From Daytona International Speedway, here’s All-American racing hero Dan Gurney to sell you a brand-new 1964 Ford Galaxie. Continue reading
Tag Archives: NASCAR
NASCAR’S Flim-Flam Man: The Unlikely Tale of L.W. Wright
He’s been called the D.B. Cooper of NASCAR. L.W. Wright conned his way into a race car, a race team, and one of NASCAR’s biggest races, and then poof—he was gone. Continue reading
Video: NASCAR Star Joey Logano Gives a Model T Ford Driving Lesson
Got 10 minutes? Here’s NASCAR Cup champion Joey Logano to instruct us on the mysteries of driving the Model T Ford. Continue reading
No Laughing Matter: NASCAR’s 1976 Cheating Scandal
The 1976 Daytona 500 featured one of the great cheating scandals in NASCAR history, with both AJ Foyt and Darrell Waltrip caught up in the controversy. Continue reading
Video: 1969 Motor Trend 500 at Riverside
At Riverside in February of 1969, Richard Petty proved two things: He knew how to drive a road course, and he knew how to win in a Ford. Continue reading
Video: Richard Petty Goes Drag Racing
Frozen out of NASCAR competition in 1965 by the Chrysler factory boycott, Richard Petty went drag racing. Here, Richard and family tell the unfortunate story. Continue reading
Video: Buddy Baker Wins the 1980 Daytona 500
After 17 years of trying, Buddy Baker conquered the Daytona 500 in 1980 with a dominating win in an Oldsmobile known as the Gray Ghost. Continue reading