The No. 4 has left a spirited DAYTONA 500 legacy – adorning the car of winners and record-setters. Ernie Irvan was the first ...

Injuries may have forced him to retire prematurely from NASCAR in 1999, but horsepower continues to be a major part of Ernie Irvan‘s life. Two vastly different types of horsepower, that is. There‘s ...

There’s a lot going on here, so let me start with the basics. The list of sporting Ernies sprang from mention of boxer Earnie Shavers’ recent death. Shavers didn’t spell his first name in the manner ...

Kyle Busch unveiled Wednesday the paint scheme he’ll run during the Bojangles’ Southern 500 Throwback Weekend at Darlington Raceway later this season (Sept. 2, 6 p.m. ET, NBCSN/NBC Sports App). Scm ...

Save for the Long Beach road race and the Winston Cup series at Sears Point, California's dearth of racing facilities has caused professional closed-course racing to be almost a thing of the past.

From 1979 to 2000, CBS Sports played a central role in shaping NASCAR into a national television sport, becoming the first network to televise the Daytona 500 live from start-to-finish while also ...

He didn't have a traditionally spelled name, and he was not among your top-10 sports Ernies of all time (Sunday, Sept. 4), but your Sunday 3-dotter reminded me of Virgil Earnest (Ernie) Swervin' Irvan ...