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Petty gets raw deal from new boss

Kyle Petty sits on a TV stage the day before Sprint Cup races as a celebrity participant in a new NASCAR game show on the Speed channel.

NASCAR drivers sharpen their signing skills

This is the weekend to get up close and personal with your favorite NASCAR driver as Las Vegas welcomes the cream of the crop for the Sam’s Town 300 and the Shelby 427 at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Music acts tailored to NASCAR fans will be featured at Fremont Street Experience

More than 10,000 NASCAR fans are expected to swarm the Fremont Street Experience downtown this weekend. The sixth annual RaceJam will bring entertainment highlighted by country star Trent Tomlinson and former Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer Artimus Pyle, scheduled for separate (and simultaneous) Saturday night gigs.

Repairs on I-15 might cause tempers to flare for Sunday’s race

“@#$%&!”
That’s what a number of NASCAR race fans — and other motorists caught unaware — might end up saying this weekend if they choose to take Interstate 15 toward the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Citing the I-15 north widening project, speedway officials warned spectators that the trip to and from the raceway this weekend will not be an easy one.

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Cup race finds classy emblem in Shelby

For the third year in a row, a major change will greet visitors to Las Vegas Motor Speedway when they begin arriving Friday for the 12th annual NASCAR Sprint Cup weekend.

High-speed musical chairs

For the first time in 12 years at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Tony Stewart will not be driving the No. 20 Home Depot car when practice begins at noon Friday for the Shelby 427 NASCAR Sprint Cup race.

Race fans should arrive early, leave late — or ride a shuttle

Three years after Las Vegas Motor Speedway invested millions to improve the quality of racing on its 1.5-mile tri-oval, the Nevada Department of Transportation is spending to alleviate congestion on Interstate 15 north of downtown.

WEEKEND SCHEDULE

WEEKEND SCHEDULE

World of Outlaws back at LVMS

The popular World of Outlaws winged sprint car series returns to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway dirt track tonight for the first time in three years.

Edwards’ victory bittersweet

Carl Edwards and his No. 99 Roush Fenway Racing team might want to tread lightly around the NASCAR inspection garage at Las Vegas Motor Speedway before Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race.

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