Clay Greenfield is heading to Daytona (Clarksville, TN.) – Local racer Clay Greenfield is heading to Daytona this year with hopes of really doing something special.  Clay will be driving the #68 Dodge in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race on Friday, February 24, 2012 which will be broadcast live on SPEED channel in [...]

Monteith easily captures season-opening Kingsport Speedwayvictory By Robert Walden Kingsport Speedway Media/Public Relations KINGSPORT, Tenn. (March 12) — The end of the 2002 racing season marked the last time weekly stock car racing had been held in the Model City. The much-anticipated rebirth of weekly racing at NASCAR Whelen All-American Series sanctioned Kingsport Speedway became [...]

By Reid Spencer Photos By: Getty Images for NASCAR Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service LAS VEGAS—A mistake in the pits by Tony Stewart’s crew gave Carl Edwards the chance he needed to put the frustration of the first two NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races of the season behind him. Capitalizing on a penalty to Stewart, who [...]

NASCAR honoring Wendell Scott at Vegas: In honor of the 50th anniversary of African-American racing pioneer Wendell Scott’s first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start, all Nationwide Series and NASCAR Sprint Cup cars competing this weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway will display a commemorative decal bearing Scott’s image. Scott made his first start in NASCAR’s [...]

By Reid Spencer Photos By: Getty Images for NASCAR Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service AVONDALE, Ariz.—Jeff Gordon didn’t just drive to end hunger Sunday—he drove to end a famine. With a convincing victory in the Subway Fresh Fit 500 at Phoenix International Raceway, where he beat runner-up Kyle Busch to the checkered flag by 1.137 seconds, [...]

  By Reid Spencer Photos: Getty Images for NASCAR Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (February 26, 2011) AVONDALE, Ariz. — Kyle Busch held off a frenetic challenge from Carl Edwards in the closing laps of Saturday’s Bashas’ Supermarkets 200 at Phoenix International Raceway and collected his 44th NASCAR Nationwide Series victory. Having won Friday night’s NASCAR [...]

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 23, 2011) – NASCAR has issued penalties and fines to theNo. 15 team that competes in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, as a result of rule infractions found during post-race inspection Feb. 18 at Daytona International Speedway. The No. 15 truck driven by Michael Waltrip was found to be in violation [...]

By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service Photos: Getty Images for NASCAR (February 25, 2010) AVONDALE, Ariz. — Win the race off pit road. Win the race. After taking the lead under caution on Lap 44 of Friday night’s Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix International Raceway, Kyle Busch led the final 107 to post his [...]

By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (February 20, 2011) DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The planets aligned. Heck, the heavens stood still. And Trevor Bayne recaptured the magic of David Pearson in the Wood Brothers throwback No. 21 Ford, winning Sunday’s 53rd running of the Daytona 500. On the second attempt at a green-white-checkered-flag [...]

By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (February 19, 2011) DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.—With a shove from Landon Cassill, Tony Stewart surged past Clint Bowyer at the finish line to win Saturday’s season-opening Drive4COPD 300, his fourth straight NASCAR Nationwide Series victory at Daytona International Speedway. Bowyer ran second .007 seconds behind Stewart. Cassill came [...]