Steven Taranto

NHRA Finals interrupted by plane crash at Pomona Dragstrip: Four injured in frightening incident

A small plane crashed near the dragstrip as it was attempting to land at nearby Brackett Field Airport

LOOK: Helicopter drop replaces traditional coin toss in Utah high school football championship game

Rich High School and Monticello High School really upped the ante in the Utah state championship match

LOOK: Sydney Sweeney drives NASCAR race car at Charlotte Motor Speedway, hangs out with Ryan Blaney

The actress took part in the NASCAR Racing Experience at Charlotte with some help from the 2023 Cup Series champion

Bela Karolyi, controversial former USA Gymnastics coach, dies at 82

Karolyi developed USA Gymnastics into a global force, but his legacy would be tainted by the Larry Nassar scandal

Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul fight: Drake, Conor McGregor both lose hefty sums of money betting on 'Iron Mike'

The Canadian rapper and Irish UFC star both posted bets on Tyson before the action began on Friday night

Cam Newton upset over not being invited to Germany by Carolina Panthers, feels 'erased' by franchise

Carolina's former NFL MVP quarterback says he was hurt over being left out of Munich trip

Kaleena Smith becomes first high school women's basketball player to sign NIL deal with Adidas

Smith, a five-star recruit from Ontario Christian, is Adidas' first signing under Candace Parker

Carson Hocevar 1-on-1: Lessons learned in 2024, what's next for NASCAR's Rookie of the Year

Hocevar detailed how he can still improve after winning Rookie of the Year

NASCAR Cup Series 2024 final standings: Joey Logano's championship season, driver stats, Rookie of the Year

2024 in NASCAR by the numbers as Joey Logano wins his third Cup title

Carson Hocevar named 2024 NASCAR Cup Series Rookie of the Year: Michigan native secures title in season finale

The 21-year-old becomes the third driver from Michigan to win the Cup Rookie title

NASCAR Championship Race 2024 starting lineup: Martin Truex Jr. wins pole for his last race before retirement

Truex earns back-to-back poles and a chance to ride off into the sunset in the last race of his full-time career

Bobby Allison, NASCAR legend and Hall of Famer, dies at 86

Allison won 85 races and the 1983 Cup Series championship on his way to becoming one of NASCAR's greatest drivers ever

NASCAR Championship 2024 notebook: Leadership mum on lawsuit, 'pissed off' about race manipulation, and more

Comments by NASCAR President Steve Phelps and Steve O'Donnell highlighted media availabilities prior to the Championship Race

NASCAR Championship 2024: Where to watch, live stream, preview, pick to win for the season finale at Phoenix

Ryan Blaney, Tyler Reddick, William Byron and Joey Logano will face off for the right to be the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series champion

Jaguars' Doug Pederson gives hilariously simple answer to why Vikings' Sam Darnold has improved

Pederson credited another Vikings star for Darnold's surprising leap

Steven Taranto is a trending and NASCAR writer for CBS Sports, chronicling stock car racing with the same thoroughness and passion that he's had since becoming a full-time race fan in 2001. A native of Eastchester, New York, Taranto graduated from Elon University and currently resides in Franklin, Tennessee.

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