Aric Almirola

Tony Stewart has won the first qualifying race for the Daytona 500. The defending NASCAR champion held off Dale Earnhardt Jr. in Thursday's first 150-mile race. The last lap was marred by an accident involving Danica Patrick. Patrick was hit by Aric...

|TV SPORTS| |SATURDAY| Auto Racing--Formula One, Monaco Grand Prix qualifying, 7 a.m. (NBCSN); NASCAR Nationwide Series, History 300 pole qualifying, 10 a.m. (ESPN2); NASCAR Nationwide Series, History 300, 1:45 p.m. (ABC) College Softball--NCAA...

TV SPORTS| Auto Racing--Indy Racing League, Indianapolis 500, Carb Day Part I, 10 a.m. (NBCSN); Indy Racing League, Indy Lights Freedom 100, 11 a.m. (NBCSN); Indy Racing League, Indianapolis 500 Carb Day Part II, Noon (NBCSN) Major League Baseball--...

The Sports Xchange NASCAR Driver Capsules, May 15 Capsules for the top 20 drivers in the Sprint Cup stands, plus five additional drivers of note. By Jerry Bonkowski and Bob Moore 48 JIMMIE JOHNSON, Chevrolet Team: Hendrick Motorsports WHERE HE...

Unsinkable. Unsinkable Matt Kenseth capped a banner week for unsinkable Joe Gibbs Racing with a victory in Saturday night's Bojangles' Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway with a substitute crew chief on his pit box—the unsinkable Wally Brown....

|TODAY| |HOCKEY| |North American Hockey League| |Robertson Cup Tournament| |Dr. Pepper Arena| |At Frisco, Texas| Amarillo vs. Wenatchee (Wash.)/Fairbanks, 4:30 p.m. Bismarck vs. Jamestown, 7:30 p.m. |HORSE RACES| Brown County...

The Sports Xchange By Bob Moore, The Sports Xchange Almirola eyes Darlington victory DARLINGTON, S.C. -- The hottest driver heading into Saturday night's Bojangles' Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway isn't Jimmie Johnson or Brad Keselowski or even Matt...

The Sports Xchange EditorsNote: Updates following Kenseth appeal win NASCAR Driver Capsules, May 8 Capsules for the top 20 drivers in the Sprint Cup stands, plus five additional drivers of note. By Jerry Bonkowski and Bob Moore 48 JIMMIE JOHNSON,...

The Sports Xchange By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service NASCAR Number Distributed by The Sports Xchange 4: The number of consecutive top-10 finishes recorded by Aric Almirola as the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series heads for Saturday's Southern 500 at...

TALLADEGA, Ala. -- In one of the greatest upsets in NASCAR history, David Ragan, with drafting help from Front Row Motorsports teammate David Gilliland, passed Carl Edwards on the final lap Sunday, then held off Edwards and Gilliland to win the rain-...

|TODAY| |JUNIOR HOCKEY| |NAHL Central Division Finals| |Best-of-5 Series| Game 5 if needed, Bismarck at Austin, 7:05 p.m.   |HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS’ GOLF| Aberdeen Central at Eastern South Dakota Conference Meet at Fox Run Golf Course in...

|TV SPORTS| |SUNDAY| Auto Racing--Indy Racing League, IndyCar Sao Paulo Indy 300, 10 a.m. (NBCSN); NASCAR Sprint Cup, Aaron’s 499, 11:30 a.m. (FOX); Drag Racing, NHRA Southern Nationals, same-day tape, 7 p.m. (ESPN2) NHL Hockey--Playoffs,...