Crew chief keeps Mark Martin in the hunt
JIM PELTZ / ON MOTOR RACING
Alan Gustafson grew up idolizing Martin. Now he's helping the NASCAR veteran take one more stab at winning the Sprint Cup Series championship.

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July 13, 2009
MOTOR RACING ROUNDUP
He holds off Ryan Briscoe and Will Power for his third victory of the IndyCar Series season. >>

July 12, 2009
MOTOR RACING
The 50-year-old driver mostly dominates race on the way to winning the LifeLock.com 400 at Chicagoland Speedway. >>

MOTOR RACING ROUNDUP
Franchitti captures his third pole in five IndyCar Series races. >>

July 10, 2009
NEWSWIRE
Brian Vickers won his fifth NASCAR Sprint Cup pole of the season, running a lap of 184.162 mph at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill. >>

July 9, 2009
DAY IN SPORTS
A District Court judge last week lifted the suspension Mayfield received May 9 for failing a drug test. NASCAR says participation of a "proven methamphetamine user" could lead to fatal consequences. >>

July 8, 2009
NASCAR continues to feel the pain of the ailing economy, both on and off its racetracks. >>

MOTOR RACING
Once-struggling teams take advantage of rules changes to surge ahead with use of unique 'diffuser.' Long-time driver Jenson Button climbs to top of the pack after new group acquires his team. >>

MOTOR RACING
Tony George, founder of the series, is now only a team owner in the Indy Racing League. >>

July 5, 2009
MOTOR RACING
The owner-driver held off a late surge by Kyle Busch that resulted in a wreck at the end of the race. >>

July 4, 2009
MOTOR RACING
Josh Grant wins Motocross event in Michigan. >>

July 2, 2009
NEWSWIRE
NASCAR driver gets a temporary injunction despite a positive drug test. >>

June 28, 2009
Logano, 19, becomes the youngest winner in NASCAR Cup history with rain-aided victory in New Hampshire. >>

June 29, 2009
Larry Dixon earned his fourth top-fuel victory of the season Sunday at the NHRA Nationals at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio, and moved up to second in the points standings. >>

June 27, 2009
MOTOR RACING
His 19th career IndyCar Series victory ties Sam Hornish Jr.'s record. >>

June 23, 2009
MOTOR RACING
Finishing sixth in Sunday's race, Montoya climbed to 12th in the Cup point standings. He's aiming to qualify for NASCAR's 10-race Chase for the Cup playoff. >>

June 22, 2009
MOTOR RACING
The triumph at twisty Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif., is the first in a decade by one of Petty's cars. >>

MOTOR RACING
Johnson was working his way up from an 11th-place start at the Toyota/Save Mart 350 when he was penalized for entering pit road too fast. He finishes fourth. >>

MOTOR RACING ROUNDUP
He takes the lead with 50 laps to go and cruises the rest of the way at the Iowa Corn Indy 250. >>

June 21, 2009
MOTOR RACING
Driver goes into the Toyota/Save Mart 350 without a Sprint Cup Series win since 2007. >>

June 20, 2009
MOTOR RACING
He tries to pass Kyle Busch in wins this year at the curvy Infineon track. >>

June 19, 2009
MOTOR RACING
Race leaders will now line up two-by-two at the front of the pack to take the green flag after a caution period. NASCAR drivers are concerned that the newly implemented rule could cause more problems. >>

June 15, 2009
MOTOR RACING
The 50-year-old veteran gets the victory after Jimmie Johnson and Greg Biffle both run out of gas in the Sprint Cup LifeLock 400. >>

June 19, 2009
MOTOR RACING
The race is Sunday at 2 p.m. PDT at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif. >>

June 17, 2009
JIM PELTZ / ON MOTOR RACING
Driver praises a new tire developed by Goodyear for the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard on July 26. >>

June 13, 2009
MOTORCYLE RACING
The world's first zero-emissions superbike race was won by India-Anglo Team Agni with its lithium-polymer-powered, 80-horsepower X01 bike built from the rolling chassis of a GSX-R750. >>

JIM PELTZ / ON MOTOR RACING
During a meeting with reporters to defend his actions after winning the Nationwide race, Busch takes shots at Earnhardt and Earnhardt's fans. >>

April 25, 2009
Chester "Chet" Herbert, a drag-racing pioneer who continued to innovate in the sport after polio left him paralyzed from the chest down, has died. >>

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