Visit Low-Budget Team Owner Wally Weir page

Low-Budget Team Owner Wally Weir

Rich Henry remembers his uncle Walter as the most colorful man he has ever known....
Visit The 2012 Daytona 500: NASCAR’s Longest Day page

The 2012 Daytona 500: NASCAR’s Longest Day

Though some might not realize it, Sunday’s 62nd annual Daytona 500 was not the first one to be interrupted midway through...
Visit Surprises During The Daytona 500 page

Surprises During The Daytona 500

Hundreds of drivers have showcased their talents in NASCAR’s premier series since the gates of Daytona Int’l Speedway opened...
Visit Unheralded Racer Cliff Griffith page

Unheralded Racer Cliff Griffith

Look through the Indianapolis 500 entry lists of the 1950s and ’60s and you’ll find driver after driver who has been all...
Visit Crosley Stock Car Racing page

Crosley Stock Car Racing

Back in the early 1950s, Crosley stock car racing became part of the weekly motorsports schedule in the “Windy City” region...
Visit Legendary Riverside Raceway page

Legendary Riverside Raceway

For NASCAR fans during the 1970s and ’80s, news from California’s Riverside Int’l Raceway in January meant a new season ...
Visit IndyCar Racing At Daytona Int’l Speedway page

IndyCar Racing At Daytona Int’l Speedway

Sixty years ago, the prestige of Indy car racing was such that Bill France turned to the division to christen his dream ...
Visit Foyt: ‘I Just Wanted To Win The Turkey’ page

Foyt: ‘I Just Wanted To Win The Turkey’

A.J. Foyt does not eat turkey at Thanksgiving or any other time of year....
Visit Roger Penske’s First Indianapolis Victory page

Roger Penske’s First Indianapolis Victory

Love him or hate him, and there are many on both sides of that equation, Roger Penske’s unprecedented success in the Indianapolis...
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Cannonball Baker Did It On Two & Four Wheels

Sixty years after his death and nearly a century since his headline-grabbing exploits on two wheels and four, “Cannonball...