Racing

Today's Nationwide race, the Drive4COPD 300 ended with a spectacular 12 car crash that set some spectators to the hospital. The lead cars were bunched up coming out of the final turn and sprinting for the finish line. As the cars started to tangle up, the car driven by 20-year-old Kyle Larson took flight into the catch fence...

  Tony Stewart won the Nationwide race today at Daytona but a rookie's wreck injured fans.  

WBKR NASCAR Preview: Daytona 500  Danica Patrick and Jeff Gordon sit on the pole. Details coming up. But, first Blake Smith’s look back at yesterday’s Duel and his preview of Sunday’s race The starting line-up for Sunday’s Daytona 500 has been set after Thursday’s Budweiser Duels at Daytona ...

WBKR NASCAR Report: Budweiser Duels at Daytona Blake Smith here.  If you haven’t heard the news from Sunday’s Daytona 500 qualifying, you may be living under a rock. Danica Patrick captured the pole position for this Sunday’s Daytona 500, becoming the first female to win the pole for a Sprint Cup Series race...

Danica Patrick has always made headlines as a Sprint Cup driver. Sometimes for her semi-racy GoDaddy.com commercials, sometimes for her latest romantic status or which late-night talk-show she'll be appearing on. This time...she's made headlines for making history. Racing history...

Our NASCAR expert, Blake Smith is here to look at tomorrow night's race. WBKR Preview: The Sprint Unlimited                 The turkey has been eaten, presents unwrapped, the ball has dropped in New York City and Cupid has made his yearly visit so it can only mean it’s time for one thing … NASCAR...

WBKR NASCAR Report             As we enter into the final weekend of the off-season (AT LAST!!), NASCAR pays tribute to 5 hall of fame members inducted on Friday at the 2013 NASCAR Hall of Fame induction ceremony. These drivers include Buck Baker, Cotton Owens, Herb Thomas, Leonard Wood and Rusty Wallace...

More on Danica in a moment. Right now, Blake Smith has this week's: WBKR NASCAR Report             With the 2013 Daytona 500 just three weeks away, puzzle pieces are starting to come together to form what should be an exciting and revolutionary season for the organization’s 65th anniversary season...

WBKR is your NASCAR station and when the cars are not racing, we keep up with the off-season, too. Blake Smith is here with: WBKR NASCAR Report: Charlotte Media Tour   Charlotte was filled with motorsports media members from around the country for this week’s NASCAR Sprint Media Tour hosted by Charlotte Motorspeedway...

I wrote about tonight's big bash elsewhere, but our season long reporting ace, Blake Smith, has arrived with even more details, especially about Junior. The glitz and glam of the Las Vegas strip has had a “revved up” feeling about this week as the NASCAR community has been celebrating Championship week in Sin City. The cars of the top 12 in points have lined the strip since Wednesday, giving fans

Tonight is a big night on WBKR for NASCAR fans. It’s the big banquet! Yep, every year after the season is over all the NASCAR drivers, families, crews and friends gather to celebrate the victors… and those that just completed the season. They will be partying hard in Las Vegas.

No, it is not Hank Williams, Jr. pictured with Blake. You'' have to wait to see who Blake picks as the winner after his preview of the season finale: Season Finale Preview: Ford EcoBoost 400                   After a controversial finish to last week’s Advocare 500K in Phoenix, only 2 drivers remain mathematically in contention for the 2012 Championship. Going into this weekend’s race at Homestead