We all need to remember Wendell Scott

...no flag. Instead, living legend Buck Baker was flagged as the winner and his famous No. 87 Pontiac was directed to the makeshift Victory Lane to receive his trophy, a check for $1,000 and...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 02, 2009

Titles will be settled at Pomona

Hector Arana can win the Pro Stock Motorcycle title at age 51, the Top Fuel battle is as good as it gets and four NHRA pro crowns are in the balance. Starting Thursday, it's on at Pomona.

Dixon's track-record time holds up

Larry Dixon earned his ninth No. 1 Top Fuel qualifying position of the year Saturday in the NHRA Las Vegas Nationals.

Dixon sets track-record for speed

Larry Dixon raced to the Top Fuel qualifying lead Friday in the NHRA Las Vegas Nationals, the second-to-last event of the season.

...the finish are Dale Earnhardt in his GMC Goodwrench Chevrolet (3), Bobby Labonte in his Interstate Batteries Pontiac (18), John Andretti in his RCA Ford (98) and Jeff Gordon in his DuPont Refinishes Chevrolet (24...

Martin wouldn't change his tough days

Mark Martin was a racer and a drinker. And he was all-in at both. But dropping the drinker description more than 20 years ago made him a real winner, on and off the track.

The next generation of NASCAR stars

I have seen the future of NASCAR, and it is a bunch of guys -- and gals -- you've never heard of. At least not yet. Early Sunday afternoon, while t...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 12, 2009

Edwards gets six more bonus points

Pro Stock racer Mike Edwards took advantage of NHRA's new qualifying bonus point system and earned the maximum 12 points during two days of qualifying at the O'Reilly Super Start Batteries NHRA Fall Nationals.

Hight leads at NHRA Fall Nationals

Robert Hight raced to the Funny Car qualifying lead Friday in the O'Reilly Super Start Batteries NHRA Fall Nationals.

What's on Marty's mind? Plenty

Marty Smith wants to see driver eliminations during the Chase … the ingredients list for the Martinsville hot dog … and Dale Earnhardt Jr. get more ticked off. What else is on Marty's mind?

Gurney, Fogarty team to win Utah 250

Alex Gurney and Jon Fogarty took another step toward a Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Daytona Prototype championship Saturday, winning the Utah 250 at Miller Motorsports Park.

Schumacher races to 8th win at Indy

Tony Schumacher raced to his eighth victory at O'Reilly Raceway Park on Monday, tying Don Garlits for the most Top Fuel wins at the historic track.

Brown No. 1 in Top Fuel qualifying

Antron Brown raced to the No. 1 qualifying position in Top Fuel on Sunday in the Mac Tools U.S. Nationals, taking the top spot for the seventh time this season with a run of 3.835 seconds at 319.22 mph.

Hines earns $25,000 for all-star win

Andrew Hines won the Ringers Gloves Pro Bike Battle for the fourth time in his career Saturday, beating Hector Arana in the final at the Mac Tools U.S. Nationals -- the NHRA most prestigious event.

Hight takes lead at U.S. Nationals

Robert Hight took the Funny Car qualifying lead Friday in the Mac Tools U.S. Nationals, the NHRA's most prestigious event of the year.