Owner Junie Donlavey raced just to race
Upon the passing of Junie Donlavey, one memory towers over all the rest. One says it all about the way he was and the way he raced. In the 1970s, own…
Century-old Indy aging quite gracefully
INDIANAPOLIS -- Back home again in Indiana, and it seems that ... The older Indianapolis Motor Speedway gets, the nicer it gets. Improvements and cha…
Chase Elliott takes Lady in Black for a spin
DARLINGTON, S.C. -- This makes the 40th year I have come here covering races. Never have I seen anyone drive old Darlington Raceway better than Chase …
A long and sad refrain
I stand reminded once again that there is a fate worse than death. I have seen people suffer it too often. The memory is a gloom unlike any other. …
Stewart vs. Petty: Smoke goes too far
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- We're still concerned about Tony Stewart's mending leg, but clearly his mouth is back to 100 percent -- running wide open, set…
NASCAR well-represented on wealthiest list
The richest person in or around NASCAR? It isn't even close, in the Forbes 400 Richest Americans released Monday. John Menard, 73, father and primar…
Keselowski might be down, but not out
HAMPTON, Ga. -- Even with his back to the wall, Brad Keselowski loves where he is. Even here on the precipice of failing to make the Chase to get ev…
Daytona summer race always has pop
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Will Jimmie Johnson do what hasn't been done in 31 years? Or might Danica Patrick do what's never been done? Probably not. Bu…
Drivers thinking Dega race should be good
TALLADEGA, Ala. -- Sunday's -- or Monday's, or Tuesday's, depending on the weather -- Aaron's 499 may not be a replay of the single-file promenade tha…
Remembering a NASCAR institution
As the trucks began their race at Rockingham on Sunday, one remark by Speed TV analyst Michael Waltrip -- that fans were right up by the fence -- trig…
