Las Vegas auto racing year in review: Kyle Busch contends again in NASCAR; older brother Kurt finds maturity, new bride; Schmidt happens on IndyCar circuit.
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No word yet on the Cup Series name change, but NASCAR chief Brian France refutes a report that a new deal with Monster Energy is worth only $40 million for two years.
Veteran NASCAR racer Kurt Busch says Mel Larson was an integral part in helping Las Vegas Motor Speedway becoming what it is today, as well as motorsports in general in Southern Nevada.
Kyle Busch’s Cup Series title defense came up just short, but the Las Vegas driver fought to the end in a dramatic finish.
NASCAR veteran Kurt Busch of Las Vegas plans to marry fiancee Ashley Van Metre over the holidays. No, the ceremony won’t be at a chapel with an Elvis impersonator as witness.
As Champion’s Week begins in Las Vegas, crew chief Chad Knaus said midseason reports of a breakup with driver Jimmie Johnson were greatly exaggerated.
Kurt Busch mostly wanted to talk about the Vegas Golden Knights and the possibility of the Oakland Raiders moving to Las Vegas and how much he still misses In-N-Out Burger.
Monster Energy drink, the sponsor of Las Vegas’ Kurt Busch in the Cup Series, will replace Sprint as the title sponsor of NASCAR’s premier division.
Students at Doral Academy Red Rock pepper Sprint Cup champions Jimmie Johnson and Chad Knaus with questions as Champion’s Week in Las Vegas begins.
Las Vegas Boulevard will be closed roughly between Tropicana Avenue and Spring Mountain Road from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Thursday during the NASCAR Victory Lap sponsored by Sunoco.
Popular Fanfest, sponsored by Las Vegas Motor Speedway, gets the black flag from NASCAR drivers.
Jimmie Johnson tied Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt with a record seven NASCAR championships on Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Champion’s Week is scheduled Nov. 28 to Dec. 2 in Las Vegas.
Jimmie Johnson comes into Sunday’s season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway as the favorite to win his record-tying seventh Sprint Cup championship, and he showed during Saturday’s final practices that he’s worthy of the status.
Micah Roberts, a former Las Vegas sports book director who has been setting NASCAR odds since 1994, analyzes the field for Sunday’s Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida.
Angela Savage of Boulder City, daughter of late Indy 500 racer, joins all-female team for kart racer Abby McLaughlin of Indianapolis.
