NASCAR officials have, by their own admission, been attempting to limit the incidence of tag-team drafting at the so-called “plate tracks,” Daytona and Talladega. Most of...... Full story
On most occasions, Rick Hendrick, NASCAR’s most successful owner, is painstakingly humble. Last year,...... Full story
CONCORD – Jimmie Johnson has had time to digest the first year since 2005 in which he failed to win the Sprint Cup championship....... Full story
MARTINSVILLE, Va. – How can a race track be quaint? Or pastoral? Forty-three cars – or in the case of...... Full story
Daytona is magical and not just because it hosts the 500. The whole area is hallowed ground for racers, from the beach where several land-speed records were set to the stretch of A1A once used for the old "beach-road course" races. Opened in 1959,...... Full story
When drivers talk about tracks gradually improving after repaving, Atlanta represents the ideal. Since being reconfigured in the late 1990s, this track has become home to some of the sport's most exciting races. It's lightning fast, but yet there...... Full story
It’s my story and I’m sticking to it. A year ago I wrote – and said innumerable times –...... Full story
I have a day like Wednesday once or twice a year. This time a Facebook post started it. Someone posted a photo of a driver being pulled out of a flaming crash at Daytona in 1964, and...... Full story
I bet lots of NASCAR fans are watching the Rolex 24 endurance race on Speed (the satellite/cable channel) this weekend. At this point, they’d watch Rally Wheelbarrows from...... Full story
The annual Sprint Media Tour is a pleasant, if tiring, pastime. That’s because the hay’s in the barn. A farmer puts it there in hopes of getting his cattle through the...... Full story
CONCORD – I’m 20 years old on the Sprint Media Tour, which is every bit comparable to being 53 years old overall....... Full story