·      Stewart comes into the final race of the season at Homestead as the second-place driver among the top-12 drivers competing for the 2011 Chase for the Sprint Cup. He maintained his position after finishing third last Sunday at Phoenix International Raceway and kept the distance between himself and Chase leader Carl Edwards to only three points. The respective performances...

Tony Stewart Racing Driver Now a Seven-Time USAC Champion HANFORD, Calif. (Nov. 13, 2011) – Levi Jones can still remember the first time he strapped into a Sprint Car – a type of open-wheel racecar with an extremely high power-to-weight ratio. It was June 1998 and Jones was 16 years old, and on that day at Red Hill (Ill.) Speedway he simply wanted to be competitive enough...

Titanium is known for its strength and luster and this past weekend, as Damion Garner drove into Victory Lane at Perris (Calif.) Auto Speedway in the 16th Annual Budweiser Oval Nationals, he did so with Astro Titanium components onboard. As a result, Garner became the fourth driver to become a multi-time winner of the prestigious event, with his first win coming in 2009. Astro...

Levi Jones claims the USAC Silver Crown Championship. TOLEDO, Ohio (Oct. 15, 2011) – Levi Jones joined some elite company Saturday afternoon by clinching his second consecutive USAC Traxxas Silver Crown Series championship by finishing seventh in the Rollie Beale 150 at Toledo Speedway. The Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) driver became only the fifth driver in USAC history to earn...

Levi Jones became the fifth driver in USAC history to win two straight Silver Crown season titles, finishing seventh Saturday in the Rollie Beale 150 at Toledo Speedway. The Tony Stewart Racing driver, from Olney, Ill., joined Jack Hewitt (1986-87), J.J. Yeley (2002-03), Dave Steele (2004-05) and Bud Kaeding (2006-07) as repeat champions.

Levi Jones became the fifth driver in USAC history to win two straight Silver Crown season titles, finishing seventh Saturday in the Rollie Beale 150 at Toledo Speedway. The Tony Stewart Racing driver, from Olney, Ill., joined Jack Hewitt (1986-87), J.J. Yeley (2002-03), Dave Steele (2004-05) and Bud Kaeding (2006-07) as repeat champions. It was the sixth Silver Crown title for...

Shane Hmiel returned to Victory Lane as a car owner on the one-year anniversary of the accident that almost killed him. Levi Jones won the Gold Crown Midget Nationals at Tri-City Speedway in Pontoon Beach, Ill., on Saturday night. He was driving the No. 56 owned by Hmiel's RW56 Motorsports team in the USAC Series. ''What a remarkable night,'' Jones said. '...

Shane Hmiel returned to Victory Lane as a car owner on the one-year anniversary of the accident that almost killed him. Levi Jones won the Gold Crown Midget Nationals at Tri-City Speedway in Pontoon Beach, Ill., on Saturday night. He was driving the No. 56 owned by Hmiel's RW56 Motorsports team in the USAC Series.

Shane Hmiel returned to Victory Lane as a car owner on the one-year anniversary of the accident that almost killed him. Levi Jones won the Gold Crown Midget Nationals at Tri-City Speedway in Pontoon Beach, Ill., on Saturday night. He was driving the No. 56 owned by Hmiel's RW56 Motorsports team in the USAC Series. Hmiel made the trip with Jones to Victory Lane in his wheelchair...

1. The book is still out on just how good the offensive line is this year, but they didn’t give up a sack against the Rams, who entered the game with eight. The last time the Redskins pitched a shutout up front? Try 2009 in a 33-30 loss to the Saints. Jim Zorn was the head coach, Jason Campbell was the quarterback and the offensive line from left to right consisted of Levi Jones...

Shane Hmiel is returning to the USAC Series as an owner less than a year after he was seriously injured during a qualifying crash. Hmiel, who is now in a wheelchair, will also have his foray into the ownership side documented by the reality series "3 Wide Life." (The founder of 3 Wide Life, Steve Pruett, will provide financial support for the team.) "Racing is the only way of life...

A reminder of this broadcast, which we posted about several days ago (*link includes a short video clip). On Tuesday, May 3, at 7 p.m. ET, ESPN’s award-winning primetime news magazine will retell the Mike Danton odyssey, including the first interview with Danton’s mentor and agent David Frost (aka. Jim McCauley). Mike Danton’s dreams seemed realized –...

from an ESPN release, On Tuesday, May 3, at 7 p.m. ET, ESPN’s award-winning primetime news magazine will retell the Mike Danton odyssey, including the first interview with Danton’s mentor and agent David Frost (aka. Jim McCauley). Mike Danton’s dreams seemed realized – a promising NHL career, wealth, a nice home – until a failed murder-for-hire plot...

Pairing Provides Strong Presence in USAC and World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series BROWNSBURG, Ind., (March 31, 2011) – Racing is a part of Chevrolet’s DNA, and racing has always been the cornerstone of product development and marketing at GM Performance Parts. Now, the two powerhouse automotive brands have expanded their motorsports footprint by partnering with Tony Stewart Racing...

Reported in a simple roster update by Joe Reedy last week, the Bengals finally made some changes to their medical and training staff that have been under fire for the last few years.  Dr. Heidt and Dr. Colosimo are gone (Heidt was the doctor for 27 years - are you suprised Mikey kept the same guy in there for that long?), replaced by Dr. Galloway and Dr. Reilly, who by all...

The funny thing about the argument over tanking for draft picks -- last discussed here in the context of Rick Snider's column following the Redskins' win in Jacksoville -- is that, in the end, it doesn't really matter how hard you try to win or how much effort you put forth. The team's effort last night was one of their best against the Giants in years, and in the end it was just...

It was a long and predominantly football-less weekend, so I was unable to get my game picks up in time for yesterday's games. Too bad, as I've gotten 12 out of 15 right so far...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...

In what I’m told is another sign the Miami Dolphins are seriously considering  shutting down Jake Long in the coming days or weeks, the team worked out a pair of left tackles over the weekend. Levi Jones, who made a combined 97 starts for the Bengals and Redskins from 2002-09, was one of them. The other was former Colts starting left tackle Tony Ugoh, who made 27 starts...

Who Needs a Sprint Cup Title When You Have a Sprint Car Title? KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (Nov. 17, 2010) – The Sprint Cup title may be out of reach, but for the second straight year, a Sprint Car title is in Tony Stewart’s hands. The driver of the No. 14 Office Depot/Old Spice Chevrolet Impala for Stewart-Haas Racing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series is in only his second year as...

The Miami Dolphins have placed veteran OL Cory Procter (knee) on injured reserve. Procter started Thursday night against the visiting Chicago Bears for injured C Joe Berger (knee).Procter wound up suffering a torn ACL in the game.Elsewhere, a source confirmed the team worked out free-agent OTs Levi Jones and Tony Ugoh late this week. Ugoh, as first reported by FOXSports.com, worked...

Following a crash earlier tonight during qualifying at Terre Haute, USAC driver Shane Hmiel is in stable but critical condition. During qualifying, USAC officials report that Hmiel flipped in turns three and four, with the top of the roll cage bouncing off the wall. Initial reports are saying that Hmiel was unresponsive at the scene. Following the incident, he was airlifted to Indianapolis’...

Indiana Sprint Week's culmination at Tri-State Speedway here Saturday night was about more than who would win — Levi Jones or Jon Stanbrough — the ISW title.

Levi Jones won the USAC Sprint Car Series race on Saturday night June 26th at 34 Raceway in Burlington,IA and took the Tony Stewart Bass Pro Shops Chevy to victory lane in leading the final 10 laps of the race...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...

If the word of NFL.com is worth anything (and I think it's pretty safe to say that it is), RT Willie Colon tore his Achilles' tendon and will miss the entire 2010 season. Especially considering the team's re-commitment to the run in 2010, this is a very significant blow.  But where does the team go from here?Adam Caplan of Scout.com, who broke the story this morning, lists Flozell...

Levi Jones took victories at Grandview Speedway on Tuesday night in the Amsoil USAC Sprint Car Series and collected wins at Lincoln Speedway Wednesday and Thursday at New Egypt Speedway ...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...