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The Daytona 500's greatest upset, 30 years on In 1990, Dale Earnhardt ruled the NASCAR roost. But at the Daytona 500, one plucky underdog swapped all of his luck for a blockbuster victory bigger to some than the overall title itself. This is Derrike Cope's story 1581724800 NASCAR

Why 2020 isn't just a farewell tour for Johnson As a seven-times NASCAR Cup series champion, Jimmie Johnson could be forgiven for taking it easy in his final full season. But that couldn't be further from reality as he seeks to go out in style, starting with this weekend's Daytona 500 1581552000 NASCAR

The "bad to the bone" NASCAR dinosaur way ahead of its time Motorsport is littered with one-off specials, but few have had quite as much of an impact as the Chevrolet Monte Carlo created via a woeful Hollywood movie sequel and one of NASCAR's best ever team and driver combinations 1581292800 NASCAR

The controversial weekend that ended an American's dream in Europe OPINION: In the latest in our series of features looking back the recently concluded 2010s, we recall one of the many sagas of the 2018 Formula 2 season, which featured unusual fines and an unsavoury clash between team-mates 1578009600 F2

The backup Brabham behind a 50-year-old record Brabham's first monocoque F1 car made Jack Brabham a winner across three decades - a record only recently broken by Lewis Hamilton. STUART CODLING examines the belated debut of the BT33 1606608000 F1

How Dixon held on in IndyCar's most unpredictable season Three wins on the trot gave the Chip Ganassi Racing superstar the cushion he needed to hang on for a sixth title in the face of Josef Newgarden's late challenge. Here's the rundown of a typically frantic IndyCar campaign in an extraordinary year 1606521600 IndyCar

F1's 70 greatest influencers: 2010s In the final part of our series celebrating the most influential figures in world championship history, RICHARD WILLIAMS examines a decade in which driver personalities became ever more intertwined with the forces of big business as Formula 1 grew steadily more corporate - and, finally, passed beyond the Bernie Ecclestone era of 'benign dictatorship'... 1606521600 F1

Why F1's smiling fighter can take McLaren to the next level Daniel Ricciardo is one of the few proven grand prix winners on the current Formula 1 grid. It's been a while since he stood on the top step of the podium but, as he tells Autosport, he knows he can do the job - both for Renault now and McLaren next year 1606435200 F1