Darrell Waltrip, Bobby Allison, Glen Wood, Richard Childress, Lee Petty and Cale Yarborough have been named as finalists for induction to the inaugural class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame.
Petty and Yarborough were announced as nominees Thursday, a day after former drivers-turned-owners Wood and Childress were announced and two days after Waltrip and Allison’s names were released.
The full list of 25 drivers will be unveiled on SPEED this Thursday at 8 p.m. ET. A total of five drivers will be inducted at the opening of the Hall of Fame in Charlotte in May…Â Details
In becoming a Sprint Cup winner at 19 years, 1 month and 4 days, Joey Logano had just the kind of race expected from a rookie.
In winning Sunday’s Lenox Industrial Tools 301, Logano spun once, benefited from two “free passes” after falling a lap down and, he said, had to overcome an early feeling that he was lost out there trying to figure out where he needed to be.
“It’s not the way you want to win your first race,” he said. “But 20 years down the road when you look in the record books, no one will know the difference.” … Details
 To Juan Pablo Montoya, who has piloted the jewels of automobiles, the old-school Sprint Cup racecar is about as sporty as an 18-wheeler trying to pick its way around Storrow Drive.
“As a car to drive, from the things I’ve driven, it handles horrible. The old car did as well,’’ said Montoya of the Car of Tomorrow and the previous Cup vehicle.
Before his migration to NASCAR, Montoya commanded the cockpit of the multimillion-dollar BMW Williams rocket ship. When Montoya stepped on the gas, the lightweight Formula One machine sprinted with a fury. When he stomped on the brakes, the car stopped in an instant. When he turned the wheel, the car jerked to the side while its tires kept its clutches on the track.
Just about none of that stuff applies in NASCAR.
The car handles like …Â Details

For the first time in a while, NASCAR has a villain in its races. Before, there was Darrell Waltrip or Dale Earnhardt, both of whom later became extremely popular. Once Earnhardt switched from villain to hero, there was a void left.
Kyle Busch has filled that void.
Whether it is his attitude, driving style, or a combination of things, Busch has become the most hated driver NASCAR has had in the last 20 years.
Fans have known about the younger Busch brother for nearly ten years, when he first began racing in the …Â Details