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