NASCAR

Motorsports legend Walter “Bud” Moore Jr.—a champion car owner and crew chief inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2011—died this week. He was 92. Better known as Bud Moore, Moore was the oldest living Hall of Fame member. He was the crew chief for Buck Baker when they won the NASCAR premier series

Danica Patrick, one of the world’s most popular race car drivers, has just announced her decision to leave racing after the 2018 Indy 500, which takes place on Memorial Day Weekend. She also plans to race in NASCAR’s 2018 Daytona 500 that occurs in February. Patrick rose through the ranks of racing, gaining significant fame

NASCAR team owner and famed engine builder Robert Yates died this week after a battle with liver cancer that began in 2016. Yates was 74. We’re not happy about adding Yates to this week’s list of Awesome People We Lost Entirely Too Soon. (RIP, Tom Petty.) This OnAllCylinders writer grew up cheering for NASCAR’s Davey

Nielsen says only two percent of U.S. viewers will watch all three races. Which, one might argue, means 98 percent of us are doing it wrong. The Sunday of every Memorial Day weekend is considered by many to be the best day of the year for motorsports, due to the back-to-back-to-back nature of three iconic

Dale Earnhardt Jr.—NASCAR’s most-popular driver for 14 consecutive years—will retire after the 2017 racing season, Hendrick Motorsports announced today. Earnhardt is 42. He missed the final 18 races of 2016 due to a concussion, missed two races in 2012 because of multiple concussions, and appears to be walking away from a Hall of Fame racing

(image courtesy of NASCAR.com) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. will not return to competition during the remainder of the 2016 season as he continues to recover from concussion-like symptoms. Hendrick Motorsports officials made the announcement Friday morning. The announcement also stated that Alex Bowman and four-time series champ Jeff Gordon would split

(Photo: Chris Trotman, Getty Images for NASCAR) Betty Jane France, widow of former NASCAR chairman Bill France Jr., and mother of current NASCAR chairman Brian France and vice chairwoman Lesa France Kennedy, has passed away. “She played a significant role in NASCAR’s history, leading the charge to elevate the experience of our sport for the

It’s official: Jeff Gordon is coming out of retirement. For now. Gordon, the legendary four-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion who retired following the 2015 season, will temporarily return to the driver’s seat for the Brickyard 400 on Sunday. Gordon will replace Dale Earnhardt Jr. in the #88 Chevrolet as Earnhardt continues his recovery from concussion-like symptoms. Hendrick

NASCAR was almost exclusively a southern thing. Something we Yanks watched and enjoyed, but could always tell wasn’t really for us. It was full of Southern accents, good ol’ boys, and associated symbolically with the tobacco industry and Confederate flag. And then Jeff Gordon happened. A little pretty boy from California with no discernible Southern drawl.

Three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Tony Stewart announced that 2016 will be his last season as a driver. “Next year will be my last year in the Sprint Cup Series,” Stewart said during a press conference at Stewart-Haas Racing. “It was a choice that was 100-percent mine. There wasn’t any pressure from anybody. If anything, it was