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The morning commuter peloton can be a sight. While professional cyclists whizz through tours in a blur of neon Lycra and bulging quads, dedicated amateurs often resort to makeshift gear such as flapping Sports Direct jogging bottoms and sweaty cagoules for the schlep to work. Simon Mottram, the chief executive of the cyclewear brand Rapha, is the cycling world’s equivalent of the fashion police, and a rush hour ride across…

John Andretti, twice a winner in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, is battling Stage 4 colon cancer, according to Dave Calabro of Indianapolis TV station WTHR. Andretti, the son of former racer Aldo Andretti and nephew of racing legend Mario Andretti, was diagnosed with Stage 3 colon cancer earlier this year and underwent surgery to remove a portion of his colon. Additional tests eventually discovered the cancer had spread…

Travis Pastrana will compete in his first NASCAR race since 2015, driving for Niece Motorsports in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in September. Before racing at Vegas, he’ll test the truck on Tuesday at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Pastrana, who made his name as a champion in Motocross/Supercross in the early 2000s, returns to a NASCAR truck for the first time since he drove for…

The morning commuter peloton can be a sight. While professional cyclists whizz through tours in a blur of neon Lycra and bulging quads, dedicated amateurs often resort to makeshift gear such as flapping Sports Direct jogging bottoms and sweaty cagoules for the schlep to work. Simon Mottram, the chief executive of the cyclewear brand Rapha, is the cycling world’s equivalent of the fashion police, and a rush hour ride across…

Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France says the challenge of connecting with a new, younger generation of fans is something that all sports are trying to figure out, and one that NASCAR will take some time to figure out. Speaking at Richmond International Raceway before Sunday’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race, France compared the challenge sports are facing to the one…

Joey Logano leaves a smoke trail as he celebrates his first win of the season.(Photo: Peter Casey, USA TODAY Sports) RICHMOND, Va. — Team Penske knew it would be celebrating a milestone Sunday at Richmond International Raceway, but no one in the organization could have known just how momentous the weekend would become. Joey Logano triumphed in his 300th career start in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, holding off hard-charging…

RICHMOND, Va. – Finishing a race with a banged-up car is pretty standard for NASCAR races. But if a car is so badly wrecked that it can’t finish the race, new NASCAR rules dictate the driver must be immediately evaluated at the in-field medical care center. Usually within about 10 minutes of entering the center, NASCAR announces the driver has been cleared. But what exactly are these doctors looking for…

NASCAR chairman Brian France addressed the media for the first time since last season’s final race Sunday at Richmond, where he touched on a number of topics ranging from Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s retirement to the future of NASCAR.  France, accompanied by his 6-year-old son Luke at the podium in a surprise visit to the media center, noted the cyclical nature of the sport and a recent changing of the guard following the exits of…

NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France and his wife Amy were front and center at Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital at NYU Langone on April 26, visiting with patients and taking in a race of a different kind — the pinewood derby variety.   Yes, racing runs deep in the France family roots. So does charity. Wednesday’s visit illustrates a deep relationship with helping children.   Last year, The NASCAR Foundation announced…

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RICHMOND, Va. — In the vernacular of NASCAR racing, this exact moment in history could perhaps be best described as one of those best-of-times/worst-of-times deals. First, the worst-of-times breakdown. Jeff Gordon, a four-time champion and an enormously popular driver, retired for good after a brief comeback last season. So did Tony Stewart, a three-time champion. Carl Edwards unexpectedly pulled the plug on a stellar career in January, shocking the NASCAR community….

Don Prevish Jr. was 13 when his uncle took him to his first stock-car race at what was then known as Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway. His uncle, a Henrico County policeman working a security gig at the track that day, dropped him off in the pits with two instructions. “He told me not to get hit by a car and to have fun,” Prevish recalled. Prevish not only had fun, he…

RICHMOND, Va. – The NASCAR schedule takes drivers all over the country, and each track provides its own unique challenges. But the fan experience changes at each track too. “Racing is a different product based on the track, especially if you’re used to watching on TV,” said lifelong NASCAR fan Jennifer Barnhard, who’s from Columbia, South Carolina. “Different tracks provide another dimension of racing.” This weekend, NASCAR is raced the…

RICHMOND, Va. – The NASCAR schedule takes drivers all over the country, and each track provides its own unique challenges. But the fan experience changes at each track too. “Racing is a different product based on the track, especially if you’re used to watching on TV,” said lifelong NASCAR fan Jennifer Barnhard, who’s from Columbia, South Carolina. “Different tracks provide another dimension of racing.” This weekend, NASCAR is raced the…

Matt Kenseth will be the first to tell you that he’s not known for his great qualifying, but Friday at Richmond International Raceway, Kenseth earned his 19th career pole when he put his Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota in the No. 1 spot for Sunday’s Toyota Owners 400 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race. Ryan Blaney will start on the outside of Row 1 in his Wood Brothers Racing Ford,…

Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com Two nights before the 2017 Strade Bianche, WorldTour teams huddled around the dinner table, laughing and relaxing before the big battle. Many of them were chattering away in Italian. The scene didn’t seem extraordinary in any way. Yet, it was, for one simple reason: Despite the fact that a number of the teams at the hotels sprinkled across the Tuscan landscape were loaded with…

Caleb Hurd, far right, serves as the gas man on Denny Hamlin’s pit crew on weekends, and as an engineer for Joe Gibbs Racing on weekdays. (Nigel Kinrade/NKP) RICHMOND — Caleb Hurd figured out what he wanted to do with his life when he first traveled to Richmond International Raceway for a NASCAR race in 2000. He was working as a wide-eyed intern for Hendrick Motorsports at the time, putting…

Conway was introduced to NASCAR through 77 Ventures, its agency partner on the 2017 season launch campaign and, more recently, the NASCAR Acceleration Nation work. “Tutelage” is set in a school classroom, where child teachers explain the aerodynamics principles of drag and drafting to a seated audience of students including Dillon, driver of the No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet SS. “I really appreciate how NASCAR is including kids like…

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