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Shane van Gisbergen put on a facility over the last laps of Sunday's race on the Chicago road course to win in his most memorable NASCAR start. The three-time Australian Supercars champion outmatched everybody over the last laps of the race and passed Justin Haley with five laps to go for the success. Van Gisbergen had the lead just after a watchfulness emerged with under 10 laps to go for Martin Truex Jr's. crash, yet NASCAR decided that the pass was unfinished before the mindfulness emerged. Van Gisbergen then, at that point, needed to hang on for a green-white-checker restart and had no test from Haley or third-place finisher Pursue Ellliott. Van Gisbergen drove away from Haley over the last two laps and won by north of a second. Van Gisbergen's road course ability was on full showcase over the last 20 laps of the race. He drove his direction to the front easily and gapped Haley just after he passed him. He's the main driver to win his most memorable Cup Series start...

As Chicago's NASCAR road race lingers simply seven days away, the main road terminations around the occasion have started. Sunday denotes the beginning of the forceful prep for the race, with Jackson Drive shutting between Michigan Road and Columbus Drive, as indicated by authorities. Columbus Drive is likewise now shut between Jackson Drive and Roosevelt Street as the last leg of the circuit is finished. Already, Ida B. Wells Drive shut east of Michigan Road, while Balbo shut between Michigan Road and DuSable Lake Shore Drive. More huge terminations will start on Monday, as path terminations on eastward Roosevelt Street will start off. Congress Court Drive will likewise close Monday morning. Every one of the terminations will go on through the race days, which are set for July 1 and 2 around Award Park. Various roads will just permit access for inhabitants and organizations starting on June 29, including eighth Road, ninth Road, eleventh Road and Harrison Road, among others. Nearb...

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. -- NASCAR officials will review an incident in which Greg Biffle took a swing at Boris Said in the garage following Monday's Sprint Cup race at Watkins Glen International. According to witnesses, Biffle approached Said's car after a wild green-white-checkered finish in which Said got into the back of David Ragan , Biffle's Roush Fenway Racing teammate. The bump sparked a violent crash that destroyed the cars of Ragan and David Reutimann , whose Toyota went upside down and into a retaining wall shortly before another crash initiated by Tony Stewart brought out a caution flag and secured Marcos Ambrose 's first Sprint Cup win. After the race, Biffle took at least one swing at Said through the window of Said's Phoenix Racing Chevrolet. Once Said unstrapped himself and climbed out of the car he went after Biffle, who by then was protected by his crew. "He is the most unprofessional little scaredy cat I've ever seen in my life,'' ...

The Texans entered Monday night’s preseason game against the Jets with three running backs nursing hamstring injuries. Arian Foster, Ben Tate and Steve Slaton have spent more time on stationary bikes than on the practice field. The coaches hope to get all three back this week for Saturday’s game against New Orleans. Derrick Ward, who averaged 6.3 yards a carry as Foster’s primary backup last season, suffered a head injury in the first quarter of the Jets’ game. That left Chris Ogbonnaya and Javarris Williams as the only healthy backs. Williams was signed last week. Ogbonnaya went to high school in Houston and played at the University of Texas. He was headed for medical school, but when St. Louis offered him a chance, he delayed his plans. The Texans signed him to their practice squad last season. Playing with the starters and reserves in the first half against the Jets, Ogbonnaya ran 12 times for 32 yards and caught four passes for 54 yards, including a 4-yard touchdown reception from ...