KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (AP) β Tony Stewart says he’ll retire following the 2016 season. The three-time NASCAR champion announced his decision yesterday at the team shop in North Carolina. His planned departure isn’t a surprise. Stewart will be 45 next season, hasn’t won a race in over two years and has been privately working on finding a successor.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) β An appeals committee has upheld penalties against Clint Bowyer and Michael Waltrip Racing that effectively ends any shot Bowyer had at winning the Sprint Cup championship. The National Motorsports Appeals Panel yesterday ruled NASCAR was correct in penalizing the team for an illegally modified part two weeks ago at Chicagoland Speedway.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) β Defensive end Jared Allen is practicing for the first time with the Carolina Panthers, while linebacker Luke Kuechly remains out with a concussion. Allen was acquired from Chicago in a trade and is expected to start Sunday at Tampa Bay.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) β North Carolina State has dismissed running back Shadrach Thornton from the team after another round of legal troubles. Coach Dave Doeren announced the decision yesterday. That came less than a day after Raleigh police arrested Thornton following an accident in which he struck a pedestrian while riding a moped on a sidewalk and then left the scene.
