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A year after his parents were killed in tragic plane crash, this CT native is going to the Olympics
3+ hour, 6+ min ago (976+ words) Last May, before Maxim Naumov came back to his roots to Simsbury to skate in a benefit show, he hadn't been on the ice all that much since January 2025 when he competed in the national championships and finished fourth. Naumov's…...
Multiple deaths reported after jet owned by NASCAR star crashes at North Carolina airport
3+ week, 3+ day ago (217+ words) STATESVILLE, N.C. " A business jet crashed Thursday at a regional airport in North Carolina used by NASCAR teams and Fortune 500 companies, erupting in a large fire and killing multiple people, authorities said. According to multiple reports the plane was owned by…...
Michael Jordan’s race team just scored a major win against NASCAR
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (809+ words) NASCAR Commissioner Steve Phelps said last week the series is "trying our hardest" to settle the federal antitrust lawsuit with the two teams suing in the most expansive comments yet from the defendants. U.S. District Judge Kenneth Bell ruled Tuesday in…...
CT native Joey Logano clinches final NASCAR playoff spot in dramatic Charlotte finish
3+ mon, 5+ day ago (939+ words) At least not until Sunday's race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, where the Team Penske driver found himself struggling most of the race and in a tense battle with Ross Chastain for the final spot in the round of eight. The…...
Michael Jordan’s NASCAR team fights for charter status amid explosive lawsuit
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (437+ words) 23XI Racing, the team owned by Jordan and three-time Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin, and Front Row Motorsports, owned by entrepreneur Bob Jenkins, are suing NASCAR over antitrust claims regarding the charter system. A charter is the equivalent of a franchise and…...
Fiery texts from Michael Jordan, NASCAR executives disclosed in NASCAR antitrust battle
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (784+ words) In one exchange, the retired NBA Hall of Famer and co-owner of the 23XI Racing Team used disparaging language about Joe Gibbs Racing and the 13 other teams that signed NASCAR's new charter agreements last September. "Teams are going to regret not…...
CT’s Joey Logano set to surpass Richard Petty, become youngest driver in NASCAR with 600 starts
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (604+ words) DOVER, Del. " Joey Logano's first NASCAR Cup Series start " before he would drive for heavyweight owners such as Joe Gibbs and Roger Penske " came in New Hampshire for a short-lived team called Hall of Fame racing. Set to make his…...
Lime Rock Park to host NASCAR’s LIUNA 150 this weekend
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (259+ words) Lime Rock Park is gearing up to host LIUNA 150, a NASCAR event featuring the Craftsman Truck Series, ARCA Menards Series, and the NASCAR Classic. All three series will come together at the historic race track in Salisbury this weekend, with…...
Scott McLaughlin destroys car in huge crash ahead of Indianapolis 500 qualifying
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (362+ words) McLaughlin qualified Saturday inside the top 12 and was eligible to run for the pole later Sunday. But he spun at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and immediately lifted both hands to his helmet as he braced for impact with the Turn 2 wall....