Rockingham, NC April 14, 2013 - Kyle Larson dominated Sunday's North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at The Rock presented by Cheerwine, but had to hold off a charging Joey Logano in a green-white-checker finish to claim his first victory in the series. "This means a lot to finally get a national (touring series) victory," said Larson, who led twice for 187 laps in the scheduled 200-lap race at the 1-mile tr ...

NASCAR Camping World Trucks qualify at 11:05 a.m., green flag at 2 p.m. Rockingham, NC April 13, 2013 - Rockingham Speedway may be nearly 50 years old, but it sported a youthful appearance Saturday as 20-year-old Kyle Larson and 17-year-old Chase Elliott led practice for Sunday's North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at The Rock presented by Cheerwine.  Larson, driving a Chevrolet, paced the first pract ...

NASCAR Camping World Trucks to take to track for first time at noon Saturday Rockingham, NC April 12, 2013 - Once the rain cleared Friday afternoon, Chuck Barnes Sr. proved once again that he knows the fast way around Rockingham Speedway. The three-time Frank Kimmel Street Stock Nationals (FKSSN) Rockingham winner was the fastest qualifier in Friday afternoon's session and will lead the field to the green i ...

ECU Professor Receives UNC Board of Governors’ Highest Faculty Honor for Aiding Psychological Health of Cardiac Patients   Pembroke, NC April 12, 2013 — Samuel F. Sears, Jr., Director of Doctoral Programs in Health Psychology at East Carolina University and Director of Cardiac Psychology Services at the East Carolina Heart Institute, was honored with the O. Max Gardner Award today (Friday, April 12) by ...

Rockingham, NC April 10, 2013 - Since Motor Racing Network (MRN) isn't broadcasting from Rockingham Speedway until Sunday's North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at The Rock presented by Cheerwine and broadcasters Kyle Rickey and Dave Moody were coming to the track on Saturday, speedway president Andy Hillenburg decided to put the duo to work early. Rickey and Moody will be waving the green flags to start th ...

Cerro Gordo, NC April 9, 2012 - Since Rockingham Speedway reopened in 2008, no one has more wins on the venerable one-mile oval than Clay Rogers. The Troutman, N.C.-native has found his way to victory lane at The Rock four times between 2008 and 2012. So, when Scott Riggs got the opportunity to run the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Texas this weekend, Ricky Benton Racing (RBR) Enterprises owner Ricky Benton kne ...

Rockingham, NC April 9, 2013 - At 19, Darrell Wallace, Jr will be one of the youngest drivers attempting to make the field in this year's NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at The Rock presented by Cheerwine at Rockingham Speedway this weekend. But don't be fooled by his youth, Wallace will be one of the most experienced drivers in the field when the green flag dr ...

WALLACE, NC April 8, 2013 - Now in its third year, the modern Carolina Strawberry Festival is being held in Wallace, NC, the home of the original North Carolina Strawberry Festival. The town had been the home of the festival into the WWII era, when the festival was abandoned. The revival of the festival in Wallace was the dream of a small group who overcame impossible deadlines to bring the festival back in ...

FAYETTEVILLE, NC April 5, 2013 — The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is offering eight fishing-related events, clinics and workshops in April and May at the John E. Pechmann Fishing Education Center in Fayetteville. All events, clinics and workshops are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted. For fishing events and clinics, loaner rods and reels are available free of charge on a first-come,f ...

Benson, NC April 5, 2013 - The Benson Little Theater will present the Sound of Music, April 19-21, 2013 at the W. J. Barefoot Auditorium, 303 East Church Street, Benson, NC.   This show was the final collaboration between Rodgers & Hammerstein. Based on a true story, a postulant proves too high-spirited for a religious life and she is dispatched to serve as governess for the seven children of a widowed ...