NASCAR

FROM HARDSCRABBLE BEGINNINGS, HE RACED AND BANGED HIS WAY TO THE VERY TOP, BUT THE MAN KNOWN AS THE INTIMIDATOR REMAINED THE PUREST DRIVER NASCAR HAS EVER KNOWN

FIRST START, PHOTO FINISHThe inaugural Daytona 500, in 1959, ended in a dash to the checkered flag between Lee Petty (42) and Johnny Beauchamp that was too close to call. Though NASCAR deemed the finish unofficial,...

A new generation takes the lead

A Fairview Township, Pa., bank robber who wore a disguise was convicted after witnesses recognized the NASCAR-themed Rusty Wallace license plate on his getaway car.

IN HIS first season driving for NASCAR powerhouse Hendrick Motorsports, Dale Earnhardt Jr. will win at least five races, including the Daytona 500—but it won't be enough to keep new teammate Jimmie Johnson from...