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

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

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

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

Ryan Blaney is a two-time NASCAR winner this season.

The Cup Series’ defending champion held off the field late in a competitive race at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pa., to secure his second victory of the season. It marks the 12th career win in 327 Cup starts for the driver of the No. 12 Ford.

Less than a month after more than 80 of his ...Read more

CHICAGO — Mayor Brandon Johnson was tight-lipped Monday on the fate of the NASCAR Chicago Street Race after a lackluster audience showing and criticism from some over the diversion of hundreds of police officers to Grant Park during the historically violent holiday weekend.

Speaking at a news conference at Chicago police headquarters, the ...Read more

Alex Bowman is back in the NASCAR playoffs.

The 31-year-old driver for Hendrick Motorsports snapped an 80-race winless streak on Sunday in downtown Chicago, taking the lead before the final stage and holding off the field to return to victory lane for the first time in two years.

Sunday’s Grant Park 165 — marking the second straight year ...Read more

CHICAGO — Fans — and once again, rain — flooded downtown Chicago Sunday for the NASCAR Chicago Street Race weekend’s main event, the Grant Park 165.

Thousands watched as race cars roared by on the city streets between lengthy delays caused by intermittent downpours. Rain fell hard as the race’s start was delayed half an hour and ...Read more

HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. — Denny Hamlin pictured an NBA or NHL arena when designing the main floor of “Airspeed.”

LED ribbon boards display messages promoting NASCAR statistics and that week’s upcoming race as 23XI Racing cars get built. Representing speed, vibrant red, white and black stripes line the ceiling inside the new 114,000-square-...Read more

LOUDON, N.H. — Denny Hamlin and Brad Keselowski serve as an inspiration to young drivers for reasons beyond their exploits on the ovals and road courses on the NASCAR Cup Series tour.

What’s not to admire about these two?

Since being named the Sunoco Rookie of the Year for Joe Gibbs Racing in 2006, Hamlin has made 674 Cup Series starts ...Read more

Christopher Bell didn’t need a shortened NASCAR race to secure a victory.

Less than a month removed from his win at a truncated Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte, N.C., lighting and rain threatened New Hampshire Motor Speedway throughout the weekend. Qualifying for the Cup Series race was wiped out, and the start time on Sunday got bumped up.

Bell,...Read more