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‘Big Bertha’ Was A Big Winner

Just as battleships used in World War II were given the nickname “Big Berthas,” a particular Digard Racing Chevrolet Monte Carlo driven by three-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Darrell Waltrip was similarly named.

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Trans-Am, Laguna Seca Have Intertwined Histories

The return of Trans-Am racing to the Monterey Peninsula May 3-5 for the Trans-Am SpeedFest can’t but help bring memorable flashbacks.

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Chicago Icon Wayne Adams Celebrates 100th Birthday

“Well good evening ladies and gentlemen. Once again this is Wayne Adams bidding you welcome to Raceway Park.”

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Mr. School Bus Engine, Roger Rager

Roger Rager, born in the sprint car racing hotbed of Lincoln, Neb., fittingly won his first race in a sprint car at Lincoln’s Jefferson County Speedway.

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Champion Cale Yarborough

Thousands of drivers have entered NASCAR competition since the sanctioning body was formed in 1948.

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The Story Of ‘Iron Mike’ Nazaruk

In the aftermath of World War II, there remained a group of survivors who eluded death on the battlefield, but whose exploits left them with an insatiable hunger for adrenalin-generating adventure.