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Looking for a last-minute holiday gift for the racing fan on your list? Tickets to the 2014 major events at Watkins Glen International go on sale Monday, December 16th, and you can save up to $25 on tickets with advanced pricing options.

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service LAS VEGAS -- Travel included, the time gap between standing on the stage at Wynn Las Vegas and sitting behind the wheel of a car at Charlotte Motor Speedway will amount to less than 60 hours.

For the Pacific Street Car Association and its showcase event, the Street Car Super Nationals, 2014 is a very big year.

During the "NASCAR After the Lap" event Thursday at Wynn Las Vegas, drivers talked about going into the hauler, especially as a young driver.

Two men who now can be considered for the NASCAR Hall of Fame were in the infield at Five Flags Speedway on Thursday.

The votes were tallied and the results were clearly obvious: for the 11th time the fan club known as the Junior Nation came through and proved they still love Dale Earnhardt Jr. The National Motorsports Press Association announced that Dale Earnhardt Jr. is the recipient of this year's NMPA NASCAR Most Popular Driver Award.

The Coca-Cola Company was honored today with the 2013 NASCAR Marketing Achievement Award at the NASCAR NMPA Myers Brothers Awards Luncheon held in the Encore Ballroom at Wynn Las Vegas.

There were several defining moments in the 2013 racing season. Jimmie Johnson won his sixth championship in eight years.

During the long plane flight from North Carolina to Las Vegas on Tuesday night, a NASCAR fan named Louise Groomer tweeted Kevin Harvick and politely asked if the driver would follow her on Twitter.

In the end, there was only one grand prize winner during the fifth annual Fanfest Presented by Las Vegas Motor Speedway held at the Fremont Street Experience, and she chose Kyle Busch and his case.

Longtime motorsports announcer Paul Page will return to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network as its lead announcer next season.

Less than 48 hours after unveiling his bas relief image on the Borg-Warner Trophy at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Tony Kanaan started his on-the-job orientation with his new employer, Chip Ganassi Racing, during a team test at Sebring International Raceway.

Every year, there are a handful of drivers in the Sprint Cup Series who have their breakout.

ExxonMobil has strengthened its ongoing commitment to NASCAR by renewing its multi-year sponsorship with three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Tony Stewart and Stewart-Haas Racing.

Actor Paul Walker died of a combination of multiple traumatic and thermal injuries, the Los Angeles County Coroner's office said Wednesday.

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

Kyle Busch Motorsports driver Erik Jones , the youngest winner in a NASCAR National Series event after his win in the Camping World Truck Series race at Phoenix International Raceway in November, heads to Pensacola, Florida's Five Flags Speedway to defend his title as Snowball Derby champion on Sunday, December 8th.

The 2014 IndyCar Series television schedule will feature three weekends of ABC coverage at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, including the network's 50th consecutive telecast of the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race on Sunday, May 25. NBC Sports Network will televise 13 races, including 11 in a row that culminates with the season finale on Labor Day ... (more)

Parker Kligerman on pit road during qualifying for the Nationwide Children's Hospital 200 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Saturday, Aug. 17, 2013.

Thanks to a calendar tweak, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series banquet this year and next year is nearly three weeks after the season ends.