Former NASCAR driver Steve Spencer, who raced in the 1970s and 1980s, has pointed out that the sport has lost its spirit since then.

With its origins in rum-running and Prohibition-era bootlegging and its history of charismatic champions, such as Richard “The King” Petty and Jeff Gordon, NASCAR is as American of the sport as one ...

Permanent charters, akin to franchises in other major professional sports leagues, are being granted in settlement of a ...