NASCAR Regional, International champions honored in Charlotte

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — On a black-tie and ballgown evening in downtown Charlotte on Friday evening, NASCAR honored its best from the gritty grassroots to the sport‘s burgeoning stars — drivers, their teams and owners walking the red carpet in the Charlotte Convention Center.As the evening‘s co-host Alex Alexander said before the first trophies were bestowed, “the soul of NASCAR is alive and well.”The evening started by recognizing the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Week