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NASCAR driver Kyle Larson, who was let go earlier this year following his use of the N-word during a virtual race, has signed with a new team, TMZ reported. Back in April, as TMZ reported at the time, NASCAR had suspended races due to the coronavirus pandemic, just as the severity of the problem was […]

Kyle Larson has been officially reinstated by NASCAR after using a racial slur in a virtual race on Twitch in April. The driver was fired by the Chip Ganassi Racing team and also lost all his sponsors, according to a report from TMZ. Larson was heard by thousands of people that were streaming the event […]

Mike Wallace was suspended by NASCAR for an indefinite period for what the organization said was a violation of the member conduct guidelines with a social media post, Gary Gastelu of Fox News wrote on Friday. Wallace had returned to racing earlier this year after stepping away from the sport in 2015. Officials did not […]

NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace slammed President Donald Trump on Tuesday night for calling an incident in which a noose was found in his garage a “hoax,” saying that the POTUS was “wrong on the factual information.” As Yahoo Entertainment reported, Wallace appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live, along with comedian Anthony Anderson, to address the noose […]

Bubba Wallace is responding to Donald Trump’s unproven claim that he was part of a “hoax” after a noose-shaped rope was found in his NASCAR garage, calling on people to choose love over hate — even when that hate is coming from the president of the United States. On Monday, Trump took to Twitter to […]

Donald Trump’s false claim that NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace perpetuated a “hoax” with a noose-shaped garage pull found in his garage — along with his defense of the Confederate flag — is an attempt to “ramp up” his racism ahead of the presidential election, a political columnist said. On Monday, Trump took to Twitter to […]

President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Monday to claim that the incident in which a noose was found in Bubba Wallace’s NASCAR garage was a “hoax,” ESPN reported. Back on June 21, a crew member found a rope that had purportedly been tied into the shape of a noose in Bubba Wallace’s garage stall […]

NASCAR driver Corey LaJoie is set to debut a “Trump 2020” design painted on the hood of his car. The design will be featured on LaJoie’s car during this Sunday’s race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, according to People. LaJoie’s new design is part of a partnership that his team, Go FAS Racing, has with […]

After announcing that the FBI concluded the rope found in race car driver Bubba Wallace’s garage was not linked to a hate crime, NASCAR has released an image of the cable — a reported garage pull that was initially believed to represent a noose. Photo of the garage pull rope tied like a noose from […]

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing released a statement on Tuesday, informing fans that the Federal Bureau of Investigation had completed their investigation into the alleged racial incident involving racecar driver Bubba Wallace. According to the FBI, the driver wasn’t the target of a racist event, rather the rope found in his garage […]

Bubba Wallace’s NASCAR colleagues paid tribute to their fellow competitor on Monday, a day after a noose was found in his garage stall, Yahoo Sports reported. On Sunday, as previously reported by The Inquisitr, before NASCAR’s race at Alabama’s Talladega Superspeedway — a race which was postponed until Monday due to rain — a member […]

Former Empire actor Jussie Smollett is in the news once again, this time alongside NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace. NASCAR confirmed that Wallace’s crew found a noose in the driver’s garage on Sunday, and right-wingers have been promoting the assertion that the driver put it in place himself, as The Inquisitr previously reported. Wallace, who is […]

The Department of Justice announced on Monday that it will launch an investigation into a noose allegedly hung in NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace’s garage stall, CNN reported. As previously reported by The Inquisitr, on Sunday, before NASCAR’s race at Alabama’s Talladega Speedway (a race which was postponed until Monday due to rain), a member of […]

After a noose was discovered in his garage on Sunday, NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace has released a statement calling the act racist. In a post on Twitter, Wallace said that the noose was a reminder of how far the country still had to go in dealing with race. “Today’s despicable act of racism and hatred […]

Online trolls are targeting Bubba Wallace after a noose was found in his NASCAR stall, claiming the incident could be a hoax and comparing him to actor Jussie Smollet. NASCAR said it is launching an investigation after the noose was found on Sunday in the stall for Wallace, the sport’s only full-time black driver who […]

U.S. President Donald Trump long had the NFL and NASCAR standing behind him when it came to the president’s anti-kneeling campaign. Both of those organizations abandoned him in the span of a couple of weeks, Politico‘s Meridith McGraw wrote in an article on Sunday. On the heels of George Floyd’s death and Black Lives Matter […]

NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Kyle Weatherman raced in a completely redesigned “Blue Lives Matter”-themed car on Saturday, Yahoo Sports reported. The Xfinity Series is the NASCAR equivalent to other sports’ minor leagues. That is to say, it’s something of a “proving ground” for racers who are trying to make it to the sport’s top tier. […]

Following NASCAR’s announcement on Wednesday that it would be banning the Confederate flag from all of its events and properties, driver Ray Ciccarelli announced that he will be leaving the company at the end of the 2020 season, per CBS Sports. In a lengthy Facebook post on his now-deactivated account, Ciccarelli voiced his opposition to […]

NASCAR has banned the Confederate flag at all events and properties. The racing organization announced the decision on Twitter. “The presence of the confederate flag at NASCAR events runs contrary to our commitment to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment for all fans, our competitors and our industry,” the company said in a statement. “Bringing […]

NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace is calling on his sport’s authority to ban the Confederate flag at all of its events in the wake of George Floyd’s death, Yahoo Sports reported. Floyd, an unarmed African American man, died in police custody two weeks ago after Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was caught on video pressing his […]

The Coca-Cola 600 has been delayed for rain, and it could be a while before the NASCAR race returns. Sunday’s NASCAR race was hit with a major delay as heavy rain started to fall on the track just after 7 p.m. ET, with Kurt Busch leading on lap 50. With 350 laps to go in […]

New York Mets pitcher Marcus Stroman recently weighed in on the Kyle Larson issue, saying the NASCAR driver needs his a** beat after using a racial slur. Stroman also said Larson should never be allowed to race professionally again. The MLB player posted his thoughts on his Twitter account Tuesday, making it clear he didn’t […]

Update: Ryan Newman has been released from the hospital, according to an Instagram photo shared by Roush-Fenway Racing. Ryan Newman returned to social media on Wednesday, less than two days after suffering a serious crash during the Daytona 500. The Nascar racer posted twice to Instagram, one which was an update on his recovery and […]

NASCAR driver Ryan Newman is currently in serious condition at Halifax Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries after the rollover crash at the Daytona 500. The crash took place as Newman made his final run through Turn 4 in his Koch Industries Ford. During the run, Ryan Blaney’s No. 12 Menards/Peak Ford appeared to have made […]

Ryan Newman is listed in serious condition following a rollover crash at the Daytona 500. “Ryan Newman is being treated at Halifax Medical Center. He is in serious condition, but doctors have indicated his injuries are not life threatening. We appreciate your thoughts and prayers and ask that you respect the privacy of Ryan and […]

Ryan Newman’s soon-to-be ex-wife Krissie tweeted “Omg” following Ryan’s horrific crash at the Daytona 500. During the final lap of the race, Ryan’s car crashed, flipped over several times, and eventually caught on fire. His body was pulled from the car and he was placed on a stretcher. According to an update from broadcasters, Newman […]

Donald Trump’s campaign manager Brad Parscale posted and then quickly deleted a photo showing Air Force One surrounded by fans at Daytona after realizing the image was actually from a 2004 George W. Bush appearance. According to CNN, Parscale posted the 16-year-old image showing Air Force One taking off over a massive crowd packed into […]

NASCAR driver John Andretti has died at age 56, according to a statement released by Andretti Autosport. The nephew of legendary racer Mario Andretti, John Andretti passed away following a long battle with colon cancer. “It’s with the heaviest of hearts we share that John Andretti has today lost his battle with cancer. John was […]

Bill Simpson took a normally unseen part of motor sports and brought it to the forefront by making key innovations in safety and famously tangling with NASCAR after the death of one of its biggest stars. Simpson died Monday at the age of 79 after suffering a massive stroke, Racer reported. He had been hospitalized […]

Dale Earnhardt Jr. has returned to racing after a near-fatal plane crash last month. As NBC Sports reports, Earnhardt Jr. participated in NASCAR’s Infinity event on Saturday August 31 and finished in fifth place. He actually was the sixth driver to cross the finish line but another driver was disqualified. Even though he lost, after […]

After he and his family survived an almost-fatal plane crash, NASCAR great Dale Earnhardt Jr. is thankful to be alive. Since the crash made headlines last week, Dale has been spending some time away from the spotlight with his beloved family as they regroup from a private plane crash that nearly cost them their lives. […]

Brian France, the newly resigned CEO of NASCAR, has taken a guilty plea on the charge that he was driving drunk in New York. This is in reference to his 2018 arrest on impaired driving charges. TMZ says that France allegedly didn’t have the most graceful arrest as he dropped the name of President Donald […]

It’s going to be a huge year for The Walt Disney Company for many reasons, but the opening of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge on both coasts is gigantic. For Disneyland, the new land will open sometime in June, but we know nothing more than that. As for Walt Disney World, there are a lot of […]

NASCAR driver Kyle Busch and his wife, Samantha, thought this was going to be one of the most exciting holiday seasons yet. The couple has one son, 3-year-old Brexton Locke, and were ecstatic to find out that they would soon be having a second child. The Buschs had long hoped for another child, but had […]

While it has only been six months since Dale Earnhardt Jr. and his wife Amy welcomed their first child to the family, the couple is not planning to waste any time before adding another one, according to reports from People. Speaking to the publication at his 300-acre estate in Mooresville, North Carolina, where he and […]

Aaron Rodgers clearly has a great deal of love for his girlfriend, Danica Patrick. As many fans know, the pair first met back in 2012 and exchanged email addresses with each other at that time. They kept in touch sporadically, but it wasn’t until recently that they exchanged phone numbers and began dating earlier this […]

The 69th running of the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway starts tonight at 6 p.m. The 501.3-mile race is celebrating its 69th year as a Labor Day weekend tradition. Old school NASCAR fans may think they’ve traveled back in time tonight, as nearly every car in the lineup will be sporting a throwback paint scheme. […]

NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France was arrested Sunday evening, in one of the most exclusive communities in the Hamptons, for driving under the influence and possession of oxycodone, a controlled substance. His blood alcohol level was reportedly more than twice the legal limit. France, 56, faces charges of aggravated driving while intoxicated and criminal […]

Former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning was the engine of the Indianapolis Colts and Denver Broncos offense for many years. His playmaking abilities paid off ultimately, helping give each city a Lombardi Trophy during a brilliant 18-year career. Despite being retired from football, Manning will be serving as an engine of sorts in another capacity in […]

A 15-year-old Colorado teenager who allegedly stabbed Makayla Grote, 19, also possessed a “kill list,” according to Lakewood law enforcement investigators. Makayla Grote was allegedly stabbed to death by the 15-year-old Colorado teen when she answered the door of her apartment at The Shores at McIntosh Lake complex in Longmont. The aspiring NASCAR driver’s name […]

NASCAR owners have said that they would fire drivers who kneel during the anthem, but that hasn’t stopped one of its biggest stars, Dale Earnhardt Jr., from tweeting his support of the protests. Earnhardt Jr. tweeted that all Americans have the right to peacefully protest before adding a quote from John F. Kennedy about the […]

A NASCAR driver and a pilot of a small plane are dead after the aircraft they were in went down in the Connecticut woods. A couple heard a loud noise near their home, which they said sounded like a “tree falling in the woods.” They took a walk out into the rural wooded area where […]

The Cars movies have all focused on strong male leads. Similar to the sport of racing which has long been male dominated, though challenged by the likes of Danika Patrick and Chrissy Wallace. The movie is considered to be one of the best in the franchise and inspires a wave of emotion. Lightening McQueen, is […]

Danica Patrick’s winery, Somnium, which means dream in Latin, is just another aspect of her blessed life. From the moment she emerged as a household name when she became the first woman to hold the lead in the Indianapolis 500 in 2005, she has been a person to be admired. Combining her love of cars […]

Danica Patrick started out sixth, in a top-10 car for the first time in three years. She held her own for the first 15 laps of the NASCAR Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway on Sunday, staying in the top ten. It should have been a great day for her at the Sonoma Raceway, however, […]

Kyle Larson dominated the field Sunday afternoon at Michigan International Speedway leading 96 of 200 laps. The 24-year-old Chip Ganassi Racing driver won his second race of the season (the other was at Auto Club Speedway in California) at the same track he won his first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race last August. Both […]

Danica Patrick is taking heat again, but this time the NASCAR driver is not under fire for her driving, but for the way in which she recently interacted with a group of fans. Following the viral video that showed Danica responding to the heckling fans, Patrick shares that she doesn’t usually interact with fans so […]

These are not the 2017 NASCAR race results anyone would want or desire. The arrest of businessman Bruce Bemer has resulted in drivers being left in limbo after NASCAR terminated its sanctions with the New London-Waterford Speedbowl, a small Connecticut racetrack that opened way back in 1951. The sex trafficking charges left Speedbowl’s future uncertain […]

This Memorial Day weekend is going to be an exciting one for racing fans as two of the biggest races are set to take place on Sunday, May 28. No matter if you are a fan of NASCAR, IndyCar racing, or both, Sunday is featuring an all day smorgasbord for race car fans everywhere. First […]

Kyle Busch pressed his way to the front of the pack to win his first Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race. The driver shot to the lead at the start of the final 10-lap shootout and never looked back. For Busch, the win marked his first victory at Charlotte Motor Speedway in a Cup Series car. […]