Racing History

1973: An Indy 500 To Forget

When practice opened for the 57th 500 in May 1973, it was met with near giddy expectations from fans, media and competitors.

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Milestone Moment: Earnhardt’s Seventh Title

Even though there were still two races remaining, the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup season ended for thousands of stock-car fans on Oct. 23 when Dale Earnhardt clinched his seventh series championship by winning the AC Delco 500 at North Carolina Motor Speedway.

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1995 Indianapolis 500: Milestones & Controversy

From the first race in 1911, dramatic months of May have characterized the Indianapolis 500. Few, however, match the 1995 version for controversy, milestone events and gut-wrenching happenings.

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Winged To Make Speed

By description, the winged Dodge Daytonas unveiled and tested in early 1969 and originally slated for the 1970 NASCAR Grand National season seemed to have come right out of a science fiction movie.

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Richard Childress: From Peanuts To Championships

For more than 40 years, Richard Childress has enjoyed a prominent place within NASCAR as a driver and team owner.

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One Hit Wonder: Regan Smith

Many would argue that Regan Smith’s first NASCAR Cup Series victory should have come in 2008 at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway.

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Al Unser’s Indianapolis History

The history of Indianapolis Motor Speedway is replete with the name Unser.

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Hard-Working Bobby Marshman

It was May 30, 1964, and a crowd of more than 300,000 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway sat silent.

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LOOKING BACK: The Last Race At North Wilkesboro

The 1996 Tyson Holly Farms 400 was not the final race held in the history of North Wilkesboro Speedway.

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Midget Master Danny Oakes

“When I started racing,” recalled racer-turned-chief-mechanic Danny Oakes shortly before his death in 2007, “my mother told me, ‘Danny, you’re going to get killed in those damn race cars. You’re going to die just like all the rest of them.’