In racing, the checkered flag is the ultimate goal—making it there, and making it there before everyone else. Passing under that flag first is synonymous with sweet, sweet victory, but it wasn't ...

During this year's NFL offseason and between stock car races, the Jacksonville Jaguars and Daytona International Speedway have joined forces to offer a special ticket combination to sports enthusiasts ...

The unofficial second half of the season began at Elko Speedway Aug. 3 with another Eve of Destruction event. Late Models, Thunder Cars and Power Stocks were also back on the oval with double features ...

Elko Speedway opened its 55th season of racing Aug. 8 with six divisions on the track. Fans were spread out in the stands to watch 11 different drivers win feature races, including Michael Haggar of ...

SPEEDWAY, Ind. — The checkered flag is an icon of racing. It decorates homes across Indiana in the month of May. But the two checkered flags that really matter will be in the hands of Aaron Likens on ...

This will be the final installment of Checkered Flags for 2010 since the racing season is wrapping up across the state. Thanks for your input over the past five months. Mike Ling, Mount Brydges, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gone are the checkered flags that once adorned the crosswalks outside Daytona International Speedway, but social media reactions ...

Race on Friday. Rain on Saturday. That has been the story for the past two weeks at tracks across the state. Most of the action was rained out Saturday, just like it was May 14. But The Finish Line ...

When a NASCAR employee dropped the sheet of paper on our desks at Daytona International Speed a half-hour after Kurt Busch took the checkered flag for the Daytona 500, it clarified the new race format ...