auto racing

For the first time in TWO YEARS, fans will be in the grandstand as the dirt racing season begins at the Lebanon Valley Speedway.

Richard "Dick" Trickle died Thursday at the age of 71. His body was discovered next to his pickup truck at a cemetery in Lincoln County, North Carolina, after the longtime NASCAR and short-track driver shot himself, according to police.

The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series makes its first short track stop of 2013 this Sunday at Bristol Motor Speedway. It will be everyone's first look at how the new Gen6 model will perform on a smaller track. With three different winners in three races, this weekend should shake up to be a thriller in Cup Series racing!

Danica Patrick won the pole of the Daytona 500 on Sunday, becoming the first woman in NASCAR history to win the pole position of a Cup Series event. Patrick turned in a qualifying speed of 196.434, besting fellow drivers Jeff Gordon, Trevor Bayne, Ryan Newman and teammate Tony Stewart...

What's in the water in Darlington?  Perhaps the "curves" at the Brickyard are too dangerous? Who knows? I do know this: Danica Patrick's divorce pales to that of Dario Franchitti. The three time Indy 500 winner and his more famous wife Ashley Judd have decided to part ways after over ten years of wedded bliss...

Big night  Saturday night for stock car fans in Albany and the surrounds. The NY State Stock Car Association will induct 3 new members into it's hall of fame. The Fonda Speedway is the place to be for Stock car fans in Schnectady. Jack Johnson, Dave Cruickshank, and John Blackwood Jr will be going into the hall...

I won't be repeating the words of San Diego Sportscaster Ross Shimabuku. No reason for that. But I will say this Danica Patrick is a big time hypocrite. With an attitude Patrick went on a little tizzy about how we shouldn't call her sexy...

Who said Americans were a forgiving people? If you ask Michael  Vick, the Eagles QB, he might disagree. A new survey put out by Forbes has Vick as the least liked- or, if you prefer, the most disliked- athlete in America for a 3rd straight year...

Ok let me be upfront. I could care less about Nascar or Car racing of any sort. It bores me to no end. However what does get me fired up is people getting things for nothing and not earning their keep. It bugs me in real life and it really knaws at me in the place where you should HAVE to earn your keep the world of sports...

Sad news in the auto racing world as this year's Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon died in huge crash today in a race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. He was 33.