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From YouTuber to NASCAR driver: Cleetus McFarland expands his racing resume at Daytona
Mark Long, Associated Press | Updated Feb. 12 - 7:36 p.m. | Save Story
Garrett Mitchell is better known as "Cleetus McFarland" to his millions of followers gained over the years as a racing influencer. He's pretty much always been called a YouTuber, until he was out to dinner last week when a fan stopped by and referred to him as a NASCAR driver.
Max Verstappen calls new F1 cars 'no fun' as Leclerc leads day 2 of Bahrain test
The Associated Press | Posted Feb. 12 - 10:34 a.m. | Save Story
Max Verstappen says it is "no fun" to drive the new Formula 1 cars and sweeping changes for 2026 mean the series no longer feels like F1.
Caught red-handed! NASCAR busts Gragson for sticking hand out window during Daytona 500 qualifying
Dan Gelston, Associated Press | Posted Feb. 12 - 9:42 a.m. | Save Story
Noah Gragson was caught red-handed by NASCAR.
Hall of Fame driver Tony Stewart and UFC boss Dana White are leading Ram back into NASCAR
Dan Gelston, Associated Press | Posted Feb. 12 - 4:00 a.m. | Save Story
Tony Stewart is breaking his NASCAR retirement to drive a Ram truck for the first time at Daytona. UFC boss Dana White is along for the ride.
Kyle Busch grabs Daytona 500 pole, chasing a win that has eluded him for 20 starts
Jenna Fryer, Associated Press | Updated Feb. 11 - 8:49 p.m. | Save Story
Kyle Busch won the pole for NASCAR's season-opening Daytona 500 to give the driver with the longest active losing streak in "The Great American Race" a shot at the victory that has escaped him his entire career.
Grieving Denny Hamlin vows to dig deep and chase a first NASCAR Cup title
Dan Gelston, Associated Press | Posted Feb. 11 - 2:26 p.m. | Save Story
Denny Hamlin read all the social media comments and absorbed the warm words from NASCAR fans.
Hall of Fame trainer King Leatherbury, who won 6,508 races over six decades, dies at 92
Beth Harris, Associated Press | Posted Feb. 10 - 1:43 p.m. | Save Story
King Leatherbury, a Hall of Fame trainer known as "King of the Claimers" for his ability to turn cheaper horses in lower-level claiming races into winners for more than six decades, died Tuesday. He was 92.
Child's play: Reigning NASCAR champion Kyle Larson adds team owner to his renowned racing resume
Mark Long, Associated Press | Posted Feb. 10 - 12:42 p.m. | Save Story
Kyle Larson's latest racing endeavor might be more challenging than "The Double."
NASCAR Hall of Famer Tony Stewart is back at Daytona. This time, Smoke is bringing his family
Dan Gelston, Associated Press | Posted Feb. 6 - 7:22 a.m. | Save Story
Tony Stewart gave a shoutout to his bachelor days when he was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame. He thanked "all the girlfriends" in that early 2020 speech that were along for the ride with him as he grew from Indiana dirt racer to a three-time Cup champion and eventually a successful NASCAR team owner.
Teen sensation Connor Zilisch is the most hyped NASCAR rookie since possibly Jeff Gordon
Jenna Fryer, Associated Press | Posted Feb. 5 - 12:39 p.m. | Save Story
As sleet pelted Bowman Gray Stadium during NASCAR's preseason warm-up race, multiple drivers complained about poor visibility and the wet track conditions.
Ryan Preece wins The Clash in sleet and near-freezing temperatures
Jenna Fryer, Associated Press | Updated Feb. 4 - 8:15 p.m. | Save Story
Ryan Preece outlasted sleet, a wet track and a record number of cautions to win The Clash in near-freezing temperatures at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
NASCAR's Clash postponed to Wednesday due to historic snowfall in North Carolina
The Associated Press | Posted Feb. 1 - 1:00 p.m. | Save Story
A bomb cyclone over North Carolina forced NASCAR to push its preseason exhibition to Wednesday night because the snow-covered roads are too dangerous for teams and fans to get to historic Bowman-Gray Stadium.
NASCAR delays preseason race at Bowman Gray Stadium to Monday
The Associated Press | Posted Jan. 31 - 9:26 a.m. | Save Story
NASCAR has postponed the preseason exhibition race at Bowman Gray Stadium until Monday night because of ice and snow blanketing the Winston-Salem area.
NASCAR adjusts Clash schedule at Bowman Gray Stadium due to winter storm
The Associated Press | Updated Jan. 29 - 4:21 p.m. | Save Story
NASCAR has adjusted the schedule for this weekend's exhibition race at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem in anticipation of more ice and snow blanketing the Winston-Salem area of North Carolina.
F1's secretive 'Barcelona Shakedown' test kicks off with new cars and no fans
James Ellingworth, Associated Press | Posted Jan. 26 - 12:31 p.m. | Save Story
Ten new cars, five days, no fans. And plenty of security.
F1 teams test all-new cars in private amid concerns they could break down
James Ellingworth, Associated Press | Posted Jan. 26 - 10:59 a.m. | Save Story
Formula 1 started a new era with the public and the media excluded from its private testing session in Spain on Monday.
Roger Penske's team wins third consecutive Rolex 24 at Daytona in thrilling finish
Jenna Fryer, Associated Press | Updated Jan. 25 - 1:27 p.m. | Save Story
Felipe Nasr's time in Formula 1 had ended after two underwhelming seasons and the Brazilian was left with little to do as an open-wheel racing driver.
Kurt Busch, Harry Gant and Ray Hendrick inducted into NASCAR Hall of Fame
Steve Reed, Associated Press | Updated Jan. 23 - 8:01 p.m. | Save Story
For most of his career, Kurt Busch had a tough-guy persona on and off the racetrack.
Alex Palou ordered to pay McLaren Racing $12M in breach of contract suit
Jenna Fryer, Associated Press | Updated Jan. 23 - 11:29 a.m. | Save Story
Four-time IndyCar champion Alex Palou on Friday was ordered to pay McLaren Racing more than $12 million in the breach of contract suit the team filed when the Spaniard backed out of two different deals with the racing team.
