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Part-time NASCAR driver Corey Heim pulled off a daring pass on his own team owner to capture his first Brickyard 400 victory. At just 24 years old, he became the first driver since 1965 to win twice in his first 15 Cup Series starts.
Six decades after Bruce McLaren started his racing team with just six people, McLaren will become only the second Formula 1 team ever to reach 1,000 championship races at Monaco this weekend. The milestone comes as the Woking team celebrates its return to glory as reigning world champions.
Johann Emmanuel just became the first Indian to win the Qatar Superstock 600 Championship, claiming the title in his very first season. The Chennai teenager survived a 200 kmph crash and mechanical failures to sweep both races in the final round.
In 1950, Mexico celebrated completing its stretch of the Pan-American Highway by hosting the world's longest car race, a thrilling 2,135-mile journey from border to border. The Carrera Panamericana drew racing legends, everyday taxi drivers, and even adventurous grandmothers to compete for glory on newly paved roads.
