Someone has to ask: Do we call him King Bobby? Sure, it's ARCA, which probably equates to Double A baseball, at best, but it's the series' biggest race, and Bobby Gerhart now has eight wins in that race. We're tempted to compare Gerhart to Kevin Costner'

Comparing the good old days to today Longtime NASCAR fans often complain that racing isn't the same now as it used to be. From the commercialism that has dominated the sport in the past 10 years to cookie-cutter tracks and drivers, racing has changed. Is

"The King" was holding court today at Ponce Inlet's new beach-racing memorial. Richard Petty, the NASCAR Hall-of-Famer with a record 200 race wins and seven championships, arrived in a pickup at this morning's parade of historic race cars and motorcycles

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. His next milestone is obvious, chasing down Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt Sr. , who share the all-time mark of seven career titles

NASCAR may have been going to Darlington Raceway longer, and Indianapolis Motor Speedway may hold more history. But one track and one race reigns over both, and it is the site of unquestionably NASCAR's biggest and most prestigious event. Since it opened

TICKETS Grandstand/infield range from $50 to $105; free from children 12 and under with paying adult Too early for a conspiracy theory? Never. Not suggesting the Answer Man is given to such thoughts, but when he heard they were taking saws to Jimmie John

Here’s what we know about the 2012 NASCAR season: The Sprint Cup title race won’t finish any closer. Jimmie Johnson can’t possibly repeat as champion. And if you’re tired of hearing the word “Danica,” you’re in for a mighty long year. If anyone learned a

T. Taylor Warren Photographer T. Taylor Warren captured racing history at the inaugural Daytona 500 in 1959. Editor’s note: We’re counting down the days until the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season-opening Daytona 500 on Feb. 26, and we’ll feature one of ou

Trace Adkins on location at the NASCAR Hall of Fame shooting segments for GAC presentation of The Definitive Earnhardt. Photo courtesy of NASCAR. Following the success of The Definitive Earnhardt, GAC has once again partnered with NASCAR Media Group to g

Normally about this time of year, I get asked a lot by the newer fans or the casual fans of NASCAR about why Daytona is so special. That’s a really good question with many different components to the answer. We run 36 events a year, and they all pay the

SPARTANBURG, S.C. Kurt Busch seems to be enjoying life as a late afternoon regular at Libby's, a karaoke bar. Inside this dimly lit, cozy watering hole about a mile from headquarters for the race team he hopes will help resurrect his career, the 2004 NA

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel now is offering JS Everywhere, a new digital subscription package, which gives you unlimited access to JSOnline, the daily e-Edition, Journal Sentinel mobile site and content previously included in Packer Insider. Also comi

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Kurt Busch seems to be enjoying life as a late afternoon regular at Libby's, a karaoke bar. Kurt Busch's emotional outbursts have gotten him into hot water with two previous NASCAR teams. Busch hopes a fresh start with Phoenix Racing

TREVOR BAYNE – No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion – CAN YOU REPEAT? “That’s the plan. We wouldn’t have come if we didn’t think we could win. There’s a little bit more pressure this year. We’re not exactly flying under the radar, but I think we can

Reigning Daytona 500 champion Trevor Bayne, driver of the #21 Motorcraft Ford, speaks with the media - Photo Credit: Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images for NASCAR CAN YOU REPEAT? “That’s the plan. We wouldn’t have come if we didn’t think we could win. There’s

NASCAR fans can be summed up in one word – passionate. Mary Lou Briggs is definitely passionate about NASCAR, but even more so about Daytona and her favorite driver Denny Hamlin. For over 40 years, Mary Lou has been fortunate enough to live in the Dayton

As the former Rookie of the Year begins his first season with Hendrick, Kasey Kahne will have a little trouble in his first start, as he moves from the Red Bull Racing team to take over the number 5 Chevy from veteran Mark Martin. Even though he started

Scheduled for Sept. 24 to 30 at the Club at Longview, in Wed

We live in a world driven by history, so much so that there are whole channels devoted to it on television and we fill our heads with more information than we’ll ever need to know about medieval armor, quilting, how pencil manufacturing has changed over