Sports
NASCAR agreed to a sweetened, $2-billion deal to buy a company that runs 13 major racetracks and take it private as part of NASCAR’s effort to reverse years of decline in stock-car racing’s popularity.
May 22, 2019
California Speedway inaugural weekend schedule: THURSDAY * 8 a.m.: IROC practice. * 8:45 a.m.: NASCAR Winston Cup and NASCAR Winston West rookie meeting. * 9 a.m.: NASCAR Winston Cup practice. * 9:30 a.m.: NASCAR Winston West drawing for qualifying. * 10 a.m.: NASCAR Winston West practice. * Noon: IROC practice. * 1 p.m.: NASCAR Winston Cup practice. * 3 p.m.: NASCAR Winston West practice. * 4 p.m.: NASCAR Winston Cup and IROC practice.
June 18, 1997
NASCAR’s popularity has dropped from its peak, and the sport’s entertainment marketing staff is seeking to attract the attention of a younger, more diverse audience.
Sept. 24, 2013
Internet provider Xfinity has signed a 10-year deal to be title sponsor of NASCAR’s second-level series, which is currently named the NASCAR Nationwide Series.
Sept. 3, 2014
Photos from the NASCAR Clash at the Coliseum exhibition race held in the historic Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Feb. 6, 2022
NASCAR grapples with a downshift in popularity
March 21, 2011
Photos of the transformation of the historical Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum from football stadium to a quarter-mile short track NASCAR racetrack.
Jan. 31, 2022
The decision by NASCAR to ban Confederate flags was significant, a major Southern institution doing what was once unimaginable and denouncing a symbol of racism, columnist Dylan Hernández writes.
June 10, 2020
Politics
President Trump attacks NASCAR for banning the Confederate flag and wrongly accuses Black driver Bubba Wallace over a noose found in garage.
July 6, 2020
Archives
NASCAR’s devoted fans and driver theatrics attract interest from Hollywood and Fortune 500 companies. A Formula One driver’s jump to the circuit is expected to boost international appeal.
July 28, 2006