NASCAR News

Team Penske, which owns more Indy car wins (178) and Indianapolis 500 victories (16) than any team in the sport’s history, has unveiled plans for the year-long celebration of its 50th anniversary in motorsports in 2016.

The eight-race NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Winter Shootout Series begins this week with the 25th Annual Ice Bowl at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, Ala.

Saturday night was the second time Cole Anderson had the fastest car at New Smyrna Speedway. This time, the outcome was much better for the Minnesota teen. Anderson kicked off the 2016 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series season by capturing the Red Eye 100.

Editor of the Around the Track page and Game On with Katie B. Davis racing guru Brandon Reed joined the Monday, Jan. 4, 2016 edition of Game On for his weekly Around the Track Racing Roundup.

For the second straight year, Donald McIntosh rang in the New Year with a trip to victory lane.

Marvin Panch, NASCAR racer and the winner of the 1961 Daytona 500, passed away on New Year’s Eve. Panch collected 17 victories over 15 seasons in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series,

William Byron kept his competition in his rearview mirror en route to his first NASCAR K&N Pro Series East championship title.

Doug Coby capped the 2015 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season with his third title in four years, and in the process became just the third driver to claim three or more titles in the 31-year history of the tour.

There may still be a couple of days to go before the New Year, but for some local racers, the focus is already solidly on the new racing season.

Andy Seuss made history in 2015. The New Hampshire native became the third driver in the 11-year history of the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour to win back-to-back championships.