Legends: King Kenny Roberts
August 30, 2010 – 11:38 AM | No Comment

It’s 32 years since Kenny Leroy Roberts hit the world 500 championship, shaking it from its previous Euro-centric axis.
Roberts was 26 — a cocky, race-savvy, mentally tough twice AMA national champion from a dusty part …

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Daytona 500 1979 – fight to the finish
February 12, 2010 – 11:50 AM | No Comment
Daytona 500 1979 – fight to the finish

As NASCAR’s Sprint Cup daredevils get ready for this weekend’s season-opener, the Daytona 500 at the fearsome Florida Speedway, it’s worth wallowing in a bit of stock car nostalgia.
The blue-riband 500 has been the most …

Best Daytona 500 Finish Ever? 1976
February 15, 2009 – 1:47 PM | No Comment
Best Daytona 500 Finish Ever? 1976

Being Australian, I have to confess that up until this point, I have struggled to understand NASCAR. But I get it now!
Until recently we didn’t get it on TV and of course we didn’t know …

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