The next-gen car is also one of the most advanced race cars that NASCAR has ever seen, producing a considerable amount of downforce with its diffuser and floor in favor of the skew of the Gen-6 ...

At the time, NASCAR race cars still ran more-stock-than-not sheetmetal ... LM1 small-block V-8 for use in Buick, Oldsmobile, and Pontiac body shells. The LM1 wasn’t that special – it was ...

1982: The Daytona 500 became the official season-opening NASCAR race, a spot on the schedule it still holds. 1983: Cale ...

The Daytona 500 is a NASCAR Cup Series race held annually at Daytona ... He went to a local Hardee’s restaurant, found a Pontiac Le Mans show car and raced it to Victory Lane.