http://www.wtfnews.org/ Stories tagged NASCAR en-us Sun, 19 May 2013 09:33:39 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/nature/lightning-strike-kills-1-injures-9-at-pocono-nascar-race/ A lightning strike in the parking lot at Pocono Raceway after a rain-shortened NASCAR race Sunday killed one person and injured nine others, racetrack officials said. It wasn't immediately clear if all 10 people were actually struck by lightning in the parking lot behind the grandstand, nor was it known whether one or multiple strikes occurred during the thunderstorm. Two people were taken to hospitals in critical condition after the strike, racetrack officials said... ]]> Mon, 06 Aug 2012 06:32:26 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/nature/lightning-strike-kills-1-injures-9-at-pocono-nascar-race/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/michigan-woman-dresses-up-corpse-watches-nascar-with-it/ A woman said she kept the dead body of her companion in a chair in their southern Michigan house because she didn't want to be alone. Linda Chase, 72, said she kept the remains of Charles Zigler clean and dressed and talked to the body while watching NASCAR on television. "It's not that I'm heartless. ... I didn't want to be alone. He was the only guy who was ever nice to me," Chase told the Jackson Citizen Patriot. Jackson police discovered Zig... ]]> Thu, 12 Jul 2012 07:24:51 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/michigan-woman-dresses-up-corpse-watches-nascar-with-it/ http://www.wtfnews.org/nature/nascar-driver-kasey-kahne-slams-breastfeeding-mother-in-grocery-store-on-twitter/ NASCAR driver Kasey Kahne tweeted his disgust at seeing a mother breastfeed in public. The 31-year-old racing car driver sparked anger from fans after he tweeted about a woman breastfeeding her baby at a grocery store. He said that the sight caused him to lose his appetite and his desire to continue shopping. Kahne removed at least two of the remarks by, but he called upset mother Deana P. (@KnittingRad) a "dumb b***h" after she proposed he reco... ]]> Fri, 30 Dec 2011 19:06:41 -0500 http://www.wtfnews.org/nature/nascar-driver-kasey-kahne-slams-breastfeeding-mother-in-grocery-store-on-twitter/