By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer CONCORD, N.C. – After coming within a lap of possibly winning the 2016 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race, Kyle Larson looks forward to the Coca-Cola 600 and the 600 Miles of Remembrance. The 600 Miles of Remembrance is a NASCAR initiative that pays tribute to Fallen Service members. For the 600 Miles of Remembrance, the names of Fallen Servicemen and women will be on the windshields of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series cars, as well as the pacecar. Larson talked about the 600 Miles of Remembrance,Read More
By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer The last time the NASCAR Xfinity Series visited Charlotte Motor Speedway, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Austin Dillon took a trip to victory lane. In doing so, Dillon swept both Charlotte Xfinity races last year.  NASCAR Sprint Cup Series regulars have won the last 13 Xfinity races at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The last time an Xfinity Series regular won at Charlotte Motor Speedway when Mike Bliss took the Miccosukee Resort & Gaming Chevrolet to victory lane in 2009. Dillon will once again be behind theRead More
Red Bull Racing’s Daniel Ricciardo got the best out of a revised Renault engine to power to the top of the timesheet in the second practice session for the Monaco Grand Prix, lapping 0.6s quicker than second-placed Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes. The session got underway with Mercedes’ Nico Rosberg setting the early pace with a time of 1:16.694 on supersoft tyres before Hamilton usurped his team-mate with a lap of 1:15.489, again set on supersofts. Romain Grosjean in trouble, however, the Haas driver losing control on the exit of theRead More
Lewis Hamilton went quickest in free practice for the Monaco Grand in an incident-packed first session that ended under red flags when a loose drain cover damaged the cars of Nico Rosberg and Jenson Button. Mercedes were early adopters of the new ultrasoft tyre in the session and Hamilton quickly took charge of the timesheet on the purple-banded tyre and he eventually worked his way down to a best time of 1:15.537 halfway through the session. Rosberg got to a tenth off that pace but in the closing minutes ofRead More
By David Morgan, NASCAR Contributor The greatest day in auto racing is upon us once more with three premier events (F1 at Monaco, the Indianapolis 500, and the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte) all taking place throughout the day on Sunday. With the 57th running of the Coca-Cola 600 set for Sunday afternoon into the night, we’ll take a step back to one of the most memorable races at Charlotte in recent memory, the 2005 Coca-Cola 600 and the amazing finish between Jimmie Johnson and Bobby Labonte. Ryan Newman and JeffRead More
By Toby Christie, NASCAR Editor The NASCAR Hall of Fame voting committee had their work cut out for them as they had to narrow 20 legendary names down to just five who would make it into enshrinement for the Hall’s 2017 Class based on their on-track accolades. There were many deserving candidates on this year’s ballot, but there were five that stood out above the rest according to the voters. Benny Parsons Parsons was an incredible driver, as he amassed 21 victories in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, including theRead More
By Josh Farmer, IndyCar Reporter. IndyCar has filed a lawsuit against the organizers of the scrapped Boston Grand Prix. The lawsuit was filed in the Indianapolis district court on Monday but all of the details of the case have been sealed by IndyCar due to the information containing sensitive information including sanctioning fees and trade secrets of the company. According to Stephen Starks, IndyCar vice president of Promoter Relations, the suit was filed “to enforce the organization rights under the agreement with Boston Grand Prix and to cause them toRead More
By Toby Christie, NASCAR Editor Joey Logano looked like the runaway championship winner heading into Martinsville last fall, until a retaliatory crash at the hands of Matt Kenseth sent Logano’s chances for his first championship skidding into the wall. Many preseason polls had Logano as the favorite to hoist the Sprint Cup at the conclusion of the 2016 season. However, prior to the All-Star race this past weekend, things hadn’t been going according to plan for Logano and his No. 22 team. Through 12 races, it looked like Logano wasRead More