Motorsports

Here's Mindy

Racin' to the Big Stage with Dale and Eddie

The Havoc of Force

Buzz

Get Into Gear

NASCAR hits TMS for some serious fuel-burning

Playing the Race Card, or: At Least Someone's Making Use of Fair Park.

My little brother used to have the LeRoy Neiman poster at right hanging above his bed. Last I saw of the thing, it was gathering dust in the folks' garage, but I remember that mess of a race like it was yesterday -- temps well above 100, the narrow track all but melting away, crash after crash. Firs ... More >>

A Metroplex mega-autoplex?

Buckle your seat belts, Dallas: NASCAR is coming

The racer's edge

Hunt alliance gives weaker track developer big edge

Buzz

Hunt alliance gives weaker track developer big edge

Buzz

Hunt alliance gives weaker track developer big edge

Night & Day

March 25 - 31, 1999

NASCAR drivers start your engines: It's about the most athletic thing you'll be doing during the Samsung 500.

March 25 - 31, 1999

10 Questions: Jeff Burton

It wouldn't be a stretch to say he's a fan of Texas Motor Speedway. After, all, Burton's first career win in NASCAR's top series came here in 1997. A decade later, he became the track's first repeat winner.The South Boston, Virginia, native has taken the checkered flag 21 times in 16 years of rubbin ... More >>

Into the Heart of the Texas Motor Speedway Tailgates... I Lived It.

Kelly Knickerbocker Not exactly the type of skin we're used to on this blog, but intern Kelly was brave enough to meander through Texas Motor Speedway over the weekend. Her report from the mayhem and mullets ...  I wearily ventured into the world of NASCAR last Friday, knowing I'd stick o ... More >>

Trucks, Trucks, Trucks, Trucks

Kelly Knickerbocker Not exactly the type of skin we're used to on this blog, but intern Kelly was brave enough to meander through Texas Motor Speedway over the weekend. Her report from the mayhem and mullets ...  I wearily ventured into the world of NASCAR last Friday, knowing I'd stick o ... More >>

Shift Happens

Indy Legends brings Brickyard history to life.  

Going for Broke

NASCAR team owner Jeff Milburn might never win a race, but there's more to life than a checkered flag

The Human Race

If you like NASCAR... you might be a redneck

Drag Show

If you like NASCAR... you might be a redneck

Loose Is Fast

NASCAR invades North Texas

Killer Cars and Trucks

The Craftsman Truck Series hits the Speedway

This Week's Day-By-Day Picks

The Craftsman Truck Series hits the Speedway

Chevy Speed Stampede, with Willie Nelson, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, more

Friday, November 4 and Saturday, November 5, at Main Street and Griffin Street

Really Fast Food

Where do race-car drivers eat?

New Moves

Tripsichore strikes a pose

Head in the Sand

Dust to Glory honors the Baja 1000, where everybody's a legend

Fast Times at MotorSport Ranch

Jack Farr's performance-car playground redefines the country club

Godspeed, Goodspeed

Plus: John Cocktoastin'; Kick ASSCAR

Contain Yourself

Grow a good time

Down & Dirty

To the extreme

Greasing the Wheels

How Texas Motor Speedway got Denton County to pay for a freeway exit to nowhere—except, that is, to the speedway

Road Warrior

Texas Motor Speedway needed property to build a road. Someone forgot to tell the landowner.

Round and Round

Why do NASCAR drivers go fast in circles? Cuz they're all insane.

10 Questions: Helio Castroneves

Not only is he on the poll for this year's Indy 500, Castroneves has won the "greatest spectacle in racing" twice before. He's also been a winner at Texas Motor Speedway and--just to show he has moves off the track--Dancing with the Stars, as well.The Sao Paulo native earned the nickname "Spiderman" ... More >>

Trucks, Trucks, Trucks

Not only is he on the poll for this year's Indy 500, Castroneves has won the "greatest spectacle in racing" twice before. He's also been a winner at Texas Motor Speedway and--just to show he has moves off the track--Dancing with the Stars, as well.The Sao Paulo native earned the nickname "Spiderman" ... More >>

Whitt's End: 4.16.10

​Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *Not only should Dirk Nowitzki be on the first-team All-NBA squad and a legit MVP candidate, he'll be unstoppable against the Spurs. San Antonio has its nucleus back - Tim Duncan, Manu Ginob ... More >>

Texas Motorplex Celebrates Its Unlikely Silver Anniversary With A Little Help From Championship Driver John Force.

​Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *Not only should Dirk Nowitzki be on the first-team All-NBA squad and a legit MVP candidate, he'll be unstoppable against the Spurs. San Antonio has its nucleus back - Tim Duncan, Manu Ginob ... More >>

Eat for a Cause -- Other Than Being Hungry,
We Mean

​Put your money where your mouth is. Various Dallas eateries are supplying food and drink for a cause. Read on for details of this week's charitable happenings. The place: Texas Motor Speedway/Asphalt Chef The cause: Speedway Children's Charities and Mario Batali Foundation Pork, gulf shrim ... More >>

Whitt's End: 11.5.10

  Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *Roy Williams can hyperbolize(?) about winning nine consecutive games all he wants, but the only drama left in the Dallas Cowboys' failed season is not if - but when - head coach Wade Phillips ... More >>

After Further Review, NASCAR Has Everything

Wild weekend at Texas Motor Speedway. I saw girls in checkered-flag bikinis, monkeys selling programs, a rare pit-crew substitution and even a NASCAR fight. Delicious.

Daytona 500: My Top 10 Observer-ations

​10. NASCAR fans are loyal and rabid and ... strange. I asked a guy who he was rooting for before Sunday's Daytona 500 here in Florida and his answer: "Dodge." Imagine NFL fans picking their favorite team based on whether they wore Nike or Reebok or Under Armour. 9. All the yellow cauti ... More >>

A wacky Daytona 500 is won by a young driver who cut his NASCAR teeth in Texas.

​10. NASCAR fans are loyal and rabid and ... strange. I asked a guy who he was rooting for before Sunday's Daytona 500 here in Florida and his answer: "Dodge." Imagine NFL fans picking their favorite team based on whether they wore Nike or Reebok or Under Armour. 9. All the yellow cauti ... More >>

Trucks, Trucks, Trucks, Trucks

​10. NASCAR fans are loyal and rabid and ... strange. I asked a guy who he was rooting for before Sunday's Daytona 500 here in Florida and his answer: "Dodge." Imagine NFL fans picking their favorite team based on whether they wore Nike or Reebok or Under Armour. 9. All the yellow cauti ... More >>

High Flyin' Wheelies

​10. NASCAR fans are loyal and rabid and ... strange. I asked a guy who he was rooting for before Sunday's Daytona 500 here in Florida and his answer: "Dodge." Imagine NFL fans picking their favorite team based on whether they wore Nike or Reebok or Under Armour. 9. All the yellow cauti ... More >>

Fastest Show on Earth

NASCAR's Ringmaster

With Richie Whitt on his pit crew, Tony Stewart faded fast at Texas Motor Speedway

We're almost sure it was a coincidence.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Approves of Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.

We're almost sure it was a coincidence.

Over The Weekend: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. at Dada

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.DadaMay 27, 2011Better than: making a left turn, and then a left turn, and then a left turn...Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.​It speaks to the power of the Internet/new music business model when a band with only four officially-released tracks is able to embark on a headlining cross-c ... More >>

Get Your Motor Running

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.DadaMay 27, 2011Better than: making a left turn, and then a left turn, and then a left turn...Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.​It speaks to the power of the Internet/new music business model when a band with only four officially-released tracks is able to embark on a headlining cross-c ... More >>

Good Guys, Hot Rides

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.DadaMay 27, 2011Better than: making a left turn, and then a left turn, and then a left turn...Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.​It speaks to the power of the Internet/new music business model when a band with only four officially-released tracks is able to embark on a headlining cross-c ... More >>