NASCAR

3 Stories: NASCAR Bans Confederate Flag, Missing The Mark, More Than A Game
Professors Amira Rose Davis, Kevin Blackistone and Ken Shropshire discuss sports, racism and police brutality.

For Sports Leagues Trying To Go Virtual, NASCAR Has The Inside Track
When the sports world was put on hold, NASCAR was the first to make a successful transition to "virtual" sports.

A NASCAR Driver, A Basketball Hall Of Famer...And An Ankle
Before he was a NASCAR driver, Brendan Gaughan, 5-foot-9, guarded future Basketball Hall of Famer Allen Iverson during Georgetown scrimmages. It wasn't easy. "I'm not afraid to admit that I...

Charlie Pierce: The Week In Sports
It's Final Four weekend! For the eighth year in a row, no men's team from anywhere west of Oklahoma will be competing. Only A Game analyst Charlie Pierce weighs in....

Remembering Barney Hall: Legendary NASCAR Broadcaster Dies At 83
Beloved NASCAR radio broadcaster Barney Hall died this week at the age of 83. ESPN's Ryan McGee joins Bill Littlefield to share his favorite stories about the man whose voice...
Advertisement

Jeff Gordon, NASCAR's New 'Ironman,' Says Goodbye To Racing
Jeff Gordon, winner of 92 NASCAR races and four Cup Championships, hasn't missed a race since 1992. He joins Bill Littlefield to discuss the end of his final season as...

Tensions Flare Down NASCAR's Home Stretch
NASCAR's Sprint Chase for the Cup is nearing the finish. With two races left, eight drivers remain in contention. But instead of looking ahead to this Sunday's race in Phoenix,...

Fast Cars And Homework: NASCAR's 15-Year-Old Rising Star
What did you do on your summer vacation? For 15-year-old Kaz Grala, that question takes a while to answer. The honor roll student is the youngest full-time driver on one...

Making Racing Safer In The Wake Of Kevin Ward's Death
Last Saturday, 20-year-old Sprint car driver Kevin Ward Jr. was struck and killed by the car driven by NASCAR's Tony Stewart. Bill Littlefield speaks with ESPN the Magazine's Ryan McGee...

NASCAR's Brian Vickers Returns To Racing
Brian Vickers will be back on the racetrack this weekend for the Food City 500. His career was briefly derailed due to blood clots. Vickers joins Bill Littlefield to share...

NASCAR Update With ESPN's Brant James
ESPN's Brant James joins Bill for an NASCAR update. James discusses the Sprint Chase for the Cup, the first African-American to win a touring series since 1963, and concussion testing.

NASCAR Spins Out Into 'Chase'
NASCAR hit a caution flag on its way to the Chase for the Cup. ESPN's Brant James joins Bill Littelfield to discuss the Clint Bowyer's controversial spinout and its impact...

Former Stuntman and NASCAR Team Owner Hal Needham Takes Home An Oscar
The list of well-known actors who have appeared on Only A Game is short ... really short. As for Oscar winners, the list was non-existent until now. Before former stuntman,...

New Exhibit Honors Unheralded NASCAR Great
Fred Lorenzen won the Daytona 500 in 1965, but his very short career — and quiet life off the track — may be why he’s not as famous as other...

Danica Patrick Keeps Making History
This week, Danica Patrick became the first female driver in Sprint Cup history to win a pole. ESPN's Brant James joins Bill Littlefield to discuss the significance of that event.

Furniture Row: A Racing Crew from the Rockies
This weekend, NASCAR runs its longest race of the year, the Coca-Cola 600, at Charlotte Motor Speedway. But not all NASCAR teams call North Carolina their home. Scott Graf has...

NASCAR's Kurt Busch Turns Up The Heat
This week NASCAR issued fines and other penalties to those involved in last Saturday's melee at Darlington. Driver Kurt Busch was issued the largest fine, but the actions of his...

NASCAR Sponsors Scaling Back Investment
NASCAR teams are having more and more trouble securing sponsors. With the decline in dollars, some teams are cutting jobs and a few are even folding. WFAE's Scott Graf takes...

NASCAR Gets A Wash
NASCAR has turned to branded businesses to gain back viewers and ratings. Yolanda Perdomo reports from the new NASCAR Car Wash in Romeoville, Ill.

Charlotte Motor Speedway Attracts Fans With World's Largest Screen
The Charlotte Motor Speedway has added a new attraction to get fans in the seats this year: the world's largest HD video screen. The screen is 200 feet wide and...