Robert Glenn “Junior” Johnson, a moonshine runner turned NASCAR driver described as “The Last American Hero” by author Tom Wolfe in a 1965 article for Esquire, died Friday. He was 88.
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NASCAR star Kyle Busch and Las Vegas Aviators president Don Logan express empathy to loved ones after being honored this week for their work in their fields.
Music City is pulling out all the stops for NASCAR and its recently crowned champion after replacing Las Vegas as awards ceremony host.
The recently crowned NASCAR champion from Las Vegas pinned 24/7 champion R-Truth with an assist from former driver Michael Waltrip.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Jimmie Johnson sat down next to Jeff Gordon at a 2001 driver meeting and asked the champion if he had time to offer any career advice.
Kyle Busch was in New York City on Tuesday, trying hard to let his second NASCAR championship soak in two days after winning it at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Kyle Busch emerged from the Joe Gibbs Racing juggernaut as NASCAR’s latest champion, winning his second title Sunday after two teammates were slowed by pit-road gaffes.
It has always taken a victory to earn the NASCAR championship in the season’s last race, which may not bode well for Las Vegas’ Kyle Busch.
AVONDALE, Ariz. — Denny Hamlin adamantly insisted ‘it’s not over” after a critical mistake last week put the Daytona 500 winner on the verge of elimination from NASCAR’s championship race.
Promising 20-year-old driver to compete for NASCAR Xfinity Series Rookie of the Year honors in 2020 with iconic Joe Gibbs Racing team.
Truex earned a spot in NASCAR’s championship race for the third consecutive year by leading 464 of the 500 laps.
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Denny Hamlin won a chaotic NASCAR Cup Series elimination race at Kansas Speedway on Sunday, holding off Chase Elliott on the second overtime restart that knocked Brad Keselowski out of the playoffs.
NASCAR was able to get in 57 laps, all the way until the end of the first stage, before the rain began and teams were given a break.
Chase Elliott and reigning series champion Joey Logano both suffered serious blows to their championship runs with a rough start to the second round.
The Sunday showcase was the first elimination race in NASCAR’s playoffs and attention was focused on which four drivers would be cut from 16-driver championship field.
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