Allmendinger targets success in 2008
2008-02-08 Blue Flag
John Dagys
AJ looks forward to his second season in NASCAR Cup ... Read the article >
Crikey! Is that a wing on the back?
2007-03-27 Blue Flag
Jonathan Ingram
Ingram shares another interesting piece of the recent debut of the NASCAR Car of Tomorrow ... Read the article >
More kudos to Jonathan Ingram
2007-02-05 Write Line
Shelia Jarrett
Readers continue to send accolades to Jonathan Ingram ... Read the article >
Kudos to Jonathan Ingram
2006-12-27 Write Line
Grant Geyer
More reader accolades for Jonathan Ingram's retrospective on Dale Earnhardt ... Read the article >
Thank you Mr. Ingram
2006-12-04 Write Line
Stephen Foster
A thank you for Ingram's piece on remembering Earnhardt ... Read the article >
Earnhardt Five Years On
2006-12-02 In the Mirrors
Jonathan Ingram
Ingram, one of auto racing's top reporters and author, reflects on Earnhardt, Sr. and his relationship with "The Intimidator" ... Read the article >
Chase for the Championship: NYC
2006-11-21 Diaries
Jimmie Johnson
Johnson and Hendrick's No. 48 Lowe's Chevy team won the championship, Johnson's describes his feelings as they head to New York ... Read the article >
Chase for the Championship: Homestead
2006-11-13 Diaries
Jimmie Johnson
The final race! Jimmie Johnson is confident heading into Homestead-Miami Speedway. Leading the points, he knows that on Sunday ... Read the article >
Chase for the Championship: Phoenix
2006-11-06 Diaries
Jimmie Johnson
The new leader in the Chase for the Nextel Cup looks toward Phoenix. In Johnson's own words ... Read the article >
Chase for the Championship: Texas
2006-10-30 Diaries
Jimmie Johnson
Johnson closes in on Kenseth at Atlanta, looks toward Texan-style action ... Read the article >
Chase for the Championship: Atlanta
2006-10-24 Diaries
Jimmie Johnson
Coming off a dramatic win in Martinsville, Jimmie Johnson is hot on the trail of a championship ... Read the article >
Chase for the Championship: Martinsville
2006-10-17 Diaries
Jimmie Johnson
Fresh off a second-place finish, Jimmie Johnson is ready for Martinsville ... Read the article >
Chase for the Championship: LMS
2006-10-10 Diaries
Jimmie Johnson
Jimmie Johnson heads to Lowe's Motor Speedway in Charlotte hoping to take the win in his Lowe's Chevy ... Read the article >
Chase for the Championship: Talladega
2006-10-02 Diaries
Jimmie Johnson
Jimmie Johnson heads to Talladega 165 points down, but with his spirits up ... Read the article >
Chase for the Championship: Kansas
2006-09-25 Diaries
Jimmie Johnson
13th place just isn't good enough for Jimmie Johnson, at least not when the Chase is on ... Read the article >
The void left by Montoya
2006-09-23 On the Kerbs
Katie Jones
Juan Pablo Montoya is joining forces with his old friend Chip Ganassi, and leaving a big empty spot in Formula One in the process ... Read the article >
Chase for the Championship: Dover
2006-09-18 Diaries
Jimmie Johnson
Loudon didn't thrill him at all, but Jimmie Johnson is looking forward to turning things around in Dover ... Read the article >
Chase for the Championship: NHIS
2006-09-13 Diaries
Jimmie Johnson
In his own words, Jimmie Johnson's first diary segment on the 2006 Chase for the Championship ... Read the article >
The shrinking generation gap
2006-06-08 Blue Flag
Tony DiZinno
DiZinno understands the generation gap in motor sports, the talented writer is just shy of turning 17 ... Read the article >
Janet Guthrie's full-throttle life in print
2005-09-11 Who's Who
Anne Proffit
Female pioneers in the current age of auto racing have certainly changed the face of the sport: Denise McCluggage and Dusty Brandel opened track media centers to women ... Read the article >
Terry Labonte cutting back, but not cutting grass
2005-03-28 Blue Flag
Joe Jennings
The quiet-spoken Texan has devised a retirement plan that reduces his Cup schedule and allows him to have fun ... Read the article >
Open-wheel drivers in NASCAR
2005-02-01 Musings
Bill King
Darrel Waltrip commented that drivers with open-wheel short track backgrounds were adapting well to NASCAR stock cars ... Read the article >
Kurt Busch: Unusual chemistry wins championship
2004-12-01 Blue Flag
Aaron Bell
Odd couples who have gone on to achieve success together in sports are not rare. Success comes in many forms with different individuals ... Read the article >
The heart of venturing beyond one's niche
2004-08-03 Special Features
Eddie Cheever Jr.
The epitome of a race-car driver is what Dale Jr. showed: an open mind, a fearless heart, and an adventuresome spirit ... Read the article >
Robby Gordon and "The Double" (part 2)
2004-05-19 Who's Who
Phil Schilke
Robby Gordon is arguably the hardest-working driver in motor racing, at least for the month of May, as he attempts "The Double" (part 2 of 2) ... Read the article >
Robby Gordon and "The Double"
2004-05-18 Who's Who
Phil Schilke
Robby Gordon is arguably the hardest-working driver in motor racing, at least for the month of May, as he attempts "The Double" ... Read the article >
Spencer speaks out, again
2004-03-02 Special Features
Michael C. Johnson
Mr. Excitement is not one to remain quiet on or off the track. Recently, Jimmy Spencer discussed rules, racing and life at the Texas Motor Speedway Media Tour day ... Read the article >
Behind the scenes: NASCAR Winston Cup chassis dynamometer testing
2003-09-10 Special Features
Phil Schilke
After a NASCAR Winston Cup race, the top finishers from Ford, Chevy and Dodge and two other randomly chosen cars are selected for a... Read the article >
Diehard fans flock to Daytona
2003-07-15 Blue Flag
Linda Przygodski
Scorching temperatures of 95 degrees Fahrenheit and 100% humidity couldn't keep the diehard NASCAR fans away from Daytona International Speedway for the July Fourth holiday weekend tradition known as the Pepsi 400. Most fans without parkin... Read the article >
Technology versus road racing
2003-06-25 Over the Wall
Burd Phillips
The wife was out of town, the doors were locked, the curtains were drawn, the phone was off the hook, and I don't have any kids yet so I didn't have to worry about shipping the little punks off to their... Read the article >
Gordon, Montoya in Days of Thunder II
2003-06-13 Over the Wall
Burd Phillips
Multiple-time NASCAR Winston Cup champion Jeff Gordon and former Indy 500 winner and current F1 star Juan Pablo Montoya recently heheld a joint press conference at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to announce that they will be sharing the bill in ... Read the article >
NASCAR makes it clear: it is the law
2003-04-04 Special Features
Thomas Chemris
Regardless of logic and rational thought, NASCAR calls them as it sees them, and will continue to run its divisions in a manner that it deems appropriate. Nearly a quarter of a million were in attendance this weekend at Texas so NASCAR must have been doin Read the article >
Schedule re-alignment means more growing pains
2003-03-25 Special Features
Thomas Chemris
Ten years ago, realigning the Winston Cup schedule would have been all but unthinkable, but NASCAR has jumped from a regional.... Read the article >
Double duty drivers: mixed results, consistent determination.
2003-02-18 Blue Flag
Thomas Chemris
Gaining valuable track time before the Great American Race by competing in the Busch Series is arguably not much of an advantage. Read the article >
Where are the credentials?
2003-02-17 Blue Flag
Andy Belmont
Here we are at the start of another great season for the ARCA RE/MAX Series. The 51st circuit will see us again reach new heights. Read the article >
Dick Trickle still racing at 61
2002-12-11 Blue Flag
Amanda Brahler
Drivers: with each passing season they play musical chairs as owners look for the next best thing in the sport. The latest trend is to young, marketable drivers. But move over, young guns. Dick Trickle.... Read the article >
A matter Of restraint
2002-10-12 Blue Flag
Linda Przygodski
Nobody keeps an official count of how many people die in auto racing every year. But in 2001 the Charlotte Observer conducted an independent study that found that since 1990, 269 fatalities have... Read the article >
What is there to complain about?
2002-07-04 Blue Flag
Amanda Brahler
A restrictor plate's job is to reduce horsepower and slow cars down by a car down. It causes tight racing packs and is the blame for the annual wrecks that bestow the superspeedway tracks. Read the article >
Best motorsport weekend - Not!
2002-05-24 Write Line
For whatever political or financial motivations, the Formula 1 Grand Prix of Monaco and the Indianapolis 500 will be aired on Sunday... Read the article >
Junie Donlavey exasperated by 2001 season
2001-11-26 Blue Flag
Thomas Chemris
Donlavey discusses suit with sponsor, conflict with driver, owner and sponsor impacted season Read the article >
It's time to move on
2001-07-23 Blue Flag
Don Beichner
Following Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s triumph in the Pepsi 400 at Daytona some scribes within the motorsports press corps immediately concluded that NASCAR had made "The Call" and fixed the outcome of the race. Other members of the motorsports press conceded the Read the article >
Patrick Mullen: Jersey's making it in NASCAR
2001-06-06 Special Features
Thomas Chemris
Welcome NC: Many of the crewmembers that comprise the teams in NASCAR make North Carolina home. Read the article >
McReynolds happy with life in the booth
2001-04-18 Blue Flag
Thomas Chemris
Larry McReynolds made his name as a Winston Cup crew Chief working for car owners such as Kenny Bernstein, Robert Yates and Richard Childress Read the article >
Kenny Wallace fields opportunities but is committed to Eel River
2001-04-17 Blue Flag
Thoma Chemris
For most of his Winston Cup career Kenny Wallace has struggled to break out of the pack and score that illusive first win. Wallace made his debut in Winston Cup in 1990, one year after his older brother was crowned Champion. Racing art time for three diff Read the article >
Low car counts. lack of sponsorship cause for concern
2001-03-20 Blue Flag
Thomas Chemris
In the same fashion that an economist will look at consumer spending to predict future unemployment figures, Nascar needs to take a close look at a situation unfolding in its developmental and support series. As the sport enjoys the largest growth in popu Read the article >
The HANS Device - a head and neck support system.
2001-02-21 Special Features
Nancy Schilke
The HANS was invented nearly 20 years ago by Dr. Robert Hubbard, professor of biomechanical engineering at Michigan State University. Hubbard developed the HANS during a conversation with Jim Downing, his brother-in-law. Downing is a road racer who has w Read the article >
A hero on and off the track
2001-02-19 On the Kerbs
Nancy Schilke
Dale Earnhardt, the "intimidator" on the track; off the track, one of the most approachable and likeable men one could ever have the privilege of meeting ... Read the article >
The sun sets on Daytona, Dale Earnhardt
2001-02-19 Special Features
Brian Bielanski
As the sun set past the first turn wall at Daytona so did the sun set ona life and career of a man who was instrumental in putting motorsportson the map the United States. There were always enthusiasts but now JoeQ. Public from Daytona to Sears Point and Read the article >
Ted Cannady - driver then and now
2001-02-13 Special Features
Tim Bullard
In Horry County, South Carolina there is a driver whose special cargo is a crew of pupils from North Myrtle Beach Elementary School. When Ted Cannady is behind the wheel of his school bus, he remembers the drone of NASCAR engines that used to surround him Read the article >
Elliott on pole good for bottom line
2001-02-12 Special Features
Thomas Chemris
Who would have thought the 2001 Daytona 500 would yield an all Dodge front row? No one is more surprised than Jerry Nadeau, whose qualifying time was disqualified due to some non-approved suspension parts. Read the article >
A talk with Robert Pressley
2000-12-18 Special Features
Carol Lynn Fogle
Motorsport.com talked with Robert Pressley, Driver of the No. 77 Jasper Ford NASCAR Winston Cup car, at the recent Washington D. D. Motorsport Expo. Read the article >
An interview with Bobby Labonte
2000-11-28 Special Features
Richard Sloop
NASCAR Winston Cup champion Bobby Labonte reflects on the meaning of winning the Winston Cup crown Read the article >
Johnny Benson: an interview
2000-11-17 Special Features
Richard Sloop
Motorsport.com spoke with NASCAR Winston Cup driver Johnny Benson at Atlanta Motor Speedway as he prepares for the seasons final race, the NAPA 500. Read the article >
Bill Elliott: an interview
2000-11-14 Special Features
Richard Sloop
Motorsport.com spoke with NASCAR's most popular driver at Atlanta Motor Speedway about his final race with Ford and his future at Dodge. Read the article >
An interview with Terry Labonte
2000-10-25 Special Features
Richard Sloop
Motorsport.com spoke with the two-time NASCAR champion at ESPN's "Zone" in Atlanta. M.com: You had problems early on this year with vertigo from an ear problem. Read the article >
Adam Petty - The dream will live on
2000-05-15 On the Kerbs
Christi Lewien
Adam Petty's down to earth style made him special in many hearts. Always smiling, he had a way of making everyday troubles seem trivial. The success of achieving his life's dream didn't seem to change who he was, he took the time to make everyone feel wel Read the article >
The NASCAR baby separator
2000-05-08 The Smile behind the Visor
Jukka Kirveskari
How to really tell what direction your baby is going ... Read the article >
The dot in NASCAR racing
2000-04-23 On the Kerbs
Bob Whitwell
As dot.com companies rush to find gold on the Internet in their struggle for market position or dominance, they are finding fertile ground in Winston Cup and in the process perhaps changing Winston Cup itself ... Read the article >
The NASCAR Midway
2000-04-03 On the Kerbs
Bob Whitwell
So you went to the racetrack and spent all of your extra money on all
that cool stuff on the NASCAR midway. Did you ever stop and wonder how
all that stuff gets to the track ... Read the article >
NASCAR does something right ... for a change!
2000-03-10
G.R. Loban
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The more things change, the more things stay the same
1999-07-08 WindTunnel
Kristian Steenstrup
NASCAR traditionally runs on ovals, both short and long, but also have the occasional holiday from left turns. Both the Winston Cup and the trucks sometimes battle it out on unfamiliar territory, ... Read the article >
Irony
1999-06-17 WindTunnel
Kristian Steenstrup
iro·ny (Pronunciation: 'I-r&-nE also 'I(-&)r-nE), Function: noun. plural -nies Etymology: Latin ironia, from Greek eirOnia, from eirOn dissembler 1 : a pretense of ignorance and of ... Read the article >
Passing ... what is it all about?
1999-04-13 On the Kerbs
Tom Haapanen
The 1999 Brazilian Grand Prix is now a matter of record, and there was actually a pass for the lead on the track. Admittedly this was permitted by a missed shift on Mika Hakkinen's McLaren, allowing ... Read the article >
