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Daniel Suarez won the rain-shortened 600 in the No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet — built in Kyle Busch's old shop, by Kyle Busch's old people, days after Kyle Busch died.
John Speedway·May 25, 2026
Katherine Legge crashed out of the Indianapolis 500, then drove to Charlotte Motor Speedway and finished the Coca-Cola 600 — completing her Memorial Day Double attempt on a track she had never raced.
John Speedway·May 25, 2026
NASCAR CEO Steve O'Donnell stepped before the press at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Friday and delivered something rare: a eulogy that felt like a conversation.
The NASCAR Guy·May 23, 2026
Kyle Busch, the two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion who won more races across the sport's three national series than any driver in history, died Thursday at 41 — days before the sport returns to…
Jack Beckett·May 21, 2026
Hyak Motorsports has signed Clemco, an 85-year-old maker of abrasive blasting equipment, as a multi-race sponsor on Ricky Stenhouse Jr.'s No.
John Speedway·May 21, 2026
NASCAR's Hall of Fame chose its Class of 2027 on Tuesday in uptown Charlotte: Kevin Harvick (first ballot, 92 percent of the Modern Era vote), Jeff Burton, and five-time short-track champion Larry…
John Speedway·May 20, 2026
Kyle Larson heads to the Coca-Cola 600 on a 36-race winless streak — his longest since joining Hendrick Motorsports in 2021 — but Charlotte is a 1.5-mile track, and no driver in the Next Gen era has…
John Speedway·May 20, 2026
Katherine Legge will attempt the Indianapolis 500/Coca-Cola 600 "double" on May 24 — the first woman, the oldest driver, and the first foreign-born driver to try the 1,100-mile day.
John Speedway·May 20, 2026
NASCAR and Bussin' With The Boys are launching "Racin' With The Boys," a 14-episode weekly summer show produced by Peyton Manning's Omaha Productions.
John Speedway·May 20, 2026
The Cup field rolls into Charlotte Motor Speedway on Sunday for the Coca-Cola 600 the weekend the country marks its 250th birthday. Mission 600 ran for the ninth straight year — five U.S.
The NASCAR Guy·May 19, 2026
Denny Hamlin won the NASCAR All-Star Race from the pole at Dover Motor Speedway on Sunday, beat his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Chase Briscoe in a side-by-side fight to the line, and became the third…
John Speedway·May 18, 2026
Carolina Ascent FC beat Sporting Club Jacksonville 3-1 at American Legion Memorial Stadium Saturday night, denying the league leader the Players' Shield and routing the trophy to Lexington Sporting…
Jack Beckett·May 18, 2026
Charlotte and Norfolk played six times at Truist Field between Tuesday and Sunday and split the series 3-3. The Tides took the first half.
Jack Beckett·May 18, 2026
Charlotte FC beat Toronto FC 3-1 on Saturday for its first home win since April 4 — its first win anywhere since April 18.
Jack Beckett·May 18, 2026
Spire Motorsports' fifth-annual Spring Fan Day runs Thursday, May 21, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the team's Mooresville HQ (351 Mazeppa Road).
John Speedway·May 15, 2026
Thursday at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro, NC, NASCAR Cup driver Daniel Suárez and his first-year Spire Motorsports crew chief Ryan Sparks spent the day with the Air Force — F-15E…
John Speedway·May 15, 2026
The NASCAR All-Star Race goes to Dover Motor Speedway Sunday for the first time in the event's 41-year history — the 42nd running of the showcase, three segments, 26 cars, the trophy on the line.
John Speedway·May 15, 2026
Nicolás Fernández Mercau's eighth-minute strike was all New York City FC needed to hand Charlotte FC a 1-0 defeat, the Crown's fifth straight match without a win.
John Speedway·May 15, 2026
Carles Gil's 97th-minute penalty gave New England a 1-0 victory over Charlotte FC on Saturday, the Crown's third consecutive loss.
John Speedway·May 15, 2026
Carolina draws three primetime games — most since 2016 — and the 10th-hardest schedule in the NFL. Full 2026 Panthers schedule with analysis.
Jack Beckett·May 15, 2026
Carolina Ascent FC won 3-0 at Fort Lauderdale on Saturday night. Mackenzie George scored in the 63rd, Mia Corbin in the 77th, Tyler Lussi in the 82nd. Sydney Martinez claimed her seventh clean sheet.
Jack Beckett·May 10, 2026
Charlotte FC trailed 2-0 at halftime to FC Cincinnati at Bank of America Stadium on Saturday night. Idan Toklomati scored in the 51st minute and Pep Biel scored in the 52nd.
Jack Beckett·May 10, 2026
Charlotte trailed 6-0 to the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp before scoring five runs in the sixth inning. The tying run never came.
Jack Beckett·May 10, 2026
Kaden Honeycutt won his first NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race Friday at Watkins Glen — and did it by beating Connor Zilisch and Shane van Gisbergen, the two drivers who have dominated NASCAR road…
John Speedway·May 10, 2026
The Charlotte Knights scored seven runs in their first five innings and held off a ninth-inning rally to beat Jacksonville 8-5 Friday, putting them up 3-1 in the six-game series with two to play.
Jack Beckett·May 9, 2026
