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Looking Back Nov. 20: From The Archives

Move over Jeff Gordon. There is another four-time champion in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series as Jimmie Johnson made history by claiming his fourth-straight series championship with a fifth-place finish in Sunday’s Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

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Glory Days: Terry Is Too Tough To Tame

How fitting that the last Southern 500 on Labor Day weekend at Darlington Raceway was won by Terry Labonte, one of the oldest drivers in the NASCAR Cup Series

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Looking Back Nov. 13: From The Archives

In a nod to our 90 years of history, each week SPEED SPORT will look back at the top stories from 15, 30 and 60 years ago as told in the pages of National Speed Sport News.

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Looking Back Nov. 6: From The Archives

Calling it one of the “biggest days in IndyCar Series history,” IZOD was unveiled as the sponsor of the IRL IndyCar Series amid considerable fanfare at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

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Johnny Rutherford: From Eldora To Indy

Long after his third Indianapolis 500 win in 1980, John Sherman Rutherford III maintains a well-deserved reputation as a personable, articulate, refined auto racing ambassador

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Looking Back Oct. 30: From The Archives

North Carolina’s North Wilkesboro Speedway bas sat vacant and quiet since the final NASCAR Cup Series race at the track in 1996, slowly collecting dust and fading into racing history.

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Looking Back Oct. 23: From The Archives

News: Whether they like him or not, the F-1 teams will have to deal with Jean Todt as FIA President for many years to come.

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50 Years Ago: July 1974

A horrendous explosion and fire canceled the National Modified Championship race at the Kansas State Fairgrounds in Hutchinson almost as soon as it began

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Sprint Car & Midget Ace Joe Sostilio

Those milling around the pit area on Pole Day at Indianapolis in 1958 might’ve noticed a slim, slightly-balding, unassuming man posing with Jimmy Bryan for his post-qualifying photo. Bryan qualified seventh and went on to win the 500

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25 Years Ago: June 1999

Speculation is growing that Int’l Speedway Corp., promoter of the annual Rolex-backed Daytona 24-hour endurance race here, may be getting ready to set up a full series around the long-distance classic, possibly as early as this fall but more likely in 2000