NASCAR

On this day 1959, the first Daytona 500 was held, marking the beginning of what would become one of the

Harold Edwin Kite, born on November 13, 1921, in East Point, Georgia, left an indelible mark on the NASCAR Grand

Retired NASCAR racer and team owner Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Jr. was born on this day in 1974 to parents Brenda

America’s prohibition era surely fueled the rise of NASCAR, but it took one man to make it official. Drivers who

Hideo Fukuyama, born on this day in 1955, became the first Japanese driver to compete in the top tier of

America’s prohibition era surely fueled the rise of NASCAR, but it took one man to make it official. Drivers who

On this day in 2013 short track racing great Richard “Dick” Trickle took his own life. Trickle is estimated to

On this day 1959, the first Daytona 500 was held, marking the beginning of what would become one of the

NASCAR’s roots can be traced to bootleggers and moonshine runners during America’s prohibition era. Drivers who delivered illegal alcohol needed

NASCAR racer Alan Kulwicki, who is of Polish decent, introduced the world to the Polish victory lap on this day

On this day in 1960 Maurice Petty made his NASCAR Cup Series debut at Dixieland Speedway in Birmingham, Alabama. At

Truman Fontello “Fonty” Flock, brother of NASCAR pioneers Tim Flock, Bob Flock, and the second female NASCAR driver Ethel Mobley,

Elzie Wylie “Buddy” Baker, Jr. was born to his racecar driving father, Buck Baker, and his mother Susan on this

NASCAR’s Southern 500 is one of the sport’s most storied races. With the exception of 2005-2008 (renamed for Dodge sponsorship),

NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee Rusty Wallace was born on this day in 1956 in Arnold, Missouri. Before hitting the