The Guardian (Free subscription) | yesterday
Tony Stewart was the second driver to cross the line but still claimed his first win of the season at the Talladega Superspeedway
Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | yesterday
A second-place finish almost broke Tony Stewart's heart again.
LA Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
He snaps a 43-race winless streak when officials rule that Regan Smith drove below the yellow out-of-bounds line to make a pass on the final lap. Tony Stewart snapped his 43-race winless streak on Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway, getting the victory when NASCAR ruled Regan Smith drove below the yellow out-of-bounds line to get by Stewart on the final lap.
Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | yesterday
Tony Stewart is finally a Talladega champion. After years of frustration at the 2.66-mile Superspeedway, Stewart withstood an illegal pass by Regan Smith at the finish to win a hotly contested Amp Energy 500. On the final lap, Smith's Dale Earnhardt Inc. Chevy passed Stewart under the yellow line and crossed the finish line first, but by rule, drivers cannot advance their position below the yellow...
Covers.com (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) - Tony Stewart ended his frustrating winless season Sunday by earning his first Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway when NASCAR ruled Regan Smith's last-lap pass was illegal. Smith was in second and trailed Ste...
Inside Track - Breaking News Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
TALLADEGA, Ala. – On a day when the lead was swapped 64 times among 28 drivers, it ended up with a driver who had never led the most important lap at Talladega Superspeedway. Tony Stewart picked up his first career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday, prevailing over Regan Smith and Paul Menard on the final lap to win the AMP Energy 500. Stewart had finished in second...
M Audio Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
gregg: Hines has already won USAC’s Silver Crown and National Sprint titles and needs the Midget crown to join drivers Tony Stewart, Pancho Carter, Dave Darland and JJ Yeley as the only ones to earn all three championships in a career. … Read more
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | yesterday
A few weeks ago, I wrote that Lewis Hamilton had been robbed when he was unjustly penalized by the stewards at the Belgian Grand Prix. He appealed – but it turned out the penalty was unappealable (shades of Paul Tracy at Indianapolis!)
Fox News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Regan Smith finished first at 'Dega, but Tony Stewart won. Just another example of NASCAR's inconsistency, Lee Spencer says.
Fastmachines.com (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
"Are you not entertained? Are you not entertained? Is this not why you are here?"-Gladiator Well, Talladega certainly pleased the dark side of why we watch racing didn't it? To use what has become my least favorite cliche in sports, "it is what it is." You know what you're going ...
Fox News (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
Regan Smith is not much of a morning person.But after watching his first Sprint Cup win slip from his hands due to a judgment call from NASCAR, it was a restless night for the Raybestos Rookie of the Year candidate."I really couldn't sleep last night," Smith said. "I've replayed the move a half-million times in my head. All you can do is try."With a three-car shootout to the finish and Tony Stewart...
Fox News (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
Rookie Regan Smith didn't like NASCAR's ruling that cost him a Talladega victory, but he's dealing with it tactfully, says Lee Spencer.
SI.com (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
TALLADEGA, Alabama -- At restrictor-plate tracks such as Daytona and Talladega, drivers are told they are not allowed to drive below the yellow line that separates the apron of the track from the racing groove in an effort to improve their position. Consider it an out-of-bounds line, similar to a football field.
San Diego Union (Free subscription) | yesterday
Tony Stewart was the first driver convicted of dipping below NASCAR's out-of-bounds line, learning a valuable lesson in 2001 at Daytona that he's carried with him the past seven years.
The Anniston Star Online (Free subscription) | yesterday
TALLADEGA -- Drivers have long utilized NASCAR's version of Muhammad Ali's rope-a-dope strategy to success at the 2.66 mile Talladega Superspeedway.
