Richard Petty, the 7-time NASCAR Champion, will be honored by North Carolina Governor Josh Stein for his decades of public service in a ceremony this November. Petty will join five others receiving The North Carolina Award, the highest civilian honor in North Carolina created by the General Assembly in 1961. More than 300 people have been bestowed the honor including James Taylor, Maya Angelou, Eric Church, among others.

In other NASCAR news, Las Vegas Motor Speedway is naming its fall race at The Bullring, held during NASCAR weekend The Kyle Busch Classic. The annual event features action from CARS Tour West, ARCA West, Modifieds, Legends, Bandoleros, and Late Models and will be held on Friday of race weekend.