Johnson, Knaus cash in for All-Star win
Jimmie Johnson and crew chief Chad Knaus played the strategy perfectly to come away with a million-dollar victory in NASCAR’s All-Star race on Saturday night.
In an event that gave advantage to the...
Stewart not bothered by format change CONCORD – The format is different for Saturday night’s All-Star race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Tony Stewart, the 2009 winner of the event, doesn’t care.
Blaney hits Darlington wall Weird things happen at Darlington Raceway.
The old egg-shaped track with a racing groove barely wide enough for two cars in some of the turns and not wide enough for two at others can make veteran ...
Biffle speeds to Darlington pole Greg Biffle had a bit of apprehension coming to Darlington Raceway.
“We weren’t that good here last year and just OK the year before that,” said Biffle, a two-time Darlington winner. “The car just ...
Winning never gets old for Robert Jeffreys Robert Jeffreys enjoys a good laugh.
So it was no surprise when during a telephone conversion that Jeffreys broke out in hearty laughter when someone said 1908 after he was asked what year he began...
Blaney ready for Darlington test
Surprisingly, Ryan Blaney hasn’t spent much time at Darlington Raceway even though his father, Dave, has competed on NASCAR’s elite Sprint Cup circuit since 2001.
“Maybe when I was little I went to...
Jeffreys vows to remember Myers’ bump
Lee Jeffreys isn’t mad over getting spun from the lead by Burt Myers with 40 laps to go in Saturday night’s 200-lap Modified feature at Bowman Gray Stadium.
“I wasn’t mad about it over there Saturd...
Bowyer seeks more Talladega success If everything was the same as in the recent past, Clint Bowyer would be one of the favorites this Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway on the strength of two victories and a second-place in the past t...
Bowman Gray boasts French connection
Not only was the novice making his first laps in NASCAR Modified on Wednesday, he was taking his first laps at speed in a size stock car.
For most of the first 20 or so laps at speed on Bowman Gray...
Moore reigns in the Caraway rain
Dan Moore worried if Robert Tyler was waiting to make a charge near the end.
Moore’s car took care of his worries.
Taking the lead early, Moore stayed comfortably ahead of Tyler down the stretch an...
Brunnhoelzl III stays hot at Caraway
Once in motion, George Brunnhoelzl III kept rolling Saturday night.
Needing a push start at least three times after red flags, the last one after the first of three overtime restarts, Brunnhoelzl o...
Caraway promises more fireworks More fireworks could be in the offing in Saturday night’s 150-lap NASCAR Southern Modified race at Caraway Speedway, if the action continues to be as spirited as in the first three races of the sea...
NASCAR returns to The Rock in style Wearing a John Force hat a day after attending the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals, Sam Fulcher stood in the grassy parking lot Sunday outside of the Rockingham Speedway, where he was among those in atten...
Wallace, Scott head new NASCAR Hall nominees CHARLOTTE – Former Cup champion Rusty Wallace and Wendell Scott, the only African-American to win in NASCAR’s top division, are among this year’s five new nominees for the NASCAR Hall of Fame.
Loftin returns to Caraway victory lane in style Absence made Brian Loftin’s heart grow fonder for Victory Lane on Saturday night.
Rediscovering what had been missing for 31 months, Loftin prevailed in Saturday night’s 150-lap Southern Modified T...
Loftin savors victory at Caraway
A year after tragedy, Brian Loftin was all smiles back in victory lane as winner of a NASCAR Southern Modified Tour race.
Comfortable holding off L.W. Miller through a series of late restarts in th...
Bad luck leaves Gordon in a hole MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Want to guess the name of the most notable driver already needing to do some work to earn a spot in NASCAR’s Chase for the Championship?
Second-place finish boosts ailing Allmendinger
AJ Allmendinger might want to start more race days off needing medical attention.
Allmendinger began Sunday feeling terrible. He finished feeling better by placing a career-best second in a race th...
Newman savors unexpected victory “Circumstances,” Ryan Newman responded when asked why he emerged as the unexpected winner Sunday at Martinsville Speedway.
Without them, Jeff Gordon or Jimmie Johnson would have likely wound up in...
Kahne zips to Martinsville pole Kasey Kahne didn’t struggle Saturday at a track where he has traditionally struggled.
But, Kahne hasn’t been to Martinsville Speedway in one of Rick Hendrick’s Chevrolets before. Making the most of...
Patience pays dividends for Vickers
Eventually, most drivers must win to stay in the Cup Series.
If they are unable to produce in a top flight ride, they eventually fall to lower tier equipment, Given the wrong circumstances, they ca...
Waltrip gives Vickers two more races
Brian Vickers is realizing dividends from his strong run two weeks ago for Michael Waltrip Racing at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Waltrip announced Friday that Vickers will drive the the No. 55 Toyota i...
Harvick gains new outlook on life Jimmie Johnson confirms the change in Kevin Harvick’s priorities.
“At the track, our conversations in the past would revolve around ‘man, there is just a lot going on,’” Johnson said on Friday befo...
Biffle's bubble could burst at Martinsville If there is one place that could burst Greg Biffle’s bubble as fast as a piece of metal can pop a racing tire, it is the track coming up this weekend for NASCAR’s elite series.
Rain threat brings Caraway postponement Early morning rain Saturday and a forecast for more throughout the weekend prompted Caraway Speedway officials to scrub what would have been the track’s season opener.
The “Spring Classic 500” was ...
Myers wants to erase disappointment of 2011
Burt Myers doesn’t worry much about why he didn’t have an opportunity to win a second straight NASCAR Southern Modified Tour championship last season.
Busch looks to find oasis at Bristol Wanting to bounce back from a bad weekend in the desert outside at Las Vegas, Kyle Busch is heading to an oasis, at least for him, in the Tennessee hills.
Cup season off to wild and crazy start
Given all the crazy developments since the beginning of Speedweeks, the rest of the Cup season is going to be anticlimactic if it is not one of the wildest ever.
With the first rainout and Monday r...
NASCAR drivers set to meet the press
Today, the NASCAR grind starts coming to life.
In a hospitality tent outside of Daytona International Speedway, drivers will field questions at the traditional Media Day that is the unofficial kick...
Kurt Busch gets the message In delivering one of his shortest answers, Kurt Busch said a lot. The setting also told much of the story.
“I learned that I messed up a lot,” Busch said last month about his major faux pas that ca...
Excitement builds for Hamlin
This is the week that NASCAR heads south as the big track and moderate temperatures beacon those chilled by winter.
Yes, activity cranks up at Daytona International Speedway, beginning with practic...
NASCAR excitement builds One of the words most overused in press conferences during the Charlotte Motor Speedway racing media tour is “excited.”
Without fail that’s the word that drivers and car owners used when intorudci...
Letarte, Earnhardt Jr. get serious
So now we know that crew chief Steve Letarte cracked the whip and made Dale Earnhardt Jr. become more engaged with his race team last season.
But for all the positives that Earnhardt and car owner ...
France delivers his state of the sport address NASCAR officials made no major announcements on Thursday as the Charlotte Motor Speedway media tour wrapped up with a ‘state of the sport” speech by sanctioning body chairman Brian France.
Competit...
Burton stresses his drive remains strong Sounding similar to a disgruntled quarterback, Jeff Burton minced no words making his feelings known Thursday night.
“I’m (ticked) off,” Burton said as he addressed those assembled in the grand mee...
Labonte, JTG look to test the big boys
On his down-the-road wish list, Brad Daugherty hopes the NASCAR Cup team he co-owns with Tad and Jodi Geschickter can expand to two cars as soon as the 2013 season.
In the shorter term, the team th...
Stewart stays in fifth gear Just because he added a third NASCAR championship to his resume, Tony Stewart didn’t feel as if he warranted any extra time off.
Petty crew chief Inman earns Hall nod While playing a key part in the greatest winning streak in the history of NASCAR’s top division, Dale Inman barely had time to soak in what was being accomplished as he served as crew chief on the ...
NASCAR hopes to fix draft NASCAR may get a better idea starting today if it is prescribing the right cure for the tandem drafting that has become for some fans the plague of restrictor-plate racing at Daytona International ...
RPM picks Almirola The job of putting NASCAR’s iconic No. 43 car back in victory lane now rests on the shoulders of a driver who is relatively inexperienced at the Cup level.
Penske, Busch part ways NASCAR Cup team owner Roger Penske gave Kurt Busch the boot on Monday.
Penske released a statement saying that he and Busch had “reached a mutual agreement” that Busch will no longer drive Penske’s...
Time to hand out more NASCAR awards NASCAR rang down its season by handing out all those big checks in Las Vegas this week.
Now that all the official celebrations are over, here are some unofficial awards:
Driver of the year – Tony S...
NASCAR caps weird, wild, competitive 2011 season This is the week that the NASCAR crowd gets all gussied-up.
Putting on tuxedos instead of fire suits and driving uniforms, they head to Las Vegas to formally crown Tony Stewart as Sprint Cup champi...
Stewart gives crew chief credit for resurgence MARTINSVILLE, Va. -- When the Chase for the Championship began, Tony Stewart didn’t look a championship contender, making the playoff field on consistency while not coming close to winning.
Stewart turns frown upside down with Martinsville win An unhappy camper at the beginning, Tony Stewart wound up the happiest at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday.
Carl Edwards was a close second in the jubilation department after he rallied from a lap d...
Martinsville could shake up Chase Putting the unpredictability of Talladega Superspeedway in the rear view mirror isn’t a guarantee that NASCAR’s Cup standings won’t undergo a shakeup this Sunday.
The tour heads to Martinsville Spe...
Rush leaves lasting legacy A half century or so ago, the High Point area could boast of having enough NASCAR stars to have its own race.
Ken Rush, who died of a stroke Monday night, was among the most popular of that rough-a...
Quiet Kenseth roars at CMS On a scale of 1 to 10, Matt Kenseth would most likely be a 1 in a ranking of most outgoing personalities among NASCAR Cup drivers.
He’s that quiet guy in school with the wry sense of humor who was ...
Kenseth races to Chase win at Charlotte In a battle of drivers who made recoveries, Matt Kenseth was just a little better than Kyle Busch when it mattered Saturday night as Jimmie Johnson’s hopes of sixth straight Cup championship took a...
Johnson back in grooove One of the most useless wastes of time around the NASCAR circuit is speculating over whether a driver is already out of the race for the Cup championship even though eight or so races are left, unl...
NASCAR tweaks rules for Talladega NASCAR announced rules changes which could cut down on the amount of time cars stayed hooked up in two-car drafts when the Cup tour makes its fall stop. One of the changes will certainly result in ...
Johnson remains Chase favorite Jimmie Johnson and Kurt Busch claim they have buried the hatchet and expect to play nice for the remainder of the NASCAR season.
In another way, Johnson stands as the target of 11 drivers, one of t...
Brinkley closes in on Caraway crown Officially, Brad Brinkley isn’t Caraway Speedway’s late model champion for the second time.
Unofficially, Brinkley can go ahead and clear space for another trophy. Outside the unlikelihood of a cou...
NASCAR set for 2012 return to “The Rock” Area racing fans who have been yearning for a NASCAR return to the track now known as Rockingham Speedway are getting there wish on a scaled down version.
Earnhardt signs extension Even though there was not much doubt about what would happen, any questions about Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s future came to an end on Thursday.
Injuries juggle Wake lineup for opener WINSTON-SALEM – One rule to which Wake Forest coach Jim Grobe adheres is that if a player misses time in preseason practice, he could see a move down the depth chart.
Win eases Keselowski's pain Brad Keselowski waited until well after the checkered flag to make a noticeable faux pas on Saturday night.
Overcome by the excitement from winning Bristol Motor Speedway’s night race for the first...
Keselowski posts Bristol win Brad Keselowski was stunned by his accomplishment Saturday night.
Taking the lead with 81 laps to go after getting to the front thanks to pit stops, Keselowski drove away to his first Bristol Motor...
NASCAR suspends driver indefinitely NASCAR indefinitely suspended part-time Truck Series driver Shane Sieg on Monday for violation of its substance abuse policy.
Easy track tough for Johnson With straightaways wide enough for cars to race three-abreast and long sweeping turns, two-mile Michigan International Speedway won’t be confused with narrow Darlington Raceway as one of the NASCAR...
Bowman Gray rainout boosts Myers' title hopes Burt Myers received a boot from Mother Nature in his quest for a fifth Bowman Gray Stadium championship.
The help came in the form of rain that brought cancellation of both 25-lap Modified races. T...
Ragan seeks bubble boost David Ragan sits on the wrong side of NASCAR’s wild-card bubble.
Ragan moved to the right side of the cutoff briefly when he scored his first Cup victory last month at Daytona. But, with the combin...
Miller holds off Myers at Bowman Gray L.W. Miller made it two in a row in NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour action in 2011, and two in a row at Bowman Gray Stadium when he repeated as victor of the Strutmasters.com 199 late Saturday...
Bring back the Pennsylvania 500 I was looking forward to tuning in for this afternoon’s Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pa.
I was, that is, until I learned the official name of the race has been changed to the Go...
Bowyer thinks wild-card system contains flaw WELCOME - Clint Bowyer isn’t a big fan right now of the way two wild card drivers might make their way into the Chase for the Championship.
Bowman Gray points battle grows tighter Thanks to a dominating performance by Tim Brown on a “double points” night, Burt Myers no longer enjoys an overwhelming advantage in the battle for the championship in Bowman Gray Stadium’s featur...
Harpe Memorial goes green Wednesday at Caraway Caraway Speedway’s Super Five Series continues Wednesday night with one of its biggest races of the season – the 250-lap Rusty Harpe Memorial late model race.
The event pays tribute to a former rac...
Miller rules again at Caraway Once considered the King of NASCAR Southern Modified drivers at Caraway Speedway, L.W. Miller reclaimed that throne with authority Friday night.
Surviving two overtime restarts and eight extra laps...
Daytona drivers expect to race two-by-two In the two previous restrictor-plate races this season at Daytona and Talladega, cars drafted in pairs of two as if they were getting in position to take a ride on Noah’s Ark.
Drivers say the pheno...
Unapproved parts cost Gibbs teams money, not points Joe Gibbs Racing found out Wednesday that showing up at the race track with unapproved oil pans on all three of its cars last weekend at Michigan wasn’t a violation serious enough to warrant a dedu...
NASCAR Hall voters earn high marks NASCAR’s Hall of Fame voters finally got it right this time.
The 55-person selection committee did its best job Tuesday in determining the third class of five inductees.
Two years ago, they created...
NASCAR Hall meets to make call By winning Sunday at Pocono Raceway, Jeff Gordon added to the resume that will put him in the NASCAR Hall of Fame one day.
Gordon’s selection is still years away. Today in Charlotte, NASCAR’s Hall ...
Brinkley sets pace in Caraway points chase Brad Brinkley of Sanford remains the man being chased in the battle for the championship in Caraway Speedway’s featured Late Model Stock division.
Brinkley lost just two points of his cushion durin...
Moffitt expects wild, crazy Armed Forces 150 at Bowman Gray All the ingredients are present for a wild and woolly race when the NASCAR Pro East Series visits Bowman Gray Stadium for the first time this weekend.
The race will be the flat quarter-mile track’s...
Earnhardt Jr. sees brighter times ahead Trying to look past the disappointment after pushing his car to the garage area, Dale Earnhardt Jr. saw brightness ahead while standing in the darkness late Sunday night.
Earnhardt predicted sunshi...
Harvick takes wild 600 after Earnhardt Jr. runs out of gas Not a factor all night, Kevin Harvick won the Coca-Cola 600 in a two-lap overtime when Dale Earnhardt Jr. ran out of fuel coming off turn four on the last lap on Sunday night.
Earnhardt and Kasey K...
Drivers face 600-mile test Kurt Busch is current proof that the success in NASCAR’s top division can be very fleeting.
Busch left Charlotte Motor Speedway’s two-weekend speedfest a year ago flying high, having become the sev...
Loftin joins Myers atop Bowman Gray standings Burt Myers still has company atop the standings for the featured Modified Division at Bowman Gray Stadium but not the same company as last week.
Brian Loftin moved into a tie by picking four points...
Johnson seeks return to CMS winning ways Not so long ago, Jimmie Johnson had close to a sure thing at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Now, he plays a guessing game as he comes back there for another Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday.
That’s different fro...
Edwards solves CMS mystery Carl Edwards can no longer say he hasn’t run well at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Edwards took care of that Saturday night by whipping the field for a $1 million victory in the All-Star race. Before t...
Edwards captures All-Star race at CMS After turning the deciding laps into some of the most boring in the history of NASCAR’s All-Star race, Carl Edwards created the most excitement.
After finishing three-car lengths ahead of Kyle Busc...
Confident Kahne hits CMS Kasey Kahne is a little disappointed.
Despite driving for a Red Bull team that has gotten just one victory out of its two cars since joining NASCAR’s top division, Kahne believes he already should ...
Martin ready for record to fall Mark Martin is resigned to what he sees as the inevitable with Kyle Busch looming larger and larger in his rearview mirror.
Allmendinger takes fast start in stride Even though Richard Petty Motorsports is more competitive this season, A.J. Allmendinger knows it is too early to be overly excited about climbing toward the top 10 in points.
Yes, things are going...
Myers gets medical clearance, hits track running Having gotten a doctor’s clearance to race, Burt Myers isn’t wasting any time.
Before he begins defense Saturday night of his 2010 Bowman Gray Stadium championship, Myers will compete in Denny Haml...
Labonte sees winning ingredients Bobby Labonte flipped burgers on Wednesday in Greensboro.
Despite a slow start in NASCAR’s top division, Labonte cooked while still enthusiastic about the ingredients he sees in his new team, JTG/D...