CONCORD, N.C. — Mark Martin received a piece of advice very early in his career from Dick Trickle that he's never forgotten.

CONCORD, N.C. — Authorities in North Carolina say former NASCAR driver Dick Trickle has died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was 71.

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DARLINGTON, S.C. — Matt Kenseth has rarely been more pleased in victory than he was this weekend at Darlington Raceway. Maybe that's because of what he overcame to achieve the win.

INDIANAPOLIS — AJ Allmendinger needed help buckling down Saturday.

The Associated PressDARLINGTON, S.C. — Kyle Busch took the lead from Joey Logano 18 laps from the end to win his fifth Nationwide race this season and second in three years at Darlington Raceway on Friday.

DARLINGTON, S.C. — Matt Kenseth was in Canada when J.D. Gibbs sent him the results of their appeal to NASCAR to reduce sweeping penalties against Joe Gibbs Racing.

INDIANAPOLIS — Kurt Busch wants to race an IndyCar at Indianapolis.Just not now.

CONCORD, N.C. — A NASCAR appeals panel sided with Joe Gibbs Racing on Wednesday and eased some of the penalties imposed for having an illegal part in Matt Kenseth's race-winning engine at Kansas last month.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Ryan Newman had to open his checkbook the last time he spoke out at Talladega.

TALLADEGA, Ala. — Rain and wrecks pushed NASCAR to the edge of darkness Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway, where three of the biggest names in the sport led the field to final flag.

TALLADEGA, Ala. — Steady rain Saturday washed out qualifying at Talladega Superspeedway, where the field was set by practice speeds.It put Carl Edwards on the pole for Sunday's race, followed by Martin Truex Jr. and Marcos Ambrose.

TALLADEGA, Ala. — Steady rain Saturday washed out qualifying at Talladega Superspeedway, where the field was set by practice speeds.It put Carl Edwards on the pole for Sunday's race, followed by Martin Truex Jr. and Marcos Ambrose.

TALLADEGA, Ala. — Denny Hamlin ran 16 laps at full speed Friday, turned his car over to Brian Vickers and then didn't exactly rule himself out of running a full race this weekend as he recovers from a back injury.

RICHMOND, Va. — Kurt Busch ran up front all night, and even led 36 laps.Then came the finish, which he described as a free-for-all, and with him right in the middle of it.

RICHMOND, Va. — When the dust settled at Richmond, 'Ol Happy Harvick was the only driver smiling.

RICHMOND, Va. — Brad Keselowski ducked underneath Kyle Busch to take the lead with 10 laps to go Friday night and won a wild NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Richmond International Raceway.

RICHMOND, Va. — Nelson Piquet Jr. was involved in a post-race altercation that led to the arrest of two crew members for Richard Childress Racing, his team said Saturday.

RICHMOND, Va. — A parts review by Toyota after Matt Kenseth's penalty led the manufacturer to pull three engines from Michael Waltrip Racing's inventory as a precautionary move.

RICHMOND, Va. — Joe Gibbs understands that NASCAR must enforce the rule book and his team deserved a penalty for an illegal part in Matt Kenseth's engine.

RICHMOND, Va. — Mild-mannered Matt Kenseth is spitting mad at NASCAR.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — In one of the largest penalties in history, NASCAR stripped Matt Kenseth of everything but the trophy from his victory at Kansas after his engine failed a post-race inspection.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Brad Keselowski arrived at Kansas Speedway with the specter of NASCAR sanctions hanging over Penske Racing, and the first few laps of Sunday's race weren't going a whole lot better.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Matt Kenseth captured his second straight race at Kansas Speedway on Sunday, holding off Kasey Kahne to become the third consecutive Sprint Cup driver to win from the pole.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Matt Crafton called his truck “junk,” and his crew chief tossed and turned all night, trying to come up with ways to make it better in time for Saturday's race.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Jeff Gordon learned his lesson over time. So did Jimmie Johnson and Matt Kenseth.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Richard Petty believes there's a snitch.