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Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. at the Rhythm Room on Wednesday, June 1

Photos by Maria VassettDale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.​Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.The Rhythm RoomWednesday, June 1, 2011Spoiler alert: If you're at all up to date on any recent NASCAR happenings, there will be a totally corny comparison later in this review. For now, however, I will focus my energies on what to ... More >>

Your New Favorite Band: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.​If you though Hooray For Earth was a silly name for a band, then buckle up, buttercup. This week's Your New Favorite Band is none other than Detroit duo Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. It was easy for the band to gain some early notoriety for their NASCAR-minded name -- one ... More >>

Motor City Madmen

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.​If you though Hooray For Earth was a silly name for a band, then buckle up, buttercup. This week's Your New Favorite Band is none other than Detroit duo Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. It was easy for the band to gain some early notoriety for their NASCAR-minded name -- one ... More >>

The 10 Best Canned Craft Beers

​Bad beer comes in cans. There's no denying it -- images of sloppy NASCAR fans and drunken frat boys have done much to taint the perception of canned beer, as has the mass-market swill that's often inside. But in recent years there's been a canning revolution -- a "canversion," if you will -- am ... More >>

Speed Kills

​Bad beer comes in cans. There's no denying it -- images of sloppy NASCAR fans and drunken frat boys have done much to taint the perception of canned beer, as has the mass-market swill that's often inside. But in recent years there's been a canning revolution -- a "canversion," if you will -- am ... More >>

Avondale Names Street After Dale Earnhardt

www.all4humor.comNothing says "NASCAR" like shaving Dale Earnhardt's legendary number "3" into your sweater of back hair.​The City of Avondale announced this morning that it will be naming a street after a man who is worshiped in trailer parks from Phoenix to Daytona: Dale Earnhardt.City officials ... More >>

The Pits

www.all4humor.comNothing says "NASCAR" like shaving Dale Earnhardt's legendary number "3" into your sweater of back hair.​The City of Avondale announced this morning that it will be naming a street after a man who is worshiped in trailer parks from Phoenix to Daytona: Dale Earnhardt.City officials ... More >>

NASCAR Sprint Cup: New Times Fails Miserably to Win Donation for Local Homeless Shelter

www.upnextinsports.com​NASCAR's in town for a Sprint Cup Series race this weekend, and as part of the festivities the folks at Sprint invited us, as well as some of the other who's-nots of the local media scene, to participate in a charity race this morning.We were racing for Central Arizona Shelt ... More >>

Circle of Life

Maybe them good ol’ boys ain’t so bad

Circle of Life

Maybe them good ol’ boys ain’t so bad

Circle of Life

Maybe them good ol’ boys ain’t so bad

Festival Foods Services Brings Deep-Fried Twinkies to Mills Mall

​It was probably inevitable. In light of the excitement generated by deliciously bad-for-you deep-fried goodies traditionally found at the fair and at festivals, now there's a new restaurant called Festival Foods Services, dishing up said naughty treats all the time. And not ironically, it' ... More >>

Scottsdale's GoDaddy Girl, Danica Patrick, Joins NASCAR; Let the Shameless Promotions Begin

www.theautochannel.com​IndyCar bombshell and Scottsdale native Danica Patrick announced this morning that she will be joining the NASCAR racing circuit. Then she went on to sound like Ricky Bobby from Talladega Nights -- shamelessly promoting her corporate sponsor.NASCAR drivers have the uncanny a ... More >>

Saints and Speed Demons

Welcome to the church of velocity

Hard Times For The Suns; New Deal Turns Steve Nash And Company Into Walking Billboards

​The Phoenix Suns are in the process of reducing their players to NASCAR drivers with a new deal that allows corporate sponsorship of their practice uniforms and practice court.The team announced today that they have struck an agreement with The Annexus Group, a Phoenix-based annuity design firm, ... More >>

"Set the Chase" Chevy Rock & Roll 400 NASCAR Viewing Party

​The Phoenix Suns are in the process of reducing their players to NASCAR drivers with a new deal that allows corporate sponsorship of their practice uniforms and practice court.The team announced today that they have struck an agreement with The Annexus Group, a Phoenix-based annuity design firm, ... More >>

Curtains: Beauty and the Beast at Gilbert's Hale Theatre; Childsplay's Rides Pimped on TV!

Be their guest: The cast of Beauty and the Beast -- including Thomas Brower (in white wig) and Linsey Maxon (in blue dress) -- cavorting through a typical French meal.​First, a quick happy note: Childsplay has received donations of vehicle repair, maintenance, and a promotional color van wrap from ... More >>

Nobody's Fool

Comic trades in floppy shoes for mic and a spotlight

Hot Links: Fires, Schoeneweis' Wife, and Bee Swarm Warnings

In the latest four-alarm fire at a Valley structure (Richardson's restaurant was completely destroyed last week), firefighters are battling a huge blaze at a recycling plant in Glendale. The fire broke out at 8 p.m. last night at the Tempe-Inland Inc. facility, and crews are expected to battle the b ... More >>

Summer Guide: Discover Nature and Find Yourself

In the latest four-alarm fire at a Valley structure (Richardson's restaurant was completely destroyed last week), firefighters are battling a huge blaze at a recycling plant in Glendale. The fire broke out at 8 p.m. last night at the Tempe-Inland Inc. facility, and crews are expected to battle the b ... More >>

NASCAR Subway Fresh Fit 500 Picks Terry Goddard, State AG, as Honorary Race Official

  Okay, we admit it: When we think of the roaring, pedal-to-the-metal high performance of race cars, a picture of Terry Goddard is about the furthest thing from our mind. Now the Phoenix International Raceway have put the two together by making the state Attorney General an  ... More >>

A Brief History of Pants

Saluting the late king of jeans

Booze Pig waxes nostalgic at Champions

Saluting the late king of jeans

Speed, for Lack of a Better Word, Is Good

400,000 NASCAR nuts can’t be wrong

Speed, for Lack of a Better Word, Is Good

400,000 NASCAR nuts can’t be wrong

Checkered Flags of Our Fathers

The South rises again

Sport Illustrated

Painter captures the need for speed on canvas

Prayer of The Mullet

Make it quick and painless -- but not short

Road Rage

In FlatOut 2, life is a highway strewn with carnage

Cowboy Up

We just can't quit this countrified Karaoke

Lap Dawgs

Speed thrills at PIR

You Can Drive 155

Get your butts in gear

Catching Air

Action, but not much acting

Beer Run

Hashers get exercise, too!

Hit Parade

Glendale Arena packs a punch with Showtime boxing

Two-Timers

NASCAR Double Header tears into PIR

Dog Beat Dog

Wiener dogs are off to the races

King for a Day

Feeling exhausted? Check out the races at PIR.

Food Run

PIR host high-performance speedsters

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

PIR host high-performance speedsters

NASCAR Nation

The race to the checkered flag is on

Tee and Sympathy

PGA golf event benefits charity

BEST PLACE TO BUY NASCAR MEMORABILIA

Action

Rev Elation

Massive mean machines roll into Phoenix International Raceway

Boss Cross

Bank One Ballpark gets ready to get down and dirty

Big Apple appeal

The ambiance at Times Square Deli is Anywhere, USA, but the food is New York all the way