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Max Muhleman, who revolutionized seat licensing and helped bring pro sports to Charlotte, dies at 88

Dec. 19, 2024 17:35 PM EST

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Sports marketer Max Muhleman, who was credited with the concept of developing the permanent seat license in professional sports and helping the Carolina Panthers and Charlotte Hornets land expansion teams, has died at 88. Muhleman died on Saturday in...

Martin Truex Jr. closes out full-time NASCAR Cup Series career at Phoenix Raceway

Nov. 10, 2024 20:38 PM EST

AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Martin Truex Jr. got a nice surprise when his fellow drivers gave him a standing ovation during the prerace meeting Sunday before the NASCAR Cup Series finale. Once on the track, the 44-year-old driver from New Jersey took time to thank his team for all the...

Bobby Allison, NASCAR Hall of Famer and 3-time Daytona 500 winner, dies at 86

Nov. 10, 2024 01:38 AM EST

Bobby Allison, founder of racing’s “Alabama Gang” and a NASCAR Hall of Famer, died Saturday. He was 86. NASCAR released a statement from Allison’s family that said he died at home in Mooresville, North Carolina. A cause of death wasn’t given, but Allison had been in...

Kyle Larson heads to Martinsville looking for 7th win of season to have shot at NASCAR title

Nov. 01, 2024 14:30 PM EDT

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — There’s a tradition at Hendrick Motorsports in which a driver celebrates a win with a victory bell that he takes all over the motorsports campus so that every employee who contributed to the win gets a chance to give it a ring. Kyle Larson did the ceremony...

NASCAR declares Bobby Allison the winner of a 1971 race, moving him into 4th on all-time wins list

Oct. 23, 2024 18:06 PM EDT

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — NASCAR Hall of Famer Bobby Allison finally got his victory from Bowman Gray Stadium, more than five decades after he took the checkered flag and the trophy. NASCAR on Wednesday formally recognized the 86-year-old Allison as the winner of the Meyers...