WHAS - Sports - NASCAR http://www.whas11.com/sports/nascar RSS Feed for WHAS - Sports - NASCAR en-us Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:51:41 GMT Patrick to make NASCAR debut at Daytona http://www.whas11.com/sports/nascar/Patrick-to-make-NASCAR-debut-at-Daytona-83848422.html Danica Patrick will make her NASCAR debut this weekend at Daytona International Speedway. Tony George resigns from IMS board of directors http://www.whas11.com/sports/nascar/Tony-George-resigns-from-IMS-board-of-directors-82090632.html George was removed as the Indianapolis Motor Speedway president last year amid concerns about his spending habits on speedway upgrades. George will no longer have a role at Hulman & Co., which runs the speedway. ESPN to shift bulk of Cup races from ABC http://www.whas11.com/sports/nascar/81358017.html CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — ESPN is shifting the bulk of its Chase for the Sprint Cup championship coverage to its cable network this season, taking 14 of the 17 NASCAR races it shares with partner ABC. NASCAR's Johnson wins male athlete of the year http://www.whas11.com/sports/nascar/NASCARs-Johnson-wins-male-athlete-of-the-year-79847292.html He received 42 votes to beat tennis star Roger Federer and Olympic sprinter Usain Bolt, who were the only other two athletes to receive vote totals in the double-digits. Danica Patrick gets taste of NASCAR at Daytona http://www.whas11.com/sports/nascar/79672182.html DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (AP) — IndyCar Series star Danica Patrick turned her first laps in a stock car at Daytona International Speedway on Friday. Former track owners abandon NASCAR lawsuit http://www.whas11.com/sports/nascar/79680437.html SPARTA, Ky. (AP) — The former owners of Kentucky Speedway are done fighting with NASCAR. Court rejects Ky. Speedway suit against NASCAR http://www.whas11.com/sports/nascar/Court-rejects-Ky-Speedway-suit-against-NASCAR-79067607.html The decision issued Friday by a three-judge panel from the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals ends, for now, Kentucky Speedway's legal efforts at forcing NASCAR to bring a Sprint Cup race to the northern Kentucky track. Danica Patrick takes a run at NASCAR http://www.whas11.com/sports/nascar/Danica-Patrick-takes-a-run-at-NASCAR-78815367.html Johnson wins 4th straight NASCAR championship http://www.whas11.com/sports/nascar/Johnson-wins-4th-straight-NASCAR-championship-71089607.html Jimmie Johnson has won a NASCAR record fourth consecutive championship with a fifth-place finish in the finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Johnson making most of lessons learned from Gordon http://www.whas11.com/sports/nascar/69811782.html FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Jeff Gordon was on the verge of winning his fourth NASCAR championship as a driver when he made his debut as a co-owner and teammate for an unproven driver named Jimmie Johnson.