Matt Carter News

Few American motorsports events have the traditional depth of next Saturday night's Night Before the 500 USAC National Midget Series race at Lucas Oil Raceway.

It's difficult to believe that Dick Trickle is gone. The news of his passing last Thursday in North Carolina was a shock.

This "Legends of the Wings" quilt made by Anderson's Kellyrae Loveall will be auctioned off Wednesday night.

Graham Rahal considers himself destined to one day win the Indianapolis 500, as his father Bobby did in 1986.

Ed Carpenter, the only driver-owner in the IZOD IndyCar Series, won the pole for the 97th running of the Indianapolis 500 Saturday.

Homes built by volunteers from Habitat for Humanity were among the hardest hit by a tornado that killed at least six people in North Texas.

In this June 4, 1999, file photo, NASCAR driver Dick Trickle speaks to fans after qualifying on the pole position the NASCAR Busch series auto race at Dover Downs in Dover, Del.

Kyle Busch Motorsports will field three Toyota Tundras in Friday night's NC Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway , the prelude to this weekend's Sprint All-Star Race for the Sprint Cup Series teams.

TOYOTA TIDBITS MAGIC FOR MATT: Camry driver Matt Kenseth was victorious in Saturday night's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at South Carolina's Darlington Raceway -- his third win of the 2013 season.

He now leads Carl Edwards by 44. "I've finished outside of the top 12 only once this year," Johnson said.

Talk to local fans of sports car racing, and all of them will tell you that the Jefferson 500 at nearby Summit Point Motorsports Park is a favorite annual event.

Collecting is a big part of auto racing’s allure. Tchotchkes of all kinds are admired, traded, lusted after.

Schedule: Friday, practice , qualifying ; Saturday, Sprint Showdown, 7:30 p.m., All-Star Race, approximately 9 p.m. . Race distances: Sprint Showdown, 40 laps, 60 miles .

NASCAR announced today that NASCAR Nationwide Series crew chief Adam Stevens has been fined and placed on probation for violations during this past weekend's event at Darlington Raceway .

Denny Hamlin was sore and tired after this past Saturday night's Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway, but his second-place finish there helped boost his confidence of making this year's Chase.

The World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series made its first visit of the season to Iowa's Knoxville Raceway.

Wally Brown is headed back to his day job. On Monday morning, Matt Kenseth 's interim crew chief at Darlington Raceway will return to his regular duties at Joe Gibbs Racing, which include managing the shop floor and ensuring the cars are loaded up to go the track that weekend.

Matt Kenseth won the Bojangles' Southern 500 Saturday night at Darlington Raceway after his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch dominated the race, leading 265 laps in the 367-lap race.

Reigning NHRA Funny Car world champion Jack Beckman knows his Valvoline/MTS Mail for Wounded Warriors team is going to be just fine and remains patient as it continues to improve.

The speedway could replace generation-old 18 inch-wide seats in another two or three years with 20- to 24-inch seats to accommodate the modern fan, Browning said.