A traditional NASCAR race features fast cars turning left, counterclockwise around an oval track. A road course like the Bank of America ROVAL 400 presents engineers with a challenge you wouldn ...

And then there are Charlotte’s infamous blue turtles – 6-inch-high steel kerbs bolted to the track. They help direct cars at turns 11, 12, and 15 through 17.

The previous five generations of NASCAR Cup cars had their day, and now it's time for "Gen 6" to debut. It's time to rate the past and look ahead to the future.

That last-minute solution created the light blue that distinguished many of Petty’s earliest cars. Sometimes called “Carolina Blue,” it became as much a part of his NASCAR identity as No. 43 ...

And that explains why seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson, 2009 F1 champion Jenson Button, and German touring car champion and Le Mans winner Mike Rockenfeller will be racing their big blue ...

Everyone knows the drivers, but no car has the iconic status of Richard Petty's No. 43 Dodge Chargers (painted in Petty Blue) or the No. 3 Monte Carlo driven by Dale (The Intimidator) Earnhardt.

The most important parts of the car’s body are its chassis and protective cage; which are often made of steel. The steel is molded into a tube of round or rectangular cross sections.

In order to mitigate the risk of fire, NASCAR has mandated that its teams replace part of the polymer back stop panel on the bottom right passenger's side of the Next Gen car with a 14 gauge ...