The NASCAR Hall of Fame is the recipient of the 2012 About.com Charlotte Readers’ Choice Award for Best Museum in Charlotte. Now in its fifth year, the About.com Readers’ Choice Awards honor the best products, features and services across more than a dozen categories, ranging from technology to hobbiesContinue Reading
Darlington Raceway brought two sports legends together on Saturday with extreme sports superstar and NASCAR Nationwide Series and K&N Pro Series East driver Travis Pastrana receiving a visit from NASCAR legend and Hall of Fame member David Pearson at Greenville-Pickens Speedway. Pearson spent time educating Pastrana on how to masterContinue Reading
Amid the spring racing season, the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has set an aggressive schedule of tire tests at NASCAR tracks. Beginning next week at Michigan International Speedway, Goodyear will hold four tests in a six-week stretch. Two of the tracks at which Goodyear will test — Michigan andContinue Reading
NASCAR fans in North Carolina can save on tickets to the upcoming Sprint All-Star Race on May 19 with the Walmart Family Track Pack. The $99 package gives families four race tickets, four hot dogs, four sodas and one program – a total savings of more than $100. “We areContinue Reading
The wait is almost over for fifteen year old Garrett Marchant as his race season will officially begin this weekend at Southern National Motorsports Park in Kenly, NC. This weekend the South East Limited Late Model Series will be racing at the NASCAR Home Track as they also kick-off theirContinue Reading
The Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America announced today the course for its April 28 – May 4 cross-country motorcycle trek. More than 175 riders will join the 18th anniversary ride beginning in Napa, Calif., and travel over 2,500 miles before finishing at the Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth,Continue Reading
As the 2012 Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award nominations kick into high gear, the contest’s 2011 winner, Robert Weaver, had a street named in his honor last week in Talladega, Ala. The city of Talladega recognized Weaver by renaming a street “Weaver Way” to acknowledge his charitable accomplishments. Nominations forContinue Reading
There are a few select races throughout the country that both fans and competitors alike circle on their calendars every year once schedules are announced that they mark as a must attend. Most of those events have twenty, thirty, or even forty years of history that has built them toContinue Reading
Rapid Running and Pocono Raceway announced the creation of the Rapid Running Pocono Half Marathon, which will have its inaugural run on May 5, 2012 in Long Pond, PA. The race will have a festive, spectator-friendly atmosphere, with live bands positioned every other mile throughout the course, as well asContinue Reading
As Martinsville prepares for the upcoming Goody’s Fast Relief 500, select Walmart stores will offer authentic NASCAR merchandise and host exclusive fan events starting March 28. Customers are invited to attend these special events and enjoy real stock racing car displays, a special appearance by Miss Coors Light, and racingContinue Reading