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Bobby Allison, whose life was full of tragedy even as he became one of the most celebrated NASCAR drivers of all time, died on Saturday. The Hall of Famer was 86.

Huntersville-based 23XI Racing — co-owned by Michael Jordan — and Mooresville-based Front Row Motorsports have filed an antitrust lawsuit in North Carolina against NASCAR and its CEO Jim France.

Rajah Caruth, a student at Winston-Salem State University, is in his second full season in competing in NASCAR's Craftsman Truck Series. He sees the North Wilkesboro Speedway as an important venue for the sport.

According to an economic impact study from Gov. Roy Cooper's office, 625 jobs were created for North Carolinians because of the race.

In a sport that’s historically known for consisting of mostly white athletes, NASCAR and Team Rev Racing are working to ensure the next crop of talent in the racing industry is diverse. This week, they held a race combine in North Carolina and South Carolina to identify promising young drivers.

How do you prepare for a road course that exists for only a few weeks each year? At tech centers just north of Charlotte, NASCAR racing teams use sophisticated simulators that enable drivers to mark in their visual and physical memory where they need to brake, the location of every tree and every banner, and how their own car is set up for the race.

Preece went to a hospital on Saturday after his Mustang flipped at least 10 times during the final laps of the NASCAR Cup Series race in Daytona Beach, Fla.

The final race of the NASCAR Cup Series takes place on Saturday in Daytona — Florida's hottest month of the year. For the pit crews and the trainers who support them, preparation boils down to steamy afternoons at practice facilities just north of Charlotte.

NASCAR Cup Series driver Ross Chastain made a move that every racing gamer could dream of to advance to the Championship 4.

The NASCAR playoffs visit Charlotte Motor Speedway this weekend, and two drivers, Kurt Busch and Alex Bowman, won't be competing because of concussion symptoms. Some have pointed to NASCAR's new race car as the culprit.