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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Bubba Wallace candidly calls out the noose hoax conspiracy theorists who continue to boo him more than a year after the incident at Talladega.
Kyle Larson has crushed the NASCAR Cup Series competition in 2021 but still possesses only a 1-in-4 chance of winning the season championship.
Kyle Busch got into trouble on his own this season at Darlington. On Saturday, his brother Kurt tried getting him into more during the Truck Series broadcast, encouraging him to fight another team that wrecked his title-contending truck.
Stewart-Haas Racing co-owner Gene Haas admits to trimming spending on his Formula 1 team, which may shed light on why the NASCAR Cup Series team also struggled in 2021.
Lewis Hamilton followed a 2018 Formula 1 victory in Italy with a travel schedule that angered Mercedes executive Niki Lauda. But Hamilton breezed to victory in Singapore in the next race, silencing all doubt.
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