Darlington Raceway is always full of surprises. For instance, the fastest car during practice for Friday night's Diamond Hill Plywood 200, the Nation-wide Series undercard, didn't actually compete.
"Where I built the fairgrounds, I should have built a big high-banked racetrack."
More than three decades after NASCAR left it in the red clay, the heart of Southern stock car racing beats as strong as ever at Greenville-Pickens Speedway. via GreenvilleOnline.com
Guess what Helio Castroneves wants for his birthday? The two-time Indianapolis 500 winner turns 33 on Saturday, the same day as pole qualifying for the May 25 race.
Both Mother's Day and Memorial Day fall in the month of May, so our thoughts naturally turn toward home and loved ones and spending time with the family.
Sprint Cup star Denny Hamlin, who won the past two Nationwide Series events at Darlington Raceway, hit the wall during qualifying and did not make Friday night's Nationwide race.
Darlington Raceway no longer is viewed as an eyesore in the middle of "Nowhere, USA." Wisconsin has Lambeau Field. South Carolina has the Lady in Black, writes David Newton.
Four-time Sprint Cup champion Jeff Gordon would like NASCAR to look into the way Roush Fenway Racing is adjusting the rear housing on Carl Edwards' car to create a competitive advantage.
With speeds more than 10 mph faster on the newly resurfaced track than they were on the first day of practice a year ago drivers had to negotiate the tight turns at Darlington more than ever.
NASCAR officials claim an electrical fire caused a fatal plane crash near Orlando last year that killed two aboard the aircraft and three on the ground, but federal investigators do not necessarily agree with that claim.
Crew chiefs and engineers are taking the yawn out of Sprint Cup testing at Lowe's Motor Speedway and putting in the yaw in an attempt to catch Carl Edwards.
Denny Hamlin won't be further penalized for intentionally bringing out a late caution in Saturday night's race at Richmond International Raceway even though there is precedence for it.
Kyle Busch agreed with Earnhardt that Saturday's wreck at Richmond, which kept Busch from winning his third race of the year and Earnhardt from ending a two-year losing streak, was the result of hard racing.
NASCAR's 2008
Season Starts Its Engine In Daytona
The 2008 NASCAR season is revving up and
fans are preparing for a historic event. On Sunday, February 17 at
Daytona International Speedway, drivers will start their engines in the
50th running of the Daytona 500. The most highly anticipated NASCAR
event of the season, maybe even of the decade. This year's Daytona 500
promises to be chuck full of action...more
NASCAR's
Organizational Structure
Make no doubt about it, NASCAR is a business and is run like any other
major corporation. It's a family-owned business with Brian France as the
third-generation CEO. Brian France is the son of Bill France, Jr., who
passed away at the age of 74 in June of 2007...more
A difficult week became more taxing on Indianapolis Motor Speedway 'Fast Friday' when accidents and renewed rainstorm activity turned a gray day even uglier around the racetrack.
Is the old lady still “Too tough to tame?” Darlington has been repaved, so it shouldn’t tear up tires like it used to, but will the increased speeds be reflected in more damaging “Darlington Stripes?” With the safer barriers in place
After last Saturday night's Crown Royal 400, there has really only been one story all week, and of course that was the shenanigans of the last several laps; the Kyle Busch/Dale Jr. fiasco. That subject has been analyzed to death, and honestly there's not much left to say about ...
Alex Lloyd, driving the Rahal/Ganassi collaborative effort, topped the timing and scoring on Monday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway as the annual Rookie Orientation Program came to an end.
The incomparable John Force notched his 1,000th round win en route to beating Ron Capps in the opening round of eliminations Sunday. Many would say that winning 1,000 rounds of competition in NHRA drag racing is just about unbreakable in today's climate. I would disagree. Not because the task is ...
NASCAR tries to include a couple of short tracks as they meander across the country each summer. If Kyle Busch had been visiting a local short track and taken out the most popular driver with reckless driving he probably would have been
