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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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