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Morning 3: Huge fire at house tied to NASCAR star leaves 2 hospitalized in Gaston County -- and other news
2+ hour, 1+ min ago (110+ words) Morning 3 is a quick roundup of stories we think you should know about to start your day. Check out those stories below. Pictures showed much of the house had burned to the ground by the time the fire was out....
Huge fire at house tied to star NASCAR driver leaves 2 hospitalized in North Carolina
4+ hour, 38+ min ago (286+ words) STANLEY, N.C. (WBTV) - Two people were reportedly hospitalized after a large fire broke out at a house connected to a star NASCAR driver in North Carolina on Sunday. The blaze was sparked the night of Dec. 28 along Blacksnake Road in Gaston…...
Longtime driver dies mid-race at historic North Carolina track
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (320+ words) WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WBTV) - A longtime driver died during a race at a historic North Carolina track over the weekend. Robbie Brewer was racing in Saturday night's Sportsman race at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem when he experienced a medical emergency that…...
NASCAR champion, Hall of Fame driver dies at age 95
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (318+ words) CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - A NASCAR Hall of Fame driver and former champion died this past week at age 95. NASCAR announced the death of 1960 Cup Series champion Rex White on Friday, July 18. The chairman and CEO of NASCAR, Jim France, called White…...
NASCAR coming back to historic North Carolina racetrack in 2026
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (268+ words) WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WBTV) - NASCAR is coming back to a historic North Carolina track in 2026 after a successful return in 2025. Next season's preseason "Clash" will be held at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem. Chase Elliott -- NASCAR's most popular driver -- won the 2025 event…...
NASCAR champion taken off pit road on stretcher following race in Texas
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (345+ words) AUSTIN, Texas (WBTV) - NASCAR champion Brad Keselowski was carried off pit road on a stretcher after Sunday's race at Circuit of the Americas, creating somewhat of a frightening scene. Keselowski's team, RFK Racing -- which he co-owns -- said he was taken…...