NASCAR Sprint Cup Series points leader and former Ford man Mark Martin prepares on Friday to practice for today’s AAA 400 at Dover International Speedway. (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR) ...

Even though Juan Pablo Montoya posted the second-quickest time in final practice for the AAA 400, where he will start second, he is reticent to declare himself a bona fide title threat. (Photo Credit:...

Juan Pablo Montoya enters Sunday's Pepsi 500, at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif., as the third-ranked driver in the Chase for the Sprint Cup. Yet he still hasn't won a race this year....

... Sure they did. The alleged "warning" issued Brad Keselowski at Kansas turned into an Internet mushroom cloud during the past week, so now, out in California, many NASCAR operatives ha...

  In recent years, races have been held at Auto Club (nee California) Speedway with sweltering temperatures. That's because the track wanted a race on Labor Day weekend. Tough luck, Dar...

  Imagine a dilapidated trailer in the middle of ruination, a campfire, a drizzling rain and guitars. A friend -- and virtuoso guitarist -- has a job as night watchman at a strip mine up in...

  Audrina Patridge, star of MTV's "The Hills," prepares to wave the green flag to start the Pepsi 500 at Auto Club Speedway on Sunday. (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR)   ...

Jimmie Johnson crosses the finish line to win the Sprint Cup Series Pepsi 500 at Auto Club Speedway on Sunday. Johnson is the first driver to win four NASCAR Sprint Cup races at Auto Club Speedway and...

Juan Pablo Montoya (42) battles Jimmie Johnson for the lead in the Pepsi 500 auto race at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif. Montoya finished third in the race, is third in the Sprint Cup standing...

Kasey Kahne (9) tangles with Greg Biffle, right, after Kurt Busch came off the wall and bumped Kahne during the Pepsi 500 auto race on Sunday. (Photo: Associated Press)   Though he recovere...