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Once pardoned by the president; Junior Johnson leaves his mark on NASCAR history
Junior Johnson: 1931-2019
Junior Johnson has passed. The NASCAR Hall of Fame driver was one of the few left that reaches back to the roots of NASCAR. Junior Johnson has died at age 88.
His career began in the moonshining days of the sport and reached into the modern era.
Read MoreNASCAR champion Rusty Wallace’s home is listed for sale
Rusty Wallace is looking to sell his North Carolina mountain home.
The house is located in Linville, North Carolina. The residence is burred the in the woods and the mountains of northwestern North Carolina.
View photos of Rusty Wallace’s house that’s for sale in NC below.
Read MoreThe NASCAR Cup Series team ran up debt of $44,295,884 before being taken over by the courts and sold to pay off the debt
Several years ago, BK Racing took out a bank loan of $9,000,000 to fund operations of a NASCAR Cup Series team. As they continued to operate,
Read MoreIt’s been an exciting week for NASCAR Cup Series rookie John Hunter
John Hunter Nemechek is the son of NASCAR driver Joe Nemechek. He was crowned the 2012 champion in the Allison Legacy Series.
In 2013, he made his debut in the NASCAR Truck Series. He claimed his first win in 2015 which was followed by two more in 2016 and another two wins in 2017.
Read MoreRyan Newman will join a list of NASCAR drivers for some indoor dirt racing this weekend
At age 5, Ryan Newman got his career rolling via quarter midget racing. At age 9, Ryan Newman claimed the Kokomo Track Championship.
The stats piled up in a hurry. In 1993,
Read MoreThat scene came was inspired by an ongoing feud between Dale Earnhardt and Geoff Bodine
Days of Thunder is full of famous scenes from beginning to end. The film stars Tom Cruise and was released in 1990.
In the year of release it was the 106th largest movie of all time.
Read MoreThe second test of the NASCAR Next Gen car saw several different car configurations
A lot is set to change for the 2021 NASCAR season. First, the schedule opens up as track contact expires. More short tracks are expected to be the outcome of that.
Then there’s also a brand new race car that will debut in 2021.
Read MoreDale Earnhardt Jr gathered a group to help clean North Wilkesboro Speedway and preserve it forever
North Wilkesboro Speedway opened in May 18, 1947. The 0.625-mile track is located in North Carolina and collected fans worldwide.
Enoch Staley visited a NASCAR race in South Carolina. He was so impressed that he decided to build a track of his own.
Read MoreVideo of the Justin Bonnett crash: Fuel cell dislodged in crash during Snowball Derby weekend at 5 Flags Speedway
Justin Bonnett entered the Snowflake 100 on Saturday night. The event is a week long show at 5 Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Florida.
Watch the Justin Bonnett crash video below.
Read MoreWife of Kyle Larson dresses to impress; Shotguns beer at the same time
On Thursday night, NASCAR visited Nashville, Tennessee for the season-ending banquet.
The millionaire drivers entered Music City Center sporting bow ties with their wives in tow. It’s a fancy establishment with dresses more than to your latest car payment.
Read More30,000 pennies for Kyle Busch after the NASCAR driver won a bet
During championship week, the Championship 4 went on a media tour across the country. While in New York, Kyle Busch engaged in a bet.
As they sat in city traffic, Kyle Busch bet that he could get out of the car and run to the hotel quicker than Denny Hamlin,
Read MoreThe NASCAR Awards took place in Nashville, there’s a lot of talk about the short track just down the street
In 2021, a bulk of NASCAR track contracts expire.
Just recently, NASCAR also acquired International Speedway Corporation. That gives the sanction full control of about half the tracks on the schedule.
Read MoreThis isn’t your typical UPS truck as it comes fitted with a Toyota Racing Development engine
Here we have a brown 1990 UPS Truck for sale. This particular brown truck comes fitted with a Toyota Racing Development engine!
View the UPS truck listing, commercials and photos below.
The truck was built by Mike Ryan in 2006.
Read More2019 NASCAR Champions Week: Schedule and Info
This week, the NASCAR Awards will be handed out following a year long effort in the sport. The drivers and teams of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series will head to Downtown Nashville, Tennessee.
View the 2019 NASCAR Awards TV schedule below.
Read MoreSpeeding penalties, tire violations and more; Ranking who picked up the most penalties on pit lane
841 NASCAR pit penalties handed out during the 2019 racing season
40 cars hit the pit lane at multiple points throughout the race. 5 men jump over the wall for each team.
Read MoreFour cars and three teams have been fined; $200,000 in NASCAR fines handed out
A penalty report for the championship finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway was released last week. Now, there has been an updated version released.
A week after the initial penalty report, NASCAR has fined three teams and four cars.
Read More2019 NASCAR tv viewers compared to 2018
November’s championship race at Homestead-Miami Speedway drew an average of 3.759 million viewers. That was a season high for NASCAR’s portion of NBC.
View full 2019 NASCAR tv ratings from every race below.
However, the 2018 race at Homestead-Miami Speedway drew 4.154 million viewers.
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