From a fist-fight inside of turn three to dramatic finishes and huge crashes, the Daytona 500 has written a unique chapter in the history of American auto racing. The brainchild of NASCAR founder Bill France, the Daytona 500 has been run each February since 1959 at Daytona Int’l Speedway in…
Many of the Brumos Porsches Hurley Haywood drove during his Hall of Fame racing career are on display as part of the Brumos Collection, a 35,000-square-foot interactive museum in Jacksonville, Fla. “Brumos used to be located on Main Street in downtown Jacksonville, and there was a large warehouse in back…
The legendary career of arguably America’s greatest endurance racer began with a youngster tooling around in an old beater. “I was born and raised in Chicago and we had a bunch of farms outside the city, west of the city. I learned how to drive a full-size car when I…
HARRISBURG, N.C. — The general manager of every track that sells tickets to a NASCAR Cup Series race needs to send a personal thank you note to team owner Rick Hendrick. Hendrick’s decision to allow Kyle Larson, an open-wheel standout from Elk Grove, Calif., to continue pursuing his passion for…
HARRISBURG, N.C. — “California Here We Come” has replaced “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” as the most popular tune among NASCAR Cup Series drivers and teams who are anxiously anticipating the Feb. 6 Clash at the L.A. Coliseum. Despite having its roots in the Southeast, NASCAR’s premier series has…
As America emerged from the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic, the motorsports industry came roaring back, reaching high gear midway through the 2021 season and continuing to gain momentum once crowd restrictions were lifted. On the track, the sport marveled at a once-in-a-generation talent who proved to be at the…
HARRISBURG, N.C. — Stick around this sport long enough and you’ll see history repeated. That was our first thought when we learned NASCAR will open its 2022 Cup Series season with a non-points, special event — The Clash at the Coliseum — on a quarter-mile oval inside the historic Los…
As Sye Lynch works to establish himself among the nation’s premier sprint car drivers, the 23-year-old racer from Apollo, Pa., is constantly surrounded — both literally and figuratively — by the legacy of his famous racing family. “The race shop that I’m currently in is the same race shop that…
HARRISBURG, N.C. — Ten years ago, on Sept. 25, 2011, I was introduced to the future of American auto racing. The introduction didn’t take place in a dimly lit pit area, the back of a race car hauler or at a swanky sponsor function. This introduction took place at ZwanzigZ…
It’s 3 a.m. on a Sunday and All Star Circuit of Champions racer Cory Eliason has just returned home from his primary job, chasing checkered flags behind the wheel of Kevin Rudeen’s familiar No. 26 sprint car. Eliason, who grew up in Visalia, Calif., but now lives outside of Indianapolis,…
