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With only two living members -- Rusty Wallace and Leonard Wood -- in its 2013 class, some worry the Hall of Fame lacks luster. But as Friday showed, great storytellers make it special.

Rusty Wallace touched on his early days trying to make it as a professional race car driver, the lessons he learned from NASCAR's pioneers and his relentless push to drive for Roger Penske in an energetic acceptance into the Hall of Fame.

On Wednesday evening, I was reading my colleague Ed Hinton's great piece on this year's NASCAR Hall of Fame class and realized that, though certainly not to the degree of Hinton, I have been honored to have had personal interactions with each one of ...

NASCAR has its new "Gen 6" cars on a barnstorming tour ahead of the start of the season. That's fine, but you have to believe it's the stars in the cars that still matter.

Another stellar class is entering the NASCAR Hall of Fame on Friday, and there are great stories behind Buck Baker, Cotton Owens, Herb Thomas, Rusty Wallace and Leonard Wood.

So far the voting committee at the NASCAR Hall of Fame has done a great job of selecting a mix of the sports pioneers and recent favorites. Now that the fourth class of inductees-Buck Baker, Cotton Owens, Herb Thomas, Rusty Wallace and Leonard Wood-h...

Sprint Cup champion Rusty Wallace hated running second to anyone and doesn't plan to start now that he's part of the NASCAR Hall of Fame.

The 2013 NASCAR Hall of Fame class was about preserving a sense of history, a sense of respect for the racing pioneers who paved the way. Mission accomplished.

ISC Images & Archives/Getty ImagesBuck Baker is the first driver to win back-to-back Cup titles in 1956 and 1957.The NASCAR Hall of Fame will announce its fourth class of inductees Wednesday afternoon, and it might be the Hall's most interesting and ...

Working on ESPN2's "NASCAR Now" has a certain number of perks that come with it. One is the chance to talk NASCAR, and other assorted random topics, with our reporters and analysts. Monday, Ricky Craven was in house and on the show. The main topic ...

College basketball fans shouldn't have a monopoly on the bracket, so NASCAR fans are taking it back with the 2010 March Madhouse NASCAR tourney.

Blog | Conversation | March 16, 2010

In honor of Jimmie Johnson's blazing start this year, Ryan McGee details the hottest starts in NASCAR history.

Blog | Conversation | March 03, 2010

Magic 101, Cavaliers 95 CAVS LOSE 3 IN A ROW: LeBron James managed just 3 points on 1-5 shooting in the 4th quarter as the Magic handed the Cavs their 3rd straight loss. The Cavs are now 0-3 since entering the All-Star break on a 13-game win strea...

Finally, justice is served. A really good take by Ken Thompson on the defining moment of the Danny Hope era at Purdue. The Boilers have plenty to fix before Wisconsin comes to town. Herb Gould writes Illinois AD Mike Thomas hasn't lost faith in...

GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- When Kurt Thomas was in New York during the 1998-99 season, he told teammate Herb Williams (now a Knicks assistant) that he couldn't believe he was still playing at 40 years old. Thomas is smiling now because on Thursday he tur...

The Tennessee Titans have released Rhodes Scholar Myron Rolle among 15 players cut as the franchise starts trimming the roster before Saturday's NFL deadline.