Racing History

LOOKING BACK: The Bristol Dirt Late Model Races
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LOOKING BACK: The Bristol Dirt Late Model Races

LOOKING BACK: The Bristol Dirt Late Model Races

Bristol Motor Speedway and the Hav-A-Tampa Dirt Racing Series made history in 2000. Twenty years ago this June to be exact.
Racer Of The Day: Dave Blaney
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Racer Of The Day: Dave Blaney

Racer Of The Day: Dave Blaney

Best known for a long career in the NASCAR Cup Series, and today as Ryan Blaney’s dad, Dave Blaney enjoyed a legendary career wheeling open-wheel cars long before he climbed into a NASCAR stock car.
Racer Of The Day: Bill Elliott
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Racer Of The Day: Bill Elliott

Racer Of The Day: Bill Elliott

Known by a generation of racing fans as “Awesome Bill from Dawsonville,” Bill Elliott was one of the most successful and most popular racers in NASCAR history.
1955: The Year Racing Nearly Died
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1955: The Year Racing Nearly Died

1955: The Year Racing Nearly Died

During one of auto racing’s most dangerous eras, there was one exceedingly deadly year in which 100 spectators and a half dozen drivers, some of them racing icons, perished. 
The Memorable 1980 World 600
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The Memorable 1980 World 600

The Memorable 1980 World 600

NASCAR’s 600-mile race at Charlotte Motor Speedway has been a highlight of the schedule since June 19, 1960, the day Tennessee’s Joe Lee Johnson won the inaugural race on the new 1.5-mile track. 
Racer Of The Day: Stevie Smith
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Racer Of The Day: Stevie Smith

Racer Of The Day: Stevie Smith

Second-generation sprint car racer Stevie Smith was inducted into the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame during the summer of 2019.
Racer Of The Day: Carl Edwards
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Racer Of The Day: Carl Edwards

Racer Of The Day: Carl Edwards

Carl Edwards’ racing career was a dead end. He was a local hero struggling to get recognition on a national level.
Remembering Rusty Wallace’s Last Ride Dodge
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Remembering Rusty Wallace’s Last Ride Dodge

Remembering Rusty Wallace’s Last Ride Dodge

When 2014 Motorsports Hall of Fame of America inductee Rusty Wallace strapped into his Team Penske Miller Lite “The Last Start” Dodge Charger for his final race at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Nov. 20, 2005, one would think that nothing short of a victory that day would have satisfied the retiring NASCAR champion.
Danny ‘On The Gas’ Ongais
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Danny ‘On The Gas’ Ongais

Danny ‘On The Gas’ Ongais

During a career that encompassed five decades, Danny Ongais earned nicknames that aptly defined his personality, temperament and style. 
Senna: The Monaco Master
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Senna: The Monaco Master

Senna: The Monaco Master

Monaco 1984: A heavy rain drenched the circuit during the grand prix. Deep puddles formed on the track.