AJ Allmendinger gave Penske little choice
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Brad Keselowski was right three weeks ago when he said the failed drug test by Penske Racing teammate AJ Allmendinger was a "death…
TV funnyman ... Dale Earnhardt Jr.?
INDIANAPOLIS -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. doesn't think he's much of a comedian, but some of NASCAR's best and funniest commercials have featured him in a c…
Desperate times for Carl Edwards
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- For weeks we've been hearing Carl Edwards tell us how close his team is to performing at a high level. For weeks we've been hearin…
A triathlon, baby talk and needed relief
LOUDON, N.H. -- Baby talk and triathlons. That's what you may have missed over the past week as the Sprint Cup world focused on AJ Allmendinger's s…
Cotton Owens was David Pearson's hero
Cotton Owens couldn't really speak last month when he was named to the NASCAR Hall of Fame's class of 2013. He couldn't move the right side of his bod…
Danica and Decker share the spotlight
CONCORD, N.C. -- The Indianapolis 500 was drawing to an end on Sunday and Danica Patrick was standing in Victory Lane at Charlotte Motor Speedway wit…
Briscoe, Allmendinger take us for a ride
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- I'm pretty sure Indianapolis 500 pole winner Ryan Briscoe said I was a great writer. I'm pretty sure Sprint Cup driver AJ Allmendi…
Tony Stewart on Newman, Danica, Junior ...
CONCORD, N.C. -- Here's what was learned at Tony Stewart's news conference Tuesday to promote the eighth annual Prelude to the Dream charity race on J…
Danica adds Coke to her portfolio
CONCORD, N.C. -- There's a certain aura, a rock star quality, around Danica Patrick. You can see it in the way she carries herself around the racetrac…
Smith, Wheeler not seeing the same light
CONCORD, N.C. -- Speedway Motorsports, Inc. chairman Bruton Smith and ex-employee associate H.A. "Humpy" Wheeler are at war again. When Charlotte Mot…