Kyle Matthews

Kyle Matthews is a staff writer at Backfire News, covering NASCAR and breaking automotive racing news, with additional reporting on Formula 1, IndyCar, and endurance racing.
A Charlotte Cop Allegedly Ran 1 Plate Through Flock for a Friend, and the Phone Search Turned Up a Group Text Tied to 6 More Officers Two automated license plate reader cameras mounted on a pole above a road in Pensacola, Florida

A Charlotte Cop Allegedly Ran 1 Plate Through Flock for a Friend, and the Phone Search Turned Up a Group Text Tied to 6 More Officers

Kyle Matthews November 12, 2026 0
SBI says a Charlotte officer ran one plate through Flock for a friend. His phone then led...
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A Divide-by-Zero Bug Can Kill Power Steering Assist in 635,808 Hondas and Acuras. Honda Took Until 2026 to Call It a Safety Defect Close-up of a red car's honda emblem

A Divide-by-Zero Bug Can Kill Power Steering Assist in 635,808 Hondas and Acuras. Honda Took Until 2026 to Call It a Safety Defect

Kyle Matthews November 12, 2026 0
Honda received its first report of a Pilot, MDX or TLX losing power steering assist on November...
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San Luis Obispo Police Say a Porsche Driver ‘Mistook the Markings’ at a Railroad Crossing, Turned Onto the Tracks, Then Got Stuck Screenshot of the San Luis Obispo Police Department Facebook post showing a car stuck on railroad tracks at Foothill and California

San Luis Obispo Police Say a Porsche Driver ‘Mistook the Markings’ at a Railroad Crossing, Turned Onto the Tracks, Then Got Stuck

Kyle Matthews November 10, 2026 0
A driver in San Luis Obispo, California, turned onto the tracks at the Foothill and California crossing...
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A Virginia Woman Says a Self-Described FBI Officer Stopped Her for the Left Lane, Then Showed Her Where Her Plate Had Been Scanned Automated license plate reader camera, North Peters Street and Esplanade Avenue, New Orleans

A Virginia Woman Says a Self-Described FBI Officer Stopped Her for the Left Lane, Then Showed Her Where Her Plate Had Been Scanned

Kyle Matthews November 7, 2026 0
A woman in her 20s from northern Virginia says an officer pulled her over in September 2025...
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Heat vs Warriors Cars: Golden State Wins the Garage by About $55,000, but Giannis’s Rolls-Royce Cullinan Is the Priciest Ride in the Building Screenshot 2026-11-06 at 11.18.02 AM

Heat vs Warriors Cars: Golden State Wins the Garage by About $55,000, but Giannis’s Rolls-Royce Cullinan Is the Priciest Ride in the Building

Kyle Matthews November 6, 2026 0
Heat vs Warriors ended 120-100 with Stephen Curry passing Oscar Robertson, and on the best-cars question the...
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Joe Gibbs Racing Wants Spire Bound by an Injunction That Covers Only Gabehart. The Judge Hasn’t Ruled, and Trial Starts Feb. 1 NASCAR Cup Series Toyota on display at a NASCAR Experience exhibit

Joe Gibbs Racing Wants Spire Bound by an Injunction That Covers Only Gabehart. The Judge Hasn’t Ruled, and Trial Starts Feb. 1

Kyle Matthews November 5, 2026 0
Joe Gibbs Racing wants a judge to hold Chris Gabehart in contempt and bind Spire Motorsports to...
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NCIS Topped 50,000 Searches on Election Night, but the Paper Trail Goes Quiet on What’s Under Gibbs’ 1970 Challenger R/T Orange 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T coupe, shown as a representative example of the car type

NCIS Topped 50,000 Searches on Election Night, but the Paper Trail Goes Quiet on What’s Under Gibbs’ 1970 Challenger R/T

Kyle Matthews November 5, 2026 0
Gibbs’ Dodge Challenger is listed as a yellow 1970 R/T, but no official document we found gives...
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Spire Parked Carson Hocevar for the Homestead Finale After NASCAR Fined Him $100,000 and Docked 25 Points Carson Hocevar's No. 77 Spectrum Chevrolet at speed at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Spire Parked Carson Hocevar for the Homestead Finale After NASCAR Fined Him $100,000 and Docked 25 Points

Kyle Matthews November 4, 2026 0
Spire Motorsports suspended Carson Hocevar for Sunday's Homestead championship race after NASCAR fined him $100,000 and docked...
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Long Island Lamborghini Owner Says Montauk Valets Left the Windows Down in a July Downpour, Sues Gurney’s for $195,201.96 Purple Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 coupe on display at a supercar festival in Japan

Long Island Lamborghini Owner Says Montauk Valets Left the Windows Down in a July Downpour, Sues Gurney’s for $195,201.96

Kyle Matthews November 3, 2026 0
Featured image: file photo of a purple Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4, not the car in the lawsuit....
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Australian Builder Spent 2,000-Plus Hours Cramming a Twin-Turbo 427 V8 Into the Front of a Porsche 911, and It’s Joining a Stunt Fleet Porsche 996-generation 911 Carrera 4S coupe, front left

Australian Builder Spent 2,000-Plus Hours Cramming a Twin-Turbo 427 V8 Into the Front of a Porsche 911, and It’s Joining a Stunt Fleet

Kyle Matthews November 3, 2026 0
Repco and the entertainment group ShowTime unveiled a Porsche 996 at Mount Panorama in Bathurst, New South...
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FHP Says Two Hillsborough County Teens Drag Raced Up I-75 With a Trooper Chasing at 140 MPH, and Both Now Face Felony Eluding Charges Interstate 4 westbound with a green overhead-style sign for I-75 to Ocala and Naples two miles ahead

FHP Says Two Hillsborough County Teens Drag Raced Up I-75 With a Trooper Chasing at 140 MPH, and Both Now Face Felony Eluding Charges

Kyle Matthews November 2, 2026 0
A 140 mph chase on I-75 near Tampa ended with a PIT maneuver and two arrests. Racing...
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A Burning Camry on I-215 Exploded While Two CHP Officers Checked It, and CHP Says the Driver Was Under the Influence California Highway Patrol Dodge Charger patrol car

A Burning Camry on I-215 Exploded While Two CHP Officers Checked It, and CHP Says the Driver Was Under the Influence

Kyle Matthews November 2, 2026 0
Two California Highway Patrol officers were walking up to a burning 2007 Toyota Camry on northbound Interstate...
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Deputies Say Milwaukee Woman Named Tequila Went Wrong Way on I-41 With Open Don Julio in the Glove Box — Now She Faces a Felony Charge Overhead view of the U.S. 41 and U.S. 45 freeway junction near Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Deputies Say Milwaukee Woman Named Tequila Went Wrong Way on I-41 With Open Don Julio in the Glove Box — Now She Faces a Felony Charge

Kyle Matthews November 1, 2026 0
Deputies say a woman drove the wrong way on I-41/US-45 at Good Hope Road on Oct. 17...
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eBay Will Start Bidding at $6 on a 2006 Dodge Viper and Three Other Video Game-Inspired Cars at SEMA — Now 100% of Proceeds Go to Komen White Chevrolet Corvette C8 parked in a shaded driveway

eBay Will Start Bidding at $6 on a 2006 Dodge Viper and Three Other Video Game-Inspired Cars at SEMA — Now 100% of Proceeds Go to Komen

Kyle Matthews October 31, 2026 0
eBay opens bidding at $6 on a 2006 Dodge Viper, a 1975 Nova, a C8 Corvette and...
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