Nascar

Nascar star Jimmie Johnson withdraws from race after in-laws found dead

Jimmie Johnson has withdrawn from this weekend’s Nascar Cup street race in Chicago after his parents in-law and nephew were found shot dead

Guardian sport

27, Jun, 2023 @7:34 PM

The Hit: Tony Stewart’s fatal collision with Kevin Ward Jr still lingers

Eight years on from the young driver’s death, a new documentary seeks to answer questions about a deadly night on a dirt track

Andrew Lawrence

23, Aug, 2022 @7:30 AM

Nascar star Kyle Busch and family escape Mall of America shooting

Kyle Busch, a two-time Nascar champion, and his family safely escaped the Mall of America in suburban Minneapolis after someone fired shots

Agencies

05, Aug, 2022 @5:13 PM

Daniel Suárez scores Nascar first for Mexico with historic victory at Sonoma

Daniel Suárez became the first Mexican-born driver to win a Nascar Cup Series race, holding off Chris Buescher for a historic victory at Sonoma Raceway

Agencies

13, Jun, 2022 @1:03 AM

Netflix’s Bubba Wallace docuseries ends up losing the race

The Nascar driver’s tumultuous time at the top is a fascinating story but a muddled and pandering series doesn’t do him justice

Andrew Lawrence

24, Feb, 2022 @7:06 AM

Let’s Go Brandon: the Nascar driver who became a hero in an unwinnable culture war

In October, Brandon Brown unwittingly became a rightwing meme. Now he is delicately treading the line between profit and politics

Andrew Lawrence

18, Feb, 2022 @1:49 PM

Nascar driver Brandon Brown unveils car inspired by ‘Let’s go Brandon’ meme

Nascar driver Brandon Brown has partnered with LGBcoin.io, a decentralized meme cryptocurrency short for ‘Let’s Go Brandon’

Guardian sport and agencies

30, Dec, 2021 @7:50 PM

Bubba Wallace’s historic Talladega win is the payoff of self-made luck

After countless hurdles and years of mounting expectations, Wallace has become the first Black Nascar driver to claim a checkered flag since Wendell Scott in 1963

Andrew Lawrence

05, Oct, 2021 @6:08 PM

Bubba Wallace becomes first Black driver to win Nascar Cup race since 1963

Bubba Wallace became just the second Black driver to win at Nascar’s top Cup Series level when rain stopped Monday’s race at Talladega Superspeedway

Guardian sport and agencies

04, Oct, 2021 @9:07 PM

Kobe Bryant, Dale Earnhardt and the fight to keep athletes' deaths private

Families of celebrities can face additional pain after a tragedy: the circulation of photos of the death of their loved ones

Jonathan Gelber

05, Mar, 2021 @8:30 AM

Michael Jordan's Daytona 500 debut was as astonishing as his free-throw dunk

The Bulls legend and Bubba Wallace’s black-owned team broke barriers in a sport with a history of intolerance. But Nascar’s redemption is not complete

Andrew Lawrence

15, Feb, 2021 @5:45 PM

Nascar race in Bristol draws 20,000 fans, largest US sports crowd since March

Around 20,000 spectators attended Nascar’s All-Star race in Tennessee, the largest turnout for a sporting event in the United States since the outbreak

Guardian sport and agencies

16, Jul, 2020 @11:09 AM