TRE NEWS/OPINION
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Kevin Harvick takes early exit in Coca-Cola 600
CONCORD, N.C.—Kevin Harvick’s string of consecutive victories came to an end Sunday at Charlotte Motor Speedway in the Coca-Cola 600. While entering Turn 3 on lap 85, Harvick’s racecar suffered from a small puncture in the left front tire of the No. 4 Ford. Goodyear Racing announced via Twitter it was likely Harvick ran…
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Rick Eckert dominates night one of the Super Late Model Bob Weikert Memorial
PORT ROYAL, Pa. — Dirt racing legend Rick Eckert was fairly disappointed in himself after running one groove too low in his qualifying session Saturday night at Port Royal Speedway. He kept a mental note, made a few adjustments, and was smooth sailing once the feature rolled around. Eckert, wheeling his cherry red No. 7…
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Grassroots racing coverage is coming to TRE
In this era of stark, often sad change, when the format is constantly altered with hopes of providing a shot in the arm and chunks of grandstands being ripped out to alleviate the empty atmosphere, we wonder where the magic went. Not long ago, NASCAR was destined to rival the four major sports —…
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PHOTOS: 2018 Alsco 300
Photos from the XFINITY Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Saturday, May 26, 2018.
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Almirola: ‘The ability to win is there’
“If we do everything right we’re going to have a shot to win.”
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Melillo’s Mind: Monster Energy All Star Race Aero Package, Hall of Fame Review, and Indy 500 preview
The All-Star race was this past weekend, and was the primary showcase of a potential new aero package for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in the future. Kevin Harvick was victorious after the 70-lap event, which included many more passes for the lead than we’ve been used to for a while at Charlotte Motor…
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President Trump honors Truex at White House
“What an opportunity to be here today,” Truex said.
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Harvick wins second All-Star race
Harvick led the final 11 laps, holding off Daniel Suarez and Joey Logano on the final restart with two laps to go to earn his second All-Star Victory. “We needed to be in control of the race to have a chance at winning,” Harvick said. “If we were third or fourth we would have…
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Gordon, Byron comment on Darlington throwback scheme
CONCORD, N.C.—Friday afternoon, Jeff Gordon, William Byron and NASCAR artist Sam Bass walked into the Charlotte Motor Speedway Media Center with a big smile on their faces. As they approached the front of the media center, all three men stood next to an object covered with a black cloth. As the cloth was removed, the…
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Kyle Busch talks expectations of drivers at KBM
Busch made it known that his young drivers aren’t perfect and there’s certainly things they need to work on.