For gearheads, Smokey Yunick is an American folk hero, a current-day Mike Fink or Molly Pitcher. His exploits are the stuff of myth and legend—take his notorious ’66 Chevelle, for example. Continue reading
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Video: the 1957 Daytona Beach races
Don’t miss this. Here’s bright, clear film-to-video of the beach racing at Daytona in 1957. Continue reading
Stock car drivers in the Indy 500
In the golden age of American racing, NASCAR drivers often came north to the Speedway to test their talents in the Indy 500. Here are a few.
More early NASCAR: the cars
The early years of NASCAR featured at least one kind of diversity: an astonishing variety of cars on the track. Here’s a big photo essay celebrating the colorful weekly car show that was NASCAR. –Photo above by John Lacko Photography
Daytona 500 Countdown: day zero
It’s Daytona 500 zero day—the green rag is scheduled to wave this afternoon at 1:29 PM. This morning we take an informal look at the number zero in stock car racing.
Daytona 500 Countdown: day minus 3
Only three days until the green flag falls on the 2013 Daytona 500, and time to recall the greatest number in NASCAR: the 3. Continue reading
Daytona 500 Countdown: day minus 8
Only eight days until the 2013 Daytona 500—time to recall some NASCAR greats who ran the number 8. Continue reading