NASCAR driver Jesse Iwuji knows all about protecting America, be it on foreign soil as a lieutenant in the Navy or while driving down the freeway on his way home from his own NASCAR event. The 30-year-old was nearing the end of a six-hour drive following the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Sonoma Raceway when he saw a [...]
Professional stock car driver Jeffrey Earnhardt spends much of his life in the fast lane, making a lot of left turns at unfathomable speeds. But, he also finds time to take pause, stand perfectly still and reflect on the reason he has the liberty to live and breathe as he does. While his heart and devotion extend genuinely to the [...]
Jake Olson may be blind, but he proves time and time again that anything is possible. The 21-year-old long snapper for USC hit the headlines again on Thursday after he got behind the wheel and drove a race car around Charlotte Motor Speedway. With the help of former NASCAR driver Todd Bodine, Olson went for a spin around the 1.5-mile [...]
Dale Earnhardt Jr. may be retired now, but the legendary NASCAR driver is still spinning laps when it comes to making fans smile. Most recently, he surprised high school senior Jaicee Weaver with a college scholarship so she can pursue a career in the automotive industry. The Tennessee teen applied for the first Dale Jr. Scholarship, an annual award the [...]
NASCAR driver Danica Patrick announced Friday that she will be retiring from full-time racing in 2018, with the Daytona 500 and the Indianapolis 500 being her final two races. With her career winding down, I thought it would be fun to take a look at one of her most impressive days on the track, and yes, it was a day [...]
It was an early kickoff to Mother's Day for Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s mom, Brenda. The NASCAR driver wrote a touching letter to his mom and then read it aloud in front of a camera, thinking that he was going to be the one surprising her with a sweet message on Mother's Day. He had no idea she was in [...]
Taylor Johnson executed her homecoming proposal perfectly. The Alabama teen asked her good friend and student with special needs, Holman Head, to the year's kickoff dance by dressing up as his favorite NASCAR driver, Kyle Busch. She held a sign that read, "Holman, will you race to homecoming with me?" Of course, Head said "yes." When Busch heard about the [...]
Photo courtesy of Rico Abreu By Matt Petrero I consider myself a NASCAR fan, but I mostly follow the Sprint Cup Series with any regularity. However, when presented with the opportunity to speak with one of the most rapidly rising stars at any level of stock car racing, I jumped at the chance. A native of Rutherford, Calif., Rico Abreu has [...]
Dale Earnhardt Jr. is the latest athlete to announce that he will donate his brain in order to advance concussion research. The NASCAR driver casually tweeted his intention after posting a Sports Illustrated article on three former Oakland Raiders who plan to donate their brains to honor their teammate, Ken Stabler. Why? What use is it to you at [...]