Pete Hamilton, winner of the 1970 Daytona 500 while driving for Petty Enterprises, has passed away at the age of 74.Hamilton won four times during a six-year career in NASCAR. He won the series' Rookie of the Year title in 1968, but is best remembered for his runs with Petty's...

It's funny getting an audience with the King. Even with racecars roaring by intermittently off in the high banks distance and basically creating a jet wash wall of sound, he almost has a rhythm in the way he speaks. Rising action, falling action, almost perfectly timed pauses – his very...

As Richard Petty celebrates his 78th birthday today, watch and enjoy as The King's 200mph Plymouth Superbird hits the road for the first time since 1970.

Following the choices of David Malsher, Robin Miller and Marshall Pruett of their personal favorite racecars of all time, RACER Executive Editor Andrew Crask recalls five of his personal favorites. {igallery id=1979|cid=63|pid=5|type=category|children=0|addlinks=0|tags=|limit=0} I suppose it’s only natural that your favorite racecars tend to center around the era in which you...