On Thursday, Sen. Paul Newton, R-Cabarrus, and House Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, announced that NASCAR’s All-Star race will be returning to North Wilkesboro. This will be the 40th running of the NASCAR All-Star Race.
Published: Sunday, January 14th, 2024 @ 9:15 am
By: Carolina Journal
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NASCAR removed a racial requirement on their “diversity internship program” that discriminated against white applicants following a report from The Daily Wire.
Published: Thursday, September 28th, 2023 @ 11:03 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Singer-songwriter Jewel struck a sour note with some people while delighting others with her performance of the national anthem at the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday.
Published: Thursday, June 1st, 2023 @ 8:31 pm
By: Daily Wire
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ECU engineering student enjoys internship with one of NASCAR’s top teams
Published: Thursday, February 23rd, 2023 @ 9:48 am
By: ECU News Services
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Video emerged Sunday afternoon showing hothead NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace touching an official who was trying to talk to him following Wallace’s violent outburst on another driver moments prior.
Published: Saturday, October 22nd, 2022 @ 9:21 am
By: Daily Wire
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RALEIGH: During the 75th season of NASCAR, the 2023 NASCAR All-Star Race will be held at the North Wilkesboro Speedway, Governor Roy Cooper, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and other officials from NASCAR and Speedway Motorsports announced today.
Published: Tuesday, September 13th, 2022 @ 2:45 am
By: Governor's Office
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NASCAR President Steve Phelps has threatened to sue those who use the “Let’s Go, Brandon” slogan on merchandise featuring the NASCAR’s trademarks and has condemned the use of the slogan, claiming that NASCAR does not want to be associated with politics.
Published: Wednesday, August 17th, 2022 @ 9:42 am
By: Daily Wire
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Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick and NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace, both left-wing social justice activists, faced backlash on Friday after they fumed over a jury finding that Kyle Rittenhouse was not guilty on all counts.
Published: Sunday, August 7th, 2022 @ 9:55 am
By: Daily Wire
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U.S. Auto Club (USAC) national champion and former NASCAR driver Bobby East was tragically stabbed to death in California on Wednesday.
Published: Thursday, July 28th, 2022 @ 3:30 pm
By: Daily Wire
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In Massachusetts, an enterprising entrepreneur has opened a store called “Let’s Go Brandon.” The North Attleborough store “sells merchandise like hats, shirts, stickers and signs,” as WJAR reports.
Published: Tuesday, July 5th, 2022 @ 9:34 am
By: Daily Wire
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The White House is claiming they are unfamiliar with anti-Joe Biden chants, such as the blunt and ever-popular “F*** Joe Biden” chant, and the more recent “Let’s Go Brandon” meme. The latter went viral following a recent NASCAR race.
Published: Thursday, June 16th, 2022 @ 11:37 pm
By: Daily Wire
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NASCAR is now reviewing a deal made last week between driver Brandon Brown and cryptocurrency meme coin named after him, LGBcoin, which stands for the viral meme “Let’s Go Brandon.”
Published: Tuesday, January 4th, 2022 @ 3:34 pm
By: Daily Wire
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On Friday, famed actor James Woods, an outspoken conservative, which makes him an anomaly in the vast leftism of Hollywood, tweeted a photo of a rib-eye steak with its exorbitant price and added one rapidly mushrooming meme.
Published: Wednesday, December 8th, 2021 @ 11:48 pm
By: Daily Wire
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NASCAR driver Brandon Brown had a little fun Monday, trolling a debacle concerning an NBC Sports reporter who claimed fans were chanting “let’s go, Brandon!” at the Talladega Superspeedway on Saturday, when in reality they were chanting “f*** Joe Biden.”
Published: Tuesday, November 16th, 2021 @ 2:58 am
By: Daily Wire
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On Saturday, an NBC sports reporter interviewing NASCAR driver Brandon Brown at Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama after Brown scored his first career NASCAR Xfinity Series win stated in a video that the crowd was chanting “Let’s go, Brandon!” when in reality they were chanting “F*** Joe Biden.”
Published: Friday, October 29th, 2021 @ 7:25 am
By: Daily Wire
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Lawmakers and the governor are moving bills and disclosing recommendations for using money from the American Rescue Plan, some $5.7 billion.
Published: Sunday, May 30th, 2021 @ 8:46 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina native and NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty recently received a COVID-19 vaccine.
Published: Wednesday, March 17th, 2021 @ 7:34 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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A number of lawmakers are pushing Gov. Roy Cooper to allow races at the Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord next month — even if the stands are empty.
Published: Friday, April 24th, 2020 @ 1:45 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Monday night, NASCAR released a statement announcing driver Ryan Newman was in serious condition and being treated at Halifax Medical Center for his non-life threatening injuries following a horrific crash during the final lap of the Daytona 500 on Sunday.
Published: Wednesday, February 19th, 2020 @ 11:17 am
By: Daily Wire
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Economic development is a game, and it's played by its own special set of rules
Published: Friday, January 27th, 2017 @ 1:53 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A proposed EPA rule, as part of regulation that would purport to control greenhouse gas emissions and impose fuel efficiency standards, could harm North Carolina's vibrant performance auto and racing industries, according to a group that represents such businesses nationwide
Published: Tuesday, April 5th, 2016 @ 11:49 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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I had the chance, for the first time ever, to communicate directly with the chairman of the NCGOP.
Published: Saturday, March 26th, 2016 @ 9:35 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Governor Pat McCrory surprised NASCAR champion and North Carolina resident Jeff Gordon by awarding him with the prestigious Order of the Long Leaf Pine, the highest award the governor can bestow
Published: Tuesday, January 19th, 2016 @ 12:43 am
By: McCrory Communications
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Governor Pat McCrory celebrated a living legend today at the Executive Mansion, proclaiming March 31, 2015 "Richard Petty Day" in North Carolina.
Published: Wednesday, April 1st, 2015 @ 4:48 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Governor Pat McCrory has proclaimed May "Motorsports Month" in North Carolina, celebrating the many contributions of racing to the state and economy.
Published: Wednesday, May 7th, 2014 @ 10:22 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Most of us enjoy going on a vacation or two during the year, and that usually involves spending the night in a hotel or rental accommodation. Did you know that you are taxed on that hotel room and have no say about it? This current form of taxation without representation is known as an occupancy tax
Published: Wednesday, May 7th, 2014 @ 12:18 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The JLF research staff is completing the upcoming edition of our City and County Issue Guide, and in so doing I am writing about convention centers, stadiums, and other municipal vanity projects. The projects are invariably sold to city leaders as sure-fire ways to boost the local economy and raise
Published: Tuesday, January 21st, 2014 @ 6:56 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A three-member panel of the state's Disciplinary Hearing Commission decided at an Oct. 21 hearing to suspend former Mecklenburg County Judge Bill Belk's law license for three years for violating a rule of conduct. Belk, who insists the violation is nothing more than a misunderstanding he...
Published: Sunday, October 27th, 2013 @ 2:04 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Senior Alex Gajewski knows what he wants to do after graduation. The aspiring sports broadcaster has held internships with ESPN radio, TV stations in Greenville and Charlotte, NASCAR Productions and a professional soccer team.
Published: Tuesday, October 15th, 2013 @ 9:30 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Governor Pat McCrory joined nearly 120 campers, counselors and volunteers at Victory Junction year-around facility Tuesday night for the NASCAR event.
Published: Sunday, August 4th, 2013 @ 3:15 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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