Arlington declared most sports obsessed city in America

By Pegasus News wire

Criteria includes the number of people who are "foam-finger-waving" sports fanatics, among other things.

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Big Sunday for Southern-fried entertainment

Local Nielsen ratings snapshot (Fri.-Sun., April 3-5)

By Ed Bark

Both the coverage of the Samsung 500 and Academy of Country Music Awards ruled the ratings like a corny dog at the Texas State Fair.

Monday, April 6, 2009

Travis Evans takes the Texas World Dirt Track Championship

By Todd E. Jones

When you host a race called Texas World Dirt Track Championship with three classes of cars, you would hope that at least one of the champions would be from Texas.

Monday, March 2, 2009

How to attend a dirt track race at Texas Motor Speedway

By Todd E. Jones

When the Texas Motor Speedway runs a dirt track race, it usually happens once, maybe twice per year, therefore, local fans may be a little unsure how to go about attending a dirt race at TMS.

Saturday, Feb. 28, 2009

Troy Taylor will try to tame the field at the Texas World Dirt Track Championship

By Todd E. Jones

Fort Worth's own dirt track legend has captured over 1000 racing victories in his 29-year career.

Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009

Rachael Ray in Dallas area this weekend for grilling contest at Texas Motor Speedway

By Teresa Gubbins

Just saw her on TV watching the Saturday afternoon race.

Saturday, Nov. 1, 2008

Interview: Richardson stock car driver Lindsey Adams

By Andrew Laska

Adams is a third generation race car driver hoping to make it to the NASCAR level one day.

Thursday, May 29, 2008

Plano-based Siemens PLM Software helps Danica Patrick win race

By Pegasus News wire

This was Patrick's first IndyCar Series win

Friday, May 2, 2008

Drag racer gets into major-league collision in Ennis

By Pegasus News wire

Car hit the wall but amazingly, he survived.

Monday, Sept. 24, 2007

Tickets to RBD, M.I.A., Alice Cooper, Dickies 500 Nascar & more on sale soon

By Pegasus News wire

The shows will come and go, but the debt from all of the service fees you must pay to purchase the tickets could last a lifetime!

Thursday, Sept. 20, 2007

Eric Baldaccini of Keller finishes 15th in Ninth Brodix Tournament of Champions at Knoxville Raceway

By Pegasus News wire

Someone named Kaley Gerst took the victory, but he's not local, so we couldn't care less about him.

Monday, Aug. 6, 2007

UTA takes first place at Annual Texas Autocross weekend

By Pegasus News wire

The UTA team won both the slower morning endurance track and the faster afternoon track.

Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Sports racers gather for 7th Annual Texas Autocross weekend at UTA & Texas Motor Speedway

By Pegasus News wire

Collegiate teams from Texas, Alabama, Kansas, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota and other locations will be practicing on the south parking lot at UT Arlington this Saturday.

Thursday, July 12, 2007

City of Dallas teams up with DISD and NASCAR to launch SafeLight Dallas Stops on Red! education campaign

By Pegasus News wire

NASCAR Driver David Starr brought his racing skills and his message “On the racetrack I burn rubber—on the road I stop on Red!” to the City of Dallas today

Tuesday, May 8, 2007

Grand Prairie racing fans get married Friday at Texas Motor Speedway

By Teresa Gubbins

Their ordained minister was supposedly named Crash.

Saturday, April 14, 2007

NASCAR races in Fort Worth this weekend likely met by WINTRYICEMIXSPRINGMAGEDDON

By Pegasus News wire

Fans may end up sitting for long hours in rain, watching officials dry track with tiny hand-held hair dryers.

Thursday, April 12, 2007

Race track re-opens in Kennedale; that’ll make three

By Teresa Gubbins

Race track re-opens as Kennedale strives to get beyond its roots as a race-track town.

Wednesday, March 7, 2007

Dallas-based GlobalTec partners with NASCAR

By Pegasus News wire

Stock-trading company sponsors stock car. Get it? Stock. Broker, I'd like 20 shares of Starbucks, please. Extra cream with that, if you would.

Wednesday, March 7, 2007

Dale Earnhardt movie replaces April IROC race at Texas Motor Speedway

But DMN qualifier will continue

By Pegasus News wire

Thank you, Friday the 13th, you ceaseless bearer of magical disappointment.

Thursday, March 1, 2007

NASCAR honors Texas Motor Speedway PR man

By Pegasus News wire

Mike Zizzo is the 2007 Speedway PR person of the year.

Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2007

DFW Airport USO volunteers receive extreme-car makeover

By Pegasus News wire

NASCAR honors five who have volunteered hundreds of hours on syndicated TV show, NASCAR Angels. Episode airs Sunday at 6 p.m. on Channel 52 KFWD.

Saturday, Feb. 10, 2007

IndyCar Series moves qualifying for this year’s Bombardier Learjet 550k

By Pegasus News wire

Usually runs at Texas Motor Speedway the same night as NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series qualifying. This year it will be the night after.

Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2007

Texas Motor Speedway fixes ‘Dale’s Dip’ section of track

By Pegasus News wire

This past November, Dale Earnhardt Jr. complained about the 200-foot section of track between Turns 1 and 2.

Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2007

Mansfield native Kelly Clarkson vroom-vrooms her way into NASCAR

By Teresa Gubbins

American Idol signs big deal with NASCAR, kick-starting a trackful of racing metaphors.

Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2007

Texas Chapter of Speedway Children’s Charities finds a new director

By Pegasus News wire

For the first time in history, the charity has a has a lifetime, not-for-profit professional leading the chapter.

Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2006

Reverend Horton Heat sponsors race car

By Pegasus News wire

Yeah, he's been into cars for a while. But now he's really into them, sponsoring Jeff Milburn of the Nascar Craftsman Truck Series.

Sunday, Dec. 3, 2006

Grand Prairie Speedway will be IMCA sanctioned in 2007

By Pegasus News wire

Track has seen a nice turnaround since Jimmy and Kristi Johnson bought it five years ago.

Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2006

More than $500,000 to be given to kids’ charities at Texas Motor Speedway

By Pegasus News wire

Awards ceremony is Dec. 5, and it will feature the largest live Christmas tree in the state.

Monday, Nov. 27, 2006

Tickets for 2007 NASCAR, IRL races on sale

By Pegasus News wire

Hurry, they will go fast.

Friday, Nov. 10, 2006

Speedway Children’s Charities-Texas chapter sets record

By Pegasus News wire

Raised more than $400,000 in various Dickies 500 race week-related events.

Thursday, Nov. 9, 2006