Driving for Richard Childress--who also suffered deeply when his black No. 3 kept losing the “Great American Race”--Earnhardt led 69 of the last 70 laps of the 200-lap affair to beat Bobby Labonte, Jeremy Mayfield, Ken Schrader and Rusty Wallace. ...

However, that all changed on a cloudy Sunday afternoon in 1998. Out front, as he frequently was at Daytona, Earnhardt led with two laps to go when the caution came out for an accident on the backstretch. Deftly beating Bobby Labonte and Jeremy Mayfield...

But Evernham Motorsports was one of those teams that nibbled at greatness but never quite achieved. There always seemed to things going on in the background that that kept blocking its path to peaceful stability. Things got downright tense around the...

BoNhia Lee, Robert Rodriguez and Bethany Clough contributed to Word on the Street. It was compiled by Clough. The reporter can be reached at bcloughfresnobee.com or (559) 441-6431. Attorneys for former racecar driver Jeremy Mayfield are asking a...

Jeremy Mayfield waited for his hearing to start in front of three U.S. Court of Appeals judges last Tuesday, he had to listen to a couple of other cases before arguments in his suit against NASCAR began. One of the cases dealt with people found guilty...

And we’re learning Kenny’s style and thought process.” For Francis, the move to Hendrick brings some much-needed stability after four years of ownership chaos, none of which was his fault. Francis started as a crew chief at what was then Evernham...