Days of thunder: Why America fell in love with NASCAR

The clichéd imagery of NASCAR racing is familiar to anyone who binges on American television programmes.

Days of thunder: Why America fell in love with NASCAR
Fri, 06 Sep, 2019 - 01:00
Paul Rouse

The clichéd imagery of NASCAR racing is familiar to anyone who binges on American television programmes.

NASCAR racing has been used to portray a very particular image of person or place.

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