Tia Norfleet has been hailed as the only African-American female NASCAR driver and has received considerable media attention. That would be good except for one thing: Norfleet is not sanctioned to participate in NASCAR races. It seems the striking driver has been overstating her position. Norfleet is licensed to participate in bottom- tier races that [...]
Danica Patrick is First Woman to Win Daytona 500 Pole
February 18, 2013 | Posted by
Danica Patrick broke another milestone in her young NASCAR career on Sunday, becoming the first woman to win the Daytona 500 pole. Patrick managed to etch her way into the history books by defeating 44 other drivers with a lap time of 196.434 mph around Daytona International Speedway. Patrick, who went out eighth in the [...]
Darrell Wallace Jr. Earns Full-Time NASCAR Deal
February 10, 2013 | Posted by
Darrell Wallace Jr. hopes being just the fourth African-American driver with a full-time national series ride will make him more of a NASCAR role model than a trendsetter. The 19-year-old Wallace, who has a multiyear deal with Joe Gibbs Racing, will race in the Camping World Truck Series full time for Kyle Busch Motorsports in 2013. [...]
Danica Patrick ‘Sad to Inform’ Fans of Divorce
November 20, 2012 | Posted by
Danica Patrick was ‘sad to inform’ her fans on Tuesday, that her and husband Paul Hospenthal are divorcing after seven years of marriage. Patrick made the announcement through her Facebook page hours after posting a video to thank fans for voting her the most popular driver on NASCAR’s mid-tier Nationwide Series circuit. “I am sad [...]
Brad Keselowski Earns Penske Team Its 1st Sprint Cup Title
November 19, 2012 | Posted by
Brad Keselowski, sent out a Twitter messages from his car during the Daytona 500 this year. That’s how committed — or addicted — he is to social media. But he left the phone behind in Sunday’s final race of the season at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Too much was on the line — the Sprint Cup championship [...]
On-Track Accident Leads To NASCAR Fight In Garage
November 12, 2012 | Posted by
NASCAR officials say it’s too early to predict whether Jeff Gordon and Clint Bowyer or crew members will be suspended for being involved in fights following a wreck between the two racers’ wreck late in Sunday’s race at Phoenix International Raceway. “Your best decisions are made sometime after Sunday night, maybe potentially Monday or Tuesday,” [...]
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Cleared To Race Again
October 23, 2012 | Posted by
Dale Earnhardt Jr., the most popular racer in NASCAR, received clearance to resume racing after a neurosurgeon determined he no longer displayed effects of a concussion suffered Oct. 6 at Talladega Super Speedway. Dr. Jerry Petty gave “Junior” the go-ahead after an examination at his office in Charlotte. Prior to that, Earnhardt had a 123-lap [...]
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Has Concussion, Will Miss Next 2 Races
October 11, 2012 | Posted by
Dale Earnhardt Jr. suffered a second concussion in six weeks and has been ordered by doctors to sit out the next two races, a move that squashes the championship aspirations of the most popular driver in NASCAR. On Aug. 29, Earnhardt suffered the first concussion at Kansas. However, that went undiagnosed until Wednesday, when Earnhardt [...]
Tia Norfleet Makes Historic NASCAR Debut
August 15, 2012 | Posted by
Tia Norfleet, the first African American female licensed by NASCAR, made her debut at the Motor Mile Speedway in Fairlawn, Virginia, August 4, 2012. In its 67-year history, she is the first and only African American woman to compete in NASCAR. “It gives us great pleasure to officially announce Tia Norfleet’s historical accomplishment to the [...]
NASCAR Searches For Black Driver To Attract Black Fans
May 20, 2012 | Posted by
In an effort to attract more black fans, NASCAR is pinning its hopes on an 18-year-old African-American driver named Darrell Wallace Jr., who has been closely watched by racing insiders since he was just 14. With a fan base whose average age is 51.6, the oldest of any major sport in America, NASCAR is desperate [...]
