NASCAR creates new penalty system for behavioral offenses
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR has beefed up its punishment system and will define specific behavioral offenses with predetermined penalties.The new system will serve as a personal conduct code for members in all three national NASCAR series.
Young man with autism, a hero to many, reunited with his hero -- NASCAR driver Kasey Kahne!
CHARLOTTE -- Like other 16-year-old boys, Monty Veres has a passion for sports.
Indiana man allegedly choked fiancée because she trash talked NASCAR
FRANKLIN, Ind. -- An Indiana man was arrested on Sunday after he allegedly attacked and choked his fiancée following an argument about racing.Deputies said 57-year-old David Wilson's fiancée called 911 during the Indianapolis 500 after Wilson got upset during a dispute over whether NASCAR or IndyCar was better, according to WXIN.Wilson's fiancée, who told police they had been drinking all day, said Wilson got angry when he heard her and another person "talking trash about NASCAR" and how IndyCar is better than NASCAR.Wilson admitted to police he overheard the conversation and yelled into the room at both of them, but he denied the physical altercation took place.Wilson also told police he was frustrated because no one in the home would help with household work.
Tony Stewart case will go to grand jury in New York
(CNN) -- The evidence gathered after Tony Stewart's race car struck and killed another driver who was walking on the track will be given soon to a grand jury, a district attorney in upstate New York announced Tuesday.Michael Tantillo, the Ontario County District Attorney, said the matter will be presented in the "near future."He said New York law precludes him from specifying when the grand jury will meet to decide whether Stewart should be indicted on a criminal charge.
Half-naked NASCAR fan climbs fence at Richmond International Raceway
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA (WITI) -- NASCAR's Federated Auto Parts 400 -- held at Richmond International Raceway Saturday, September 6th was forced to be run under a caution after a man whom police say was drunk climbed the fence around the track during the race.A fan captured video of the man on top of the fence, and posted it to YouTube.
NASCAR's rising stars are coming to southeast Wisconsin this weekend
The nationwide series will run The Gardner Denver 200 Fired Up by Johnsonville Saturday, June 21 at Road America.
VIDEO: NASCAR's Jeff Gordon gets revenge on blogger
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- NASCAR's Jeff Gordon and Pepsi MAX got the ultimate revenge on a blogger -- a blogger who didn't believe a prank Gordon played on a car salesman a year ago was real.The result of the latest prank -- is absolute YouTube gold!
Catch the Daytona 500 on FOX6 Sunday, February 23rd
DAYTONA, Florida (WITI) -- NASCAR does it differently than other sports.
Jason Leffler, accomplished race car driver, dies in accident
(CNN) -- A violent crash on a dirt track in New Jersey has claimed the life of race car driver Jason Leffler, a NASCAR veteran lauded by fellow racers as a fierce and versatile competitor.Leffler, 37, died Wednesday, a little more than three months after returning to the world of short-track open-wheel racing after focusing on NASCAR circuits for more than a decade, according to his website."Sitting here in disbelief. ...
Former NASCAR driver & Wisconsin native Dick Trickle dead at 71
(CNN) -- Richard "Dick" Trickle -- who parlayed a legendary reputation as a short-track driver into a full-time career on stock car racing's biggest stages in the 1990s -- died Thursday of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, a North Carolina sheriff's office said.
Changes coming to Daytona Speedway after crash in February
(CNN) -- In response to a crash during a February race at the Daytona International Speedway that injured dozens of spectators in the stands, officials at the track will add cables on crossover gates and tether the frames of the gates to posts in time for NASCAR races in July, representatives for the Florida speedway said Wednesday.Changes were also made at Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama, where events will be held this weekend.
FOX6 Web Fix: NASCAR's Jeff Gordon pranks car salesman
This is one video worth watching all the way through.
National Rifle Association to sponsor NASCAR race in Texas
(CNN) -- The National Rifle Association will sponsor the NASCAR Sprint Cup event in Texas on April 13, Texas Motor Speedway President Eddie Gossage announced Monday.The race will be called the NRA 500 and will be run during prime time."NRA members and NASCAR fans love their country and everything that is good and right about America.
Jimmie Johnson wins Daytona 500, Earnhardt Jr. finishes second
(CNN) -- Racing at the Daytona International Speedway can be like playing the lottery against 42 other drivers who all have a ticket, all seem to have an equal shot at winning.While luck can certainly help, so does experience, something Jimmie Johnson put to use as the laps wound down in NASCAR's season-opening and most prestigious race of the season.Johnson won the Daytona 500 on Sunday, edging out Dale Earnhardt Jr., who finished second for the third time in four years.Johnson, who won the race for the second time, led 17 laps on the track where speeds are limited by a restrictor plate.
Crash at Daytona Speedway sends debris into stands
(CNN) -- Debris flew into the stands, injuring a number of spectators, during a jaw-dropping crash Saturday in the final turn of a NASCAR race at Daytona International Speedway.The multi-car crash occurred near the end of the Nationwide Series Drive4COPD 300 race at the same Florida track where Sunday's Daytona 500 will be held.The race had recently restarted after another wreck, after which driver Michael Annett was hospitalized for bruising to his chest, according to Richard Petty Motorsports.Several closely-packed cars were jostling for position at top speed when they got tangled up, setting off a dangerous chain reaction that ensnared a number of vehicles.Reigning Sprint Cup champ Brad Keselowski -- who later told CNN he and others were simply "going for the win" -- was among those involved, while Tony Stewart somehow emerged unscathed and finished by winning the race.Driver Kyle Larson's vehicle ended up flying into a fence that separates the track from spectators.
Jeff Gordon fined $100,000 and docked 25 points
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Four-Time NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon has been fined $100,000 and docked 25 points for intentionally wrecking Clint Bowyer at Phoenix International Raceway.
NASCAR's Justin Allgaier gaining popularity after win in Montreal
NASCAR driver Justin Allgaier is such a fierce competitor, he's nicknamed "Little Gator." There is more to the moniker and more to the man than meets the eye!
Jimmie Johnson wins fourth Brickyard 400
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Jimmie Johnson stamped another exclamation point on his racing resume, winning his fourth career Brickyard 400 with a dominant drive at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday, July 29th.
Tony Stewart makes late move to win at Daytona
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — There was no fire or rain.