Regan Smith Back In The No. 43 In Charlotte
Regan Smith Regan Smith will continue his relief duties for driver Aric Almirola in this weekend's Coca Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway while Almirola continues to recover from injuries … Read More
Author: Pete McCole
NASCAR Announces Major Changes To 2018 Schedule
The Daytona 500 will shift back to its traditional Presidents Day weekend in 2018 Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images NASCAR has released its 2018 competition schedule for all three of its major … Read More
NASCAR’s Soft Tire Experiment Falls Flat
Kyle Busch won his first-career All Star Race Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images NASCAR's grand experiment to generate a new level of excitement to the Monster Energy NASCAR All Star Race fell … Read More
Kyle Busch Wins First-Career NASCAR All Star Race
Kyle Busch celebrates his first All Star Race victory Jerry Markland/Getty Images Kyle Busch finally broke through to score his first-career all star race victory and his first ever Charlotte … Read More
Bowyer, Blaney, Suarez, Elliott Advance To All Star Race
(L-R) Chase Elliott, Daniel Suarez, Ryan Blaney and Clint Bowyer advanced to the All Star race Jerry Markland/Getty Images Clint Bowyer, Ryan Blaney and Daniel Suarez picked up stage victories … Read More
Austin Cindric Graduates High School, Then Goes Racing
Austin Cindric John Davison/RIS Lots of high school kids dream of being a race car driver, but for recent high-school graduate Austin Cindric, he's living the dream every day. Cindric, … Read More
Torrence, Hight, Butner Lead Rain-Shortened NHRA Qualifying In Topeka
Robert Hight Robert Hight is the current No. 1 qualifier for Funny Car after only one qualifying session due to inclement weather at the Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals presented by … Read More
Kyle Busch Wins Second-Straight Truck Series Race
Kyle Busch Charlotte Motor Speedway/HHP Photo After stealing a victory last in last weekend's NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Kansas Speedway, Kyle Busch opted not to rub it … Read More
Kyle Larson Wins Pole For NASCAR All Star Race
Kyle Larson Charlotte Motor Speedway/HHP Photo Kyle Larson scored his first-career Monster Energy NASCAR All Star Race pole in Friday evening’s qualifying session for Saturday’s 33rd-annual running of the event. … Read More
Christopher Bell On Pole For Charlotte Truck Series Race
Christopher Bell secured his third NASCAR Camping World Truck Series pole after turning in the fastest lap in Friday’s qualifying session for Friday night’s North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at … Read More
Soft Tires Adds New Twist To NASCAR’s All Star Race
Goodyear's "Option" soft-compound tires Pete McCole/AR1 NASCAR will venture into newly charted territory in Saturday night's All Star race with the introduction of an alternate tire compound that teams can … Read More
“Super Sub” Regan Smith To Fill In For Aric Almirola
Regan Smith Pete McCole/AR1 "Super Sub" Regan Smith has been called back to relief duty in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race yet again, this time filling in for … Read More
FOX Pocono Xfinity Race To Use All-Driver Broadcast Crew
The FOX All-Driver Broadcast Crew Pete McCole/AR1 For the first time in their 16-year history of NASCAR coverage, FOX has announced that for the first time ever their June 10 … Read More
Aric Almirola To Miss 8-12 Weeks With Back Injury
Aric Almirola (center) along with Brian Moffitt (left) and William Heisel Pete McCole/AR1 Aric Almirola is likely to miss 8-12 weeks as he recuperates from a broken back suffered in … Read More
Aric Almirola To Miss 8-12 Weeks With Broken Back
Aric Almirola Pete McCole/AR1 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver Aric Almirola is expect to miss 8-12 weeks after suffering a compression fracture in a vertebrae in his back during … Read More
Maaco To Sponsor Earnhardt, Jr. In All Star Race
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.'s no. 88 Maaco Chevy Pete McCole/AR1 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. will sport a special paint job when he makes his final All Star Race start on Saturday night … Read More
Ryan Blaney Fastest In Charlotte Testing
Ryan Blaney HHP/Harold Hinson Ryan Blaney topped Tuesday's NASCAR Xfinity Series and Camping World Truck Series open testing session at Charlotte Motor Speedway as teams prepare for the upcoming races … Read More
Charlotte Motor Speedway Unveils Program Covers
Artist Sam Bass Pete McCole/AR1 Charlotte Motor Speedway unveiled the program covers for this months upcoming Monster Energy All Star Race and Coca Cola 600 race weekends, illustrated by legendary … Read More
Torrence, Capps, McGaha, Tonglet Win At zMax
(L-R) LE Tonget, Chris McGaha, Ron Capps and Steve Torrence celebrate at zMax Steve Torrence broke Don Schumacher Racing's season-long stranglehold on the Top Fuel division with a victory in … Read More
Millican, C.Force, Coughlin, Savoie On Pole At zMax
Courtney Force Mike Mercurio/AR1 NHRA Funny Car driver Courtney Force collected her third top qualifier of the season and re-wrote the track record book after topping the qualifying sessions for … Read More
Millican, C. Force, Coughlin, Savoie Lead NHRA Qualifying at zMax
Courtney Force Mike Mercurio/AR1 Courtney Force raced to the top of the Funny Car ladder in Friday's qualifying session for Sunday's 8th-annual Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway in Concord, N.C. … Read More
Alexis DeJoria Withdraws From Four-Wide Nationals
Alexis DeJoria Kalitta Motorsports announced Thursday that NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Funny Car driver Alexis DeJoria has withdrawn from this weekend's NHRA Four-Wide Nationals to be held at … Read More
NASCAR Drivers Experience NHRA Horsepower at zMax
NASCAR drivers swapped seats with NHRA drivers Mike Mercurio/AR1 It was straight-line meets circle-track Thursday morning at Charlotte Motor Speedway and zMax Dragway in Concord, N.C., as the star drivers … Read More
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Wanted To Retire On His Own Terms
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. speaks to the media John Davison/RIS Dale Earnhardt, Jr. – one of NASCAR’s most recognizable and most popular drivers – announced Tuesday that he will retire from … Read More