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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Early-season races at Martinsville, Atlanta, Sonoma, and Fontana will shed considerable light on drivers’ prospects for the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season.
Lewis Hamilton captured his first of seven Formula 1 drivers’ titles in 2008. Some fans still believe Timo Glock helped rig the race in Hamilton’s favor.
Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s time at NBC might be over and he could be looking for work at another network, according to a new prediction.
Lewis Hamilton has reason to be disappointed with the controversial ending of Formula 1’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, but selling his New York penthouse was a positive development.
Bubba Wallace is currently in rehab but is planning to be ready to go for the 2022 Daytona 500 in February.
Chase Elliott confirmed this weekend that his feud with Kevin Harvick isn’t over when the driver’s team fired a shot on Twitter at the Stewart-Haas Racing driver.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. is mourning the passing of a close family member who served as a father figure after his dad’s tragic death at Daytona and who also made a phone call that changed his future in racing.
Lewis Hamilton has won seven World Drivers’ Championships, but only one was settled on the final day of the Formula 1 season. He’s fared poorly in other potential clinching situations.
William Byron is following the lead of Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kyle Larson, the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series champion, by engaging in more offseason racing.
Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton enter the Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix tied in points and under threat of severe penalties by the race director.
