It became a racing favorite and Rocket 88 coupes won five of eight races on the schedule in the first year of the NASCAR Strictly Stock Division. It is widely believed that the Oldsmobile Rocket ...
It would not be easy to make any short, definitive list of the most innovative cars from the past since there have been many models and ideas that were forward-thinking. Below is a selection of ...
Bob M: I know a retired GM engineer who swapped the Fiero’s stock Iron Duke cast-iron 4 for the all-aluminum Oldsmobile 225 C.I. V-8 ... Since Ford had to homologate the Boss 429 motor for NASCAR, I ...
The Oldsmobile 88 was the world's first muscle car. Robust proportions, a V8, and the "I own the world" sort of attitude ...
With Oldsmobile no longer around, we tend to forget how cool the 88 was. Or the fact that it was the first real king of NASCAR racing. Oldsmobile created the 88 by dropping the V8 engine of the ...
Before the start of the season, NASCAR approved the use of the Chevrolet LM1 small-block V-8 for use in Buick, Oldsmobile, and Pontiac body shells. The LM1 wasn’t that special – it was the ...
Bell, who led six times for a race-high 105 of 312 laps, became the first driver to win three consecutive races during the ...
The gift Dale Earnhardt Jr. received was a 1954 hat originally given to those in the pits at Darlington Raceway for sun protection. The $300-million-worth (as per Celebrity Net Worth) NASCAR icon ...
Tyler Reddick is on the pole for Sunday's EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix NASCAR Cup Series race at COTA. While Shane van Gisbergen led both practice sessions on Saturday, Reddick and teammate ...
The NASCAR Cup Series moves on to COTA in Austin for the first road course race of the season, the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix on Sunday. The Cup field in general has gotten stronger at road ...