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 name Dale Earnhardt is synonymous with NASCAR. This summer Dale Earnhardt Jr. is changing things up and joining with the IndyCar team for one race.
While Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt Sr. were both NASCAR legends, their first meeting wasn’t exactly friendly.
Clint Bowyer had a solid NASCAR career and earned a healthy amount of money before moving up to the Fox broadcast booth for the 2021 season. What is his net worth?
Almost a year after COVID-19 shut down the sports world, NASCAR just handed out a large fine and suspension to one big name for a blatant violation of the protocols this past weekend in Daytona.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. once told the world that one of his closest friends was the owner of “‘the Most Punchable Face in NASCAR.”
NASCAR legends Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Tony Stewart have been friends for nearly 25 years, and they have a nasty wreck to thank for that fact.
While Clint Bowyer and Kyle Busch no longer compete on the Cup Series, there’s a rivalry brewing between their sons and Bowyer stoked the flames during FS1’s NASCAR Race Hub taking a shot at Busch and his kid.
Jeff Gordon and Clint Bowyer resumed their NASCAR rivalry this past weekend during the Fox pre-race show in a funny skit racing a pair of rental cars that took a scary turn when one of the vehicles caught on fire.
Bubba Wallace once decided to get into a physical altercation with his own father after an intense argument with his mother.
