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IHRA: Why drag racers do burnouts – and why everybody else does now, too

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IHRA: Why drag racers do burnouts – and why everybody else does now, too

By alley - Mar 29, 2016, 5:41 PM ET

Plenty of race fans insist that the tire-smoking "burnout" was invented by IndyCar racer Alex Zanardi in 1997 after he made a remarkable back-to-the-front charge to win the Cleveland Grand Prix. Afterwards, and exuberant Zanardi did some smoky doughnuts on the track (which was much wider than the usual street...

The Art of the Donut with Joey Logano

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The Art of the Donut with Joey Logano

By alley - Jul 30, 2015, 5:36 PM ET

Team Penske's Joey Joey Logano burns 4,680 degrees of rubber in just 60 seconds, creating a one-of-a-kind piece of artwork.

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