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NASCAR Heat 2, which we previewed here right before E3, returns in September with the “other two” national series in stock-car racing, the Xfinity Series and Camping World Trucks Series. By itself that will add some depth to what was a rather spartan career mode last year. And another feature that should lengthen Heat 2’s replay value is the addition of split-screen racing. You can get a look at the…

x Embed x Share CLOSE USA TODAY Sports’ Brant James looks ahead to some of the top story lines fans should keep an eye on at the Brickyard 400 in Indianapolis this Sunday. USA TODAY Sports Kyle Busch, front, started from the pole and led 149 laps en route to winning his second consecutive Brickyard 400 last year.(Photo: Brian Spurlock, USA TODAY Sports) It’s race day at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and…

NASCAR Heat 2, which we previewed here right before E3, returns in September with the “other two” national series in stock-car racing, the Xfinity Series and Camping World Trucks Series. By itself that will add some depth to what was a rather spartan career mode last year. And another feature that should lengthen Heat 2’s replay value is the addition of split-screen racing. You can get a look at the…

Patience. Sports heroes are as imperfect as the rest of us, one NASCAR driver reminded us this week. In a blog post from NASCAR’s Brad Keselowski, he asks fans, media and other drivers not to judge too quickly when the sports stars behave badly. While it might seem obvious, Keselowski – in a post fittingly titled “The Fault in Our Stars” – asks people to remember one fact many may…

PARIS (Reuters) – Chris Froome put on a near-perfect performance to claim his fourth Tour de France and move within one title of cycling’s greatest on Sunday as Team Sky tightened their grip on the classic race. The Briton suffered a few wobbles throughout the 3,540-km race but was always in control over the three weeks thanks to his high-caliber team mates who sheltered him when it mattered in the…

William Byron’s first trip to Indianapolis Motor Speedway ended with an unforgettable finish. After taking the lead with 15 laps left, the teenage rookie used some savvy moves and a little luck Saturday to hold off the hard-charging Paul Menard for his third NASCAR Xfinity Series win in less than a month. The margin of 0.108 of a second was the narrowest in race history, and he did it by…

x Embed x Share CLOSE USA TODAY Sports’ Brant James looks ahead to some of the top story lines fans should keep an eye on at the Brickyard 400 in Indianapolis this Sunday. USA TODAY Sports William Byron beat Paul Menard to the yard of bricks by 0.108 second, the closest margin of victory in the Xfinity Series race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.(Photo: Brian Lawdermilk, Getty Images) INDIANAPOLIS — NASCAR’s…

Tim Fedewa’s dropped sandwich led NASCAR to revoke the Kevin Harvick spotter’s credentials during practice for tomorrow’s Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis. NBCSN caught Fedewa asking the team to send someone else up to the spotter’s stand after the incident, which took place this morning at IMS. Harvick’s car is sponsored by a brand whose sandwiches ought to be hurled from rooftops or simply thrown in the garbage, so we’re surprised…

Dan Marshall set out to make a game based off a single tweet, where he admitted to having very little knowledge of how soccer is played and, frankly, not caring to learn. The result of that exercise is Behold The Kickmen (on Steam for $4), an irreverent caricature of soccer that somehow makes the full loop around to being one of the most accidentally excellent takes on the virtual pitch. It’s…

Great Britain won a combined 33 medals across the Rio 2016 Olympics and Paralympics British Cycling will retain £43m in public funding after its national council approved governance reforms in an extraordinary general meeting. A 75% majority was required to pass the changes, demanded by sports minister Tracey Crouch to make governing bodies more independent and diverse. As part of the deal, a board place will be created for the…

Fitness-tracking app Strava is introducing some new perks for subscribers of its Premium membership option, which go on top of the additional in-app features the service already provides. Chief among the new perks is an offer for accidental damage coverage to phones or GPS devices through Sunday’s Insurance. The coverage is good as long as you broke your phone while recording a cycling activity with Strava. The insurance is for…

Even though the Lilly Diabetes 250 is just an Xfinity Series race, the new look 100-lapper has some serious big picture implications for NASCAR’s future at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. With the hopes of injecting much-needed energy into the Saturday companion race, NASCAR has spent the past 12 months developing an Indy-Xfinity rules package centered around restrictor plates, aero ducts and drag-generating spoilers. Here’s the short version: The…

Brent Dewar’s Twitter biography leads with his heart: “Car guy.” How he got there is the story of life-altering exposure to speed from his childhood, what started as a proving ground for the future President of NASCAR. His father was a high school principal — a great man, Dewar says, “but probably the biggest non-car guy you would ever meet.” As a boy growing up in western Canada, nearby circle-track…

Brent Dewar’s Twitter biography leads with his heart: “Car guy.” How he got there is the story of life-altering exposure to speed from his childhood, what started as a proving ground for the future President of NASCAR. His father was a high school principal — a great man, Dewar says, “but probably the biggest non-car guy you would ever meet.” As a boy growing up in western Canada, nearby circle-track…

We’re halfway through the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, and the playoffs are practically around the corner. It’s been an interesting year so far, and you could even call it a little strange. So to quickly recap the oddities through the first 19 races of the season, here are the seven biggest surprises so far, numbered but in no particular order. (Note: Dale Earnhardt Jr. announcing his retirement…

Brent Dewar’s Twitter biography leads with his heart: “Car guy.” How he got there is the story of life-altering exposure to speed from his childhood, what started as a proving ground for the future President of NASCAR. His father was a high school principal — a great man, Dewar says, “but probably the biggest non-car guy you would ever meet.” As a boy growing up in western Canada, nearby circle-track…

Fitness-tracking app Strava is introducing some new perks for subscribers of its Premium membership option, which go on top of the additional in-app features the service already provides. Chief among the new perks is an offer for accidental damage coverage to phones or GPS devices through Sunday’s Insurance. The coverage is good as long as you broke your phone while recording a cycling activity with Strava. The insurance is for…

NASCAR is considering further limiting Cup Series veterans from competing in Xfinity Series races, series director Wayne Auton said Friday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The proposed limit could restrict drivers with more than five years of Cup experience from entering more than five Xfinity races per a season — none of which can be during the seven-race playoffs or any of the four Dash 4 Cash races. Currently Cup veterans…

Brent Dewar’s Twitter biography leads with his heart: “Car guy.” How he got there is the story of life-altering exposure to speed from his childhood, what started as a proving ground for the future President of NASCAR. His father was a high school principal — a great man, Dewar says, “but probably the biggest non-car guy you would ever meet.” As a boy growing up in western Canada, nearby circle-track…

[BUCKLE UP: Alex Bowman to replace Earnhardt Jr. in No. 88] [JUNIOR-FRIENDLY: Where Dale Earnhardt Jr. has his best shot a win] But Bowman showed enough promise once he got a chance in Hendrick’s top-notch cars that he reportedly turned down several offers to drive full-time in the Cup Series this season. While Earnhardt recovered from a concussion and related symptoms, Bowman won a pole and finished in the top…