NASCAR

Weekends across America are filled with the roar of car engines racing around the track. While the local track may be small and made of dirt, the super-speedways of NASCAR are large and fast.

Brett Bodine Sets the NASCAR Pace

by Richard McVey

After 18 years as a NASCAR Cup series driver, Brett Bodine hung up his race suit in 2003 and now serves as the official pace car driver for the NEXTEL Cup series.

first appeared: 8/20/2006

Crash Bang Zoom

by Steve Lange

The Schutte family's demolition derby devotion

first appeared: 6/25/2006

Back in the Race

by Beverly Keel

Jimmie Johnson drives for elusive NASCAR championship

first appeared: 2/12/2006

Race City USA

by Mary Jekielek Insprucker

Perhaps no other town in America can boast more residents who drive 200 mph, or can change four tires in less than 15 seconds, than Mooresville, N.C., known as Race City USA.

first appeared: 4/24/2005

King Richard Rules

by Alan Ross

When Richard Petty first climbed into a racecar in the late 1950s, the weight of a dynamic, emerging American sport had not yet been thrust on his young shoulders.

first appeared: 1/30/2005

A Talk with Darrell Waltrip

by Richard McVey

Darrell Waltrip first mashed the accelerator in a NASCAR Winston Cup series race in 1972, and has since left an indelible mark on the sport.

first appeared: 9/5/2004

Racing's Referees

by Stuart Englert

Before their morning job is finished, Hedger, Snipes and four dozen other NASCAR officials will examine, test, weigh, and measure 46 cars in the garage at North Carolina Speedway in Rockingham (pop. 9,672).

first appeared: 2/1/2004

Almost Outta Control

by Carol Davis

When Richard Griffin maneuvers his high-powered car around a dirt race track, he doesn’t hear the roaring engines or see the dust kicked up by the cars ahead.

first appeared: 8/3/2003

Gasoline in His Blood

by Bob Alexander

Automobile racing in America got off to a roaring start in Ormond Beach, Fla. a century ago on the hard-packed sand.

first appeared: 4/6/2003

The 00:14 Second Dance

by Noble Sprayberry

In NASCAR, a pit crew’s performance often means the difference between a checkered flag and finishing in the middle of the pack.

first appeared: 3/9/2003

The NASCAR Fan

by Keith Dunnavant

The Schadels’ miniature museum includes more than 200 die-cast cars featuring every driver on the Winston Cup circuit, plus bobble-head dolls, posters, caps, sponsor signs, and several tires used in NASCAR races.

first appeared: 7/14/2002

Racing Back Into NASCAR

by John McBryde

NASCAR racer Geoff Bodine is attempting a comeback at 53—in a sport that typically favors the young at heart and age.

first appeared: 6/16/2002

Behind the Wheel

by Alan Ross

Jeff Leka powerslides to victory in the NASCAR Weekly Racing Series

first appeared: 5/13/2001

Dr. Watkins' Glen

by Warren D. Jorgensen

Dr. Watkins' Glen: The racetrack is here, But that isn't all

first appeared: 1/14/2001

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