Racing History

Racer Of The Day: Jimmy Spencer

“If there’s a half a hole, you got to make a hole,” said Jimmy Spencer after an April 1984 NASCAR modified triumph at Riverside Park Speedway in Agawam, Mass.

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Lloyd Ruby’s Hard-Luck Career

The list of drivers who should’ve won the Indianapolis 500 but didn’t reads like a racing who’s who — Ted Horn, Duke Nalon, Rex Mays, Jack McGrath and Michael Andretti are among those that came tantalizingly close.

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ASA: The Series That Launched A Thousand Racers

It was built on grassroots principles of common rules, carefully planned scheduling and giving race fans what they crave — close racing, entertainment and compelling personalities.

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Art Cross: The Indy 500, Kids & Corn

Art Cross had three life goals — win the Indianapolis 500, buy a farm and contently raise corn and kids.

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The Rolling Thunder Of Can-Am

Roll the clock back more than 50 years. You’re standing at the fence as 20 big-block-powered race cars roll toward the starter’s stand.

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LOOKING BACK: Dale Earnhardt’s First Cup Win

Dale Earnhardt became the first rookie to win a NASCAR Winston Cup race since 1974 by outdueling NASCAR’s best to post a $19,800 victory in the 19th annual Southeastern 500 at Bristol Int’l Raceway on April 1, 1979.

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Mario Andretti’s Road To Daytona Glory

Mario Andretti owns one of the finest careers in auto racing history. He’s won the Indianapolis 500, the Formula One world championship, four Indy Car championships and tallied in excess of 100 major victories.

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Odd Manufacturers Dot NASCAR’s History

Throughout NASCAR’s history, the foundation of stock car racing has always been the cars and the drivers who bravely wheel them.

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Bubby Jones: Up Close & Personal Part III

The change of location didn’t slow him down for long. Bub was soon driving the Kazarian family’s gorgeous Gas Chem sprinter in CRA events.

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Bubby Jones: Up Close & Personal Part II

Opperman had been critically injured in the 1976 Hoosier Hundred, when he and Bobby Hillin’s Longhorn Racing No. 12 were caught up in a multi-car wreck.