Nashville's fairgrounds track opened its 1974 season with a recurring race, a traditional pacesetter, a newcomer, and a couple of surpri...

After a three-year experiment as a high-banked, lightning fast, half-mile, the banking of Nashville's Fairground Speedways was cut to 18...

Beginning in 1966 following the Labor Day 1965 State Fair fire, Nashville's Fairgrounds Speedway opened its late model season with the F...

Richard Petty captured the Daytona 500  on February 17, 1974. The win was his fifth 500 victory and third in four years. As is always the ca...

A recent birthday advanced me to the year of Lennie Pond. Richard Petty and Lennie Pond struck a friendship somewhere during the late 19...

The King, Richard Petty, is unarguably the most successful individual in NASCAR history. His record in totality is unmatched: 200 wins, seve...