Slayer’s plans to sponsor JJ Yeley’s NASCAR car in the Bristol Night Race at the Bristol Motor Speedway Saturday was was called off ahead of the race “due to reactionary concerns.” Heavy metal band Slayer’s sponsorship of a car in NASCAR’s race Saturday never reached the starting line. The band’s label says “reactionary concerns” from […]
Michelle Martinelli , For The Win Published 11:20 p.m. ET Aug. 17, 2019 | Updated 12:20 a.m. ET Aug. 18, 2019 CLOSE NASCAR driver Matt DiBenedetto almost had a storybook ending to a “devastating” week. The driver of the No. 95 Toyota led a race-high 93 laps at Bristol Motor Speedway on Saturday night, and […]
The third episode of CMT’s Racing Wives aired Friday, and much of it involved rehashing the drama from the first two episodes. The show, which was shot last summer, depicts the off-the-track lives of some key figures in NASCAR. It’s focused on Samantha Busch, who’s married to Kyle Busch; Ashley Busch, who’s married to Kurt […]
Photo: Sean Gardner (Getty Images) A NASCAR official confirmed to Jalopnik Friday that it’s looking into claims of homophobic comments communicated over a team radio during the Truck Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway on Thursday night, in response to on-track disputes between playoff drivers Matt Crafton and Stewart Friesen. Autoweek reporter Matt Weaver posted […]
Dale Earnhardt Jr., Amy Earnhardt and their 15-month-old daughter Isla are are OK after their private jet crashed on the runway at Elizabethton Municipal Airport in Tennessee on Thursday. In a statement to FOX Sports’ Bob Pockrass, who is also a USA TODAY Sports contributor, the Federal Aviation Administration said: “A Cessna Citation rolled off […]
CLOSE CLOSE Brady Bacon speaks about his win and Bryan Clauson’s legacy at Indianapolis Motor Speedway after winning the Driven2SaveLives BC39, Sept. 6, 2018. Jenna Watson, jenna.watson@indystar.com NASCAR Cup regular Kyle Larson and Christopher Bell will drive on the track inside the track at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Jun 2, 2019; Long Pond, PA, USA; NASCAR Cup […]