From February through November there is a stock-car race somewhere in America, with tracks drawing up to 150,000 racing fans, eager to watch their favorite drivers zoom around the oval tracks in cars much like their own automobiles. From humble...

Stock car racing is a form of automobile racing found mainly in the United States, Canada and Great Britain held largely on oval rings of between approximately a quarter-mile and 2.66 miles (about 0.4 to 4.2 kilometres) in length, but also raced...

Stock-car racing loses legend Seven-time champion Dale Earnhardt is killed at Daytona 500 in final lap By DAVE KALLMANN of the Journal Sentinel staff Monday, February 19, 2001 Daytona Beach, Fla. -- Dale Earnhardt, an icon in stock-car racing...

Two years ago, when Nick Woodward was in high school in Preston, Md., he was barely old enough to drive a car. Today, the 18-year-old college freshman seems barely old enough to win stock car races. But he may be doing exactly that this...

Tony Stewart was fined $25,000 and docked 25 points by NASCAR on Tuesday for cursing during his television interview after his win at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.Stewart, who had just scored his second victory in three years at his hometown race track, was soaking up the...

Unlike Juan Pablo Montoya, who has moved to NASCAR from a successful open-wheel career with a wave of publicity, motorcycle superstar Ricky Carmichael is getting little attention, and that's just fine with him.The 27-year-old Carmichael has captured a record 15 AMA National championships but plans...