This week there has been some interesting stories about NASCAR drivers receiving fines from NASCAR for open criticism. The new 'have at it boys" attitude does not apparently extend to the sport itself ...

This 1957 Kurtis Kraft 500G was the late "Smokey" Yunick's first Indy car. It's heading to the Worldwide Auctioneers sale in Scottsdale, Arizona, where it will be lot 30. This 1957 Kurtis Kraft 500G ...

I was a little late to the party for that new Smokey Yunick monument next to his old garage property in Daytona Beach. But I paid my respects this past week. It's the latest worthy project completed ...

Germain Racing and driver Casey Mears will pay homage to the late, great mechanic and crew chief Smokey Yunick in the Bojangles' Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on Labor Day weekend. At that race, ...

You could call it “The Best Damn Monument in Town.” The official dedication of a Smokey Yunick historical marker, fittingly, is scheduled for Thursday, the day many haulers filled with racing ...

Charlotte Motor Speedway president Marcus Smith presents Ray Evernham with the Smokey Yunick Award on Thursday. Veteran crew chief, team owner and broadcaster Ray Evernham was named Thursday as winner ...

This 1969 All-American Racers was the only AAR Eagle sold to a new customer. That customer, Smokey Yunick, held on to the car for over 30 years. Currently, it's lot 31 at the Worldwide Auctioneers ...

Author's note: InPart Iof this little expose', we discussed Smokey's conception and follow-through on the 40th celebration of this engine at the '95 PRI Show. This month we expand the horizon a bit to ...

Henry “Smokey” Yunick, an innovative stock car mechanic and owner who helped develop Chevrolet’s original small-block engine in 1955, died Wednesday in Daytona Beach, Fla., of complications from ...

The second group of nominees were announced for the NASCAR Hall of Fame and I was asked what I thought about Smokey Yunick not being on that list. I am more than certain that it will be quite some ...

Of the twenty-three remaining engineers that Smokey and I were able to contact and speak to, the principal one was not available. Even so, I was fortunate to have landed a conversation with his son, ...