NASCAR News

There were no official green or checkered flags, but NASCAR began racing toward the 2014 Sprint Cup season Wednesday at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Tom Sorensen has been a columnist at The Observer for 20 years and has been at the paper for 25, writing about nearly every sport in the Carolinas.

A million dollar mansion once owned by former NASCAR driver Jeremy Mayfield will be burned to the ground this weekend.

For 1973, Moore negotiated a sponsorship deal with fuel-additive manufacturer Sta-Power, allowing him to hire 1970 NASCAR champion Bobby Isaac for the entire season.

Motorsports 101 provides 24/7 obsessive sports coverage of Motorsports as a part of Sports Media 101 .

NASCAR has given its sport back to the fans. Well, at least it has given some control to a fan.

The Panther Island Ice in north Fort Worth is a seasonal outdoor ice rink set up next to the Coyote Drive-In Theater We packed up the minivan and the kids, ages 11, 8 and 2, and drove to Flagstaff, Ariz., where we encountered a snowglobe-worthy setting.

Dustin Shane Hall, 31, was arrested on complaints of driving under the influence of drugs and causing a fatality accident and being without a state driver's license, police Sgt.

The 2013 American Country Awards are coming your way live from Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas Tuesday, Dec. 10 on FOX.

The parent company of QuickTrick Alignment products, Alignment Simple Solutions was brought to life due to the lack of effective ways to determine vehicle alignment.

Sebastian Vettel may not have won four Formula One championships if the final race were worth double points, as will be the case in 2014.

The 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season is months away, but that does not mean it is too early to start the conversation about which drivers will be on the hot seat.

Andy Hillenburg and Eric Rankine are the latest members of USAC's restructured organizational team for 2014 and beyond.

FONTANA >> The fastest Juan Pablo Montoya has ever been in his racing career was at Auto Club Speedway in 2000 when, by his own admission, he reached 256 mph on the back stretch.

PennDOT trucks are ready for whatever Mother Nature may bring Tuesday. PennDOT spokesperson Ron Young said trucks were already out Monday night and will be out overnight salting icy spots as needed.

Fort Kent native Austin Theriault, fresh off Sunday's third-place finish in the prestigious Snowball Derby 300 Super Late Model race at Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Fla., took Monday off to recuperate before beginning the process of exploring his options for the future.

During the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards last week, Kansas City native Don Post was awarded the Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award for his contributions to charities throughout Kansas City, and specifically his work with March of Dimes Kansas City's Bikers for Babies program which is held annually at Kansas Speedway.

For now, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kurt Busch will let Clint Bowyer and Joey Logano take the "engaged driver" spotlight.

Wet weather at Charlotte Motor Speedway is forcing NASCAR to push back it's official start for testing until Wednesday.

When her agent pitches a new project, Danica Patrick usually makes her decisions on the spot - yes or no - with little hesitation.