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Carl Edwards loves plenty of things about NASCAR’s All-Star week. One of his favorites, though, is seeing his crew members in the spotlight instead of himself.

Edwards’ No. 99 team is among 24 Sprint Cup crews competing in the eighth NASCAR Pit Crew Challenge in Charlotte, N.C., on Thursday night. Denny Hamlin’s No. 11 crew enters as two-time defending champions.

“It’s cool for the drivers,” said Edwards, who plans to cheer on his crew at Time-Warner Cable Arena. “We get to show up and watch our guys perform and the pressure’s   …  More

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porsche-918Releasing these new photos of the Porsche 918 Spyder, the company has announced some exciting development news: with the aid of its electric motors, the plug-in hybrid prototype is currently developing 770 HP and returning up to 74 MPG. Also, ummm…I messed my pants.

A possible return to greatness for the once-innovative and most German of all supercar manufacturers, the 918 Spyder is  …  Pictures and more

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Round 2 of the 2012 Formula Drift Championship belongs to Justin Pawlak and the Falken Tire Ford Mustang. Pawlak won his second straight Formula D event and takes a 59 point lead in the championship after two rounds. Vaughn Gittin Jr. qualified second in the Monster Energy Falken Tire Ford Mustang but was eliminated in the Top 16 after contact with Daigo Saito

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Few series have seen the longevity and continued success of longtime ATV MX frontrunner John “Ironman” Natalie. Hailing from Pennsylvania, Natalie wrapped up the 2011 AMA ATV MX Championship for Team Motoworks/Can-Am aboard his trusty DS 450. In preparation for the 2012 season, we caught up with Natalie to make him the next ATV Rider Exit victim.

 This isn’t your first championship, but could it possibly be your sweetest?

I think it’s my sweetest! There were a lot of people depending on me and I wanted to win for Can-Am as much as myself. They’ve invested a lot of money and time into  …  More

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