Don’t look now, but Jeff Gordon’s already been racing in NASCAR’s Cup Series 20 years. Well, not quite — the approaching season will be his 20th. Point is, Gordon’s been around a long time. That may not be so stunning to younger race fans, but to those o

The 54th running of the Daytona 500 is just weeks away. While we have had some notable drivers take the checkered flag, there are also many of the top drivers in the sports history that just couldn’t win the big race. It is truly amazing that this list o

Getty Images for NASCAR DAYTONA BEACH, FL - JANUARY 13: Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet addresses the media during Daytona Preseason Thunder at Daytona International Speedway on January 13, 2012 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Jer

Jeff Siner - jsinercharlotteobserver.com Jimmie Johnson's five-year run as Cup champion ended in 2011. This week begins a four-part look at the entries in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series the four manufacturers - Chevrolet, Ford, Toyota and Dodge - plan to

The easy choices have been made. The first three classes of the NASCAR Hall of Fame featured the obvious choices among NASCAR’s legendary figures. All the top legendary drivers are in – Petty, Pearson, Yarborough, Allison, Waltrip, Earnhardt, Junior John

As we continue the countdown to Daytona, we’ll look at the brief history of number 86, and then take a look at a second number—97—that didn’t get covered due to it being a higher number. T

While the drivers and teams continuing celebrating in Las Vegas, we continue counting down to the 2012 Daytona 500, which is just 87 days away. NASCAR Hall of Fame nominee Buck Baker was t

89 days remain until they fire the engines at Daytona, so the focus today is on a number that has seen scarce use compared to others in NASCAR’s top series. Car no. 89 has only been used in 266 races. By comparison, number 43 has been used 1,809 times an