Richard Petty

NASCAR to present Wendell Scott’s family with 1963 trophy

August 27, 2021 Mark Long, Associated Press

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The family of Wendell Scott, the only black driver to win a race at NASCAR’s top level, will receive a trophy commemorating the historic 1963 victory before Saturday night’s race at […]

Team Hendrick heads home to try to pass the King of NASCAR

May 29, 2021 Jim Vertuno, Associated Press

AUSTIN, Texas — Hendrick Motorsports tied The King in the rain, spray and mud of Texas. Now it’s time to go home to see if it can pass Richard Petty as NASCAR’s winningest team. Chase […]

Reviving its roots? NASCAR weighs return to bygone North Wilkesboro Speedway

May 26, 2021 Brett Friedlander

No one involved with NASCAR really wanted to leave North Wilkesboro Speedway when the racing series said goodbye to the historic track in 1996. But the sport was growing and becoming more popular nationwide, so […]

Busch celebrates birthday with win at Kansas

May 2, 2021 The Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Kyle Busch thought he had a third-place car Sunday. His crew chief, Ben Beshore, though it was good enough for second. Both of them turned out to be wrong. Instead, Busch […]

Logano wins historic race in Bristol dirt

March 29, 2021 The Associated Press

BRISTOL, Tenn. — Somewhere under the thick red haze floating over Bristol Motor Speedway, Joey Logano took the checkered flag for NASCAR’s first Cup Series race at a dirt track in more than a half-century. […]

State sports personalities promote COVID vaccine

March 18, 2021 Brett Friedlander

Some of the state’s most famous and influential sports personalities have come together in an effort help the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services promote usage of the coronavirus vaccine. Among those recording […]

NSJ 2020 Newcomer of the Year: Social justice puts end to ‘stick to sports’

December 23, 2020 Shawn Krest

Stick to sports. This year’s Newcomer of the Year shouldn’t be eligible for the honor. The farthest thing from a newcomer, it’s been around forever. It just tends to get shouted down and ignored when […]

Jordan, Hamlin partner on NASCAR team for Wallace

September 21, 2020 The Associated Press

CHARLOTTE — Denny Hamlin has partnered with Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan to form a NASCAR team with Bubba Wallace as the driver, a high-profile pairing of a black majority team owner and the only […]

Maurice Petty, Hall of Fame engine builder, dies at 81

July 26, 2020 The Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Maurice Petty, part of a stock car racing dynasty that includes father Lee and brother Richard and the first engine builder to be inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame, died […]

100 in 100: Randolph County’s Richard Petty, NASCAR’s ‘King’

July 1, 2020 Brett Friedlander

North State Journal’s 100 in 100 series will showcase the best athlete from each of North Carolina’s 100 counties. From Alamance to Yancey, each county will feature one athlete who stands above the rest. Some […]