As the water from the Mediterranean Sea slowly washes onto the shore on one of Israel’s most well-known areas, there is a sense of calm in the air. The palm trees sway as a light breeze reaches land. If you didn’t know any better, you would think you were in the Caribbean or Miami. On a …
Joe Gibbs never lets a driver without a seemingly exceptional level of talent pilot one of his cars. The former NFL coach for the Washington Red Skins has a keen eye for talent. Every now and then, things just won’t work out. It happened to Brad Coleman. It happened to JJ Yeley. It happened to …
NASCAR appears to be making noise quite often this year, and perhaps not in a good way. Sparking controversy first over Brian France endorsing Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, the critics have moved onto NASCAR’s stereotypes, all of which were out in abundance at Texas Motor Speedway. How? Look no further than the race name. The …
It has been 41 years since NASCAR Hall of Fame member and current Fox Sports commentator Darrell Waltrip first pulled into Victory Lane. Honoring the three-time Cup Series champion, Waltrip’s paint scheme for his first victory in 1975 at Nashville will be featured as part of the throwback theme for this year’s Southern 500 at …
Sprint Cup: Everything’s Tougher in Texas for Truex, Jr. – Several moments throughout the 500-miler Saturday night made it seem like Martin Truex, Jr. was nearly untouchable out front. With the exception of Carl Edwards, who later suffered a loose wheel and fell off the lead lap, Truex was the only driver to be able to …
Short track racing in Connecticut. It has a certain ring to it. Maybe it’s the smell of burnt rubber. Or maybe it is the roar of V-8 engines flying by the crowd. As the off-season comes to a close, it is time for drivers to strap back into their cars for the NASCAR Whelen Modified …
Less than a year after taking the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series by storm at Eldora Speedway, Bobby Pierce is set to return to the sport’s third-tier division. After winning the pole for the MudSummer Classic at the half-mile dirt track, Pierce finished runner-up to fellow dirt tracker, Christopher Bell. The strong showing earned him …
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series has gone through major changes over the years. Tracks have changed. Drivers have swapped rides and retired. Even the point system has gone through several revisions. Over time, certain tracks have become more competitive, while, others, which once were considered the premier stages of the sport, are now in the middle …
The Wood Brothers have been around since 1953, when the iconic No. 21 car first began circling a racetrack. Ever since then, NASCAR’s oldest team has fought through adversity time after time. Since scaling back to a part-time schedule in 2009, five drivers have piloted the red and white Ford. But after Ryan Blaney sped …
Months after making his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series debut, Ryan Ellis will return to the wheel of a Sprint Cup car for select races in 2016. Ellis, 26, has signed with BK Racing to pilot the No. 93 Toyota starting at Richmond in late April. ScienceLogic, which funded his lone Sprint Cup effort last year …
The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series field will feature three new faces at Martinsville Speedway this upcoming weekend. As the Truck Series returns from a five-week hiatus, a handful of teams are taking advantage of returning to short track racing at the “paper clip.” Leading the way for drivers attempting their debuts at Martinsville is Kaz …
The pit box is where this man belongs. Todd Parrott’s career as a crew chief in NASCAR’s premier series started in 1995, paired with Ernie Irvan. For the overwhelming majority of his career, the veteran leader worked for Robert Yates Racing, guiding now NBC commentator Dale Jarrett to the 1999 Sprint Cup championship. Working with the …
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