When you're used to slapping knees against the pavement at 160 mph, a NASCAR Nationwide car must seem like a lumbering behemoth, despite its 650-ish horsepower. Of course, it also has two more wheels than a Moto GP bike. But that didn't deter Valentino Rossi from getting up to speed quickly in Kyle...
Unlike most of his competitors in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, reigning champion Tony Stewart lives in Columbus, In, a relatively short drive south of Indianapolis, home of... July 24, 2012 by Anne Proffit
Indianapolis Motor Speedway has found the right pace car driver for next weekend's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race: Academy Award-winning filmmaker Ron Howard has agreed to... July 20, 2012 by Anne Proffit
It's hard to believe that the Carl Edwards we've seen throughout the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series campaign is the same Carl Edwards who nearly won the title last year... July 17, 2012 by Anne Proffit
Both NASCAR and INDYCAR announced penalties and fines after last weekend's races at Daytona International Speedway and on the streets of Toronto, Canada, respectively. NASCAR... July 11, 2012 by Anne Proffit
Danica Patrick returned to the scene of some of her best races on Tuesday and took laps around the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway racetrack. The big difference between... July 11, 2012 by Anne Proffit
The U.S. Army has elected to truncate its affiliation with NASCAR after this season, leaving Stewart-Haas Racing's No. 39 Chevrolet Sprint Cup car and driver Ryan Newman... July 10, 2012 by Anne Proffit
The biggest story coming from NASCAR's Coke Zero 400 Sprint Cup race on Saturday evening wasn't the number of "big one" accidents, nor was it Tony Stewart's fourth win in the... July 9, 2012 by Anne Proffit
Kurt Busch mouthed off again at Dover last weekend and NASCAR took note of his latest temper outburst by suspending the driver until June 13 and extending his probation until... June 4, 2012 by Anne Proffit
Maybe they should rename the spring NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race at Richmond International Raceway? Kyle Busch won his fourth straight Saturday night at the 3/4-mile... April 29, 2012 by Anne Proffit
The folks at SRT, Dodge's Street & Racing Technology brand that includes motorsports might be a bit taken aback following Thursday's announcement that Penske Racing is... March 2, 2012 by Anne Proffit
Ford was the final engine maker to bring its updated FR9 to NASCAR's premier Sprint Cup Series. It was also the first to show its new 2013 stock car body. Now Ford has... March 1, 2012 by Anne Proffit
Danica Patrick is racing more this weekend at Daytona International Speedway than she did in half a season of IZOD IndyCar Series competition--or so it seems. The 29-year-old... February 25, 2012 by Anne Proffit
Travis Pastrana, the high flying action star who nearly sabotaged his pending NASCAR career with a failed motorcycle jump in last year's X Games will make his NASCAR... February 24, 2012 by Anne Proffit
The most anticipated rookie in this year's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series is Danica Patrick, who left the IZOD IndyCar Series open-wheel program to compete in the stock cars... February 16, 2012 by Anne Proffit
He's one of the best and most savvy businessmen/entrepreneurs in the racing business, owning race tracks, teams in a variety of series, a relationship with the maker of... February 4, 2012 by Anne Proffit