News called it "one of the most famous motorsports publications in the country" when it stopped publishing the traditional weekly print version in 2011.
[1] The New York Times said it has "carried news and, when available, photos, from virtually any dirt track open on a Saturday night.
"[2] National Speed Sport News began during the Great Depression as a weekly print newspaper.
[3] Auto racing was banned in the United States during World War II and the newspaper had moved to monthly publication in 1944.
[5] By November 2016, the show's Web domain name and masthead on the Web site dropped the traditional National Speed Sport News title in favour of the now familiar Speed Sport title, with coverage including both domestic and international motorsport categories.
The Speed Sport franchise expanded in 2017 when Turn 3 Media acquired Sprint Car & Midget Magazine.