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...

Grassroots racing will return to North Wilkesboro Speedway later this year as the track continues to undergo revitalization efforts.XR Events will help produce the action billed as “Racetrack Revival.” Multiple series will compete throughout August and October. The races in August will be held on asphalt; October on dirt.“As we...

With $18 million ready to be spent on infrastructure improvements, Marcus Smith has begun laying out plans to revitalize North Wilkesboro Speedway.Smith, Speedway Motorsports president and CEO, spoke before a group of 250 people gathered Thursday night for the Wilkes County Chamber of Commerce 75th Membership Celebration. In sharing hopes...

Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) has announced it has received a non-binding proposal from Sonic Financial Corp. to acquire all outstanding shares of common stock not already held by Sonic.Sonic is owned and controlled by Bruton Smith and family. Smith being the founder of SMI. The offer is $18 per share.SMI...

Marcus Smith believes the inaugural road course race at Charlotte Motor Speedway lived up to the hype.“It was really an amazing day, a three‑year journey to get here, and everything just kind of culminated today and throughout this week,” the CEO and president of Speedway Motorsports Inc. said Sunday night....

Humpy Wheeler thinks NASCAR needs a new script.At the inaugural Motorsports Symposium at Belmont Abbey College (where he co-founded their Motorsport Degree), Wheeler was asked by an audience member what he would do to make NASCAR events better. It was a fitting question for Wheeler, who spent over 30 years...