About Author: Owen A. Kearns-NASCAR Wire Service
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Ben Rhodes Claims First Truck Win In Las Vegas Thriller
Posted on October 1, 2017 | No CommentsBen Rhodes took the lead on the final restart and held off Christopher Bell to capture his first career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win in Saturday night’s Las Vegas […] -
From Small Beginnings, Rick Hendrick Reached Pinnacle
Posted on January 20, 2017 | No CommentsIt’s said reaching the top is the easy part. Staying there is more difficult. For Rick Hendrick, the climb up the mountain required a decade of hard work culminating in […] -
‘Nice Guy Champion’ Benny Parsons Enters NASCAR HOF
Posted on January 19, 2017 | No CommentsA single word defined the late Benny Parsons: Beloved. It mattered not whether you were fellow competitor, race fan or television viewer. Parsons was more than just a top Cup […] -
Martin’s Fitness Regimen Redefined The NASCAR Athlete
Posted on January 18, 2017 | No CommentsTo the surprise of no one, Mark Martin continued to win races at the highest level well past an age when most competitors have hung up their helmets. With five […] -
Great Breaks, Racing Excellence Puts Childress In NHOF
Posted on January 17, 2017 | No CommentsJourneyman stock car racer Richard Childress caught lightning in a bottle, not once but twice. NASCAR’s only driver strike, on the eve of the 1969 inaugural race at Talladega Superspeedway, […] -
Raymond Parks Set The Standard In NASCAR’s Early Era
Posted on January 16, 2017 | No CommentsAs one of early stock car racing’s most successful car owners, it is appropriate that Raymond Parks captured the first two championships offered by the fledgling National Association for Stock […] -
Reddick Leads BKR To 1-2 Finish In Las Vegas Truck Race
Posted on October 2, 2016 | No CommentsTyler Reddick out-dueled Brad Keselowski Racing teammate Daniel Hemric to win Saturday night’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series DC Solar 350 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The victory was Reddick’s […] -
Consistency, Skill Carry Labonte To NASCAR Hall Of Fame
Posted on January 22, 2016 | No CommentsSome label Terry Labonte the NASCAR premier series’ least flamboyant champion. Perhaps it just seemed that way, when measuring Labonte alongside such colorful contemporaries as NASCAR Hall of Famers Dale […] -
Turner Speeds Into NASCAR Hall Of Fame At Full Throttle
Posted on January 21, 2016 | No CommentsCurtis Turner lived life and stock car racing in the same manner – at full throttle. A bootlegger at age nine, the Virginia native was a self-proclaimed millionaire at 20 […] -
Pioneering Speedster Isaac Enters NASCAR Hall Of Fame
Posted on January 20, 2016 | No CommentsIn a different era, in which stock cars driven to and past their limits didn’t break with frequency, there’s no telling how many races or championships Bobby Isaac might have […]