Motorsports
Motorsports have been around for nearly as long as motors have been inside cars. Two of the most famous racing circuits are NASCAR in the United States and the intercontinental open-wheel F1, though motorsports also include off-road rally-car racing, drag racing, and motorcycle racing.
NASCAR was founded in 1948, began contesting races in 1949, and held its first Daytona 500, one of the most prestigious and famous events in North American racing, in 1959. NASCAR contests Cup Series, Xfinity Series, and Camping World Truck Series races across the United States. Star drivers such as Cale Yarborough, David Pearson, Richard Petty, Jeff Gordon, Darrell Waltrip, Dale Earnhardt Sr., and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Year founded: 1948
President: Steve Phelps
Winningest driver, races: Richard Petty (200)
Winningest driver, cup titles: Richard Petty, Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Sr. (7)
Formula 1 started racing in 1950 and has since become the premier racing series in the world. F1 contests more than 20 races on five continents each year, with the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) serving as the governing body. Renowned drivers such as Michael Schumacher, Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel, and Ayrton Senna starred on the F1 circuit.
Year founded: 1950
FIA President: Mohammed Ben Sulayem
Winningest driver, races: Lewis Hamilton
Winningest driver, championships: Michael Schumacher, Lewis Hamilton (7)
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Bubba Wallace, NASCAR's only fulltime Black driver, was not a target of a hate crime, according to the FBI.
Less than 24 hours after a noose was found in Bubba Wallace's garage, the NASCAR community showed its support for the driver in a moving moment before Monday's race.
NASCAR has been surprisingly progressive in recent weeks on racial issues with Bubba Wallace as the front man. On Sunday, a noose was found in Wallace's garage and NASCAR is not happy.
Alex Zanardi, a former Formula One racer and Paralympic athlete, recently suffered a devastating crash that's left him in a coma.
Bubba Wallace is the lone black driver on the NASCAR Cup Series and has become the unofficial voice of the racing series speaking out on racial injustice. What is Bubba Wallace's net worth?
Bubba Wallace is taking a stand in the Black Lives Matter movement by giving his race car a new paint job for Wednesday night's race.
NASCAR's Jimmie Johnson has made his mark as one of the greatest ever. This last week Johnson made a statement by organizing a powerful anti-racism video for his fellow NASCAR drivers.
NASCAR's Bubba Wallace has endured a lot the last few weeks. It all caught up with him Sunday in Atlanta where he had a couple of fainting spells including one on live TV.
Kevin Harvick's high school wrestling days helped make him one of the top NASCAR drivers that he has become today.
NASCAR's Chase Elliott and Ty Dillon are using their platform to speak out against social injustice as drivers in a sport not known for its diversity.
