Without his collar and with the Canon digital and a litany of lenses hanging around his neck, Father Dale Grubba walks around NASCAR garages like any other photo-journalist, part of the media circus that follows the nation’s second-most popular spectator sport week after week. The fact that Father Grubba is the only ordained priest with all-access credentials makes him an anomaly. The fact that he has been involved in racing since the mid 1960s makes him one of the longest-serving spiritual leaders in all of sports.  
    “In 1966 I was attending Cath ...

Gordon Speaks

Jeff Gordon took a hard lick trying to get to the front in Las Vegas on Sunday afternoon – the sort of car-shredding crash that makes a guy question his career choices. But Jeff isn’t done yet, even though he is thinking about how much longer he will stay behind the wheel. In a candid conversation during lunch at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Gordon had some interesting observations about his new teammate, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. we well as how it feels to be the elder statesman on NASCAR& ...

When perennial prick Kurt Busch calls you an egomaniacal and emotionally unstable phony and nobody mentions a pot or a kettle, you know you’re having a bad week. Such is the ongoing saga of Carl Edwards, the star of one of the most watched YouTube videos of the week.

            The story goes like this: Edwards, a fan favorite for his broad smile, back-flips, shirtless Mr. Olym ...

Don’t ask Kyle Petty a question unless you want an unvarnished and totally honest answer. And don’t ask him for his opinion if you don’t really care what he thinks. At 47, the son of the greatest driver in NASCAR history and someone who has been behind the wheel of racecars since he could reach the pedals, is too old to pull any punches, and too universally liked to be ignored. So when Kyle sits down behind the TNT desk six times a year or saddles up to his weekly spot on SPEED network’s “Tradin’ Paint” his toothy Petty smile and intelligent down-home analysis make people pay attention. Darrell Waltrip might have “Boogidy, Boogidy, Boogidy,” but Kyle Petty is the man fans want to see and hear. He has, in one abbreviated broadcast season, become the go-to buy for the television-watchin ...