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The Up-And-Down Life Of Louis Chevrolet
The Up-And-Down Life Of Louis Chevrolet
Most recognize Chevrolet as one of the world’s best-selling automobile lines. Few, however, realize how tightly intertwined the beginnings of that iconic company were with racing. Louis Joseph Chevrolet, born in a rustic Swiss village on Christmas 1878, was a teenager when the bicycle craze erupted. He was immediately captivated and his first […]Premium
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The Petty Vs. Pearson Era
The Petty Vs. Pearson Era
Throughout much of the 1970s, Richard Petty in his No. 43 Plymouth or Dodge and David Pearson in the familiar Wood Brothers Racing Mercury battled for victory after victory at race tracks across the nation. With 305 NASCAR Cup Series victories and 10 championships between them, both stock car racing legends came from humble beginnings. […]Premium
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NASCAR’s Biggest Changes
NASCAR’s Biggest Changes
The Gen 7 race car set to debut in the Feb. 6 Busch Clash at the L.A. Memorial Coliseum is one of NASCAR’s biggest changes during the sanctioning body’s 74-year history. The new cars have sleek bodies, wider wheels with a single lug nut and low-profile tires, and the car numbers have been repositioned to […]Premium
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The Nassau Coliseum Caper
The Nassau Coliseum Caper
Two states. Two regions of the country. Two consecutive days. Two of the nation’s premier sporting venues. Two major indoor races for midgets, separated by a few hours of time, hundreds of miles of distance and since it was the middle of winter, a raging snowstorm. The second event had an outcome that was doubly […]Premium
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An Irishman Known As ‘Buffer Red’
An Irishman Known As ‘Buffer Red’
Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Bill Vukovich dubbed him “Buffer Red.” Everyone else simply called George Francis Patrick Flaherty — Pat. The ginger-headed Irishman earned Vukovich’s moniker during the 1953 Indy 500. Nearing exhaustion, he crashed his vivid red, Peter Schmidt Special in the north short chute and buffed the wall with a long red streak […]Premium
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The Syracuse ‘Super’ Nationals
The Syracuse ‘Super’ Nationals
It’s approximately 35 miles from the central New York metropolis of Syracuse to the Lake Ontario port city of Oswego, two places that had starkly different heritages, and definitions, when it came to open-cockpit auto racing. The New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse was a one-mile dirt track and had been hosting championship-type race cars […]Premium
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Bizarre NASCAR Stories
Bizarre NASCAR Stories
Through NASCAR’s 73-year history, many strange and bizarre occurrences have made headlines. Here’s a look back at some of those incredible stories: Feb. 10, 1952 — Wooden Roll Bars A total of 118 drivers started the 24-lap race for modified and sportsman cars on the 4.1-mile road/beach course in Daytona Beach, Fla. Roll bars were […]Premium
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Danny Sullivan: Indy Car’s Glamour Boy
Danny Sullivan: Indy Car’s Glamour Boy
Danny Sullivan represented the Glamour Era of Indy car racing during the 1980s and ’90s. He dated models and actresses such as Christie Brinkley and Lisa Hartman and did a bit of his own modeling for Town & Country Magazine. Sullivan’s appeal was so strong, he was cast in an episode of the iconic 1980s […]Premium
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Look Back: J.D. McDuffie
Look Back: J.D. McDuffie
When the young reporter asked John Delphus McDuffie why he had five cigars in his driver’s uniform pocket, he said in his distinct eastern North Carolina accent, “I chew on one every 100 miles. If I make it to the fifth cigar, I’ve had a pretty good day.” McDuffie’s budget was always far less than […]Premium
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