The 1964 NASCAR Grand National (now Sprint Cup Series) season was one of the longest in NASCAR's history, beginning in Dec. 1963 and ru...

Ken Schrader won the pole for the inaugural Mudsummer Classic at Eldora in July 2013 credit: Getty Images/Tom Pennington Veteran driv...

Bill France Sr. in his office Credit: France Family archives/NASCAR Media In January 1947, after having competed and promoted a few au...

Mural of Wendell Scott Photo credit: NASCAR via Getty Images/Rainier Ehrhardt In October at Martinsville Speedway, Darrell Wallace Jr....

Another difference from 2006 to 2013: In 2006, the NASCAR Awards Banquet was held in New York City, not Las Vegas. Champion Jimmie John...

The Camping World Truck Series saw a major influx of youth, the Nationwide Series saw its share of Cup veterans and the Sprint Cup Series s...

Alan Kulwicki in victory lane at Phoenix in 1988 credit: Racing One/Getty Images Phoenix International Raceway opened its gates back i...

Texas Motor Speedway opened in 1997, hosting one race each year from 1997 to 2004 and two races every year since for the Sprint Cup Serie...

In the song “American Pie,” Don McLean sang about “the day the music died.” In the sport of auto racing, that day has been happening all to...

Davey Allison (28) beat Kyle Petty to the finish line credit: NASCAR Media/Charlotte Motor Speedway Archives The excitement of night r...

Bill Elliott and his Winston Million check at Darlington Credit: Racing One/Getty Images The year 1985 was a special one in the Winsto...

This year’s Rookie of the Year battle is one of the most high-profile contests in many years, thanks to the off-track status of top contend...

Ryan Newman earned the 50th pole of his Cup Series career this past July at Indianapolis Motor Speedway – a milestone he had been waiting f...

On Sunday, Sept. 15, the 2013 Chase for the Sprint Cup begins, marking the 10 th time NASCAR’s premier championship has been decided b...

The date: Feb. 13, 1982. The place: Daytona International Speedway. The occasion: The inaugural race, the Goody’s 300, for the Budweise...

Denny Hamlin wins at Atlanta in 2012. Credit: Wesley Hitt/Getty Images   For many years, two of America’s biggest national holiday...

Bristol Motor Speedway is both one of the smallest tracks in NASCAR and one of the biggest. In spite of its 0.533-mile length, this sup...

Michigan International Speedway, situated on 1,400-plus acres in the Irish Hills of southeastern Michigan, is the fastest track on the ...