Racing History

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A Look Back At NASCAR’s Speedway Division

American-made passenger cars have been the foundation and trademark of NASCAR racing dating back to when the Strictly Stock division was formed in 1949.

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Paper Tracks In Chicago

Remember when it seemed like every metropolitan area in this country was in the news regarding plans to build a new speedway in its locale?

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Remembering ‘Terrible Teddy’ Tetzlaff

At the turn of the 20th century, the press romanticized race car drivers as dashing “Knights of the Roaring Road.”

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1980: The Year Of Rutherford

Entering the decade of the 1980s, Indy car racing found itself engulfed in controversy, rancorous politics, court injunctions and attempted lockouts.

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NASCAR’s Relief Winners

On occasion during NASCAR’s 72-year history, drivers have come to the rescue of their fellow competitors and wheeled a car to victory in relief of the driver who started the race.

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Money, Lance Reventlow & The Scarab

His mother was Barbara Hutton, the heiress to the F.W. Woolworth Co. department store fortune. His father was a count and, for a time, Cary Grant was his stepfather.

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A Look Back At The First National Short Track Championship

With the 55th annual National Short Track Championships 200 late model race set for this Sunday afternoon, Oct. 4, at Illinois’ Rockford Speedway, let’s take a look back at the inaugural National Short Track Championship 200, held in 1966.

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Clint Brawner Could Do It All

During an era when the chief mechanic was a fabricator, engine builder, designer, race strategist and team manager, Clint Brawner stood above the rest.

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A History Of Midweek Races

Drivers and teams in NASCAR’s three national touring series have found themselves running the most rugged and demanding schedules of their careers thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Allen Looks Back On Signature Moment

Sprint car fans don’t normally believe in fairy tales, but 30 years ago, on Saturday night, Aug. 18, 1990, at Iowa’s Knoxville Raceway some 18,000 saw a Cinderella story come to life right before their eyes.