Kurt Busch survived a weary day of tire attrition, then pinched his way past Kyle Larson for the lead with eight laps to go, before driving away from the reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion to win for the first time at Kansas.
Joey Logano bumped William Byron from behind on the next-to-last lap to win the Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway on Sunday.
The 50-year-old Kenseth was a first-ballot selection and will be joined by driver Hershel McGriff and crew chief Kirk Shelmerdine in the 2023 class.
Chase Elliott earned his first victory of the season Monday at Dover Motor Speedway, making Hendrick Motorsports drivers 4 for 4 in the win column this season.
Matt Kenseth will return to Madison International Speedway for a race Sunday, but his days of full-time racing are over and he doesn't mind a bit. Now 50, fatherhood and marathon running are keeping him busy.
Cambridge native Matt Kenseth won 39 NASCAR Cup Series races during his career, which spanned 22 years. He finished in the top five in 182 of his 697 career Cup Series starts. Here's a look back in photos at his career.
Ross Chastain stole the win Sunday when leader Erik Jones moved out of his way to defensively block reigning NASCAR champion Kyle Larson.
Brad Keselowski, the winningest active driver at Talladega Superspeedway, just might be able to save his NASCAR season on Sunday by defending last year's victory.
Kyle Busch won his first NASCAR race of the season Sunday night by sliding past the leaders as Tyler Reddick and Chase Briscoe spun racing for the win.
William Byron showed some chops as a front-runner, hanging onto the lead in a two-lap dash to the finish of the NASCAR race with Joey Logano trying to nudge him out of the way.
Denny Hamlin ran down William Byron with five laps to go Sunday and ended the slowest start to a season in his career with a victory in the Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond Raceway.
Ross Chastain and Trackhouse Racing became first-time Cup winners Sunday when Chastain bashed and banged his way around the final lap of overtime at the Circuit of the Americas road course.
While William Byron cruised to the checkered flag for the third victory of NASCAR Cup career, one last crash unfolded behind him Sunday in an appropriate finish to a chaotic, thrilling race at remodeled Atlanta Motor Speedway.
See the top times and distances so far this spring with the latest Chippewa County Prep Track and Field Honor Roll of the spring with the postseason set to start Monday.
The Northwood/Solon Springs baseball team edged Bloomer 4-3 in nine innings on Friday afternoon at Stuckert Field in a nonconference battle. The game was Bloomer's second out of four versus state-ranked foes to close the regular season.
Annabelle Schroeder and Samantha Schaffer each scored two goals as the Eau Claire Regis/McDonell girls soccer team shut out Mauston 7-0 on Friday afternoon.
Local box scores from Friday's prep baseball and softball games. Thorp baseball was among the winners.
Maddie Schwartz gave up only one earned run in a complete game, but the Wisconsin softball team finished with only three hits in the loss to Georgia Tech in the Badgers' NCAA Tournament opener.
Why did they wait so long to allow college athletes to make a few bucks on the side?
Johnny Davis is five weeks away from reaching a dream he set as a child — getting drafted in the NBA. He reflects on his main motivation — family — as he gets closer to the draft.
The Wisconsin football program secured its third commitment from a high school player from Illinois, this time a 6-foot-3 defensive lineman.
Mike Westhoff has always been blunt and brutally honest. He’s a cancer survivor who has multiple times beaten long odds. He’s a football innovator who established himself over 32 seasons as arguably the NFL’s greatest special teams coach. He has been a relentless fighter and constant achiever all his life. The 74-year-old Westhoff is as candid as ever in “Figure It Out,” an entertaining autobiography published by Mascot Books. There are plenty of chuckles, eyebrow-raising comments and inspiring lessons shared from his football journey including his years with the Colts, Dolphins, Jets and Saints.
The Oklahoma wind came sweeping through Southern Hills and then swiftly left town in time for Will Zalatoris, Bubba Watson and yes, even Tiger Woods, to bring a sleepy PGA Championship to life on Friday.
Deshaun Watson’s week included meeting with NFL investigators and golf in the Bahamas with his new Browns teammates. Next week he’ll be back on the field, and under more public scrutiny. Some of the women who have accused Cleveland’s quarterback of sexual misconduct during massage therapy sessions have been interviewed by HBO’s “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel.” Per the network, “several” of the women will detail the alleged abuse. The show will air Tuesday. Watson has denied any wrongdoing. He’s facing civil lawsuits from 22 women, who allege he behaved inappropriately. The NFL is also investigating whether he violated its personal-conduct policy. He met with investigators in Houston this week.
Thirteen months ago, Phil Mickelson settled into a leather chair for a pre-tournament news conference at the Masters.