CONCORD, N.C. — The NHRA is going four-wide for real this season at the zMAX Dragway.
In an unprecedented move, the NHRA will race four cars together for the first time in actual competition during the inaugural NHRA Four-Wide Nationals in late March.
NHRA president Tom Compton and Speedway Motorsports Inc. chairman Bruton Smith made the announcement Thursday during the NASCAR Media Tour stop at the drag racing facility.
“Once again, the NHRA is making history at zMAX Dragway … Details & Pictures
NASCAR Team owner is sending two planes a day with supplies, medical personnel
When Rick Hendrick sat down with his family for Christmas dinner a few weeks ago, he noticed a small wooden sailboat sitting in the center of the table.
He immediately recognized it as a memento that his wife, Linda, had brought home 10 years ago from a mission trip to Haiti.Â
“We started talking about how poor they were there and how she wanted to bring them all home,”  … Details
Have at it, boys.
NASCAR is relaxing some of its rules this season, and encouraging drivers to show more aggression and emotion, in large part to answer a growing fan sentiment that the sport had gone stale.
“There’s an age old saying that NASCAR, ‘If you ain’t rubbing, you ain’t racing,â€â€™ NASCAR president Mike Helton said Thursday. “I think that’s what the NASCAR fan, the NASCAR stakeholders all bought into, and all expect.â€
The first change will be evident when … Details
Valentino Rossi was ecstatic after lapping close to recent Formula 1 pace at the end of his two-day Ferrari test at Catalunya.
The MotoGP champion set a time of 1m21.900s during a qualifying simulation late this afternoon. Although direct comparisons are impossible as Rossi was using a 2008 Ferrari chassis fitted with … Details