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Talladega: Two Families Intertwined

(photo courtesy Leon Hammack)

This week NASCAR rolls into the Talladega Superspeedway, formerly the Alabama International Speedway. This racing facility is rich with NASCAR history.

Big Bill France built this track and opened up for business with the first race in 1969.  Throughout those 41 years this track has witnessed some of . . . → Read More: Talladega: Two Families Intertwined

Red Farmer Beats Father Time

(Photo courtesy of Mary Hodge/NASCAR) Legendary race car driver, Red Farmer, spent his youth listening to the song of eight cylinders singing in harmony near his parents home, within a stone’s throw of the old Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway.  That sound lured him into racing and many decades later, at age 77, it refuses . . . → Read More: Red Farmer Beats Father Time

Hershel McGriff Out Of Retirement!

The ageless wonder is back!  People talk about the “ageless Red Farmer” as a tireless and ageless race car driver, well here comes Hershal McGriff again.  Hershel McGriff, 81 years old, is stepping out of retirement to race this weekend at The Camping World West Series Bennett Winery 200 at Infineon Raceway.  McGriff’s . . . → Read More: Hershel McGriff Out Of Retirement!