Motorsports is one of the most successful sports businesses in the world, a business that has created some of the biggest personalities in sports. Forbes reports the average value of a NASCAR team is more than $143 million, but many legends of the track come from the all across the spectrum of motorsports. Here is a brief history of just some of the living legends of the track, as well as what they are up to now. Continue reading
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The Monster Mile – Dover International Speedway
By Rich Foust
Formerly known as Dover Downs Speedway, the track was renamed in 2002 to Dover International Speedway and is located in Dover, Delaware. They broke ground in 1966 and opened in 1969 and host two cup events each year. It is a one mile oval with 24 degrees of banking in the turns and 9 degrees of banking on the straights. The surface is concrete, although it was asphalt until 1995 and now seats 135,000. Continue reading