Indianapolis 500 Airs on ABC for 47th Consecutive Year One of the longest-running relationships between a sporting event and a network will continue on Sunday, May 29, when the Indianapolis 500 airs on ABC for the 47th consecutive year. ESPN on ABC’s coverage from Indianapolis Motor Speedway begins at 11 a.m. ET with The Indianapolis 500 – A Centennial Celebration presented by Honda. ... more.

Concord, NC (May 23, 2011) – “My heart goes out to all the people that have been affected by the devastating Missouri tornado on May 22nd, especially in my hometown of Joplin.  It is difficult to put into words, the emotions I have when I see the devastation and destruction that was caused by this storm.  My thoughts and prayers are extended to all the people who are dealing with so much los... more.

No Lap Infraction Flag Penalty Lap Assessed Notes 31 Pre-Race to the rear W tail end backup car 2 52 Speed-Entering pits Y tail end 56 44 78 Safety violation G pit 79 below minimum speed 99 110 Pitting before pit road is open Y tail end 115 93 114 Speed-Entering pits Y tail end 115 28 118 Pitting before pit road is open Y tail end 122 44 119 Pulling up to pit Y 1 lap... more.

Pos Owner Car # Points Ldr Nxt +/- Top 30 PPos G/L 1 Joe Gibbs 20 463 0 257 1 0 2 Joe Gibbs 18 439 -24 -24 233 2 0 3 Jack Roush 60 436 -27 -3 230 4 1 4 Sandra Turner 32 432 -31 -4 226 5 1 5 Delana Harvick 33 429 -34 -3 223 3 -2 6 Delana Harvick 2 418 -45 -11 212 6 0 7 Jack Roush 6 410 -53 -8 204 8 1 8 Steve Turner 31 398 -65 -12 192 9 1 9 Roger Penske 22 393 -... more.

Pos Driver BPts Points Ldr Nxt Starts Poles Wins T5s T10s DNF PPos G/L 1. Elliott Sadler 2 418 0 0 12 1 0 7 8 0 1 0 2. Reed Sorenson 3 411 -7 -7 12 0 0 4 8 1 2 0 3. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 10 410 -8 -1 12 1 1 4 9 1 4 1 4. Justin Allgaier 2 398 -20 -12 12 0 0 3 7 1 5 1 5. Jason Leffler 0 375 -43 -23 12 0 0 0 5 0 3 -2 6. Aric Almirola 4 366 -52 -9 12 0 0 0 5 1 6 0 7. Kenny Wa... more.

Fin Str Car Driver Team Lap Pts BPts Status TLd LLd 1 8 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Blackwell Angus Ford 250 47 4 Running 5 41 2 4 60 Carl Edwards(i) Polaris Off Road Vehicles Ford 250 0 Running 6 33 3 10 22 Brad Keselowski(i) Discount Tire Dodge 250 0 Running 2 30 4 5 32 Reed Sorenson Dollar General Chevrolet 250 42 2 Running 1 77 5 6 2 Elliott Sadler OneMain Financial Chevrolet 250 39 R... more.

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. won Sunday’s John Deere Dealers 250 at Iowa Speedway for his first career victory in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Stenhouse outdueled Carl Edwards and Brad Keselowski, the only Sprint Cup Series regulars in the race, for the win. "Just to come away with a victory is nice; I'm relieved," said the 23-year-old Stenhouse, making his 51st series start. "The guys were A-pl... more.

Carl Edwards' No. 99 crew didn't win Thursday's Sprint Pit Crew Challenge—they waited until it really counted. Flawless work during mandatory four-tire pit stops before the final 10-lap shootout in Saturday night's Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway got Edwards off pit road first, ahead of Kyle Busch. That proved decisive in Edwards' first All-Star win as he became the eighth diff... more.

Polesitter David Ragan passed Brad Keselowski for the lead on the next-to-last lap of Saturday night's Sprint Showdown, as both drivers advanced to the Sprint All-Star Race that followed the 40-lap qualifier. Marcos Ambrose came home third, followed by front-row starter AJ Allmendinger and Joey Logano, who started from the rear after changing engines. Dale Earnhardt Jr. made a late pit stop to a... more.

THE MODERATOR: We welcome here into the media center Brad Keselowski. Brad finished second in today's Sprint Showdown. This is your third All-Star start. Raced your way into the big show. Tell us about the race today.            BRAD KESELOWSKI: We weren't quite as good as we were hoping. But we kind of hung in there, made sure we were there at the end. Made the right move on t... more.

KERRY THARP: We're going to roll right into our post race for tonight's NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race. We're joined by our race runner-up, Kyle Busch. Our third-place finisher was David Reutimann.            Kyle, certainly making up some ground there the last lap or lap and a half. Think you could have caught him with a couple laps to go?            KYLE BUSCH: Yeah, pos... more.

KERRY THARP: We have our 2011 Sprint All-Star Race winner, Carl Edwards, for Roush Fenway Racing. He's joined by team owner Jack Roush. This is Carl's first All-Star Race win, the eighth different winner over the past eight races.            Carl, your racecar was just right on out there tonight. You drove it like a true champion. Talk about winning the All-Star Race and all that t... more.

No Lap Infraction Flag Penalty Lap Assessed Notes 66 Pre-Race to the rear W Tail of Field Adjustments after Impound 30 Pre-Race to the rear W Tail of Field Adjustments after Impound 20 Pre-Race to the rear W Tail of Field Engine 32 3 Pitting before pit road is open Y Garage 38 4 Pitting before pit road is open Y Garage 30 27 Pitting before pit road is open Y Tail of Fie... more.

Fin Str Car Driver Team Lap Status TLd LLd 1 1 6 David Ragan UPS Ford 40 Running 2 22 2 4 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Dodge 40 Running 1 18 3 6 9 Marcos Ambrose DeWalt Ford 40 Running 4 2 43 A J Allmendinger Best Buy Ford 40 Running 5 9 20 Joey Logano The Home Depot Toyota 40 Running 6 13 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. The Dale Jr Foundation / AMP Energy Chevrolet 40 Running 7 8 34 D... more.

Pos Car Driver Team Reason Row 1: 1 20 Drew Herring SportClips Toyota 2011 Owner Points 1st 2 18 Michael McDowell(i) Pizza Ranch Toyota 2011 Owner Points 2nd Row 2: 3 33 Austin Dillon(i) Rheem Heating,Cooling & Water Chevrolet 2011 Owner Points 3rd 4 60 Carl Edwards(i) Polaris Off Road Vehicles Ford 2011 Owner Points 4th Row 3: 5 32 Reed Sorenson Dollar General Chevrolet 2011 Ow... more.