If you haven't seen it, it's worth watching – we say that not to be gloomy, but just because the raw footage of Saturday's big NASCAR crash at the Drive4COPD 300 race is powerful if for nothing else than its proximity. However, it's the closeness of DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — At least 28 people were [...]

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — At least 12 NASCAR fans were injured Saturday when large chunks of debris, including a tire, sailed into the grandstands when a car flew into the fence at Daytona International Speedway on a frightening last-lap accident in the I ran into Carl Edwards at Daytona this week. So, in fact, have [...]

Daytona Beach, Fla. — Richard Petty competed in NASCAR from 1958 to 1992, long enough to have won seven championships while driving dozens of car models. So he could not help chuckling when asked about the name of the car being introduced this Daytona Beach, Fla. — Richard Petty competed in NASCAR from 1958 to [...]

It took Nascar six years to make the change, ostensibly to cut down on slipstreaming at speeds of 190 miles per hour, but also to improve handling in general. The Gen 6 cars are 100 pounds lighter (minimum 3,300 pounds with 18 gallons of fuel) and have DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The forecast for Daytona [...]

Just when Motorheads were starting to think that more traditional, old school personalities and rivalries were going to rule the roost in NASCAR in 2013, along came Danica Patrick. And she may be exactly what the sport DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Jeff Gordon can admit it now. Even with the sweeping changes in how sports [...]

We've been on the fence with NASCAR for some time now. On one hand, it's some of the closest racing anywhere in motorsports, with actual passing and. Aric Almirola earned more than $4.7 million during the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, winning the pole at the Coca-Cola 600 and driving the no. 43 For. Aric [...]

Jared C. Tilton/NASCAR/Getty Images Kyle Busch held off Kasey Kahne in the second qualifying race to put Toyota in Victory Lane. • Who raced in — Dave Blaney grabbed the coveted transfer position, edging out Josh Wise for the 15th spot. Austin Dillon The NASCAR Battle at the Beach was a fun addition to Speedweeks. [...]

You love nothing more than criticizing NASCAR, but this time you've got to criticize yourselves. NASCAR made these changes at your behest. Granted, drivers were largely riding around Thursday, trying not to tear up their cars in a pair of traditional Butting heads has been a modus operandi since Keselowski broke into NASCAR's premier series [...]

Nascar has begun a new advertising push to attract young, urban and multicultural fans to augment their current audience of predominantly older, rural, white men, Stuart Elliott writes. Nascar hired Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide, a sophisticated Madison The Sprint Unlimited exhibition race has fan voting deciding some of the components of the race. The length [...]

The Drive Monday 2-18-13 – Larry McReynolds from NASCAR on Fox talks with The Drive about the anniversary of the Dale Earnhardts Sr's death, Danica Patrick winning the pole in Daytona, and if she can finally win a race The moment was so big that NASCAR president Mike Helton stopped to congratulate her, while the [...]