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On the anniversary of his tragic loss, Stock Car History Online remembers the late, great Alan Kulwicki. See more of the story here …
If ever there was a perfect picture to illustrate just how far racing attire has come, it's this photograph of driver Hugh Lunsford following a long ago race. See more of the story here …
Tommy Houston -- no, he's no relation to host Rick Houston -- stops by to discuss an upcoming race for retired drivers at Bristol. The legendary Busch Series driver also talks about his relationship with Dale Earnhardt and an incident in which rival Tommy Ellis supposedly threatened to set fire to Houston's pit area. Afterward, co-hosts Rick Houston and Dennis Punch discuss the Carl Edwards-Brad Keselowski controversy. Check out the new episode here …
There's simply no way to underestimate the impact of the Daytona 500 on NASCAR. Daytona 500 wins -- and losses -- are discussed and dissected for years. In honor of the 2010 edition of the event, take a look back at some of the event's most memorable moments here here …
Robert Johnson is continuing to pursue a legacy in racing that his father, the legendary Junior Johnson, began nearly 60 years ago. Check out the full story here …
In what could very well be one of the coolest shots we've ever featured here at Stock Car History Online, Junior Johnson and Curtis Turner prepare to lead the field into battle on the dirt track in Hickory, N.C. See more of the story here …
Three years have passed since we lost Benny Parsons, and we still miss him. This week's pick from The Don Hunter Collection in honor of ol' BP. See more of the story here …
Larry Frank, winner of the controversial 1962 Southern 500, passed away Jan. 5 at the age of 80 See more of this week's selection from The Tom Kirkland Collection here...
No airport nearby? No problem, not for Curtis Turner, who lands his plane on the frontstretch of Charlotte Motor Speedway in the mid-1960s in this newly discovered image from photographer Jerry Overman. See more here … How just how close was Junior Johnson to firing Darrell Waltrip and replacing him with Dale Earnhardt? Johnson tells host Rick Houston on the latest episode of the Spun Out And Half Turned Over podcast that he had a signed contract to make the switch in hand. It was only a last-minute offer from another sponsor that Johnson couldn't refuse that kept the course of NASCAR history from being changed in a major way. Read the full story here … Three races will mark North Wilkesboro Speedway's return to competition in 2010. It's been a long, and many times, discouraging process in getting the track ... well ... back on track. That's all beginning to change. Check out the full story here ...
North Wilkesboro Speedway will host its first race since 1996 in the fall of next year, it was announced today. Check out the full details here … Hearsay is a stuffed monkey who's lived a very exciting life. He's visited Iraq, Australia, Germany, Northern Ireland, Canada and many places in the United States. Check out his recent NASCAR adventure here …
Several people are shoo-ins for the first class of inductees into the NASCAR Hall of Fame, and Junior Johnson should be one of them. Read more here...
Ready for a challenge? Check out this month's scavenger hunt, with an all-new grand prize courtesy of Carbon Press!!! 
Living History Video On-Demand - Cotton Owens Racing on the old Daytona beach and road course could get very tricky. Cotton Owens should know, because he was there. In this episode of Smyle Media's Living History Video Series, Cotton Owens talks about his impressions of the brand-new Daytona International Speedway. Click here ...
Our pick for the most striking car in NASCAR history? It would be hard to top this one ... the Dodge that Richard Petty ran in the mid-1970s. See more here...
If Doug Hurley was a NASCAR driver, his lap around the International Space Station would have obliterated Bill Elliott's all-time qualifying speed record. Check out Stock Car History Online Editor Rick Houston's story on Hurley, courtesy of NASCAR.COM, here … Joni May Hubbard sent this video that was put together in honor of her father, Dick May, who passed away June 9. It's a stunning tribute to one of the nicest people ever to grace a NASCAR garage. See more here... 
Late last week, NASCAR announced 25 nominees for the inaugural class of inductees into the NASCAR Hall of Fame, which will open in May 2010. In this story, we take an educated guess on who'll make that first cut and who won't. Read more here...
There was a time when Will Lind worked for next to nothing to break into a sport he so dearly loved. Today, the native of Lakeland, Fla. is the director of competition for Richard Childress Racing. In between, he changed tires for the one and only Dale Earnhardt. Check out Lind's revealing interview with Stock Car History Online Editor Rick Houston here ..
There once was a time when North Wilkesboro Speedway was brand new and almost alive with activity … and these photos from the collection of Donald Johnson prove it. See more here ..
Pull up a chair and listen in as Barney Hall, Richard Petty and Dale Inman discuss The King’s career in NASCAR. It’s a fantastic ride from the sport’s earliest years, through Petty’s reign at the top and on to today. Petty is joined by several of his contemporaries, including racing announcer Barney Hall, former crew chief Dale Inman and drivers Junior Johnson, David Pearson and Bobby Allison. The audiobooks features a look back at not just Petty's career but also the evolution of NASCAR from its southern dirt track roots to a nationwide sport. Check out our review here ... Chase Whitaker of Franklin, Tenn., has sent in his memories of the 1987 Winston 500 at Talladega, which got us to thinking. What’s the best race you’ve ever seen, either in person or on television? Did your favorite driver win? What made the race so special? Was it a race of some historical significance, or was it simply especially great racing? Think about it, and drop Editor Rick Houston a few lines at rick.houston@stockcarhistoryonline.com. Responses will be compiled in a special section. Check out the responses here ...
Nearly eight years before the 1979 Daytona 500, the first 500-mile race ever shown live on television from start to finish, another NASCAR Cup race was shown from the drop of the green flag to the checkered, as it happened. The April 1971 event took place at Greenville-Pickens Speedway in South Carolina, and was won by Bobby Isaac. Footage from the broadcast was considered lost to the ages, until now. Check out the full story and additional screen captures here ... (American Stock: The Golden Era of NASCAR Screen Capture)
You’ll never meet a nicer kid than Robert Johnson. He’s played lacrosse for years at school, and now he has a new sport — racing. The 15-year-old Robert tested regularly at several different tracks in and around North Carolina last year, and plans to race this season. Through it all, he’s had a pretty good coach … his dad, Junior Johnson. Check out the full story here... (Phil Baxter) Stockcarhistoryonline.com recently asked a simple question of nearly 30 well-known motorsports competitors, journalists and officials — a group that included Richard and Kyle Petty, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Tony Stewart. The question … you’ve got five votes for the inaugural class of inductees into the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Who gets in? Find out who made the cut — and who didn’t. (Rusty Jarrett/Getty Images for NASCAR) Read more ... Reaction: Tom Higgins, the dean of the NASCAR press corps, was contacted about the survey but wasn’t able to contribute due to an illness. His picks for the Hall of Fame (he knew them all personally):
Randy Hallman and Ralph Paulk of the Richmond Times-Dispatch discussed the Hall of Fame survey in their latest R&R Racing video podcast. Check it out hereVeteran motorsports journalist Dustin Long blogged on the subject hereDetroit’s Josh Lobdell gave his views on the NASCAR Hall of Fame’s inaugural class on examiner.com. See what he had to say hereAnd then there was reader Brandon Reed, here Another reader, Robert Wilson, was not happy with the selections at all. His thoughts can be found here
The official NASCAR record book shows Bobby Allison tied for third with Darrell Waltrip on the all-time win list, with 84 victories each. The official NASCAR record book is wrong, writes Editor Rick Houston. Read more … |
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North Wilkesboro … A Twist In Time
Petty Audio Scrapbook A Great Listen
Historic Racing Footage Re-Discovered
Robert Johnson, Junior’s Son, Goes Racing
Petty Heads List In Hall of Fame Survey
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