History Archive
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![Long before the street course event in Chicago became a reality on the Cup Series schedule, NASCAR raced at a venue south of the 12-turn layout developed for Sunday’s Grant […]](https://www.raceweekillustrated.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Curtis-Turner-Joe-Weatherly-feature-6-29-115x115.jpg "NASCAR’s Past And Present Intersect On Chicago Streets")
NASCAR’s Past And Present Intersect On Chicago Streets
Posted on June 29, 2023 | No CommentsLong before the street course event in Chicago became a reality on the Cup Series schedule, NASCAR raced at a venue south of the 12-turn layout developed for Sunday’s Grant […] -
![Journeyman stock car racer Richard Childress caught lightning in a bottle, not once but twice. NASCAR’s only driver strike, on the eve of the 1969 inaugural race at Talladega Superspeedway, […]](https://www.raceweekillustrated.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Richard-Childress-feature-1-17-115x115.jpg "Great Breaks, Racing Excellence Puts Childress In NHOF")
Great Breaks, Racing Excellence Puts Childress In NHOF
Posted on January 17, 2017 | No CommentsJourneyman stock car racer Richard Childress caught lightning in a bottle, not once but twice. NASCAR’s only driver strike, on the eve of the 1969 inaugural race at Talladega Superspeedway, […] -
![As one of early stock car racing’s most successful car owners, it is appropriate that Raymond Parks captured the first two championships offered by the fledgling National Association for Stock […]](https://www.raceweekillustrated.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Raymond-Parks-feature-1-16-115x115.jpg "Raymond Parks Set The Standard In NASCAR’s Early Era")
Raymond Parks Set The Standard In NASCAR’s Early Era
Posted on January 16, 2017 | No CommentsAs one of early stock car racing’s most successful car owners, it is appropriate that Raymond Parks captured the first two championships offered by the fledgling National Association for Stock […] -
![With cooler temperatures and blue skies above, Saturday afternoon was great for racing. Even if the track in question hasn’t seen an actual race in 45 years. Saturday marked the […]](https://www.raceweekillustrated.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Tommie-Irvin-feature-5-16-115x115.jpg "Racers Return For Banks County Speedway Reunion")
Racers Return For Banks County Speedway Reunion
Posted on May 16, 2016 | No CommentsWith cooler temperatures and blue skies above, Saturday afternoon was great for racing. Even if the track in question hasn’t seen an actual race in 45 years. Saturday marked the […] -
![For 44 years, the Banks County Speedway sat silent, overgrown with trees and brush, derelict cars and a herd of goats the only visitors it had. That all changed on […]](https://www.raceweekillustrated.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Banks-County-Speedway-feature-5-12-115x115.jpg "Banks County Speedway Returns For Racing Reunion")
Banks County Speedway Returns For Racing Reunion
Posted on May 12, 2015 | No CommentsFor 44 years, the Banks County Speedway sat silent, overgrown with trees and brush, derelict cars and a herd of goats the only visitors it had. That all changed on […] -
![During a ceremony that celebrated talents and personalities from a wide array of eras and racing levels, five legends added their names – and astounding legacies – to the list […]](https://www.raceweekillustrated.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/NASCAR-HOF-Class-of-2014-feature-5-22-115x115.jpg "Class Of 2014 Enshrined To NASCAR Hall Of Fame")
Class Of 2014 Enshrined To NASCAR Hall Of Fame
Posted on January 30, 2014 | No CommentsDuring a ceremony that celebrated talents and personalities from a wide array of eras and racing levels, five legends added their names – and astounding legacies – to the list […] -
![Success often comes for those who wait. That certainly can be said of Dale Jarrett, who didn’t reach the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series until age 30 and waited another four […]](https://www.raceweekillustrated.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Dale-Jarrett-Ned-Jarrett-feature-1-29-115x115.jpg "Dale Jarrett Earned NHOF Credentials As Late Bloomer")
Dale Jarrett Earned NHOF Credentials As Late Bloomer
Posted on January 29, 2014 | No CommentsSuccess often comes for those who wait. That certainly can be said of Dale Jarrett, who didn’t reach the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series until age 30 and waited another four […] -
![By contemporary standards, Julius Timothy “Tim” Flock was a late bloomer. Flock was 24 years of age when he competed in his first stock car race in 1948. But the […]](https://www.raceweekillustrated.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Tim-Flock-feature-8-2-115x115.jpg "Tim Flock Led Family Effort Into NASCAR Hall Of Fame")
Tim Flock Led Family Effort Into NASCAR Hall Of Fame
Posted on January 17, 2014 | No CommentsBy contemporary standards, Julius Timothy “Tim” Flock was a late bloomer. Flock was 24 years of age when he competed in his first stock car race in 1948. But the […] -
![To his legion of fans, Edward Glenn Roberts Jr. was known as “Fireball.” His friends, however, simply called the pioneer NASCAR premier series racing star “Glenn.” Legend has it that […]](https://www.raceweekillustrated.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Fireball-Roberts-feature-1-16-115x115.jpg "Fireball Roberts Was A Pathfinder Into Superspeedway Era")
Fireball Roberts Was A Pathfinder Into Superspeedway Era
Posted on January 16, 2014 | No CommentsTo his legion of fans, Edward Glenn Roberts Jr. was known as “Fireball.” His friends, however, simply called the pioneer NASCAR premier series racing star “Glenn.” Legend has it that […] -
![Motorsports legend Andy Granatelli passed away Sunday at the age of 90. Born in 1923 in Dallas, TX, Granatelli started work as a mechanic, and would become a racing promoter […]](https://www.raceweekillustrated.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Andy-Granatelli-Mario-Andretti-feature-b-12-29-115x115.jpg "‘Mr. 500’ Andy Granatelli Passes Away At Age 90")
‘Mr. 500’ Andy Granatelli Passes Away At Age 90
Posted on December 29, 2013 | No CommentsMotorsports legend Andy Granatelli passed away Sunday at the age of 90. Born in 1923 in Dallas, TX, Granatelli started work as a mechanic, and would become a racing promoter […]
