The Charlotte Knights completed a six-game sweep of the Durham Bulls on Sunday, a 12-5 finale that ran their win streak to six and dropped Durham to 0-9 against Charlotte in the first half. The Knights now own the best run differential in Triple-A at plus-92, and sit 3.5 games…
Jack Beckett·Jun 8, 2026
Denny Hamlin drove from the rear of the field to win the FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan for the second straight week, his 63rd career Cup win tying the late Kyle Busch for ninth all-time. He honored Busch with an…
John Speedway·Jun 7, 2026
Denny Hamlin was the last car out at Michigan — an hour after a practice tire failure sent his crew scrambling to rebuild the bottom of the car — and ran 195.117 mph to win the pole for Sunday's FireKeepers Casino 400,…
John Speedway·Jun 7, 2026
Tyler Reddick and Denny Hamlin have turned 2026 into a two-Toyota title fight — and they're carrying it into Michigan International Speedway, the track Ford has…
John Speedway·Jun 5, 2026
Cleetus McFarland — 4.75 million YouTube subscribers and a real racing résumé — is pulling double duty at Michigan on Saturday: grand marshal and driver in the…
John Speedway·Jun 5, 2026
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government·Jun 2, 2026
Charlotte City Council voted 10-1 Monday to direct the city manager to give the Charlotte Fire Department the same 10…
government·Jun 2, 2026
The Metropolitan Transit Commission's final vote adopted the CATS Fare Modernization Program — tap-and-go payments,…
sports·Jun 1, 2026
Denny Hamlin won the Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville by 0.115 seconds — and the two cars he beat were his own Joe Gibbs…
sports·Jun 1, 2026
Mecklenburg County's new budget raised 721 county workers to a living wage but left MEDIC's paramedics and EMTs out — their raise sits in restricted…
Jack Beckett·Jun 3, 2026
WheelPrice's founders previewed BBS's first-ever truck and SUV wheel for a NASCAR Sundays crowd — the first time the storied German manufacturer has built for…
Jack Beckett·Jun 3, 2026
WheelPrice, built by college friends, has spent three years making the enthusiast wheel trade less sketchy — bootstrapped, five people, and an industry-first AI…
Jack Beckett·Jun 3, 2026
Mecklenburg County's 2026-27 budget was a foregone conclusion — but adopting it still took the board most of an hour, through nine contract recusals, a failed…
Jack Beckett·Jun 3, 2026
A Charlotte City Council committee voted 4-1 to keep exploring a criminal-penalty option for repeat street-vending offenders and unanimously advanced citywide…
Jack Beckett·Jun 3, 2026
At the MTC's final meeting, members praised interim CATS CEO Brent Cagle for steadying an agency in crisis since he arrived in December 2022. The tributes land…
Jack Beckett·Jun 3, 2026
The Charlotte Knights closed their six-game Truist Field homestand against the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp with a Friday…
sports·Jun 1, 2026
Carolina Ascent FC led the first Gainbridge Super League final in club history 1-0 at halftime, but Lexington SC…
sports·Jun 1, 2026
Connor Hall went home to Langley Speedway and held off Niece Motorsports teammate Landen Lewis for a CARS Tour Late…