Al Pearce

Sure, the 34 wins and 2004 Cup championship look good, but there were also suspensions, fines, firings and tirades in the career of one of NASCAR's notorious bad boys.

When it came to race day, the retiring 2004 Cup Champion gave the fans their money's worth.

William Byron, Martin Truex Jr. lead the 16 drivers who will be competing for the NASCAR Cup Championship.

Team owner Joe Gibbs' grandson downplays inevitable rookie award.

Barring a driver outside the current top 15 winning at Daytona, Wallace likely to get in on points.

Except for Shane van Gisbergen’s credible, lead-lap 10th-place finish for Trackhouse Racing, the results weren’t pretty for influx of international ringers at Indy.

IMSA, Le Mans 24 veteran will drive at Indianapolis, Watkins Glen for Legacy Motor Club.

While usually spot on with its inductions, this year the HoF voting panel made mistakes with two of its Class of 2024 entries.

Donnie Allison also joins the Class of 2024, and Janet Guthrie won the Landmark Award for lifetime achievement.

Less certain is the single nominee from the ‘Pioneer Ballot,’ for men or women who began racing before 1964.

No matter what happens when voters meet in August in Charlotte, note that no one (not even Richard Petty) has been a unanimous selection into the Hall.

Great backdrop for sure, but by almost any measure, the lap-by-lap racing on the Chicago Street Circuit was lacking.

Officials have made it no secret that Canada, Mexico are on a short list of NASCAR targets for future races.

Juan Pablo Montoya's incident at the 2012 Daytona 500 might have been the last time a NASCAR jet dryer made national news.

Dale Earnhardt Jr., Joey Logano, Chase Elliott, Kurt Busch among them many NASCAR stars who cut their teeth on Legends Cars at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Known since its inception as primarily an oval-track discipline, NASCAR has raced at no less than 16 road circuits.

About an hour into his first day at Hendrick Motorsports to pinch-hit for suspended Chase Elliott, Lajoie realized 'why they're so freaking good.'

Team slapped with points loss, heavy fines and crew chief suspension.

Win caps a HUGE weekend for Team Penske after it also won the Indy 500 with Josef Newgarden one day earlier.

Nearly unstoppable 2021 Cup Series champion already drawing comparisons to sport's all-time greats.

NASCAR has been putting on an All-Star Race using different formats and qualifying procedures since 1985.

'Bad boy' Kyle Busch is among those who have talked to the NASCAR Cup driver about his aggressive style.

Complete '75 Greatest' list: NASCAR wraps up its celebration by naming the seven-time champion to its list of greatest drivers of the sport's first 75 years.

Harold Brasington and friends originally planned to build and pave a standard 1.25-mile true oval suitable for stock cars and Indy cars.

NASCAR's celebration marches on with selection No. 74 on list of 75 greatest.

Logano already has 32 career wins in Cup and 64 total across all three major NASCAR Series.

Future NASCAR Hall of Famer has 60 career Cup Series victories, 2014 Cup Championship to his credit.

NASCAR gets a two-fer by naming both Kurt and Kyle Busch.

The popular North Carolina native won 24 poles and 22 races in just 92 starts during his three-year Xfinity career.

Phillips was a long-time superstar in the bullrings of the Midwest

The 2012 champion comes from a family of racers.

TRD president David Wilson: “I realize this will be a polarizing partnership for Jimmie Johnson fans and No. 43 fans."