first media blitz, after years of shunning the spotlight.

NASCAR inspectors flag No. 8 as rain pushes race to Sunday

1 p.m. Mother's Day start now set at South Carolina's Darlington Raceway

05/12/2007 6:55 pm EDT

DAVID POOLE and JIM UTTER / The Charlotte Observer

DARLINGTON, S.C. – Come rain or come shine, nothing can wipe Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Dale Earnhardt Inc. out of the NASCAR headlines.