Reviews several NASCAR races that are memorable for the drivers, the competitiveness, and/or the tactical maneuvering that made them exciting.

Introduces the life of stock car racer Louise Smith, from her first ride behind the wheel of her father's Ford to her thrilling stock car races across the country during the 1950s.

"[A] good girl with a reckless streak, a street-smart guy with nothing to lose, and a romance forged in the fast lane. The girl with straight As, designer clothes and the perfect life-- that's who people expect Rachel Young to be. So the private-school junior keeps secrets from her wealthy parents and overbearing brothers-- and she's just added two more to the list. One involves racing strangers down dark country roads in her Mustang GT. The other?...

Fast & furious: Brian O'Conner, now working for the FBI in LA, teams up with Dominic Toretto to bring down a heroin importer by infiltrating his operation. Fast five: Dominic Toretto and his crew of street racers plan a massive heist to buy their freedom while in the sights of a powerful Brazilian drug lord and a dangerous federal agent. Furious 6: Hobbs has Dominic and Brian reassemble their crew to take down a team of mercenaries: Dominic unexpectedly...

In 1949, when Humpy Wheeler was 11, he attended the very first NASCAR race. For the next ten years, he spent as much time in the pits as he could, and came to know many of the sport's pioneers. Eventually, Wheeler began promoting races at Carolina tracks such as Concord Speedway, Robinwood Speedway, and Starlight Speedway. Racing was so rough back then he kept a gun by his side when he paid the purse, and often used his fists to keep order. By the...

It's the last race of the season and Sam Hooker's NASCAR raceday spotter is Alexandra Barnaby. From her vantage point high above the grandstand, she sees things going on in the infield that will change her life. From Miami, Florida, to Concord, North Carolina, and back to Miami, this is an action-packed multi-car crash of shady dealings, stolen technology, drive-thru windows, and destruction of personal property.

If it has an engine and anything close to two wheels, Brainerd International Raceway has hosted a race for it. From sports cars, stock cars, drag racers, and Can-Am Racing Series drivers to motorcycles, snowmobiles, and jalopies, Brainerd International Raceway has been the northern outpost for raucous track action and infield get-togethers since 1968. It has been called one of the best-constructed tracks in the nation, and with several hairpin turns,...

In the late 1950s, a young John Morton was transfixed with sports car racing. His dreams of competition eventually led him to enroll, in 1962, in the Shelby School of High Performance Driving. In a bold moment after the last class, Morton asked Carroll Shelby if he might come to work for the newly formed Shelby American. The answer was "Yes, here's a broom." Thus ended Morton's college career and began his long racing career. Over the next three...

The fast and the furious: A speed demon detective goes undercover among Los Angeles street racers in order to break up a theft ring. 2 fast 2 furious: Federal agents recruit the street racing ex-detective to help them catch an international drug lord.