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
Chevrolet Monte Carlo: The Luxury Coupe That Became NASCAR’s Most Winning War Machine There are cars that are born with one purpose and die fulfilling a completely different one. The Chevrolet Monte Carlo is the most extreme example of that paradox in the entire history of the American automobile. It was born in 1970 as … Read more
Dale Earnhardt: The Intimidator Who Died Protecting His Son on the Final Lap at Daytona There are names in sport that transcend numbers. Names that mean something deeper than victories and championships. Names that divide the history of a sport into a before and an after. Dale Earnhardt is that name for NASCAR. 76 victories. … Read more
Talladega Superspeedway: The Cursed Track Where Cars Hit 210 MPH and Drivers Pray Before Going Out If Daytona is NASCAR‘s cathedral, Talladega is its colosseum. The place where gladiators enter knowing that the odds of walking out in one piece depend as much on luck as skill. Where four cars race side by side at … Read more
Daytona International Speedway: The Track a Mechanic Built on a Swamp That Changed Racing Forever There are famous circuits in the world. Monza. Nürburgring. Le Mans. Indianapolis. But none of them carry the symbolic weight of Daytona International Speedway. None concentrate so much glory, so much tragedy, and so much history on a single stretch … 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
1970 PLYMOUTH SUPERBIRD The 1970 Plymouth Superbird: The Bird That Landed Way Too Hard Some cars are born for the open road. Others are born for the track. And then there’s the Plymouth Superbird—a car literally built to convince one man to come back to work. A car so extreme it terrified its own buyers. … Read more
