HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Christopher Bell wasn’t thinking of winning the race. Balance issues with his Toyota caused him to fall to 22nd after Stage 2 on Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway. But Bell took advantage of […]
Ty Gibbs is just 20 years old, but the Charlotte native already has an Xfinity Series title under his belt and 11 wins in 51 races in NASCAR’s second-tier series. In February, he’ll make the […]
AVONDALE, Ariz. — Penske Perfect. Joey Logano won his second NASCAR Cup Series championship on Sunday with a victory in the winner-take-all finale at Phoenix Raceway — a win that gave Team Penske the Cup […]
The Cup Series playoffs begin Sunday at Darlington, and the last two champions of NASCAR’s top series enter the 2022 postseason as the favorites. The 10-race playoffs will snake across the country, making stops in […]
Washington’s NFL team announced Tuesday it will unveil its new name on Feb. 2 and that it will not be the Wolves or RedWolves. Commanders, Admirals, Armanda, Brigade, Sentinels, Defenders, Red Hogs, Presidents and the […]
Every year, the sports staff of North State Journal (sports editor Cory Lavalette and reporters Brett Friedlander and Shawn Krest) look into our crystal balls and try and predict what some of the bigger news […]
MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Martin Truex Jr. admits to being surprised by his success at Martinsville Speedway. Truex won a stirring, laps-long duel for the lead with teammate Denny Hamlin in the rain-delayed NASCAR Cup Series […]
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Joe Gibbs celebrated his first NASCAR victory as a grandfather, watching from the pits as 18-year-old Ty Gibbs won his Xfinity Series debut Saturday on the road course at Daytona International […]
Former NASCAR champion Matt Kenseth will again come out of retirement to compete for Chip Ganassi Racing as the replacement for fired driver Kyle Larson. Larson lost his job two weeks ago for using a […]
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Denny Hamlin won his second straight Daytona 500 and third overall, beating Ryan Blaney in an overtime photo finish marred by a terrifying crash that sent Ryan Newman to the hospital […]
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