The 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona broke the 200-mph mark, and it was the first to do so in NASCAR history. Besides its speed, what defines this car is a two-foot-tall spoiler that lords over the rear. Completely functional, the massive wing lowers drag and maintains ...
two of the most historic cars in his collection are Chevys: a Penske/Donohue 1968 Sunoco Trans-Am Camaro, and Mickey Thompson's 1963 427 MKII "Mystery Motor" Corvette Stingray Z-06 that was driven by Junior Johnson at Dayton in the 200-mile NASCAR American Challenge Cup race. Whew... th...
Just a few months ago, I learned that Shreveport's fairgrounds was once home to a NASCAR race track. That absolutely blew my mind, since i had never heard that before. Another awesome piece of Shreveport's history revolves around the Louisiana Hayride, which was pretty much the Grand ole O...
Dale Earnhardt Movie Car: 1988 Chevrolet Monte Carlo It’s hard to believe that it’s been 24 years since NASCAR icon Dale Earnhardt died on the last lap of the 2001 Daytona 500. With seven championships and 76 wins at the circuit’s top level, Dale had scores of… more»Jan...
Damage from contact with the NASCAR guy. Following the contact Jeff the CSRG Race Director came to our pits and informed me that I would not be allowed to race anymore that weekend. In discussing the incident with Jeff and reviewing my in-car I realize that I exercised poor judgement. I ...
Dale Earnhardt Movie Car: 1988 Chevrolet Monte Carlo It’s hard to believe that it’s been 24 years since NASCAR icon Dale Earnhardt died on the last lap of the 2001 Daytona 500. With seven championships and 76 wins at the circuit’s top level, Dale had scores of… more»Jan...
John Hill had brought his Mitjet and he let me have some laps in it. The Mitjet is a tube framed race car much like a scaled down NASCAR car. It has a solid rear axel, a 2 liter Renault engine, sequential gearbox, and ABS brakes. John has raced it a couple of times in the 25...