NASCAR fans are absolutely rabid for any amount of interaction they can get with their heroes & their villains on the banked tarmac ovals. These motorsport gladiators travel from one sleepy town to the next, week in and week out for much of the year, all for the sake of entertaining the common man. NASCAR puts on a show. Of that there is no doubt. But it’s easy to forget that there are people behind the visor and behind the sponsor decals. As I’ve done more work in NASCAR, I’

In motorsport, there are a few names that assert absolute dominance. It’s not always fair, it’s not always easy to like them. But they are on top, and consistently so. Jimmie Johnson is definitely among them. And nestled in the rural plains of southern Virginia, not far from the North Carolina border, is one of the few tracks where Johnson is usually his most dominant. Martinsville dates all the way back to the sport’s earliest races. NASCAR in this region is steeped in histo

For three weekends every year, stock car racing returns home to Charlotte to put on a show for the fans that features some the best racing on the Sprint Cup calendar. The first of those weekends is the NASCAR Sprint Cup All-Star race which puts the series’ best drivers firmly in the spotlight for one wild night of racing under the lights. Benefiting from an unusual format where no points are awarded, the All Star Race is a race purely for glory and money. Nothing else matters

Kimi Raikkonen is the 2007 Formula One World Champion. His quiet demeanor,  ability to handle any kind of race car and his never show emotion attitude has earned him the name of Iceman. A nickname emblazoned across his helmet, cars, and much of his official merchandise. Since leaving Formula One at the end of 2009 after a lackluster season with Ferrari, Raikkonen has been enjoying himself driving in the World Rally Championship. But as ever, a racing driver is never satisfied