The NASCAR community has only begun to descend on Las Vegas, but it’s already clear that this Champion’s Week will be very different from those that preceded it. In New York, for instance, the show-car “Victory Lap” around Midtown had to be discontinued because of complaints from locals and increasing fees from the city. In Las Vegas, the parade hasn’t only been revived; it’s been embellished with pit stops and burnouts.
Welcome to Vegas, where … Details
Black Friday officially started the holiday shopping season. People rushed to the stores to get those first big bargains. Some waited as long as 30 hours just to get through the doors.
This start of holiday shopping got me thinking, what exactly do people shop for when they are looking for gifts for the NASCAR fan in their life?  … Details
It was a chance encounter with a bizarre twist — and it wasn’t the way Carl Edwards expected to meet someone who might influence the future performance of his race team.
Some four hours after finishing sixth in the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Edwards was in his motor home at the racetrack. Suddenly, he heard the engine of his four-wheeler roar to life … Details
After three of his four of his four drivers finished 1-2-3 in this year’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, team owner Rick Hendrick says his focus is on the one driver still lagging behind: Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the No. 88 Chevrolet.
“My priority now is the 88 team,†Hendrick told reporters on a conference call today. Earnhardt, NASCAR’s most popular driver, is “my primary focus here starting this week, starting Monday, really,†Hendrick said… DetailsÂ