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 and Dale Earnhardt Jr. fired shots at each other after both performed trial runs in the Next Gen car.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. provided an intriguing behind-the-scenes look at what happens when a driver gets called to the NASCAR hauler after a race.
Ricky Rudd won at Martinsville in 1998 to extend his streak to 16 NASCAR Cup Series seasons with a victory, but it came at a price.
Rookie Ty Gibbs has won four Xfinity Series races this season in the No. 54 Toyota. Some wonder how big a role the car played in that success considering that three other drivers won seven races in the same car.
NASCAR President Steve Phelps worked at the NFL for 14 years and recently shared a story in which he might have thrown Warren Sapp under the bus for a million-dollar mistake.
Tony Stewart, Dale Earnhardt Jr., and Clint Bowyer will help NASCAR test the Next Gen car this week in North Carolina.
Hendrick Motorsports driver Kyle Larson won his ninth NASCAR Cup Series race of the season, dedicating the triumph to team owner Rick Hendrick and his family.
An angry Kyle Busch went off Sunday at Kansas, screaming and cussing at Bubba Wallace for racing him hard.
Carlos Sainz moved to Ferrari before the 2021 Formula 1 season and is enjoying how friendly Italian racing fans have been. ‘It’s crazy, and I love it,’ he says.
Some NASCAR fans fear F1 is taking over in motorsports popularity just by the sheer difference in numbers between the two series this past week in Texas. A deeper look reveals that’s not the case.
