NASCAR

Rain washed out Friday's qualifying session for the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway.

NASCAR on Thursday revealed the 25 nominees for the inaugural NASCAR Hall of Fame induction class. Nominees included pioneers, former champions and driver-turned-team owners of the sport.

Sprint Cup Series driver and team owner Jeremy Mayfield was not present at Daytona International Speedway on Thursday, one day after a federal judge granted him a temporary injunction to race again, beginning with this weekend's Coke Zero 400.

A federal judge lifted the NASCAR-imposed suspension on driver Jeremy Mayfield Wednesday, allowing him to race again, possibly as soon as this weekend at Daytona International Speedway.

NASCAR returns to "The World Center of Racing," while the IndyCar Series visits the "Finger Lakes" region in upstate New York this Fourth of July weekend.

Joey Logano didn't have the best car Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, but his crew chief, Greg Zipadelli, made the best call in the rain-shortened race.

Rookie Joey Logano benefited from crew chief Greg Zipadelli's gutsy late-race pit strategy for his first Sprint Cup Series victory in Sunday's rain-shortened Lenox Industrial Tools 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

Rain forced NASCAR officials to cancel Friday's Sprint Cup Series qualifying at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. According to the rule book, the starting lineup for Sunday's Lenox Industrial Tools 301 will be set by owner points, with Tony Stewart being awarded the pole.

The "Race to the Chase" begins this weekend as the Sprint Cup Series heads to New Hampshire. The Nationwide Series will also be at the New England track, while the Camping World Truck Series will run at Memphis. The IndyCar Series will race under the lights at Richmond.

Wearing his signature cowboy hat and sunglasses, "King" Richard Petty walked into Victory Lane at Infineon Raceway to congratulate his winning driver and take a swig of red wine as part of the victory celebration.