And Petty had the third-generation (1971 to 1974 ... Before the start of the season, NASCAR approved the use of the Chevrolet LM1 small-block V-8 for use in Buick, Oldsmobile, and Pontiac body ...

Chevrolet pulled the covers off of what it calls its Blazer EV.R NASCAR prototype mid-February ... like his first and currently only car, his 1971 Plymouth Valiant Scamp – whenever possible ...

Daytona International Speedway will host the 67th running of the Daytona 500 Sunday. Here is one fact about each of the first 66 races.

The 1970s produced some of the most notable drag racing icons of the era, including these five cars that dominated a ...

The Daytona 500 is a NASCAR Cup Series race held annually at ... They ushered in a new era of cars made to race on superspeedways. 1971: The race saw 48 lead changes — double the previous ...

Richard Petty holds the record for winning the most Daytona 500s with seven wins in 1964, 1966, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1979 and 1981. Harley Earl was a close friend of the founder of NASCAR Bill France ...

Engine swaps can be a lot of fun in Gran Turismo 7 if you can afford them in the first place. But how good are the cheap ones?

1971 was the final year for high-compression ... The fuselage-styled Mopar soldiered on NASCAR tracks through 1977, winning nearly 40 races and two championships with Richard Petty behind the ...

Of all the eligible contenders, the Autorama Judges trim the selection down to eight finalists. Of these Great 8, one car will receive the Ridler Award in a ceremony on the last day of the show. In ...

He went on to graduate from Burlington High School in 1971. After graduating High ... put great pride and care into his 1976 Chevrolet Nova. As a big Nascar fan, you would find him on the weekends ...