Motorsports
Motorsports have been around for nearly as long as motors have been inside cars. Two of the most famous racing circuits are NASCAR in the United States and the intercontinental open-wheel F1, though motorsports also include off-road rally-car racing, drag racing, and motorcycle racing.
NASCAR was founded in 1948, began contesting races in 1949, and held its first Daytona 500, one of the most prestigious and famous events in North American racing, in 1959. NASCAR contests Cup Series, Xfinity Series, and Camping World Truck Series races across the United States. Star drivers such as Cale Yarborough, David Pearson, Richard Petty, Jeff Gordon, Darrell Waltrip, Dale Earnhardt Sr., and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Year founded: 1948
President: Steve Phelps
Winningest driver, races: Richard Petty (200)
Winningest driver, cup titles: Richard Petty, Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Sr. (7)
Formula 1 started racing in 1950 and has since become the premier racing series in the world. F1 contests more than 20 races on five continents each year, with the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) serving as the governing body. Renowned drivers such as Michael Schumacher, Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel, and Ayrton Senna starred on the F1 circuit.
Year founded: 1950
FIA President: Mohammed Ben Sulayem
Winningest driver, races: Lewis Hamilton
Winningest driver, championships: Michael Schumacher, Lewis Hamilton (7)
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Clint Bowyer was once again the butt of the joke during Fox’s NASCAR coverage Sunday from Talladega but it came from a different source.
Talladega race weekend included Joey Logano going airborne on Sunday and a fiery ARCA Series crash on Saturday, which left the driver on a ventilator in critical condition.
Denny Hamlin expressed his frustration with Bubba Wallace and questioned his driving tactics at Talladega.
Kyle Petty, from the third generation of a legendary racing family, won his first NASCAR Cup Series race with the Wood Brothers, pioneers in the sport.
Bubba Wallace rejected Fox for a live interview during the prerace show at Talladega.
Just days after avoiding a massive pileup at Talladega, NASCAR driver Clarence Lovell was tragically killed in a single-vehicle accident.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. swears his favorite snack, a mayo and banana sandwich, is delicious, but world-famous chef Gordon Ramsay begs to differ.
Jimmie Johnson has had quite a bit of success during his NASCAR career, but IndyCar racing is a new challenge.
While Dale Earnhardt Jr. lost his father at the 2001 Daytona 500, an EMT on site found hers that day.
Chase Elliott is a Cup Series champion like his father Bill but will never match his dad’s record of fastest speed in NASCAR history set at Talladega.
