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In this May 31, 2008 file photo, Joey Logano stands by his car before qualifying for the Heluva Good! 200 NASCAR Nationwide Series auto race at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Del. The 18-year-old will have to qualify for his first NASCAR Sprint Cup race this week at Richmond International Speedway.(AP Photo/Russ Hamilton, Jr)

NASCAR rescinds probation against Stewart, Logano

AP - Thu Sep 4, 10:54 PM ET

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Tony Stewart and Joey Logano will not be on probation in the NASCAR Nationwide Series after all.

  • Ari Strauss maneuvers his Ford GT on a 'skid pad' where drivers learn how to control a vehicle at Monticello Motor Club in Monticello, N.Y., Thursday, Aug. 14, 2008. Monticello essentially is a high-end country club where members tool around in performance cars instead of golf carts. The vibe here, with its helipad and storage garage loaded with European sports cars, is more Formula One than NASCAR, even though racer Jeff Gordon is a member. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)
    Private club puts wealthy drivers on fast track AP - Wed Sep 3, 4:56 PM ET

    MONTICELLO, N.Y. - Bill McMichael braked his new Ferrari F430 Scuderia into the turn, downshifting as he went into the corner. Then he punched it on the straightaway. Pedal down, engine whining an octave higher, the sleek, black car closed in on 140 mph within seconds.

  • In this May 27, 2008 file photo, Dario Franchitti stands in the garage area waiting for his crew to finish his car during NASCAR Car of Tomorrow testing at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pa. Franchitti will return to IndyCar in 2009 as the replacement driver for Dan Wheldon at Chip Ganassi Racing. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
    Dario Franchitti headed back to IndyCar Series AP - Tue Sep 2, 7:13 PM ET

    CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Dario Franchitti will leave NASCAR and return to IndyCar in 2009 as the replacement driver for Dan Wheldon at Chip Ganassi Racing.

  • Jimmie Johnson's pit crew tends to his car during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series' Pepsi 500 auto race Sunday, Aug. 31, 2008, at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif. (AP Photo/Dave Waters)
    Johnson gets third win of season AP - Mon Sep 1, 10:28 AM ET

    FONTANA, Calif. - Jimmie Johnson had enough time to think about how good his car was — and worry that he might blow it.

  • Justin Wilson's crew celebrates his win in the IndyCar Series' Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix auto race Sunday, Aug. 31, 2008, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
    Rookie Justin Wilson wins Detroit Indy Grand Prix AP - Sun Aug 31, 7:34 PM ET

    DETROIT - Helio Castroneves surely had another fence-climbing celebration running through his mind as he raced toward victory Sunday at the Detroit Indy Grand Prix.

  • Busch wins again AP - Sun Aug 31, 1:13 AM ET

    FONTANA, Calif. - It's Kyle Busch — again.

  • Driver Jimmie Johnson gets ready for practice for the NASCAR Pepsi 500 auto race at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif., Friday, Aug. 29, 2008. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
    Johnson ready to build some Chase momentum AP - Fri Aug 29, 8:39 PM ET

    FONTANA, Calif. - Aiming to build some momentum heading into NASCAR's Chase for the Sprint Cup championship, Jimmie Johnson got off to a good start Friday, winning the pole at Auto Club Speedway.

  • In this Sept. 6, 1960 file photo, Phil Hill, of the United States, wears a laurel wreath and holds the cup after driving his Ferrari to win the Grand Prix of Europe in Monza, Italy. Hill, the only American-born Formula One champion, died Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008, of complications from Parkinson's disease. He was 81. (AP Photo/File)
    Phil Hill, only US-born F1 champ, dies AP - Thu Aug 28, 9:58 PM ET

    MONTEREY, Calif. - Phil Hill, the only American-born Formula One champion, died Thursday of complications from Parkinson's disease. He was 81.

  • Carl Edwards (99) passes Kyle Busch (18) during the final few laps of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sharpie 500 auto race at the Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tenn., Saturday, Aug. 23, 2008. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
    NASCAR puts Kyle Busch, Carl Edwards on probation AP - Wed Aug 27, 5:13 PM ET

    DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - NASCAR placed Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards on probation Wednesday for the next six Sprint Cup Series races, the result of their on-track incident last weekend at the end of the race at Bristol Motor Speedway.

  • Reed Sorenson, left, signs an autograph for Robby Treewith during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sharpie 500 auto race at Bristol Motor Speedway Friday, Aug. 22, 2008 in Bristol, Tenn.(AP Photo/Wade Payne)
    Sorenson to join Gillett Evernham Motorsports AP - Tue Aug 26, 7:29 PM ET

    Reed Sorenson isn't waiting for Chip Ganassi Racing to figure out the Car of Tomorrow. The 22-year-old driver signed a multiyear contract to join Gillett Evernham Motorsports next season, where he'll join Kasey Kahne and Elliott Sadler.

  • In this June 21, 2008 file photo, Joey Logano, right, jokes with his pit crew before the start of the Camping World RV Rental 250 at the Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wis. Joe Gibbs Racing announced Monday, Aug. 25, 2008 that they have selected 18-year-old Logano to replace Tony Stewart in the No. 20 Sprint Cup Toyota next season. (AP Photo/Darren Hauck, File)
    Logano picked to replace Stewart in JGR No. 20 AP - Mon Aug 25, 7:15 PM ET

    HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. - Joe Gibbs Racing has selected 18-year-old Joe Logano to replace Tony Stewart in the No. 20 Sprint Cup Toyota next season. Logano was introduced Monday at the team's race shop, less than two months after he made his debut in the Nationwide Series.

  • 2 Penske cars damaged in transporter fire AP - Wed Aug 20, 10:03 PM ET

    MOORESVILLE, N.C. - A Team Penske transporter, carrying the primary cars for Helio Castroneves and Ryan Briscoe to Infineon Raceway for this week's IndyCar Series race, caught fire Wednesday on Interstate 80, west of Cheyenne, Wyo.

  • In this May 9, 2008, file photo, Dave Rogers, crew chief for Tony Stewart, watches Stewart during the NASCAR Diamond Hill Plywood 200 Nationwide Series auto race at Darlington International Raceway in Darlington, S.C. NASCAR suspended seven crew members of Joe Gibbs Racing, including Rogers, and stripped drivers Tony Stewart and Joey Logano of 150 points each on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008, for cheating after last weekend's Nationwide Series race. (AP Photo/Brett Flashnick, File)
    NASCAR hands out penalties to 7 Gibbs crew members AP - Wed Aug 20, 6:21 PM ET

    CHARLOTTE, N.C. - NASCAR's latest attempt to reel in the rule-breakers aimed at an unfamiliar target: the normally squeaky-clean Joe Gibbs Racing.

  • Shuffle in Sprint Cup schedule involves 3 tracks AP - Tue Aug 19, 12:57 PM ET

    ATLANTA - Three NASCAR tracks will swap dates on the 2009 Sprint Cup schedule.

  • Nationwide Series to race at Iowa Speedway AP - Tue Aug 19, 11:35 AM ET

    NEWTON, Iowa - The Iowa Speedway in Newton will host a NASCAR Nationwide Series race next season.

  • Dixon to race in ALMS at Atlanta AP - Tue Aug 19, 10:22 AM ET

    INDIANAPOLIS - Indianapolis 500 winner and IndyCar Series points leader Scott Dixon will team with former Indy winner Gil de Ferran in the 10-hour Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta on Oct. 4.

  • Racer dies at Grattan Raceway in N. Kent County AP - Sun Aug 17, 5:32 PM ET

    BELDING, Mich. - A 72-year-old racer has died in an accident at the Grattan Raceway in northern Kent County.

  • In this Nov. 4, 2005, file photo, Tony Stewart, left, and Ryan Newman, right, smile as they chat in the garage following practice for a NASCAR auto race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. Stewart has hired fellow Indiana native Newman to drive the second car for his new team next season, The Associated Press has learned. Newman will be introduced as driver of the No. 4 Chevrolet on Friday, Aug. 15, 2008, at Michigan International Speedway, according to a person familiar with the deal. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
    Stewart hires Newman as teammate AP - Fri Aug 15, 3:30 PM ET

    BROOKLYN, Mich. - Tony Stewart plans to build his new NASCAR team into one that can win races and championships sooner than later.

  • Southern 500 back at Darlington Raceway for 2009 AP - Wed Aug 13, 5:56 PM ET

    COLUMBIA, S.C. - The Southern 500 is back at Darlington Raceway. Track president Chris Browning said Wednesday the historic name will return to Darlington for next May's Sprint Cup race, restoring at least part of more than a half-century of tradition to the old country track.

  • NASCAR defends firing of former official AP - Fri Aug 8, 6:16 PM ET

    NASCAR denied Friday that a former official, now suing for racial discrimination and sexual harassment, ever complained to her superiors about such problems.

  • Extension locks up Kanaan at AGR AP - Fri Aug 8, 5:03 PM ET

    SPARTA, Ky. - Andretti Green Racing, a team that appeared to be in disarray two weeks ago, was on the same page Friday at Kentucky Speedway.

  • Yeley out, Coleman in at Hall of Fame Racing AP - Wed Aug 6, 5:08 PM ET

    CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Twenty-year-old Brad Coleman will replace J.J. Yeley in the No. 96 Hall of Fame Racing Toyota beginning at the Aug. 17 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Michigan International Speedway.

  • Roush says Edwards ready to win title AP - Wed Aug 6, 2:21 PM ET

    Jack Roush isn't one to keep his opinions to himself.

  • Massa and Ferrari maintain F1 title belief AP - Wed Aug 6, 2:20 PM ET

    BUDAPEST, Hungary - A late engine problem cost Felipe Massa the Hungarian Grand Prix and another chance to lead Formula One's overall standings. What the Ferrari driver — and his team — didn't lose was confidence.

  • Carpentier not worried about '09 Cup status AP - Wed Aug 6, 2:19 PM ET

    Patrick Carpentier couldn't help but laugh.