In response to the signs and “WE WANT YOU BACK” slogans that have called for the revitalization and return of racing to North Wilkesboro Speedway, track promoter and operator Speedway Motorsports on Saturday provided an answer: Racing will return this summer to the famed short track after mo…
In the 20 years since his tragic passing in the 2001 Daytona 500, many have debated what is Dale Earnhardt’s greatest lasting legacy on the sport of NASCAR. His on-track accomplishments of seven championships and 76 victories certainly go a long way in defining his legacy, but many still con…
NASCAR great Dale Earnhardt was killed 20 years ago — on Feb. 18, 2001 — in a last-lap crash at Daytona International Speedway. He was 49. The Kannapolis, N.C., native was sometimes called the Man in Black, the Intimidator or, simply No. 3. That is, when he wasn't being called the greatest d…
CONCORD – For one magical weekend, Charlotte Motor Speedway was alive again.
Team Penske found a one-year solution for Matt DiBenedetto while building a long-term plan to move Austin Cindric to the Cup Series.
NASCAR has banned the Confederate flag from its races and properties.
GALLUP, N.M. - Sliding off Interstate 40 about 100 miles west of Albuquerque presented another in a seemingly endless series of decisions during a 3,900-mile, 11-state journey. On one side of the east-west artery was a bustling truck stop. On the other, a decaying gas station that likely encountered its last mop during the Reagan administration. No brainer. Choose the path less traveled or, in ...
Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean as she landed in Northern Ireland, and more events that happened on this day in history.
Here are some of the notable people celebrating birthdays today, including Cody Johnson, Judge Reinhold, Lisa Edelstein, Mr. T, Ron Isley, Sarah Ramos and more.
Here's a look back at sports happenings on this date in history, May 21:
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope sent back its first image from space on May 20, 1990. Here are some of the iconic images Hubble has sent back since.
May 20 is National Rescue Dog Day. Here's a gallery of 25 photos to celebrate rescue dogs around the world.
Top photos of the day as selected by the Associated Press.
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