NASCAR

Jeff Gordon won his first pole since one year ago after posting the quickest lap in Friday's qualifying for the Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway.

Series: NASCAR Sprint Cup. Date: Sunday, November 8. Race: Dickies 500. Site: Texas Motor Speedway. Track: 1.5-mile oval. Start time: 3:15 p.m. (et). Laps: 334. Miles: 501. Defending winner: Carl Edwards. Television: ABC. Radio: Performance Racing Network (PRN)/SIRIUS XM Satellite.

The eighth race in the "Chase for the Sprint Cup" championship moves to Texas Motor Speedway this weekend. The Nationwide and Camping World Truck Series also run at the high-speed 1.5-mile track.

Penske Racing announced Monday that Brad Keselowski will replace David Stremme in the No.12 Dodge for the final three Sprint Cup races of the year, beginning this weekend at Texas.

The main storyline coming from Talladega Superspeedway wasn't the final result, but how NASCAR exposed itself to more controversy after tweaking the rules in hopes of better and safer restrictor- plate racing.

Jamie McMurray survived another wild and crazy finish at Talladega Superspeedway to win Sunday's Amp Energy 500 and snap an 86-race winless streak in the Sprint Cup Series.

Jamie McMurray snapped an 86-race winless streak in the Sprint Cup Series on Sunday after surviving another wild and crazy finish at Talladega Superspeedway.

Rain showers at Talladega Superspeedway on Saturday forced NASCAR officials to cancel qualifying for the Amp Energy 500. The starting lineup will be set by owner points, according to the rule book.

Hendrick Motorsports on Friday named Lance McGrew the full-time crew chief for Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s No.88 Chevrolet, effective immediately.

NASCAR has placed Sprint Cup Series driver AJ Allmendinger on probation after he was arrested Thursday morning and charged with drunken driving.