Andy Belmont News

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- I'm tired of people who try to ruin the fun for everyone. I'm tired of these smug societal Puritans who can only enjoy life when they try to spoil everyone else's good time.

After what seemed like an unusually long off-season, the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup campaign officially kicks off Saturday night with the running of the Budweiser Shootout at Daytona International Speedway.

After a long, cold, windy day at Texas Motor Speedway, the checkered flag finally dropped on the field of battered sub-$500 race cars some of which were worth much less than their value when the green flag waved on Saturday morning.

Star reporter Curt Cavin and assistant sports editor Steve Ballard predict which drivers will win 2012 championships: NASCAR Sprint Cup Cavin: Tony Stewart.

Daytona Beach, FL, United States - Rock superstar Lenny Kravitz has performed at venues all over the globe but on Feb.

Racing scenes such as this at Irwindale Speedway will be a thing of the past after it was revealed the facility will be closing.

NASCAR driver Carl Edwards, runner-up for the Sprint Cup championship in 2011, answers questions from fans at the Canadian Motorsports Expo at the International Centre in Mississauga on Saturday, Feb 11, 2012.

With the NASCAR portion of Daytona Speedweeks less than a week away, most teams already are fully prepped and pumped up for the 2012 Sprint Cup season.

UFC Bantamweight Champion Dominick Cruz will drive the pace car at the upcoming Subway Fresh Fit 500 NASCAR race at Phoenix International Raceway on March 4, 2012, in Avondale, Arizona.

Hendrick Motorsports says Kahne had torn cartilage in his left knee and underwent surgery Friday at an outpatient facility in Charlotte.

Brian Keselowski, left, sahres a laughwith father Bob during a NASCAR Nationwide Series race last year.

As is so often the case with a race team owned by Chip Ganassi, it all goes back to open wheels.

As many NASCAR fans know the revelry at Talladega Superspeedway extends from the spacious infield to the ample campground acreage surrounding NASCAR's longest oval track.

Maine native Ricky Craven will continue to work with ESPN as an in-studio analyst for its "NASCAR Now" show and will also be a color analyst for five Nationwide Series races.

Danica Patrick's awaited move to NASCAR from the IZOD IndyCar Series had many speculating about her ability and impact.

Regan Smith scored his first Sprint Cup win in 2011. Now the Furniture Row Racing driver says he is looking for more consistency as his team heads into the 2012 season.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. Country vocal quartet Little Big Town will perform a pre- and post-race concerts as well as the National Anthem for the 34th annual Budweiser Shootout on Saturday, Feb.

American Majority will announce today that it's sponsoring Nationwide Series driver Jason Bowles and the MacDonald Motorsports No.

Concert to help Patrick County Marine Corporal Joshua Kerns, who lost much of his legs, and part of his right arm in Afghanistan Actor Gary Sinise, star of CSI: New York star, and "Lieutenant Dan" from the movie Forrest Gump, came to Martinsville Thursday, to announce a special partnership to help Patrick County Marine Corporal Joshua Kerns.

Cassill said Thursday he's been hired to drive for a team that purchased assets and last year's points from the now defunct Red Bull Racing team.