We are closing in fast on one of the biggest days in the motorsport world. Formula 1 will run the historic Monaco Grand Prix Sunday followed by the 97th Indianapolis 500 and will conclude with the longest race in NASCAR, the Coke 600. Whoever wins these [...]
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The glass doors to Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s hauler open and a public relations representative summons me inside. “Tell him we’re out here,” says a man visiting Charlotte Motor Speedway from New York. He and his buddy stand outside and hope for an autograph. Earnhardt, 38, offers [...]
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Jimmie Johnson is focused on chasing victory at the Coca-Cola 600. He says he’s not thinking about his championship legacy. A win Sunday night would be Johnson’s fourth in NASCAR’s longest race, trailing only Darrell Waltrip’s five spring victories at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Johnson could also [...]
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Although there has been recent discussion at racing’s highest levels about significant changes in scheduling in the Sprint Cup Series, NASCAR chairman Brian France said Saturday his preference is the status quo. “Our preference and my preference is to make the events where they are more [...]
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A lightning fast pit stop is a thing of beauty. A brutish ballet on pit road. Just image needing only 11 seconds to change all four tires and fill the tank with gas. Watching it happen, on a tight playing field jammed with some 30 or [...]
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Menards is sticking with Richard Childress Racing. RCR announced the home improvement store signed a multi-year partnership renewal to back the No. 27 Sprint Cup series car driven by Paul Menard. Menards first signed on with RCR in 2011. Childress said it was great to have [...]
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Denny Hamlin closed his eyes, focused on his foes and when it was his turn, ran a lap faster than anyone ever has in a stock car at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Hamlin, knowing how valuable a pole could be since it would give him the No. [...]
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Jimmie Johnson stirred up the masses with his second straight Sprint All-Star Race win on Saturday. Johnson, historically dominant at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a track that was once referred to as “his house” when his car and the facility shared primary sponsor branding, now looms large [...]
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Everyone knows Tony Stewart’s crew chief is in trouble. If you listen to the conventional wisdom in the garage, Steve Addington probably is going to be fired any day now. In fact, with three-time champion Stewart sitting 21st in the standings, why hasn’t he been fired [...]
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Two Richard Childress Racing crewmen who were suspended and fined by NASCAR after allegedly assaulting Nelson Piquet Jr. last month following a NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Richmond International Raceway had their original penalties upheld on appeal Friday. RCR crewmen Michael Scearce and Thomas Costello were [...]
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