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Former child actor Frankie Muniz to race full-time in 2025 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Former child actor and “Malcom in the Middle” star Frankie Muniz is taking his talents to the track full-time.
Muniz, who also headlined “Agent Cody Banks” and “Big Fat Liar,” revealed on Tuesday he’ll be racing in the 2025 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 33 F-150 for the Reaume Brothers Racing team.
“I don’t ...Read more
Logano rides roller coaster to Las Vegas win, NASCAR final
LAS VEGAS — NASCAR Cup Series driver Joey Logano has experienced a wide range of emotions in the past two races.
First, at The Roval at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Oct. 13, Logano was eliminated from the playoffs at the end of the Round of 12. Just a few hours after the race, Alex Bowman was disqualified, putting Logano back into the title ...Read more
Kyle Larson wins Charlotte Roval. Who else advanced in NASCAR Cup Series playoffs?
CONCORD, N.C. — Kyle Larson is a winner at Charlotte.
The star driver for Hendrick Motorsports came out on top in the Bank of America Roval 400 on Sunday on Charlotte Motor Speedway’s road course. It marks the sixth victory of the season for the driver who didn’t get to climb into his No. 5 car after running the Indianapolis 500 on the ...Read more
Scott Fowler: NASCAR's Rick Hendrick on 40 years of fast cars, Jimmie, Jeff and an unimaginable tragedy
CONCORD, N.C. — NASCAR owner Rick Hendrick was raised on a tobacco farm in rural Virginia.
“I didn’t know what I wanted to do in life,” he said, “but I knew that wasn’t it.”
What Hendrick did know is that he was an extrovert who loved fast cars. The NASCAR Hall of Famer turned his twin passions for horsepower and people into ...Read more
How Hendrick Motorsports is still following, and exceeding, owner's vision, 40 years later
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Rick Hendrick remembers a time when he was in awe of just being around NASCAR’s top drivers.
At one point, the 75-year-old longtime owner of Hendrick Motorsports was the youngest person on pit road, looking up to Richard Petty and the Wood Brothers. He remembers calling his mother after he finished school — a co-op ...Read more
Why reconfigured Charlotte Roval could mean unprecedented action in NASCAR playoff race
Any NASCAR race on a road course allows skills and strategies to shine.
The playoff race at Charlotte Motor Speedway will be run on a unique one — the “Roval,” which features 17 turns over 2.28 miles — for the seventh straight year. It’s a fall tradition that began with Ryan Blaney, now the reigning Cup Series champion, stealing the ...Read more
Michael Jordan's 23XI Racing, Front Row Motorsports sue NASCAR and CEO Jim France
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Two Cup Series teams, including the one owned by Michael Jordan, jointly filed an antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR.
23XI Racing, the Huntersville-based team Jordan co-owns with longtime driver Denny Hamlin, joined Front Row Motorsports to argue that the sport’s sanctioning body — led by CEO Jim France — has enriched ...Read more
Lacrosse, fantasy football and high school: Harrison Burton's path to NASCAR playoffs
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Already a top NASCAR prospect when he was in high school at Cannon in Concord, N.C., Harrison Burton wanted to be involved.
Burton, now 23 and in the Cup Series playoffs for the first time, played lacrosse when growing up in Huntersville. He has a big group of buddies from the Cannon School who are now living all over the ...Read more
Michael Jordan celebrates in Darlington as Tyler Reddick wins regular-season NASCAR title
DARLINGTON, S.C. — Michael Jordan celebrated on a NASCAR pit road once again.
The 23XI Racing co-owner, widely regarded as one of the greatest athletes of all time, was dialed into Sunday night’s Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington.
Tyler Reddick, his 28-year-old driver with a pair of victories to his name, was locked in a battle with Kyle...Read more
Corey LaJoie released from care center after wild airborne flip in NASCAR race at Michigan
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Corey LaJoie went for one of the most wild rides NASCAR has seen all season.
During the resumption of this weekend’s Cup Series race at Michigan on Monday morning, the No. 7 car flipped in the air and went airborne after making contact with Noah Gragson. LaJoie’s car came down, landed on its roof and skidded onto the ...Read more
Retired NASCAR driver Kurt Busch charged with DWI, has license revoked, sheriff says
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Retired NASCAR driver Kurt Busch was charged with DWI and speeding late Monday and had his driver’s license revoked for a month, Iredell County Sheriff’s Office records show.
Busch also was charged with careless and reckless driving, according to sheriff’s office arrest records.
Busch didn’t immediately reply to a ...Read more
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- Scott Fowler: NASCAR's Rick Hendrick on 40 years of fast cars, Jimmie, Jeff and an unimaginable tragedy
- Lacrosse, fantasy football and high school: Harrison Burton's path to NASCAR playoffs
- Corey LaJoie released from care center after wild airborne flip in NASCAR race at Michigan
- Former child actor Frankie Muniz to race full-time in 2025 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
- How Hendrick Motorsports is still following, and exceeding, owner's vision, 40 years later