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
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
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
