Harry Gant celebrated his 86th birthday two weeks ago, but the passage of time has been kinder to the legendary pilot than most. Just ask his peers.The octogenarian new face was celebrated Friday night at the NASCAR Hall of Fame induction ceremony for an influential career in stock car racing that ended about 30 years ago. Based on his still dashing appearance, Gant looked like he could still suit up, ride and set lap times that would still be competitive today.Advertisement”I tell people the first time I saw him was around 1970. When I saw him (Thursday) night, I hadn’t…
Author: Les Grossman
December 23 marked a big day in Kurt Busch’s career, as NASCAR bestowed upon him one of its highest honors by inducting him into the Hall of Fame. The moment became even more special when the sanctioning body selected a personal presenter to deliver the introduction. On stage to pay tribute to him was his younger brother, Kyle Buschthe same brother who watched Kurt begin his journey to stardom.As he inducted his older brother, Kyle reflected on the roots that shaped them both, anchoring the celebration where it all began.Advertisement“I couldn’t be more proud of my brother Kurt” Kyle said…
The Rolex 24 at Daytona returns for the 64th edition of this historic event, and it will be the No. 93 Meyer Shank Racing Acura that leads the 60-car field to the green flag. However, it was the No. 31 Whelen Cadillac of Action Express that set the fastest time in qualifying, only to be stripped of pole position after failing post-qualifying inspection.To watch the Rolex 24 in the United States, you can watch the first hour of the race on BNCstarting at 1:30 p.m. EST on Saturday, January 24. The race will return to BNC for the final two…
Being able to beat the NASCAR legend Lee Petty It seemed almost impossible, but a 29-year-old driver from Alabama put himself in Petty’s path. Tim Flockingthe two-time NASCAR series champion, posed a serious threat at the 1954 Daytona Beach race on February 21. Flock set a record of 90.40 mph to keep Petty at bay, and thanks to a technical invention, Flock gained the upper hand.When the checkered flag waved, Tim Flock crossed the finish line first and collected the winner’s trophy like a man who had just won the lottery.AdvertisementLegend has it that the first driver to use a…
For this month, The Century Poll has been renamed “The ByrnesStrong Poll” in honor of longtime FOX Sports broadcaster Steve Byrnes, who died Tuesday after a fierce battle with cancer.Each month during the racing season, The Century Poll will pose a question to members of the NASCAR community and tabulate the results in an effort to gain insight into what racing insiders think on a compelling racing topic, issue or question.The voting panel for The Century Poll is made up of 100 voters – 50 from the NASCAR media and 50 from the NASCAR garage, comprised of team owners, drivers,…
Former Australian V8 Supercars driver turned NASCAR Cup Series driver Marcos Ambrose loved his daughters like anything, and in fact, his daughters were the first ones he would reconnect with after a long weekend of racing, as he once admitted. And now his daughter, Tabitha Ambrose, is ready to give him a sense of nostalgia by driving the NASCAR machine he once drove for Richard Petty Motorsports.Tabitha will drive Marcos’ No. 9 Ford Fusion, the same car he drove in NASCAR Cup Series victories at Watkins Glen in 2011 and 2012. His first opportunity to get behind the wheel of…
LEBANON, Tenn. — As the majority of NASCAR Cup Series attendees made their rounds at the Nashville Superspeedway media center on Saturday, May 31, one of the main topics of discussion was the long-awaited increase in horsepower for the Next Gen car. The topic arose after NASCAR Senior Vice President Elton Sawyer said the Sirius XM NASCAR Radio that sports officials are “on the table and are discussed daily”. Elton Sawyer, executive vice president of NASCAR competition, just said it #TMDNASCAR… Increasing the horsepower of the Cup cars is on the table and is being discussed daily. @SiriusXMNASCAR-Mike Bagley “Bagman”…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Success and fame came quickly for Kurt Busch.In hindsight, perhaps a little too fast for the driver known as “The Outlaw.”Busch won his first midget car race at the age of 15 in a small town in Nevada, giving him a meteoric rise to fame. He then won the Cup Series Championship just 11 years later, in 2004, and finished his 23-year professional career with 43 victories in NASCAR’s three national series before a concussion ended his time behind the wheel in 2023.AdvertisementOn Friday night, Busch, 47, will be inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Young versus old. As always.When the 2018 NASCAR Media Tour began, no one had any idea what topic would emerge to dominate the few annual days that stock car racing devotes to talking and writing, then talking, then writing. In years past, the theme was easy to guess. But this year, there was no press conference kicking off NASCAR itself. There was no big change to the playoff format (thank goodness), no announcement of series title sponsorship, nothing at all. No touchstone. No lightning rod. No instant talking points that the sport might ride until it arrives…
Bubba Wallace enters the upcoming season with new momentum and another reason to keep his foot firmly on the accelerator of his No. 23 Toyota Camry. Last year, he ended a 100-race winless streak by winning the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis. The victory took him to the round of 16 and ultimately an 11th place finish in the final standings, the second-best finish of his NASCAR Cup Series career. With confidence restored, Wallace now has added motivation as he looks to build on this progress.Hardee’s is set to make a return to the highest level of stock car racing in…