John Coffman News

A United States senator, a lieutenant governor and a military hero will lead race fans in the commencement of the nation's largest Memorial Day celebration as they serve as race officials for the 2013 Coca-Cola 600.

The NASCAR Foundation and the NASCAR industry celebrate the 10th Annual NASCAR Day today at Charlotte Motor Speedway, the final stop on the "Ten Days of Giving" tour.

Rain plagued much of the local racing scene last weekend. Five Mile Point Speedway in Kirkwood, N.Y., had its Saturday night program washed out.

A bus has been involved in a crash on I-65 northbound at the 128 mile marker. That's between Zionsville and Lebanon in Boone County.

Snow not only dominated both 45-minute IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge by Yokohama races on Friday and Saturday, he had a perfect weekend that most drivers only see in their dreams.

In a press release on Thursday, Watkins Glen International announced that it is accepting nominations from fans for this year's inductees as Legends of The Glen.

Steve Shunck, who has been coming to the Indy 500 since 1973, is working with 1963 500 winner Parnelli Jones to celebrate the 50th anniversary of that victory.

The Michigan National Guard is proud to announce the continuation of its partnership with Michigan International Speedway to include the sponsorship of the August 2013 truck race, the Michigan National Guard 200.

Here are couple of items from this morning's Daily that may be of interest and worthy of discussion.

As reported here at Rochester Motorsports last week prior to the 2013 Spanish Grand Prix, triple World Champion Formula 1 driver Sebastian Vettel was asked to name the top five tracks he would like to drive on if he could.

Kevin Harvick and the No. 29 Rheem/Budweiser Chevrolet SS team will compete in the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race this week at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Monday afternoon provided yet another opportunity for ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards teams to test at Toledo Speedway in preparation for this weekend's Menards 200 presented by Federated Car Care.

What started out as a fairly nice day turned cool and windy at Toledo Speedway Friday night, and despite a 75 minute rain delay, Angola, IN driver Scott Hantz sailed to victory in the Hollywood Casino 100 for the ARCA Glass City Gold Cup Late Model Series.

It has been right there, but Scott Steckly has not been able to grasp the brass ring on a road course.

Joliet West High School senior Brittany Washington gets a hug from her mother Kathy as her father Gary and aunt Sherry Knight stand nearby after the Banner Project Unveiling at Route 66 Raceway Monday, May 13, 2013, in Joliet.

Andretti Autosport's draft party continued on Monday, shooting Marco Andretti to the top of the speed charts with a lap of 225.1 mph to lead the team's second consecutive day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

BACK ON TRACK: After four short weeks, the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series returns for competition at the 1.5-mile Quad oval of Charlotte Motor Speedway for 134-laps of beatin' and bangin' action.

A.J. Foyt, the Indy 500's first of three four-time winners, talks before Monday practice at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

What started out as a fairly nice day turned cool and windy at Toledo Speedway Friday night, and despite a 75 minute rain delay, Angola, IN driver Scott Hantz sailed to victory in the Hollywood Casino 100 for the ARCA Glass City Gold Cup Late Model Series.

Seconds after Stephanie Decker threw a blanket on top of her two young children and lay her body over them in a small recess of their home's basement, she felt the windows shake violently and watched helplessly as the foundation on her house separated from the structure -- her home disappearing with the two massive Category 4 tornadoes that so ... (more)