Rick Mears is a retired American race car driver. He is one of three men to have won the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race four times (1979, 1984, 1988, 1991), and the current record-holder for pole positions in the race with six (1979, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991). Mears is also a three-time CART national champion (1979, 1981 and 1982).... read full bio
Richard Petty is a former NASCAR driver who raced in the Strictly Stock/Grand National Era and the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. The King", as he is nicknamed, is most well-known for winning the NASCAR Championship seven times, winning a record 200 races during his career, winning the Daytona 500 a record seven times, and winning a record 27 races (ten... read full bio
Randy Newman is a singer/songwriter, arranger, composer, and pianist who is notable for his mordant (and often satirical) pop songs and for his many film scores. Newman is noted for his practice of writing lyrics from the perspective of a character far removed from Newman's own biography. Since the 1980s, Newman has worked mostly as a film composer. His film... read full bio
Perry McCarthy is a British professional racing driver who has driven for the Andrea Moda team for Formula One before moving into sportscars where he has driven in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. McCarthy was born in Stepney, East London, and he grew up helping his father work on oil rigs. He first started driving as a junior in... read full bio
Nico Rosberg is a retired German-Finnish Formula One racing driver and a previous Formula One World Champion. During his career he drove under the German flag under the number 6, won 23 times, and earned 1594.5 career points. Rosberg started karting when he was only six and later on went into German Formula BMW where he won the title. From... read full bio
Ned Jarrett a two-time NASCAR champion, who is now retired from the racing industry has been put in the twelve motor sports and sports Hall of Fame. Given his nickname Gentleman Ned Jarrett competitors saw him more commonly know for his calm racing demeanor, but is also a very strong and methodical competitor. Ned started a radio program and became... read full bio
Michael Waltrip is a professional race car driver, co-owner of Michael Waltrip Racing, racing commentator, and published author. He is the younger brother of three-time NASCAR champion and racing commentator Darrell Waltrip. A two-time winner of the Daytona 500, he is currently a pre-race analyst for NASCAR on FOX. In his early racing career, he won the Goodys Dash Series... read full bio
Michael Andretti is a retired CART and Formula One driver and the son of racing legend Mario Andretti. With forty-two victories, Michael Andretti is the winningest driver in CART history. He has led 6,702 Indy car laps during his career, second only to his father. As one of the most well-known racing personalities in the United States, Andretti stepped out... read full bio
Matt Kenseth is an American professional stock car racing driver. He drives the No. 20 Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series full-time as well as the No. 20 Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing in the NASCAR Nationwide Series on a part-time basis. Kenseth started racing on several short tracks in Wisconsin and won... read full bio
Mark Martin is a retired professional stock car racing driver who has had the second most wins in the Xfinity Series and ESPN has named him The best driver to never win a championship. Martin has had several accomplishments and awards over the years some of which include winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 40 times, winning the NASCAR... read full bio
Mario Andretti, a legendary personality in motorsports, began his illustrious racing career as a child in 1959, riding a 1948 Hudson Hornet Sportsman Stock Car alongside his twin brother Aldo. The Andretti twins demonstrated their prowess fast, winning twice in their first four races. Mario's career gained momentum with incredible successes as he continued to succeed. He won 20 races in... read full bio
Marco Andretti is an American auto racing driver who drives the number 98 car for Andretti Herta Autosport in the IndyCar Series. He is the third generation of the famous Andretti racing family. Marco is the son of IndyCar champion Michael Andretti and his grandfather is Italian American racing driver Mario Andretti, who raced for a whopping 40 years and... read full bio
Lyn St. James is a retired professional IndyCar driver with 11 CART and 5 Indy Racing League starts to her name. She is one of seven women who have qualified for the Indianapolis 500, and became the first woman to win the Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year award. She also has two victories at the 24 Hours of Daytona,... read full bio
British Formula One racecar driver, Lewis Hamilton currently races for the Mercedes AMG Petronas team. A three-time Formula One World Champion, Hamilton is only the second black driver in Formula One, and the first since Willy T. Ribbs in 1986. At the young age of ten, he approached McLaren team principal Ron Dennis at the Autosport Awards ceremony and told... read full bio
Leilani Munter had gained the attention of the racing world when she finished 4th at Texas Motor Speedway -the highest finish for a female driver in the history of the racetrack. By 2006 she had raced her way from the short tracks of Southern California all the way to the mecca of NASCAR racing - the high banks of iconic... read full bio
Kyle Larson is an American professional stock car racing driver and World of Outlaws sprint car team owner. Larson was born in Elk Grove, California, and he began his career racing at only 7 years old in outlaw karts before going on to begin racing in open-wheel cars and then in World of Outlaw sprint cars. During this time, he... read full bio
Kurt Busch is a NASCAR driver, who drives the No. 41 Ford Fusion in the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series, most notably winning the Daytona 500. He is a second-generation race car driver, his father Tom won several NASCAR sanctioned events, and he is the older brother of fellow NASCAR driver Kyle Busch. Busch won the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series... read full bio
Kevin Harvick is a professional racing driver, competing in the Monster energy NASCAR Cup Series driving the No. 4 Ford Fusion for Stewart-Haas Racing, as well as the Xfinity Series driving the No. 41 Ford Mustang for SHR. Previously, Harvick owned Kevin Harvick Inc., a race team who participated in the Xfinity and Camping World Truck Series. Harvick is a... read full bio
Kevin Harvick got his start in racing at an early age after his parents got him a go-kart as he was just leaving kindergarten. From there, he was bit by the racing bug. As a kid, Kevin was a huge fan of Rick Mears, an IndyCar racer who also grew up in Bakersfield. It wasn’t just racing: Kevin was very... read full bio
Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Kenny Wallace is the youngest member of the racing Wallace family and a longtime mechanic and crew member for his brothers Rusty and Mike. Dad Russ Wallace was a winning race car driver on dirt and asphalt. Dale Earnhardt gave Kenny the seat for his first-ever NASCAR start. Kennys Nationwide Series accomplishments include nine... read full bio
