NASCAR’s sleek, radically designed Next Gen car receives rave reviews heading into Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Ron Kantowski
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Ron Kantowski is a sports columnist and covers auto racing for the Review-Journal. He has won multiple writing awards and in 2016 was named Nevada Sportswriter of the Year. Prior to beginning a long career in Las Vegas sports journalism, Kantowski attended Western New Mexico University in Silver City, N.M., where he played for the baseball team. He is a native of Whiting, Ind.
It’s all about the numbers in auto racing, as illustrated by the history of NASCAR’s Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Former Cup Series champions Kyle and Kurt Busch lead a strong Las Vegas contingent into Pennzoil 400 weekend on their hometown track.
Freshman Christopher Shaw scored 26 points to power young and tenacious Mojave to a victory over Spring Valley for the school’s first boys state basketball championship.
After building a winning team at Allegiant Air, Maury Gallagher hopes to do the same at NASCAR’s highest level with stock car racing legend Richard Petty as a partner.
Northern Nevada schools will present their thoughts on realignment during meetings in March that could reshape the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association again.
Spring Valley and Mojave rolled to victories in the Class 4A boys state basketball semifinals Friday at Cox Pavilion and will play for the championship Saturday.
Mike Hileman of Las Vegas was one of several cyclists charged by a bull during a recent event in California. He escaped, but the bull trampled the rear wheel of his bike.
Kyle Busch, older brother, Kurt,were slowed by wrecks before rookie Noah Gragson was eliminated by one at the Daytona 500.
Centennial held McDonald’s All-America selection Aaliyah Gayles to 11 points en route to a decisive victory over Spring Valley in the Class 5A Southern Region girls final.
M&M Mars will be pulling out of NASCAR after the 2022 season, leaving Kyle Busch of Las Vegas without a primary sponsor after 15 years. His 6-year-old son has no such concern.
Noah Gragson joins fellow Las Vegans Kyle and Kurt Busch in the starting field for Sunday’s Daytona 500 after a huge assist from another Las Vegan, Brendan Gaughan.
With state championships at four sites across Southern Nevada this weekend, it might seem that high school wrestling is back to normal. But that’s not the case.
When push came to shove, NBC’s Super Bowl coverage turned out to be as reliable as an old Buick: It had trouble getting started, but in the end it got you there.
Tony Fields II, who starred on both sides of the ball for Desert Pines’ 2016 Class 4A state championship team, made the Cleveland Browns’ roster as a rookie linebacker.