Jeff Gordon: The California Kid NASCAR Loved to Hate and Couldn’t Stop Admiring NASCAR had a problem with Jeff Gordon. Not because he was bad. Because he was too good in the wrong way. He was young in a sport of veterans. He was Californian in a sport rooted in the Deep South. He was … Read more
NASCAR: Born From Illegal Whiskey, Dying From Corporate Boredom There’s something deeply, fundamentally American about NASCAR. And I don’t mean the flags, the pre-race anthems, or the sea of RVs surrounding every oval from Daytona to Talladega. I mean something more primal: the idea that any guy with a production car and enough guts could … Read more
