While Bikini Beach gave an audience a look at the wonderful world of drag racing, the 1960 cult classic Thunder in Carolina puts a lens on NASCAR.

NASCAR said the last time it disqualified an apparent race winner was April 17, 1960, when Emanuel Zervakis' victory at Wilson Speedway in North Carolina was thrown out because of an oversized ...

DAYTONA BEACH, FL — February 14, 1960: The winning team celebrates in victory lane at Daytona ... More International Speedway following the Daytona 500 NASCAR Cup race.

In his first full-time NASCAR season, and in the sixth race of the year, Richard Petty went to victory lane at the Southern States Fairgrounds. The win, which came on a half-mile dirt track in ...

NASCAR has confirmed the passing of stock car racing legend, Rex White. He was 95 years old. White won the 1960 NASCAR Cup Series championship, beating Richard 'The King' Petty to the crown. He ...

But the biggest Big One in Daytona history happened way back in 1960 during a NASCAR Modified race, the precursor to the XFINITY Series today. In that race, 68 cars entered and 37 of them crashed ...

NASCAR Bristol race embraces tradition of over 60 years of history at storied racetrack Bristol Motor Speedway has been home to countless NASCAR memories, and some other sports as well.