RACING: Richard Howard inducted into National Motorsports Media Association Hall of Fame

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com CHARLOTTE — Richard Howard, whose fingerprint remains on NASCAR racing and whose impact guided the organization through some of its tougher earlier times, was honored Sunday with a Hall of Fame induction. Howard — who died in April of 1998 at age 73 — was one of three inducted into the Class of 2022 for the …

NASCAR: Catawba County’s Lee lands ride in Xfinity Series, debuts June 16

HobbsDailyReport.com MOORESVILLE — Catawba County’s Shane Lee gets a ride in NASCAR’s Xfinity Series, driving a car that will debut for a new team based out of Mooresville. The first race will be at Iowa Speedway on June 16. THE STORY: https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-xs/news/new-xfinity-series-team-shane-lee/4394662/?fbclid=IwAR33EGMtDmvVr5nT4hjdoGUK1neoqK0D57LpzFSi_6tH1xNKJOAwEitFpGA

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Local NASCAR driver will be honored Saturday at CVCC game

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Matt DiBenedetto, a Fred T. Foard High graduate and NASCAR driver, will sign autographs and be honored in a halftime ceremony Saturday at a Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) women’s basketball game. CVCC plays Cape Fear Community College in the Tarlton Complex at 1 p.m. on Saturday and admission is free. DiBenedetto, 27, is entering his fifth …

HICKORY MOTOR SPEEDWAY: Canipe, Hudspeth win Late Model races; current points standings

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY MOTOR SPEEDWAY MOST RECENT RACE RESULTS (Top 10s from Saturday, July 14) *–pole winner Late Models I: *Dexter Canipe, Jr., Conover; 2. Mike Darne, Mooresville; 3. Austin McDaniel, Harrisburg; 4. Tanner Gray, not available 5. Chris Hudspeth, Ronda; 6. Mitch Walker, Newton; 7. Monty Cox, Granite Falls; 8. Jacob Heafner, Dallas, N.C. Late Model II: 1. Chris Hudspeth, …