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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The countdown to the traditional Daytona Speedweeks is on. The action kicks off on Feb. 15 with a pair of NASCAR Cup Series practices and concludes five days later with the Daytona 500.
This week Dale Earnhardt Jr. gave an interview on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio and revealed JR Motorsports will be Cup Series racing in future.
Rick Ware Racing has lined up Ryan Preece and David Ragan to drive the No. 15 Ford in the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series.
NASCAR hasn’t been able to deliver the expected number of Next Gen cars to its Cup Series teams for the 2022 season. A Daytona 500 tradition may fall by the wayside because of it.
Ryan Newman won 18 NASCAR Cup Series races in his career. This week, during an interview on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, he announced his racing career isn’t over.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. says the Next Gen car’s steering technology change will require drivers to be gentle on the wheel at superspeedways like Daytona.
Ryan Blaney shocked fans, fellow drivers, and media when he showed up at Daytona for Next Gen testing and looked very different than he did just a month earlier.
Denny Hamlin has won three Daytona 500s by being aggressive. He took that same mentality to the track for Next Gen testing and willingly accepted it might end in a crash.
The relationship between NASCAR drivers Christopher Bell and Cup Series champ Kyle Larson has been frosty since Watkins Glen last summer. They’re in Tulsa this week competing in the Chili Bowl Nationals.
Joey Logano and Denny Hamlin shoved each other during intense Next Gen testing at Daytona in what could be a preview of the race and the 2022 season.
