Being the first women to win an IndyCar race, Danica Patrick has taken auto racing by storm. She finished the 2008 IndyCar Series season in sixth place, the highest championship finish among American drivers for the 2008 season. In 2006 she released her autobiography, Danica: Crossing the Line.

Mario and his twin brother, Aldo, were born in Montona, Italy. World War II broke out around the time they were born, in February 1940. When the war ended, the peninsula of Istria, where Montona was located, became part of Yugoslavia. So ...

Former NASCAR champion, NASCAR Nationwide Series car owner, and television broadcaster with ESPN and ESPN on ABC and co-host of NASCAR Angels. Wallace had his first live broadcast of the Indy 500 on May 28, 2006. Wallace appeared in the 1990 film Days of Thunder.

Brian France was appointed chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of NASCAR on September 13th, 2003. Strict, resourceful, ambitious and superbly experienced, France brings fresh ideas to this mature and very popular sport.

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Darrell Waltrip is one of the NASCAR?s all-time elite drivers and is a motor sports icon because of his accomplishments on and off the track. He cemented his Hall of Fame career during the decade of the 90's and retired in 2000 with a total of 84 NASCAR wins. He has moved to the television broadcast booth for FOX sports and earned an Emmy Award nomination for his work, which features of mix of insight only a former driver can offer. Today he is still active in racing through his Darrell Waltrip Motorsports team.

Jeff Hammond joined Fox Sports at the end of the 2000 Winston Cup season. He and partner Chris Myers host the weekly pre-race show from the famed "Hollywood Hotel" usually located near Victory Lane at each race track. Jeff contributes to the race ...

Recognized as the greatest Ambassador of Auto Racing, Johnny Rutherford won the Indianapolis 500 three times and in his 1994 season won 27 Indy victories and 23 pole positions ranking him 7th on the all-time win list. Today Johnny is serves the Indy Racing League as Special Events Coordinator and is a racing TV analysts for NBC, ABC, CBS, ESPN and Speedvision.

Lyn St. James' story is a remarkable one. It culminated into a victory few others could claim - winning the title of Rookie of the Year (1992) and in a sport few women were allowed to participate. She became the first woman to become a full-time ...

Former racing driver from the Republic of Ireland, Derek won the 1977 British Formula Three Championship and is known in motor sports circles around the world as a driver, writer, broadcaster, racing advisor, and businessman. He runs a professional services company called MotorVation, and had been a commentator for American broadcasts of the Champ Car series, as well as a public speaker.

NASCAR great Richard Petty's Richard Petty Driving Experience continues to define itself as the premier motorsports entertainment experience in the industry. RPDE builds each of its 600 horsepower Winston Cup-style stock cars at its state-of-the-art facility in Harrisburg, North Carolina. At this facility, RPDE builds cars from the ground up. Continuous program improvement and customer service excellence have made the Richard Petty Driving Experience the premier motorsports entertainment company in the industry.