Chris Burkey News Today

Even the most passionate of NASCAR fans likely won't recognize the names above most of the driver's doors this weekend at Kansas Speedway.

Note: The following appears in the Lousiana Tech football gameday program. Landon Walker grew up in North Wilkesboro, N.C. Football was big in his family, as his father, Gary, was on Clemson’s 1981 national championship team. North Wilkesboro is also a hotbed for NASCAR. Fittingly, football and racing have both been a big part of Walker’s life. “Where I grew up in North Carolina, racing and NASCAR were a big part of the culture.” Walker followed NASCAR as a youth, but he was all about pl...

The SLO County Public Health Department released new COVID-19 numbers this week. Last week, the county reported 105 new cases but this week that doubled to 249 new cases.