NASCAR and track officials canceled plans to have pro golfer Bubba Watson drive the car from the television series “The Dukes of Hazzard†at Phoenix International Raceway because of concerns about a negative reaction to an image of the Confederate flag.
Watson was scheduled to drive the 1969 Dodge Charger, known as the “General Lee,†on a parade lap before the March 4 Sprint Cup  … More
DAYTONA BEACH, FL. – You may have heard a little something about Danica Patrick coming over to NASCAR this year. You also may have heard that she’ll be running for the reigning Sprint Cup champion, fella by the name of Tony Stewart. Guy knows a thing or two about racing, so when he speaks, it’s worth listening.
Thursday on Media Day, Stewart held forth on  … More
Danica Patrick. Do those two words make one think of a race-car driver or a sex symbol? During the Indianapolis 500 it might be one thing, during a Super Bowl ad, it might be another.
But often they go together. And while Patrick says she doesn’t care what people write, she doesn’t necessarily appreciate the negative tone that it takes.
Patrick, who has modeled in  … More
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — She is the perky princess of auto racing, a hot bod casting herself in an extreme makeover involving stock cars, a whole new vocabulary, surrounded by a polarizing fan base still conflicted about her driving ability.
He is the sometimes petulant prince of NASCAR, a guy who likes his fast-food fix and the occasional joust with the media and has no worries about his driving ability. Check out the crown on his head.
Danica Patrick and Tony Stewart are  … More