The entire motor sports world suffered a huge loss on February 18, 2001. That day and those moments are engraved in the memories of anyone with an auto racing connection. Racers can tell you where they were when they heard Dale Earnhardt has lost...
NASCARs top three tours head to Indy this weekend. The Cup circuit is on display at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the Brickyard 400. Indiana is ready to eagerly welcome the racing teams and fans. I am eager for Indycars to welcome back Sam...
This past Saturday night was a big night for motorsports, as most of them are during the summertime height of the racing season. Hundreds of local speedways staged a race program. There was an ARCA race at the Iowa Speedway. And NASCARs Cup Series...
Over the Holiday weekend in Daytona Beach, NASCAR announced the 25 nominees for the Hall of Fame class of 2011. I believed the first class should have included the men that started the sport. To a point, it did. But also included big names after...
Daytonas annual Independence Day weekend 400-mile Cup race rolls off this Saturday night. Many grassroots-level short tracks will close or shift their race date so as not to compete head-to-head. Track operators feel the televised big-league...
The Little 500 is a unique event.The race for United States Auto Club sprint cars takes place each year on the evening prior to the Indy 500. Anderson Speedway hosted the 62nd running on its tight, quarter-of-a-mile paved surface located just...
The Hall of Fame dedicated to NASCAR has been years in the making and planning. Its recent opening in downtown Charlotte to kick off May raceweeks fell into a natural place. The inaugural first class was inducted the day after the All-Star Race to...
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway opened for practice this past weekend. The 94th Indy 500 is less than two weeks away. And the Centennial Era celebration brings up so many memories.Thousands of past competitors and fans have shared their...
He told me my Cancer was in stage three headed for stage four. Those are words absolutely nobody ever wants to hear, not you, not me, and not anyone who will ever read this story. Not even a race car driver who braves 200 mph on a regular basis....
I have heard What is wrong with Roush-Fenway Racing? from the motorsports media in 2010.Im not sure anything is wrong.Jimmie Johnson has claimed the previous four NASCAR Cup titles. Each year he has shown strength during the first 26 races. But...
You just might be a racer if you dont need to see the video of Bobby Allisons 1987 Talladega crash. You watched it live. you still refer to NASCARs Pro Series East division as Busch North. you still refer to the Nationwide Series as the Busch...
Now is an exciting time to be part of the NASCAR Modified community. There are two tours organized by the stock car sanctioning body, divided up into the North and South. Anticipation runs heavy in garages on both sides of the Mason Dixon line.Up...
Phoenix International Raceway held its 600 last weekend. Not a 300, 400, or a 500. What resulted from this is media professionals who would fail at Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader.This is not a broadly painted slam of public relation or...
Daytona Beachs sand. Indianapolis bricks. Elkhart Lakes hills. All are American auto racing icons. Let me add to the list, the Southeasts clay.The dirt tracks in Georgia, Tennessee, and the Carolinas are quite a slice of the United States. They...
Like many Americans I lost my full time job in the recession. My job just happened to be a mechanic for a professional NASCAR team. This is the point I started exploring the writing world.I have enjoyed it quite a bit, and look forward to...
