Bobby Allison’s First Ride: A 1934 Ford Phaeton

By Ben White The first ride for Bobby Allison, NASCAR’s 1983 Cup champion and three-time Daytona 500 winner, sat in the driveway a short time due to a small deal-breaking snag in his plan: his age. “My absolute first car was a four-door 1934 Ford Phaeton convertible,” Allison said. “Some guy in the neighborhood had it and I bought that thing with $12. I really, really loved it. It had a flat-head Ford and a brown canvas top and nothing but blue sky when it was down. “I was only 13 at the time (1951) and I had done a lot of…

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What We Know

Chase Elliott is no ordinary rookie Eight races into his much-anticipated rookie season in the Sprint Cup Series, Chase Elliott continues to impress. The 20-year-old who replaced legendary Jeff Gordon in Hendrick Motorsports’ iconic No. 24 Chevy this year delivered his best finish yet on Sunday, coming home fourth at Bristol – a track notoriously unkind to newcomers. That makes five top-10 finishes – including two top fives – for young Elliott, who has lived up to the hype and arguably even exceeded expectations for this point in his rookie campaign. Elliott’s Bristol finish was one position better than his fifth-place outing…

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Bristol Reaction: What We Know From Food City 500

By Jared Turner Chase Elliott is no ordinary rookie Eight races into his much-anticipated rookie season in the Sprint Cup Series, Chase Elliott continues to impress. The 20-year-old who replaced legendary Jeff Gordon in Hendrick Motorsports’ iconic No. 24 Chevy this year delivered his best finish yet on Sunday, coming home fourth at Bristol – a track notoriously unkind to newcomers. That makes five top-10 finishes – including two top fives – for young Elliott, who has lived up to the hype and arguably even exceeded expectations for this point in his rookie campaign. Elliott’s Bristol finish was one position better than…

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NASCAR Pole Position Richmond Edition Now Available

NASCAR Pole Position Richmond edition is now available. Please head to Walmart, or other area retailers that offer free magazines, to pick up your free copy. You can find a list of preferred retailers distributing NASCAR Pole Position here. Magazines were shipped to area Walmarts that feature Tire & Lube Express departments. Be sure to tell them NASCAR Pole Position sent you! And remember the magazine is free for all race fans! If you are not in the race market, you can get a subscription to NASCAR Pole Position here right now. WANT A FREE WEEKLY NASCAR MAGAZINE? ROAR! is a digitally-delivered, weekly magazine that reviews the week…

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Bristol Trackside Sampling a Huge Success

  APRIL RACE WEEKEND April 15-17, 2016 The NASCAR Pole Position and ROAR! street teams were at Bristol Motor Speedway on Friday, Saturday and Sunday distributing free product samples to race fans. It marked the fifth year that NASCAR Pole Position ran its version of “trick or treat” at Bristol. This free program helped fans score products from great NASCAR Pole Position partners. Partner products and promotions were distributed to thousands of happy race fans during the weekend. Everyone was all smiles as they received their bag of free gifts. [soliloquy id="6439"] [soliloquy slug="nascar-trackside-sampling-april-bristol-motor-speedway"]

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