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October 26, 2024 at 10:06 PM
Frankie Muniz's 1st NASCAR race since going full-time spoiled by mechanical problems
Frankie Muniz finished 33rd on Saturday in his first Truck Series race since the “Malcolm in the Middle” star announced he will become a full-time NASCAR racer next season
October 26, 2024 at 10:06 PM
1 month ago
Meet NASCAR’s youngest Black driver
Rajah Caruth, 22, whose love of racing began at the age of 4, discusses his hopes to make a real change in the sport.
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Austin Dillon claims controversial win in NASCAR Cup Series race
The driver crashed into two others during the final lap to win at Richmond Raceway on Sunday.
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Alex Bowman wins NASCAR Chicago Street Race
The driver crossed the finish line during the second annual event, which faced delays because of rain.
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NASCAR street race in Chicago set to begin
Forty drivers are set to compete in NASCAR’s street race in the Windy City. WLS' Stephanie Wade reports from the pit stop.
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Mother Nature deals Daytona 500 drivers a setback
Steady rain and gusty winds in Florida prompted NASCAR to delay the start of the iconic Daytona 500 race until Monday, officials said.
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NASCAR pit crew member speaks after getting hit by race car
The back of NASCAR driver Zane Smith’s truck struck pit crew member Charles Plank at Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama on Saturday.
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Nascar driver Ryan Preece speaks out after crash at Daytona
Officials cleared him to race at Darlington after his car barrel-rolled at Daytona last week.
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NASCAR takes to the streets of Chicago in first-ever city street race
Shane Van Gisbergen took home his first win at the NASCAR Cup Series in Grant Park on Sunday afternoon.
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NASCAR’s 2.2 mile street race in Chicago
Chicago is ready to rev up for the first ever street race in NASCAR’s 75 year history.
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Ricky Stenhouse Jr. talks Daytona 500 win
Stenhouse held off reigning NASCAR champ Joey Logano to win his first-ever Daytona 500.
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Chaotic fight between NASCAR drivers in Virginia
Plus, Rihanna will headline the Super Bowl halftime show in February.
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Former NASCAR driver dies
Bobby East was stabbed and killed at a gas station outside Los Angeles, police said.
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Former NASCAR driver fatally stabbed at gas station, police say
Police fatally shot a suspect in the stabbing while executing a search warrant on Friday, officials said.
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Former NASCAR star fatally stabbed
Authorities said Bobby East was killed this week at a California gas station.
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Female NASCAR drivers on the challenges in competing in the male-dominated sport
There are currently no female drivers competing at NASCAR's highest level.
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Bubba Wallace breaks barriers in NASCAR world
NASCAR racer Bubba Wallace called on the sport to be more inclusive. ESPN’s new documentary “Fistful of Steel” goes one-on-one with Wallace who has become an unlikely advocate for social justice.
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Inside NASCAR’s push for inclusion and diversity
How Brehanna Daniels is breaking barriers by being NASCAR’s first black woman pit crew member.
3 years ago
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NASCAR's Black women pit crew members push for sport's diversity, inclusion
Brehanna Daniels broke down barriers in 2017 when she became the first Black woman pit crew member. Dion Williams helps recruit former college athletes for NASCAR’s “Drive for Diversity” program.
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Brehanna Daniels breaks barriers as a Black woman at NASCAR
Brehanna Daniels makes history at NASCAR as 1st Black woman pit member.
3 years ago
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Meet NASCAR’s first Black woman pit crew member
Brehanna Daniels, the first Black woman tire changer in NASCAR’s history, is forging a path to increase diversity in race cars, pit crews and NASCAR stands.
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Meet the 1st female Arab-American NASCAR driver
Toni Breidinger talks about her drive for diversity and paving her way in a white, male dominated sport.
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The Indianapolis 500 has one of the biggest crowds since pandemic began
As the United States celebrates the unofficial start of summer, the Indianapolis 500 had the largest crowd gathered in the country since COVID began.
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More than 100,000 people expected at the Indy 500
Around 135,000 people will pack the stands at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday in what is expected to be the largest crowd for an American event since the start of the pandemic.
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NASCAR fans and drivers getting ready for The Great American Race
NASCAR President Steve Phelps joins "GMA" with the storyline to know about for Daytona 500.
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NASCAR champ Chase Elliott talks Daytona 500
The reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion previews the big race and talks about the changes due to the pandemic.
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Your favorites from ‘Cars’ get NASCAR-inspired looks
As the Daytona 500 approaches, Disney is celebrating “Cars Week” by debuting new toys and new looks for the characters from the hit Pixar films.
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Former NASCAR driver opens up about being 1 of only 7 black drivers
Former NASCAR driver opens up about being 1 of only 7 black drivers
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Pitbull, also known as Mr. Worldwide, becomes owner of NASCAR team
Janai Norman reports the buzziest stories of the day in "GMA" Pop News.
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NASCAR driver Kyle Busch takes the wheel in new Mario Kart augmented reality game
Busch brings the speedway into his living room to race against his family in Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit
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Michael Jordan becomes 1st principal Black NASCAR owner in nearly 50 years
Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin have partnered for a new single-car NASCAR Cup series team with driver Bubba Wallace.
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Michael Jordan becomes 1st Black NASCAR team owner in nearly 50 years
The North Carolina native announced his team in partnership with NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin and the sport’s only full time Black driver Bubba Wallace.
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NASCAR driver's emotional return to the track after crash
Ryan Newman returned to Daytona International Speedway for the first time after his crash six months ago at the Daytona 500 when his car was flipped and he had to be cut out of the car.
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NASCAR driver with autism raises awareness
Armani Williams learned about his autism diagnosis at around 7 years old and is now the first NASCAR driver openly diagnosed on the autism spectrum.
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Aspiring driver Rajah Caruth discusses his journey, why Bubba Wallace is a role model
Rajah Caruth, 18, plans to attend Winston-Salem State University and make a splash on the NASCAR scene.
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An in-depth chat with NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace
Wallace discusses the support he’s getting from fans in recent weeks.
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NASCAR's Bubba Wallace was not target of hate crime, FBI finds
The FBI has completed its investigation into a noose found in Bubba Wallace's garage at Talladega Superspeedway earlier this week and is not filing any federal charges.
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Why NASCAR’s Bubba Wallace says he’ll take embarrassment over the alternative
Bubba Wallace shared his thoughts on Twitter after the FBI concluded he was not the target of a hate crime when a rope fashioned like a noose was found in his garage.
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NASCAR completes investigation, releases image of noose
NASCAR president Steve Phelps said “the noose was real” and was the only one found in a sweep of nearly 1,700 garages at 29 tracks.
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Bubba Wallace speaks out after NASCAR, FBI conclusion
The sport’s only full-time Black driver was not the target of a hate crime but told ESPN his crew member who reported the rope fashioned like a noose did his research first.
4 years ago
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Bubba Wallace was not target of hate crime, FBI finds
The reported noose found in Wallace's garage stall was a garage door pull rope fashioned like a noose not directed at Wallace, officials said.
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NASCAR's Bubba Wallace responds to those who doubted noose incident
NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace talks about racism beyond the sport and how he hopes to educate people through his own experience after the Talladega noose incident.
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Bubba Wallace of NASCAR was not target of a hate crime, DOJ says
The FBI determined that the garage door pull-rope had been mistaken for a noose and that it had been there since at least last fall. Wallace was assigned to the garage last week.
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NASCAR investigation says Bubba Wallace was not target of hate crime
The FBI cited surveillance that showed the garage door pull rope fashioned like a noose was in the Talladega Superspeedway garage before Bubba Wallace and the 43 car team arrived.
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Bubba Wallace says he 'was hurt’ over noose in his NASCAR garage
NASCAR’s only top-ranked black driver opens up about the incident and how it has reinforced his commitment to social change.
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NASCAR driver, crew member share support for Bubba Wallace
Brad Keslowski and Brehanna Daniels speak out on “GMA” about the noose found in Wallace’s garage stall and how NASCAR is showing support for Wallace.
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Feds launch investigation after noose found in garage stall of Black NASCAR driver
NASCAR said Sunday that a noose was found in the garage stall of a Black driver who had called for removing the Confederate flag from circuit events.
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NASCAR drivers, crew show support for Bubba Wallace
Drivers and their crew teams walked as one to push Wallace’s car down the track just 24 hours after a noose was found in his garage stall.
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NASCAR’s show of support
Racing team owner Brad Daugherty discusses the state of NASCAR after its confederate flag ban, and after a noose was found in the garage of driver Bubba Wallace.
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NASCAR community marches with Bubba Wallace after noose was found in his garage
The FBI and the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division are now investigating the incident along with NASCAR.
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