Articles by Jeff Hawkins (380)
B.J. McLeod is up next for Spire Motorsports. Scheduled to make his first NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series appearance since May 2021, McLeod will pilot the No. 07 Chevrolet during Friday night’s North Carolina Education Lottery 20 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The owner of Live Fast Motorsports, McLeod is slated to compete in his third race for […]
NASCAR officials announced Tuesday three new additions to the Hall of Fame in Charlotte, North Carolina. Kurt Busch, Harry Gant and Ray Hendrick were selected to form the 2026 NASCAR Hall of Fame class. Humpy Wheeler also earned the Landmark Award for Outstanding Contributions to NASCAR. Following a multi-layered voting process, Busch, Gant and […]
NASCAR Cup Series driver Joey Logano put his All-Star Race frustrations in reverse. Immediately after Christopher Bell outdueled the reigning series champion to earn a trip to Victory Lane at North Wilkesboro Speedway on Sunday night, Logano vented, telling Fox Sports: “I did all I could do to hold him off and he got under […]
After nearly three weeks off, a healed Connor Zilisch looks to continue his quest to earn the NASCAR Xfinity Series’ rookie of the year honors. This weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway, though, the teenage phenom is also setting his sights on becoming the youngest Cup Series driver to win a Cup event. Sidelined since injuring […]
Was North Wilkesboro Speedway the runaway winner over NASCAR Cup Series’ All-Star weekend? Christopher Bell, who enters next weekend’s points event at Charlotte Motor Speedway ranked third in the drivers’ standings, rallied from sixth place over the final 28 lap, outdueling Joey Logano to capture Sunday night’s All-Star Race. And a cool $ 1 million in […]
Coming out of a two-week hiatus, NASCAR Xfinity Series drivers return to action this weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway. With three wins and eight top-10 finishes in 12 outings, Justin Allgaier continues leading the drivers’ standings with 471 points, 51 ahead of Austin Hill. Sam Hunt Racing announced Cup regular Christopher Bell, who captured […]
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Tyler Ankrum’s team made the call not to pit at the start of the second stage last Saturday at North Wilkesboro Speedway, after placing P7 following the opening stage of the 250-lap event. The move didn’t pay full dividends. It didn’t hurt the No. 18 Chevrolet too much, though, finishing […]
It doesn’t matter to Dave Canales. The Carolina Panthers coach attempted to downplay the personal emotions he may feel before certain matchups on the 2025 NFL schedule, which was announced Wednesday night. Canales spoke optimistically that, following a Week 14 bye week, the Panthers close with two NFC South matchups versus the Tampa Buccaneers, the […]
The Carolina Panthers will open the 2025 NFL season with a high-profile matchup. The Panthers will travel to face off against the Jacksonville Jaguars and April’s No. 2 overall draft pick, Travis Hunter, who could take the field as a two-way player. As a cornerback on defense, he could line up opposite Panthers rookie Tetairoa […]
Breaking news on the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Corey Heim is not the sports-betting favorite to visit Victory Lane during Saturday’s Window World 250 at North Wilkesboro Speedway. Heim may be dominating the circuit with three wins and eight top-10 finishes in nine outings, but when it comes to series royalty, Kyle Busch remains the […]