So just how much competition should NASCAR men expect from the ‘new’ Indy-car tour?

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By Mike Mulhern   MARTINSVILLE, Va.  Reality check, please:  Here we are at Martinsville Speedway complaining about a mediocre crowd of maybe only 50,000 for a NASCAR Sprint Cup Sunday, on a drizzly, frigid 40-degree afternoon. And what was going on down in sunny Miami, where Sunday’s temp was a balmy 84 degrees, with a […]


Kyle Petty turning his car over to rookie Chad McCumbee for Texas 500

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By Mike Mulhern   Kyle Petty is turning his Cup ride over to rookie Chad McCumbee for this week’s Texas 500, in an unexpected move, following Petty’s failing to qualify for last weekend’s race at Martinsville.  “Texas is a good track for him,” Petty says of the 23-year-old. “He had a strong run going in […]