NEW YORK — Petty Enterprises is in discussions to merge its storied franchise with Gillett Evernham Motorsports, The Associated Press has learned. Multiple people familiar with the talks told the AP ...

LEVEL CROSS, N.C. — In a few days, WFMY News 2 turns 75. Over the course of this week, we're also recognizing some of the local businesses that also opened their doors in 1949. 75 years ago, a father ...

NASCAR has always been a sport of individuals in fire suits and helmets, yet its greatest eras have been shaped by organizations that operated more like dynasties than race teams. From the earliest ...

Richard Petty, with a record 200 Cup Series wins, seven championships and a first-ballot inductee into the Hall of Fame, is considered NASCAR’s greatest driver. He is spending the season celebrating ...

Richard Petty, with a record 200 Cup Series wins, seven championships and a first-ballot inductee into the Hall of Fame, is considered NASCAR’s greatest driver. He is spending the season celebrating ...

The 1978 Daytona 500 winner and his infamous No. 28 "Gray Ghost" were the duo to beat in Daytona Beach during the 23rd iteration of Speedweeks. Allison bested the field in qualifying for the race and ...

Earnhardt and Petty are two names synonymous with championships in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Richard Petty is “The King” while the late Dale Earnhardt was known simply as “The Intimidator.” But ...

Even as NASCAR prepares to announce details about a major change in the way it decides its Cup Series champion, it’s worth noting that the system has undergone numerous changes over the years. One of ...

When the NASCAR haulers rolled into Daytona Beach in the summer of 1975, Richard Petty’s future Hall of Fame plaque was already largely engraved. He’d won five of what would become seven Cup Series ...