Soon enough, word of Dickerson’s bold move reached then-NASCAR president Mike Helton. An imposing, mustachioed mountain of a man called “Big Mike,” Helton suffers no fools, never has ...

In the dimly lit NASCAR hauler of the early 2000s, a young Kevin Harvick would find himself facing Mike Helton’s stern gaze and Bill France Jr. contemplating suspensions. The recent Xfinity ...

Mike Helton is one of the busiest people in professional sports. NASCAR has one of sports’ longest active seasons, beginning in early February and running through mid-November, and Helton ...

Veteran NASCAR driver Mark Martin recently reminisced about the time when current NASCAR chairperson Mike Helton talked to him about an incident in Richmond. He revealed that the situation was ...

DAYTONA BEACH — Forty-two years into his career in NASCAR, Vice Chairman Mike Helton still catches himself drawn to the glass windows in his office that overlook Turns 3 and 4 of Daytona Interna ...

There was a long stretch when a call to the NASCAR hauler almost guaranteed a stern talking to from either France, his son Bill France Jr., or Mike Helton, who in 1994 took on the role as NASCAR ...

In late 1999, Bill France Jr. could have chosen his own son, Brian France, to lead the series, but instead chose the more seasoned Mike Helton. During his tenure in NASCAR management, Helton ...

When the face of NASCAR’s most significant safety revolution speaks, ears perk. Mike Helton — NASCAR’s president from 2000 until a promotion to become vice chairman of the sport in 2015 — ...

MX-5 Cup races have become appointment viewing for NASCAR executive vice president Mike Helton when he attends IMSA race weekends. “It’s been fun to have the MX-5 Cup property and putting it ...

The NASCAR Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony last week introduced another name into the history books of the sport as Vice Chairman Mike Helton received his induction last Friday. Helton ...

Michael Leman Helton, 73, of Holts Summit, Mo., passed away on Monday, October 10, 2022, at his home surrounded by his family. Michael was born on March 20, 1949, in Jefferson City, Mo., the son ...