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2. Racing suit - Wikipedia

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   A racing suit or racing overalls, often referred to as a fire suit due to its fire retardant properties, is clothing such as overalls worn in various forms of auto racing by racing drivers, crew members who work on the vehicles during races, track safety workers or marshals, and in some series commentators at the event.

3. Tony Hulman - Wikipedia

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   Anton "Tony" Hulman Jr. (February 11, 1901 – October 27, 1977) was an American businessman from Terre Haute, Indiana, who bought the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1945 and brought racing back to the famous race course after a four-year hiatus following World War II.

4. Speedway Motorsports - Wikipedia

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   Atlanta Motor Speedway: Hampton, Georgia: 820 1.54 miles (2.48 km) quad-oval 71,000 1960 1990 Bristol Motor Speedway: Bristol, Tennessee: 670 0.533 miles (0.858 km) oval 146,000 1961 1996 Charlotte Motor Speedway: Concord, North Carolina: 1,310 1.5 miles (2.4 km) quad-oval 94,000 1960 1975 Dover Motor Speedway: Dover, Delaware: 1 mile (1.6 km ...

5. Bruton Smith - Wikipedia

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   Smith began promoting stock-car events as a 17-year-old in Midland, North Carolina, in the middle of a cornfield he nicknamed the "Dust Bowl". [2] In 1949, Smith took over the National Stock Car Racing Association (NSCRA), a league that had formed a year earlier in 1948 and was one of several fledgling stock-car sanctioning bodies that were direct competitors to NASCAR, which had been founded ...

6. IMCA Modified - Wikipedia

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   IMCA Modified is the top modified division sanctioned by the International Motor Contest Association. [1] The series began in 1979. It was designed to be a mid-level class between late models and hobby stocks. [2] The first IMCA modified race was held at the Benton County, Iowa Speedway in 1979 on a 1/4 mile track. [3]

7. Museum of American Speed - Wikipedia

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   The Museum of American Speed is a non-profit museum dedicated to preserving and displaying artifacts of American automotive history. The museum is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and is housed in a 135,000 sq ft (12,500 m 2) facility.