Nation Dec 10 Al Unser, a four-time winner of Indianapolis 500, dies at 82 Unser won in 1970, 1971, 1978 and 1987, and is the only driver with both a sibling and a child who also won the 500.
Arts Oct 04 Milestone for Bubba Wallace as he earns 1st NASCAR victory He was declared the winner when rain stopped the playoff race at Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama.
World Jul 29 Olympians come forward to talk mental health, after Simone Biles speaks out Olympians in many sports have spent the past two days coming forward to recount their own battles while offering support to Simone Biles.
World Jul 26 Pandemic Olympics endured heat, and now a typhoon’s en route The Tokyo Olympics have been delayed by the pandemic and then opened under oppressive heat, and now a typhoon is on the way.
Nation Feb 15 Michael McDowell scores first career victory in the Daytona 500 A 100-1 underdog when the race began Sunday afternoon, McDowell won for the first time in 358 Cup starts when the checkered flag finally flew about 15 minutes after midnight.
Arts Jan 19 NASCAR to hold pre-race Daytona 500 concert with Luke Combs Combs performed virtually for NASCAR's season finale in November but has not done a live show since March. NASCAR prides itself on its elaborate pre-race pomp and entertainment.
Nation Jun 23 FBI concludes no federal crime committed in NASCAR noose incident after reviewing evidence Wallace is the only Black driver at NASCAR's top level. He successfully pushed the stock car series to ban the Confederate flag at its venues less than two weeks ago.
Nation Jun 22 WATCH: NASCAR racers rallies around Bubba Wallace as FBI investigates noose found in his garage stall The entire 40-driver field and all their crew members followed. After the car came to a stop, Wallace climbed out, sat on the window ledge and sobbed. Richard Petty, his Hall of Fame team owner, gently placed a hand on…
Economy Apr 17 NASCAR goes virtual, takes a bad turn The iRacing experiment was an immediate and initial success for both NASCAR and IndyCar. But controversy has plagued virtual racing the last two weeks.
Politics Feb 16 Trump arrives at Daytona 500, sets off raucous celebration DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump made a dramatic entrance at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, setting off a raucous celebration at the famed NASCAR track. Thousands cheered as Air Force One performed a flyover and landed at Daytona…