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Why Some Race Cars Have Their Exhausts Mounted On The Side

If there's one thing most race car bodies have in common, it's a preference for function over form. While many may resemble regular road cars, underneath that exterior lies a host of bespoke equipment ...
NASCAR

Inside the Race: Why it’s so difficult to keep cars from going airborne

As long as NASCAR has been racing, cars have been wrecking. And as the NASCAR Cup Series returns to the track this weekend at Talladega Superspeedway, no track has the ability to produce more chaos ...
NPR

Race car drivers turn lemons (and $500) into an endurance contest like no other

The race cars roll into downtown Camden, S.C., like an old-fashioned circus. Streets are blocked off for the welcome party, where a rock band serenades the crowd with a Jerry Reed country classic: ...

37 Cars to Compete at Roval in Playoffs Round of 12 Elimination Race

There are 37 cars on the preliminary entry list for Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series Bank of America Roval 400 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval. NASCAR officiall ...