Ten years to the day from his first victory in the Daytona 500, Michael Waltrip made a slingshot pass of Elliott Sadler at the end of a green-white-checkered-flag finish Friday night to win the NextEra Energy Resources 250 Camping World Truck Series race at Daytona International Speedway. The victory in the season opener, which went three laps past its scheduled distance of 100 laps, was  … Details
Richard Petty was so upset, he really didn’t even want to talk about it.
Yet a few feet away in the garage at Daytona International Speedway, Robbie Loomis stood and adopted an opposite position. Loomis happens to be the director of competition for Richard Petty Motorsports and one of Petty’s closest confidants and advisors.
The debate was over the style of racing that has  … More
The House has voted to let the Pentagon continue using taxpayer dollars to sponsor NASCAR race teams.
By a 281-148 vote, lawmakers rejected an effort by Minnesota Democratic Rep. Betty McCollum that would have ended the practice. McCollum aides said the Army is spending $7 million on a sponsorship this year, and the Air Force and National Guard are spending additional money  … More
Rep. Betty McCollum’s office received a threatening fax Wednesday over her amendment to end the military’s NASCAR sponsorships.
The fax, which declares “Death to all Marxists!†was turned over to Capitol Police, who said they are investigating.
The fax, forwarded to Hot Dish by McCollum’s office, includes an obscenity-laden rant, and then concludes: “Without exceptions, Marxists are enemies of the United States Constitution! Death to all Marxists! Foreign and Domestic!”  … Details