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J.D. McDuffie Never Forgotten in NASCAR World
August 9th, 2012 at 1:00 PM
It was a cloudy day on August 11, 1991 when the NASCAR Winston Cup Series headed into Watkins Glen International for the running of the 1991 Budweiser at The Glen. Terry Labonte sat on the pole in his #94 Sunoco Chevrolet and Mark Martin was on the outside pole his Folger's Ford.  It...

Pocono was Site of Hall of Famer’s Last Hurrah
August 2nd, 2012 at 3:30 PM
It was a rainy, muggy day on June 21, 1998 at Pocono Raceway. The NASCAR Winston Cup Series was running their 15th race of the season and several big named drivers were the favorites. Jeff Gordon, who was having a great season, sat on the pole in his Dupont Chevrolet...

Jim Rathmann-A Life Well-Lived, Including 1960 Indianapolis 500 Championship
November 25th, 2011 at 12:54 AM
One of auto racing's most versatile and an Indianapolis 500 champion has died. Jim Rathmann, the 1960 Indy 500 champion died at a hospice in Melbourne, Florida, last night, Wednesday, November 23. He was 83 years old.   He had suffered a seizure at his home nine days before. In addition to the Indy 500 championship,...

NASCAR Acceleration Weekend to Take Place in Conjunction with Hall of Fame Inductions
August 17th, 2011 at 12:56 AM
The fan festival has increasingly become more and more of a means for fans to connect with their athletic heroes. NASCAR was built on its fans' accessibility to the stars and even though times have changed it has remained that way. Now with the concept of the fan fair NASCAR continues to...

Shirley Muldowney, Don “Big Daddy” Garlits and Don “the Snake” Prudhomme Will Make Call at Fram Autolite NHRA Nationals at Infineon Raceway
July 22nd, 2011 at 11:03 AM
Those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it, a saying often conjuring up visions of stern warnings. It is not unusual for fans to often find a specific item they believe their beloved sport of auto racing or a sanctioning body (i.e. NASCAR, IRL, NHRA) has missed the boat...

Patrick Carpentier Set to Retire After Circuit Gill Villineuve Race
July 15th, 2011 at 10:55 PM
It hasn't been a career known for drawing attention on a national scale, but nonetheless, Patrick Carpentier has fashioned a career worthy of him leaving it known as one of the sport's most solid and consistent points-earner.          One of the CART Champ Car Series' most reliable and top-five drivers during its heyday,...

Hall of Fame Class 2012 All-Around Contributors to NASCAR’s Growth
July 2nd, 2011 at 11:01 PM
   By Neal Fisher Perhaps the distinction of who is better will never be settled, but every sport has its group of the best among the best and all of the aspects about it are certainly as well as often weighed among the fans. Many components of what a person contributes are...

Marion “Mad” McDonald: ‘Auto Racing was Entertaining’
June 29th, 2011 at 8:59 AM
A native of Apopka, Florida, Marion “Mad” McDonald is now 93 years old. When his native city held the Fireball Roberts Memorial Celebration (the NASCAR legend was a childhood friend of his) in September 2008, the years his body had seen was obvious. As he moved towards the microphone to...