N.C. Motorsports Association salutes Hickory track, others in industry with 2nd annual awards

Hickory Motor Speedway received the event facilities award Thursday night as the N.C. Motorsports Association presented its second annual honors.

Teachers in the pits

Gleaning the principles of motorsports for studies

MOORESVILLE - Kay Hudock and Staci Tatum are two big-time NASCAR fans. Thursday, they became part of the action on the track.

• Slideshow | NASCAR: Science on the Track
• Video | Pit road instruction

NCMA awards go out Thursday

The North Carolina Motorsports Association will hold its second annual awards banquet Thursday night with Richard Petty getting the group’s Achievement in Motorsports Tribute award.

Slideshow | Images from The NASCAR Sprint Media Tour

Smith basks in role as racing Godfather

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On Wednesday Dale Earnhardt Jr. referred to Brian France as NASCAR's president. Told that France's title is chairman, Earnhardt Jr. said, "Head dude."

Details on the new drag strip

NAME: For now, The Dragway @ Lowe's Motor Speedway. The permanent name will be chosen from among suggestions made by fans at www.lowesmotorspeedway.com.

Bruton Smith promises to build
the 'Bellagio of drag racing'

NHRA moving into speedway neighborhood

What does 7,000 horsepower feel like? Doug Herbert, who drives a Top Fuel dragster in the National Hot Rod Association's PowerAde Series, has a way to describe what it's like to go from zero to 100 mph in eight-tenths of a second and reach a speed of well over 300 mph after just a quarter mile.

• Video | Laying out the drag strip plans
• Tom Sorensen | Smith basks in role as racing Godfather
• Details | NHRA Carolinas Nationals scheduled for September

Jury duty calls, so driver misses media gig

A couple of lines from the midweek media tour notebook:

BofA boosts its NASCAR incentives

It also doubles number of drivers it'll feature

A sharp drop in profits isn't keeping Bank of America from pursuing NASCAR fans as new customers.

Name and format changes in store for May's all-star race weekend at Lowe's Motor Speedway

NASCAR’s annual all-star race at Lowe’s Motor Speedway will have a slightly different name and a slightly altered format this May.

Some fans are missing the point on NASCAR's new international flavor, Ganassi contends

CONCORD, N.C. – The first day of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Media Tour took on an international flavor complete with a United Nations-like display of flags and international cuisine.

No flash for Sprint Media Tour

The Sprint Media Tour hosted by Lowe's Motor Speedway will begin Monday, and as usual the first day's schedule includes a visit to the NASCAR research and development center in Concord.

Get ready for 0 to 300 in seconds

NHRA reportedly planning PowerAde Series event at new Concord drag strip

Racing in the Charlotte area is going straight in 2008. ... Although no official announcement has been made, it's an open secret that a "to be announced" event on the National Hot Rod Association's PowerAde Series schedule for Sept. 11-14 is planned for a new drag strip to be built across the highway from the 1.5-mile speedway.

Construction begins on NASCAR office tower

Lauth Property Group has begun erecting the steel for the 20-story NASCAR Plaza office tower next to the planned NASCAR Hall of Fame uptown on Caldwell Street.

Speedway owner Bruton Smith to Concord: 'We're here forever'

Few specifics emerge from news conference on incentives to keep Lowe's Motor Speedway

A motorsports mecca in Mount Holly. NASCAR races near Rock Hill. High octane in Huntersville. All were possibilities before Bruton Smith decided to keep Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord.

• Tom Sorensen | Bruton's still bluffing
• Video | At the news conference