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For NHRA’s Shawn Langdon, zMAX Dragway Is Site of Some Life-Changing History Kalitta Motorsports racer returns to site of first Funny Car victory. By Susan Wade Icon SportswireGetty Images Kalitta Motorsports racer Shawn Langdon earned his first NHRA pro trophy, in the Top Fuel class, at zMAX Dragway in Charlotte, N.C., in the fall of 2012, The Funny Car breakthrough came just two weeks after Langdon promised a Wally trophy to his father, Chad Langdon, who was overcoming cancer and recuperating from a liver transplant. Langdon and Del Worsham are the only drivers to win in both NHR...

Family of fallen Concord Police officer Jason Shuping: “Stop the killing!” Concord Police awards medal of valor to fallen officer's widow By David Whisenant | May 13, 2021 at 7:17 PM EDT - Updated May 13 at 11:36 PM CONCORD, N.C. (WBTV) - On a night when fallen Concord Police officer and Rowan County native Jason Shuping posthumously received the highest honor his department could bestow, his mother expressed appreciation and pleaded for a stop to the killing of police officers. “Our family truly appreciated the support from the community and the many ways the Concord Poli...

Public Hearing Held on Fairground Nashville's NASCAR Future Central Tennessee residents debated the merits of renovating the legendary short track. Speedway Motorsports Inc The latest step towards a potential NASCAR return to Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway played out through dramatic political theater during a Fair Board of Commissioners meeting at the Karl Dean Ballroom in Downtown Music City on Tuesday night. Speedway Motorsports Inc., which also operates nearby Bristol Motor Speedway, is seeking to obtain the lease to the facility owned by the City of Nashville and Davidson County. Such a...

Could the same be true of North Wilkesboro Speedway? After years and years of clamoring by fans, NASCAR finally this year committed to wholesale Cup Series schedule changes, adding a number of road courses — which many love — and also adopting some throwback style by adding a dirt race at Bristol this past weekend — which provided some nice variety and a pretty good show — and announcing plans to convert two-mile California into a half-mile while continuing to eye a return to the Nashville Fairgrounds — meeting the top demand of more short tracks. Justin Epley, The Ne...

Unsplash Some companies are debating whether they can cut down on business-related flights and other work travel once the COVID-19 pandemic is over. The airline industry has been one of the hardest hit during the pandemic — especially when it comes to business travel. As more people get vaccinated and the end of the pandemic gets closer, companies are now weighing whether employees still need to travel or if online meetings will suffice as they have the past year. For more on that and other local news, we turn to Tony Mecia of the Charlotte Ledger Business Newsletter. Marshall Terry: Tony...