Smith passed Stewart, but crossed the yellow line in doing so. Photograph: Jerry Markland/Getty Images for Nascar
Tony Stewart was the second driver to cross the line but still claimed his first win of the season at the Talladega Superspeedway.
With two crashes having depleted the field, Stewart led after the final restart but was challenged in [...]

Downing complained to the police about his Elliott. Photograph: K Williams/Action
The former agent of Middlesbrough’s England winger Stewart Downing has been detained by the fraud squad in connection to allegations of fraud and money laundering. The arrest of Ian Elliott, along with an unnamed 43-year-old woman, followed a complaint made by Downing himself to Cleveland [...]