Nashville Can Vote Racing Out of the Fairgrounds. The Track Rebuild Is Still Only a Plan.
A petition with nearly 75,000 signatures could remove racing from Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway, but Metro's 30-year bond payments on the…
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NASCAR Driver Hit With $850,002 Verdict in ‘Criminal Conversation’ Affair Lawsuit — Including $1 in Punitive Damages
A North Carolina jury found the former NASCAR truck racer liable under two centuries-old "heart balm" laws, then set punitive…
Florida Kicked the Plate Cameras Off Its Highways. The Ones That Mail You Tickets Keep Spreading.
Florida pulled license plate readers off state highways. Red-light, school-zone and school bus cameras that mail tickets are still spreading,…
The Repo Man Can Take Your Car. He Can’t Take Your Subprime Loan With It.
Subprime car loan delinquencies are climbing again after a record January. The bigger story is what happens after repossession: lenders…
Watch: A Plate Camera Snitched on a Stolen Honda in Miami-Dade. The Chase Ended With It on Its Roof.
A Flock plate camera led Florida troopers to a stolen Honda in seconds. Stopping it took two PIT attempts and…
Car Loan Rates Look Cheap Right Now. The Bond Market Says That Won’t Last.
Treasury yields passed 5% and the Fed hiked in September, but published car loan rates still reflect cheaper money. Here’s…
A Flock Camera Helped Put Her in Jail for 13 Days. Photos of Her Undamaged Durango Got Her Out.
A Florida driver jailed 13 days after a Flock camera helped put her Dodge Durango near a fatal crash told…
Diesel Just Broke Its All-Time Record Three Weeks Running. Here’s Why It Hits Your Wallet Even If You Never Buy a Gallon
Diesel has set an all-time record three weeks in a row, hitting $6.53 a gallon. Here’s why it hits your…
Today in Automotive History: September 28, 2020 — A London Court Hands Uber Its License Back
On Sept. 28, 2020, a London court ruled Uber "fit and proper" and restored its license. The standard it set…
Ford Patented a Hood That Folds Into a Workbench. It Still Has to Crumple.
Ford's pending patent folds part of the hood forward into a work surface at bench height. The revealing detail is…
Today in Automotive History: September 25, 1926 — Henry Ford Announces the Five-Day, 40-Hour Workweek
Henry Ford announced the Ford five-day workweek on Sept. 25, 1926. The weekend it helped create still shapes how cars…
Florida County Has No Idea Where Mysterious LPR Cameras Came From
St. Lucie County revoked authorization for 52 license plate readers on county right-of-way, then discovered its own permit file could…
Used Car Values Just Dipped for the First Time This Year. Used EVs Went the Other Way.
The Manheim index slipped 0.4% from a year ago, but wholesale EV values rose 2.3% as gas hit $4.48 and…
Hyundai Ioniq 9 Recall: 5,360 SUVs Need a Seat Software Fix Six Months After the Palisade
Hyundai is recalling 5,360 2026 Ioniq 9 SUVs because the second-row power seats may keep moving when they contact a…
He Went Hunting For His Friend’s Stolen Silverado, Then Cops Turned It Into A Trap
A stolen truck usually stays stolen. That is what makes this one out of Santa...