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The Magic Of Figure-8
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The Magic Of Figure-8

The Magic Of Figure-8

Figure-8 racing is a form of motorsports that dates back to the end of World War II. Although Figure-8 racing lost popularity for a short time, it‘s slowly coming back —  bigger and better.
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The SAFE Circuit of Champions
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The SAFE Circuit of Champions

The SAFE Circuit of Champions

SAFE stood for the Society of Autosport, Fellowship and Education and during the first part of the 1950s, the organization went toe to toe with NASCAR, the American Automobile Ass’n and the Midwest Ass’n for Race Cars in sanctioning stock car racing.
Motorsports Hall Of Fame Of America 2023 Induction Class Unveiled
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Motorsports Hall Of Fame Of America 2023 Induction Class Unveiled

Motorsports Hall Of Fame Of America 2023 Induction Class Unveiled

The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (MSHFA) announced its 2023 Induction Class Saturday during the Stand 21 Racing Goes Safer seminar at the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach.
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Speedy ‘Little Guy’ Cecil Green
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Speedy ‘Little Guy’ Cecil Green

Speedy ‘Little Guy’ Cecil Green

The great little guy was Cecil Green, remembered as one of three drivers killed in AAA competition on a dreadful 1951 afternoon immortalized as “Black Sunday.”
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The Talented And Popular Freddie Agabashian
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The Talented And Popular Freddie Agabashian

The Talented And Popular Freddie Agabashian

Few in racing have enjoyed as a diverse involvement in the sport as Frederik Levon “Freddie” Agabashian.
65th Anniversary Laguna Legends: 1950s
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65th Anniversary Laguna Legends: 1950s

65th Anniversary Laguna Legends: 1950s

This year marks the 65th racing season at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.
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Daytona 500 Upsets
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Daytona 500 Upsets

Daytona 500 Upsets

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 Daytona Beach, Fla. The list […]
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Jim Clark’s Otherworldly Talent
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Jim Clark’s Otherworldly Talent

Jim Clark’s Otherworldly Talent

Jim Clark possessed an otherworldly talent in a race car, but another passion also pulled at him — farming, of all things.  He was so enamored with it that he frequently spoke of retiring to the peaceful calm of his sheep farm in the Scottish borderlands.  That never happened. The boisterous, frenetic, perilous world of […]
LOOKING BACK: Buddy Baker Wins The First Busch Clash
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LOOKING BACK: Buddy Baker Wins The First Busch Clash

LOOKING BACK: Buddy Baker Wins The First Busch Clash

With the first Busch Light Clash scheduled anywhere other than Daytona Int’l Speedway set for Feb. 6 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, we felt it would be appropriate to look back at the inaugural running of the event in 1979. The first Busch Clash was a simple 50-mile (20-lap) sprint at Daytona Int’l Speedway, […]
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A Racer By Two Names
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A Racer By Two Names

A Racer By Two Names

The wounded soldier, shrapnel in his body, lay painfully in the German field hospital after his unit’s wooden invasion glider was shot down near the Dutch border.  Incredibly, the German physician thought he recognized his charge, part of the U.S. Army’s elite 82nd Airborne Division. According to the soldier, Phil Walters, the military doctor peered […]