Sunday featured another Talladega Big One, and just like clockwork, another round of columns questioning this kind of racing, and following that, a round of emails questioning why NASCAR doesn't take ...

Superspeedway racing used to be a simple equation: more horsepower, more bravery, more speed. Today, the spectacle is still ...

If nothing else, racing’s restrictor-plate era – which ends with Sunday’s Daytona 500 – has given the world a few colorful quotations. Restricting speed in any way was particularly irksome to the late ...

They are the most thrilling and spectacular races in NASCAR, and it takes a daring, cunning driver to win them. Racing at Daytona and Talladega — two of NASCAR’s biggest, fastest and most dangerous ...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Eyes dart and scan the surroundings. Satisfied we are alone, a grin emerges. Still, because of the sensitivity of the subject, the person speaks in a hushed tone. One does not ...

CONCORD, N.C. — NASCAR’s top division will race without engine restrictor plates at Daytona and Talladega next season for the first time in 32 years, instead relying on a smaller tapered spacer and ...

Ford will delay the debut of its new Sprint Cup engine, said Doug Hervey, who oversees the automaker’s North American racing operations. The engine was scheduled to debut next week at Lowe’s Motor ...

Sprint Cup drivers voiced their opposition last fall to a proposed reduction in horsepower, so it’s not surprising that some of the top drivers in the sport are still hoping NASCAR reverses its plan ...

CONCORD, N.C. - Today's race at Talladega Superspeedway will mark the passing of an era. When the checkered flag flies it will be the last time that NASCAR Sprint Cup cars compete at the sport's ...

NASCAR Sprint Cup's four restrictor plate races are the most dangerous and highly specialized races on the schedule. Teams have engineers that specialize on only restrictor plate body geometry and ...

NASCAR engines are designed to deliver high speed on the tracks, but to keep the game safe for drivers, the sport's governing body enforces strict rules and regulations for engines. To comply with the ...