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As if it were the 1960s all over again, Detroit automakers are pushing horsepower in what's left of their muscle car lineups to new heights.

As if it were the 1960s all over again, Detroit automakers are pushing horsepower in what's left of their muscle car lineups to new heights.

Organizers of the fourth annual Pinto Stampede aren't talking about horses - or even that much horsepower - to raise money for the Wounded Warriors Project.

But thankfully, the pace to make NASCAR more inclusive for fans of all shapes, sizes and ethnic origins is picking up briskly in 2014.

How many race fans who have passed the third-of-a-century mark can remember what they were doing a few days after their 34th birthday? won't ever have any trouble with that one.

For E.J. Generotti III, last weekend's long trip to the Sports Car Club of America races at Watkins Glen International was about reflection, sharing memories with his son and finding time to heal.

Throughout the '60s, automotive icon Mickey Thompson seemed to pop up everywhere competitors gathered in the name of speed.

Morgan Shepherd, 72, is set to race in this weekend's NASCAR Sprint Cup race in New Hampshire.

Morgan Shepherd , 72, is listed as the driver of the Circle Sport Racing No. 33 Chevrolet for Sunday's Camping World RV Sales 301 at the 1.058-mile track.

Here they come. NASCAR's Sprint Cup stars wrapped up their rain-delayed Fourth of July weekend stay in Daytona with a rain-shortened and topsy-turvy Coke Zero 400 on Sunday: Next stop Loudon.

Coke Zero 400 on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. "Changing manufacturers - from the workload side of things - would be a challenge to say the least.

Nine of NASCAR's biggest multicar teams announced Monday the formation of a business alliance that in theory could transform the sport of stock car racing but its immediate practical effects remain unclear.

43 car to his historic 200th and final NASCAR win in the Firecracker 400 at Daytona International Speedway on July 4, 1984.

Money is the driving force in auto racing. Without major sponsorship, owners couldn't afford to put their cars on the track.

Today's Paper, also known as the e-Edition, is an online replica of the printed newspaper.

Feb 28, 2014; Avondale, AZ, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Morgan Shepherd during practice for the The Profit on CNBC 500 at Phoenix International Raceway.

Josh Wise's fans look to unseat Earnhardt Jr. Josh Wise's fans look to unseat Earnhardt Jr. Check out this story on firstcoastnews.com: http://www.firstcoastnews.com/story/sports/motor/2014/07/05/josh-wise-fans-look-to-unseat-earnhardt-jr/12256901/ LONG POND, PA - JUNE 06: Josh Wise, driver of the #98 Phil Parsons Racing Ford, signs autographs for ... (more)

David Gilliland and his No. 38 Love's Travel Stops Ford won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 56th Annual Coke Zero 400 with a lap of 45.153 seconds, 199.322 mph.

Brad Keselowski is much more worried about which way he'll be steering the wheel in the closing laps of the Coke Zero 400 than how well he can grip it.

A car stumping for Florida gubernatorial candidate Crist in Saturday's Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway will run under a protest filed by The Republican Party of Florida.