They needed to diversify, and racing was a great option. But the early stock car racing scene in America was chaotic and disorganized. Former bootleggers were barred from some of the more ...

Las Vegas is not a place widely known to be connected to Michael McDowell. The 40-year-old is an Arizona native and, in a story familiar to many in the racing world, his career features go-karting ...

30, 1988. He was 41. Tilley was an early pioneer in both stock car and motorcycle racing. It was through his time racing stock cars that he became friends with Richard Petty, for whom he worked as ...

Richard Lee Petty was born on July 2, 1937, in Randleman, N.C., the son of one of stock-car racing's early pioneers, Lee Petty. The elder Petty won three Grand National championships in the '50s ...

Daytona Beach NASCAR Clash Sparks Debate as fans weigh nostalgia against modern challenges, questioning whether the historic ...

Richard Lee Petty was born on July 2, 1937, in Randleman, N.C., the son of one of stock-car racing's early pioneers, Lee Petty, who in the fifties would win three Grand National championships.