Mike Harmon has survived a horrific crash at Bristol Motor Speedway in 2002 and now he is being accused of stealing another competitors trailer from a North Carolina area business park.

According to police, Harmon was arrested on Wednesday afternoon and charged with breaking and entering a motor vehicle and felony larceny. He was released from jail on $10,000 bond.

The hauler, which was reported by Jennifer Jo Cobb as missing, was stolen early Saturday morning from the team’s race shop.  Read the rest of this entry »

Checkers or Wreckers.

This is the one race on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule where no fan is able to tell you who finished second and on Tuesday, NASCAR announced a new series of rules to the annual All-Star Race. The rules, according to the press release, will add emphasis on finishing well in each of the segments that airs Saturday, May 18th from Charlotte Motor Speedway.

The race will still be broken into four 20 lap segments and a final 10 lap segment, but instead of being based on the finishing order of the fourth segment or how the driver comes off pit road between segments, the final 10 laps will be determined by the driver’s average finish in the first four segments. Read the rest of this entry »

Clint Bowyer celebrates with team owner Michael Waltrip after Bowyer won the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images for NASCAR)

We are halfway in the 2012 Chase for the Sprint Cup. In just five weeks, we will crown a new NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion. Will it be the driver from Michigan or will Jimmie Johnson win his sixth championship?

The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stayed in their own backyard, Charlotte Motor Speedway, this weekend for some Saturday night racing. While it was the points leader, Brad Keselowski, who dominated much of the race, in the end it was Clint Bowyer who made it to victory lane. Bowyer had to have his Toyota pushed to victory lane after running out of gas. Read the rest of this entry »

Clint Bowyer and his team celebrate on the finishline after Bowyer won the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. (Photo by Tyler Barrick/Getty Images for NASCAR)

While earlier in the weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway, it was NASCAR’s Most Popular driver, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., making all the news as he would sit out this race and at Kansas Speedway a week from Sunday. Saturday night on the track, it was Clint Bowyer who was all the talk as he won the fourth race in the Chase, the Bank of a America 500.

The win was Bowyer’s third of the season, but his second win that required him to stretch his fuel mileage to collect the checkered flag. Bowyer ran out of fuel while doing a celebratory burnout and his No. 15 5-Hour Energy Benefitting Avon Foundation for Women crew pushed his Toyota to victory lane. Read the rest of this entry »

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Joey Logano, driver of the #20 GameStop/Call Of Duty Black Ops II Toyota, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series Dollar General 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on October 12, 2012 in Concord, North Carolina.

Joey Logano lead a total of 62 laps en-route to his eighth victory of the 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series has he held off challengers in the closing laps of Friday evening’s Dollar General 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

The win was his first at Charlotte Motor Speedway and the seventeenth in his Nationwide career.

Logano was able to outrun Kevin Harvick 2.7 seconds at the finish. Read the rest of this entry »

Matt Kenseth, left, and team owner Jack Roush, right, spray champagne as they celebrate Kenseth’s win in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)

Talladega is in the books. Everyone can finally exhale after a crazy finish in last Sunday’s race.

This weekend the NASCAR Nationwide and Sprint Cup Series are in their own backyard, Charlotte Motor Speedway. CMS is actually located in Concord, North Carolina which is 13 miles from Charlotte. Charlotte is a 1.5 mile quad oval track, that was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith, with turns banked at 24 degrees and the straightaways are banked at 5 degrees. The racing at Charolotte is always fantastic. Read the rest of this entry »

On Tuesday, it was announced by NASCAR that two Nationwide Series teams were fined and/or placed on probation for rules infractions that took place at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

The No. 41 Ford, driven by Timmy Hill, was found to be in violation of three rules in the NASCAR rule book. These include Section 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing); 12-4J (any determiniation by NASCAR officials that race equipment used in the event does not conform to NASCAR rules); and 20A-12.8.1B (body height requirements – car failed to meet the minimum front car heights). The violations were discovered during post-race inspection of the History 300. Hill finished the race 19th. As a result of these violations, Hill’s crew chief George Church was fined $10,000 while car owner Rick Ware and Hill were docked six championship owner and driver points. Read the rest of this entry »

Kasey Kahne celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 27, 2012. (Photo by John Harrelson/Getty Images for NASCAR)

Memorial Day Weekend. Definitely one of the best weekends in auto racing. Where else can you sit on the couch and watch 1100 miles of auto racing. In NASCAR it’s definitely the most patriotic and Charlotte Motor Speedway knows how to pay tribute to the men and women who have died or still serve in the United States military.

The Ford’s of Richard Petty Motorsports started on the front row in Sunday night’s Coca-Cola 600, but it was the Chevrolet driven by Kasey Kahne that is celebrating the victory tonight. While Kahne didn’t have the strongest car for much of the race, that honor goes to Greg Biffle who led a race high 204 laps, he had the card with the most get up and go when it counted.

Chalk the extra motivation to win up to the 200th Cup win victory party that was held in honor of Rick Hendrick on Tuesday night. Kahne wasn’t on stage as drivers for the organization that have won a race for Hendrick, however; he was introduced as the new driver for the organization during the event. After the race, Kahne climbed out of his car and said “It’s so special and awesome to drive for Rick and Linda Hendrick, we’re making big strides.” Read the rest of this entry »

Brad Keselowski, driver of the #22 Discount Tire Dodge, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series History 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 26, 2012 in Concord, North Carolina. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

After a horrific command to start the History 300 from Charlotte Motor Speedway was given by the guys of History Channel’s “Pawn Stars” many of the NASCAR Nationwide Series fans were wondering if the race was going to be just as bad. It was anything but horrific.

Brad Keselowski, who even his own crew chief was worried about fuel, took the checkered flag for his first victory of the 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series after leading the final 67 laps of the race. Keselowski, who has been close to a victory a few times this season, finally was able to get his guys at Penske Racing their first taste of victory lane.

The race started with Travis Pastrana, who had spun during qualifying earlier this morning, bringing out the first caution of the race with another spin. Luckily no one else was involved. Another driver who had an issue was Denny Hamlin. Hamlin, who would finish second, changed a carburetor during the race during the second caution of the race. NASCAR Nationwide Series points leader, Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., had driveshaft problems and finished 26th. He now leads Elliott Sadler by 21 points.

When asked after the race by ESPN to give his secret for saving fuel, Keselowski declined and said “It was his secret.” He would later say that he used all the fuel trying to get Hamlin far away from him.

Could we see a Penske sweep of the weekend? After all Ryan Briscoe is on the pole for the Indianapolis 500 tomorrow.

The next race for the NASCAR Nationwide Series is next Saturday afternoon at 1pm EST at Dover International Raceway.

Unofficial Race Results:
1. Brad Keselowski
2. Denny Hamlin
3. Kyle Busch
4. Kevin Harvick
5. Elliott Sadler
6. Joey Logano (Pole Sitter)
7. James Buescher
8. Justin Allgaier
9. Sam Hornish, Jr.
10. Joey Coulter Read the rest of this entry »

Joey Logano poses after qualifying for the pole position in the NASCAR Nationwide Series History 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 26, 2012. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images for NASCAR)

Wearing the coolest fire suit of the weekend, in preparation for the release of Hitman 3, Joey Logano captured his third Coors Light Pole of the 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series season. With a speed of 179.063mph, Logano won his 19th pole of his NNS career.

Earlier in the qualifying session, Travis Pastrana spun and was unable to complete a lap. He admitted to ESPN reporters after the spin that he “just ran out of talent.” Also getting involved in a spin during qualifying for Joey Coulter. As Coulter was coming off turn three and four, he spun his car and got grass and other debris onto the front stretch.

The History 300 from Charlotte Motor Speedway starts at 2:30pm EST on ABC.

Starting Lineup:

1. Joey Logano
2. Austin Dillion
3. Danica Patrick
4. Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.
5. Sam Hornish, Jr.
6. Elliott Sadler
7. Kevin Harvick
8. James Buescher
9. Brian Scott
10. Brian Keselowski Read the rest of this entry »