Jeff Gordon talks about the tire issues last year at the Brickyard.

Goodyear talks about how they solved the tire issue at Indy for this years Brickyard.

Juan Pablo Montoya talks about Danica Patrick coming to NASCAR

NHRA Media PhotoSONOMA, Calif. – Last season Eddie Krawiec showed the NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle community that he could win a Full Throttle Drag Racing Series world championship title in an unconventional manner.

This year, he’s showing the two-wheel set how to win it in more of a dominating fashion.

Krawiec, the former dragstrip manager at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park in Englishtown, N.J. turned hotshot Pro Stock Motorcycle world champion, emerged from deep in the top 10 last season in the Countdown to 1 to win the Full Throttle Series season crown. He did it without winning a race, leaving fans, drag racing historians and his motorcycle peers scratching their collective heads. How did he do that?

Krawiec, who posted four runner-up finishes in the five-race bike Countdown to 1, was the most consistent competitor on two wheels during the stretch run and for his efforts became only the second competitor in NHRA history to win a season title without winning a single race during the season.

Rossburg, OH—July 16, 2009—The traditional “Month of Money” kicks off for the World of Outlaws this weekend at Eldora Speedway in Ohio with the 26th running of the legendary Kings Royal on Saturday, July 18. The weekend will kick off with the Knight before the Kings Royal on Friday, July 17. The finale on Saturday night will pay $50,000 to the winner and the cameras from SPEED will be on hand to tape the race for broadcast on Sunday, August 9 at 5 p.m. Eastern.

Joey Saldana was bidding for his third career win in the event last season and was leading when he lost a tire with 13 laps remaining, handing the lead to Daryn Pittman, who would pace the field for the remainder of the distance to score his first win in the Kings Royal.

Steve Kinser, the 20-time World of Outlaws champion, leads all drivers with six wins in event and is the only driver that has made the main event in each of the previous 25 Kings Royals.

Jac Haudenschild has won the race three times and is one of three drivers from the state of Ohio to wear the famed crown and sit on the throne at his home state track.

Kyle Busch Returns to Slinger Super Speedway, talks about wanting to win.

Joe Gibbs Racing Nationwide Crew Chief Dave Rodgers

Jeff Gordon talks about the double file restarts.

NHRA Media PhotoMORRISON, Colo. – Ron Capps raced to his fifth Funny Car victory of the season Sunday at the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals at Bandimere Speedway.

Capps beat Ashley Force Hood in the final round for his 30th career victory and first at the Denver dragstrip. With the win, Capps moved into a first place tie with Force Hood in the Funny Car point standings.

“I could hear her car over there,” said Capps, who powered his NAPA Dodge Charger to a 4.187 second run at 297.22 mph to hold off Force Hood’s Castrol GTX Ford Mustang, which finished in 4.231 at 296.96. “Fortunately, out car got through the early part of the track and pulled away. I talked to ‘Ace’ (crew chief Ed McCulloch) during the off-week and he said, ‘We’re going to get the points lead back.’ I’ve never heard him talk like that before.”

It was Force Hood’s sixth final round appearance of the season and the second final against Capps. He also beat her in the money round to win at Topeka.

Pole sitter Brian Vickers, driver of the No. 83 Red Bull Toyota, and teammate Scott Speed, driver of the No. 82 Red Bull Toyota, take the green flag to start the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series LifeLock.com 400 at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill. Three-timeJOLIET, Ill. (July 11, 2009) -- Body-slamming and bump-drafting were the order of the day -- at 1.5-mile Chicagoland Speedway, no less -- and 50-year-old Mark Martin was the last man standing in a wild LifeLock.com 400.

Pulling away after a double-file restart with two laps left in Saturday night's NASCAR Sprint Cup race, Martin won his series-best fourth race of the season and the 39th of his career. Martin gained two positions to 11th in the standings and will have at least 40 bonus points for the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup seven races hence, if he can hold a position in the top 12.