Charlotte’s DNC welcome party is big on concept, short on details

Could Barack Obama race the Republican presidential nominee around the track at Charlotte Motor Speedway?

Charlotte's giving a party for the DNC - but it doesn't know what kind

Could Barack Obama race the Republican nominee around the track at the Charlotte Motor Speedway?

Teenagers learn driving safety in first BRAKES classes of new year

Dozens of new drivers are spending Sunday out at Charlotte Motor Speedway learning the rules of the road. This weekend marks the first B.R.A.K.E.S. driving school courses of the new year at the zMAX Dragway and teenage drivers have new laws to contend with in 2012.

Darlington race to start a half hour earlier

The night race at Darlington Raceway will now start at 7 p.m. ET instead of the Sprint Cup Series' standard night race start time of 7:30 p.m. Why was the move made? Well, the marathon 500 mile (plus one) race at Darlington has taken nearly four hours to complete the past two years and the 2009 race was even longer, clocking it at a whopping 4:11. From Scene Daily: "We were able to move it 30 ...

Former New Orleans Saints player Steve Gleason and retired N.O. fireman having trip of lifetime at Super Bowl

Fireman Dudley Jordan won a contest to make the trip