NASCAR

In the beginning it was the Winston Cup. In 2004, the series was was turned over to Nextel. Just eight years ago, Sprint became the title sponsor. Now, Monster Energy drink will be the elite racing cup sponsor in 2017.

Amidst the devastation in the Smoky Mountains, the NASCAR community is stepping up and helping out those needing relief and a place to stay.

NASCAR fans are some of the most loyal in all of sports. One young fan, Jake Leatherman from the sport's biggest hub North Carolina, loved Richard Petty, the M & M's car, and the Lowe's car. On November 1st, the five-year-old lost his battle with juvenile myelomoncytic leukemia and his mother made a proposal, "I want to give my son the send off he deserves", and the NASCAR world answ

Among the many structures damaged during riots in Charlotte last night was the NASCAR Hall of Fame.

We told you last week, kids 12 and under will get in free to all Xfinity and Camping World Truck Series races next year, now Speedway Motorsports Inc. is doing a kids deal for all of its Sprint Cup races in 2017.

NASCAR announced Monday beginning in 2017, kids ages 12 and younger will be admitted FREE to all Xfinity Series races and all Camping World Truck Series races.

Jeff Gordon's retirement didn't even last a full season! The future NASCAR Hall of Farmer will crank up the engine this weekend at the Bickyard 400, this weekend at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Gordon, a 4 time Sprint Cup Series champion, will look for a 6th checkered flag at the Brickyard, and will try to qualify the #88 team into the Chase In addition to subbing for Earnhardt, this week, Gordon

When the Motor Racing Network begins its 2016 Nascar coverage in just a few weeks, one familiar voice will be missing. Barney Hall, who was MRN's anchor for 45 years, passed away last Tuesday at the age of 83.

Gotta level with you. I don't follow NASCAR near closely enough to be 100% comfortable writing about it. So our resident Kevin Harvick fan who holds down the fort in the front office is standing over my left shoulder.

At a press conference in Kannapolis, North Carolina Wednesday afternoon, three-time premier series champion Tony Stewart announced that he was hanging it up.