Auto Racing

A small — but growing — group of professional race car drivers are starting their careers virtually and shaking up motorsports.

NASCAR spokesman Mike Forde said Wednesday the series immediately had its security and racing electronic teams look into the hack. He said Wallace did not hear the remark.

Kyle Larson turned in a dominating effort to win his third All-Star race and earn $1 million in the Cup Series' return to North Wilkesboro Speedway following a 27-year absence.

For the first time since 1996, NASCAR is back at the North Wilkesboro Speedway. The sport will host its All-Star race there this Sunday, and it was made possible, in part, by the use of federal funds through the American Rescue Plan Act.

Seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson tells The Associated Press that he is retiring from full-time racing and will turn his focus toward spending time with family. He figures his future schedule will include no more than 10 bucket-list events.

Federal funds helped make the North Wilkesboro Speedway race-ready again. A push from Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Gov. Roy Cooper is bringing NASCAR back for the first time since 1996.

The owner of a North Carolina racetrack advertised “Bubba Rope” for sale in a social media marketplace just days after a noose had been found in the…

A North Carolina stock car racetrack must remain closed and propose a new social distancing plan after a judge sided with health officials in an effort to…

Mark Menscer likes living between worlds. The “shock nerd” might spend the day chumming it up at a race track before heading home for a solitary night…

Mark Menscer likes living between worlds. The “shock nerd” might spend the day chumming it up at a race track before heading home for a solitary night…