NASCAR Coverage
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Sports Xtra preview: Joe Gibbs on the NFL at 100, NASCAR this Sunday
NASCAR team owner and NFL Hall of Fame coach Joe Gibbs became a part of the NFL's 100 All-Time Team. The three-time Super Bowl champ talks about the honor, the NFL and the start of the NASCAR season on Sports Xtra this Sunday at 10 on Fox 50 News. -
NASCAR announces changes to Hall of Fame induction process
NASCAR announced changes to the NASCAR Hall of Fame nomination and induction processes, including reducing the annual number of inductees from five to three and splitting potential nominees into two ballots - one for contemporary stars and one for the sport's pioneers. -
Feb. 1991: Daytona with Jeff Gravley and Bob Holliday
During Speedweeks at Daytona in February 1991, Jeff Gravley and Bob Holliday scrambled to meet deadline and their flight home. -
Our TakeGravley: A lot of memories in 31 years at WRAL
I have experienced a lot in three decades covering sports for WRAL. Too many to list but a few come to mind. -
NASCAR narrows the field with Phoenix race this weekend
The NASCAR playoffs are down to the final two races of the season and four drivers will be cut from the championship field Sunday in Phoenix on WRAL-TV. -
Broadcasting, podcast, ownership keep Dale Jr. busy in 'retirement'
Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt Jr. reflected on a busy post-racing life in an interview on the Checkered Flag Podcast. -
Unseasonably hot temperatures add challenges for drivers at Charlotte Motor Speedway
Chase Elliott took the checkered flag at the second Roval 400 in one of the hottest races of the season, as Jared Fialko reports from Charlotte. -
Harvick: I didn't think I could beat the No. 9, his car was really good all day
Driver of the No. 4 car and third place finisher, Kevin Harvick says he could see Chase Elliott creeping closer and closer with every caution at the Roval 400. -
Larson: That was one of the hotter Cup races I've ran
Driver of the No. 42 Kyle Larson said it was a sweatbox behind the wheel throughout the Roval 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. -
Johnson: I was probably one of the few who woke up smiling when I saw the weather report
Driver of the No. 48, Jimmie Johnson says he trains extensively for days like Sunday, and he was able to hold off the heat for a ninth place finish at the Roval 400. -
Elliott: I don't know if you could anything more stupid than that leading a race
Driver of the No. 9 car Chase Elliott discusses what could've been a crucial mistake in the Roval 400, and how his team helped rally him to victory. -
Racing back at the Roval at Charlotte Motor Speedway
The Roval was a unique idea and a gamble for NASCAR's postseason. WRAL's Jared Fialko reports it was a success last year and they are ready for Sunday's race, too. -
The Roval experiment: one year later
Looking back at a road course risk by Charlotte Motor Speedway. -
Young guns now firing on all cylinders at Hendrick Motorsports
William Byron and Alex Bowman discusses the youth movement in their shop and how difficult of a process it was filling the supersized shoes of those who previously drove the No. 24 and No. 88. -
Bowman/Byron leading youth movement at HMS
A changing of the guard has taken place at the Hendrick Motorsports shop, and a once veteran crew is now full of hungry up-and-comers. -
The Checkered Flag Podcast: Racing legend Mario Andretti
On this week's CFP, host Michael Shelton sits down with the Associated Press' "Driver of the Century," Mario Andretti, as he talks about his role as the pace car driver for Sunday's Bank of America Roval 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway as well as his legendary victory in the 1967 Daytona 500. Andretti also shares his thoughts on the state of IndyCar racing as well as what its like seeing his sons, nephew and grandson carry on his racing legacy. -
Dale Earnhardt Jr. speaks about plane crash, returning to the track
For the first time, Dale Earnhardt Jr. talked about the plane crash he and his family were involved in and about his return to the track to race in Saturday's Xfinity Series Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200. -
Up-and-comer has sights on NASCAR career
Sebastian Arias has raced in the 602 series with hopes of joining the K&N series leading to the truck series and then the ultimate, the NASCAR circuit. -
Sebastian Arias: 'My goal is to be the first Colombian driver to become a NASCAR champion'
20-year old Sebastian Arias is a part of NASCAR'S Drive for Diversity program. -
Dale Earnhardt Jr., family out of hospital after scary plane crash
Dale Earnhardt Jr., his wife and daughter are out of the hospital after a scary plane crash on Thursday.