The Oldsmobile 88 was the world's first muscle car. Robust proportions, a V8, and the "I own the world" sort of attitude ...

With Oldsmobile no longer around, we tend to forget how cool the 88 was. Or the fact that it was the first real king of NASCAR racing. Oldsmobile created the 88 by dropping the V8 engine of the ...

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 shells. The LM1 wasn’t that special – it was the ...

In all, Daytona has seen 12 multi-time winners and 14 teams win multiple times. William Byron, who captured the checkered flag in 2024, will look to become the first driver to win back-to-back Daytona ...

It became a racing favorite and Rocket 88 coupes won five of eight races on the schedule in the first year of the NASCAR Strictly Stock Division. It is widely believed that the Oldsmobile Rocket ...

Petty, racing in an Oldsmobile branded car ... Marlin's career at Daytona started with a bang when he earned his first NASCAR victory at the Daytona 500, becoming just the ninth driver to ...

Unsurprisingly, it dominated the NASCAR circuits. Though other cars would come to outperform it by the mid-1950s, the 88 endured as Oldsmobile’s most profitable line until 1974. Like Husk, the Olds is ...