Humpy Wheeler, once recognized as the most innovative promoter in NASCAR, has died. He was 86.

Atlanta Motor Speedway will be known as EchoPark Speedway for the next seven years in a multi-million-dollar agreement.

Eddie Gossage, the former president of Texas Motor Speedway, has died. He was 65.Speedway Motorsports shared the news Thursday night on behalf of the Gossage family.“Today, we have lost one of the world’s biggest race fans,” said Speedway Motorsports President and CEO Marcus Smith. “From his legendary promotions to the...

Bruton Smith died of natural causes Wednesday. He was 95.One of NASCAR’s most legendary figures, Smith, pictured above in 2010, gave up his dream of being a race car driver to become a force to be reckoned with on the business side.Credited by Roger Penske as a man who brought...

NHRA and The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway officials announced for the second day in a row a sellout crowd for Sunday eliminations at the 19th annual DENSO Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals.Fans from all over the western region packed the grandstands, pit areas and campgrounds to witness the...

Las Vegas Motor Speedway has started construction to widen its drag strip to four lanes, with the NHRA DENSO Nationals set as its first four-wide event on April 6-8, 2018."Four-wide drag racing has captured the interest of race fans and competitors at Charlotte's zMAX Dragway," LVMS president Chris Powell said....

Looking back at the 2016 season, there might be one trophy of the five Jimmie Johnson won that is the most important.No, not his record-tying seventh Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series championship hardware. It's the trophy from the race win that propelled Johnson to Homestead-Miami Speedway, allowing him to race...

Four legendary drivers and one titan of a track owner are the latest additions to the NASCAR Hall of Fame.On Saturday afternoon at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, N.C., O. Bruton Smith, executive chairman of Speedway Motorsports Inc., entered the Hall with "Iceman" Terry Labonte, six-time NASCAR Modified...

The board of directors for Speedway Motorsports, Inc. (NYSE:TRK) has named Bruton Smith (pictured) as executive chairman and his son Marcus G. Smith as chief executive officer in a realignment of executive officers, the board announced Wednesday.Bruton Smith has served as chairman and chief executive officer since Speedway Motorsports, Inc.'s...