Racing History

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Bobby Allen: A Lifetime As A Racer

As a teenager, Bobby Allen was a world-class go-kart racer whose résumé included a 1961 triumph in Milan, Italy, and pair of victories (1960 and ’61) in the battle for the Sir Victor Sassoon Trophy, which was awarded to the winner of the 100-lap Grand Prix during the annual Bahamas Speed Weeks in Nassau.

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Road Racing Has Long History In Daytona Beach

The history of automotive competition in the Daytona Beach area goes back to 1903.

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Stan Bowman & An Extraordinary 3 Months

During an era considered one of the sport’s most dangerous, there were drivers whose star flashed brightly across racing’s consciousness, only to be darkened as they seemed on the verge of greatness.

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30 Years: Remembering Rich Vogler

Adored or vilified, and there are many who land on both sides of that sentiment, few can deny the ability, resolve and accomplishments of Rich Vogler.

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Hickory 1998: A Trip Down Memory Lane

The history of North Carolina’s Hickory Motor Speedway and NASCAR will be forever intertwined.

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A Look Back At The First Wayne Carter Classic

With the ARCA Midwest Tour Wayne Carter Classic 100 late model stock car special set for Saturday evening, July 11, at Grundy County Speedway, it seemed like an appropriate time to look back at the inaugural Wayne Carter Classic.

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Hinnershitz Was More Than The ‘Flyin’ Farmer’

He didn’t look like a hero race car driver. In fact, he more resembled the farmer he was and racing in a pair of coveralls enhanced that bucolic image.

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NASCAR’s Challenges Of The Past

The COVID-19 pandemic has been NASCAR’s biggest challenge since the sanctioning body was formed on Feb. 21, 1948.

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IMS Museum To Feature Andy Granatelli Exhibit

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum has announced a new exhibit opening Aug. 1 dedicated to one of most colorful and influential personalities in racing history: Andy Granatelli.

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Remembering Dale Earnhardt’s Quicksilver

Fred Wagenhals approached Richard Childress in February 1995 with a radical idea he wanted to turn into a reality.