John Wes Townley Charged With DUI After Car Wreck In Georgia

10 February 2012, 8:33 am

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver John Wes Townley was charged with driving under the influence after crashing his 2012 BMW into a telephone pole in Georgia, the Athens Banner-Herald reported Friday . The incident, which occurred early Tuesday morning, came to the attention of the Oconee Coun... Read More »

Are the Craigslist CPACers Following the CPAC Dating Advice?

9 February 2012, 1:24 pm

The Republican Party is not known for promoting casual dating, so naturally the Conservative Political Action Conference's panel on conservative dating drew more reporters -- like NASCAR fans rooting for a crash -- than small-government singletons ISO same. But while the panel offered some accep... Read More »

Happy Hour: Should NASCAR distance itself from wrestling?

8 February 2012, 10:19 pm

W elcome to the latest Happy Hour mailbag! You know how these work: You write us w ith your best rant/ joke/one-liner at happyhournascar@yahoogroups.com (note new address) or on Twitter at @jaybusbee , we respond to your messages, everyone goes away with a smile on their face. Dig this! It's our... Read More »

Video: NASCAR's Waltrip on racing's highs and lows

8 February 2012, 10:53 am

Former NASCAR champion Darrell Waltrip talks to Charlie Rose and Jeff Glor about his new book, "Sundays Will Never Be the Same," in which he writes of the day that his brother won the Daytona 500 and racing legend Dale Earnhardt died in a crash.... Read More »

Fan’s View: Penske Racing 2012 NASCAR Preview

5 February 2012, 2:08 pm

There were a number of off-season changes at Penske Racing's NASCAR campus: the team mutually parted ways with Kurt Busch, crew chief Steve Addington left the #22 team for a similar job at Stewart-Haas Racing with the #14 of Tony Stewart, and A.J.... Read More »

NASCAR's Waltrip: Why It 'Will Never Be The Same'

5 February 2012, 7:22 am

NASCAR Hall Of Fame driver Darrell Waltrip has a new book, Sundays Will Never Be the Same . Waltrip discusses his long and successful career as a driver and his time afterward in the announcer's booth. Host Rachel Martin also speaks with Waltrip about the day his longtime friend and rival Dale E... Read More »

Westlake Village teen among youngest on NASCAR track

2 February 2012, 8:16 pm

Griffin Steinfeld of Thousand Oaks, who turned 18 in January, was only 17 when he became one of the youngest drivers ever signed up to race on the NASCAR circuit.... Read More »

NASCAR legend hopes poker event draws a crowd

30 January 2012, 9:31 pm

Former NASCAR driver Rusty Wallace knew how to go "all in" on the track, winning 55 NASCAR Cup series races during a 25-year driving career that ended with retirement after the 2005 season. He'll have to muster that same aggressiveness at the card table Feb. 22.... Read More »

NASCAR loses a 'great man'

26 January 2012, 7:21 pm

For the second time in less than a week, Pennsylvania has lost one of its sports icons. Dr. Joseph Mattioli, the man who built Pocono Raceway into one of the top tracks on the NASCAR circuit, died Thursday after a lengthy illness. He was 86.... Read More »

Dustin Long: Who is the Tim Tebow of NASCAR?

13 January 2012, 10:06 am

Maybe his actions on the football field fascinate you. Maybe you find his personality charming. Either way, you have probably heard of Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow.... Read More »