There are many race fans who believe Jimmie Johnson would not have near the success he has had if it weren’t for crew chief Chad Knaus.

Hundreds of classic, custom and celebrity cars are rolling into the Ingersoll Rand corporate campus in Davidson for a benefit car show on Saturday, including ones owned by Dale Earnhardt Jr., Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon and other top names in NASCAR.

Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway, which once boasted some of the largest crowds to see NASCAR races, will see its seating capacity reduced to approximately 80,000 seats by next season, tracks officials confirmed on Wednesday. The largest reduction will come from the recent demolition of the Allison Grandstands, a a section on the backstretch which had a seating capacity of 18,000.

What is a "bear tale" doing on a website devoted to motorsports? The story involves three of the most colorful characters connected to NASCAR racing I've met since I started covering the sport in 1957 -- Buddy Baker, Buck Brigance and Crash Grant.