It’s easy, here in the 21st century, to take cars for granted, but the automobile took quite a while to catch on in most locales. During the first few decades of this new contraption’s existence, few ...

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — New England Auto Racers (NEAR) preserves and celebrates all forms of auto racing history in New England. This week on Trackside Northeast, host Joe Cortese sat down with ...

David Pearson after one of his 105 wins in NASCAR’s top divison, the second-most all time behind Richard Petty’s 200. Observer File Photo “The layout’s a dilly.” Those words appeared in the April 11, ...

HILLSBOROUGH, NC (WTVD) -- Hidden in the forest in Hillsborough is an iconic piece of North Carolina's auto racing history. The Historic Occoneechee Speedway Trail was once home to roaring crowds and ...

The zMAX Dragway in Concord, just outside of Charlotte Motor Speedway, almost saw Tony Stewart do what he’d never done before — a pretty steep feat considering the racer’s decorated career. And that ...

The "riding mechanic" had to be the most dangerous — and yet, the least glorified — job in all of auto racing history. Most drivers in the early years at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway enlisted the ...

At the top of a hill in a sprawling Santa Clarita industrial park in the shadow of Magic Mountain’s roller coasters, a significant chapter in the history of motorsports was written. But the story ...