Heritage Road
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Daredevils. Moonshiners. Women. TV. All of them had a role in creating the phenomenon of NASCAR, a sport that is all-American in more ways than you think. Host Rich Phillips, voice of Texas Motor Speedway, takes you behind the scenes and under the hood as he traces the history of stock car racing from its moonshine-running roots, to its current position at the forefront of technical innovation.

Introducing American Innovations

The phone in your hand is more powerful than all of the computers that put a man on the moon, combined. In the age of supercomputers, driverless cars,...
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6 | The NASCAR Family

Strangers becoming family at the campground, Kevin Harvick passing a go-kart down to his son, the FOX Sports crew working together to bring the track ...
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5 | Legendary

Legend Status is tough to earn. This week, we’ll learn what it takes as we talk to driver Bobby Allison, owner Don Miller, and a few more legendary fo...
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4 | The Business of NASCAR

NASCAR packs in fans by the hundreds of thousands, but these people don't just show up out of nowhere. To attract NASCAR-sized crowds, you need great ...
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3 | The Season of '79

Petty. Waltrip. Yarborough.The Allison brothers. Earnhardt before he was the Intimidator. The season of 1979 was something special. We check in with S...
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The Science of Speed | 2

If you love going fast - and staying alive - then you love science. We spend some time with a physicist and learn all about the invisible forces keepi...
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Humble Beginnings | 1

We go back to racing's roots to learn about good ol' boys running moonshine and the man who turned them into the first generation of NASCAR drivers. W...
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Introducing Heritage Road

Heritage Road tells the history of NASCAR like you’ve never heard it before. Host Rich Phillips, voice of Texas Motor Speedway, digs into stories you ...
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