24:582001 Daytona 500: The Story Behind the Race
The race that cost NASCAR its greatest star and reformed safety. Daytona International Speedway, USA

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24:58The race that cost NASCAR its greatest star and reformed safety. Daytona International Speedway, USA
8:53Close-quarters stock car racing on ovals, road courses and superspeedways.
24:53A last-lap crash, a fistfight, and NASCAR's national breakthrough. Daytona International Speedway, USA
22:02Dale Earnhardt finally wins the 500 at the twentieth attempt. Daytona International Speedway, USA
23:26A last-lap crash, a fistfight, and NASCAR's national breakthrough. Daytona International Speedway, USA
35:26A photo finish decides the first Daytona 500. Daytona International Speedway, USA
7:08Dale Earnhardt finally wins the 500 at the twentieth attempt. Daytona International Speedway, USA
11:31The race that cost NASCAR its greatest star and reformed safety. Daytona International Speedway, USA
19:02A last-lap crash, a fistfight, and NASCAR's national breakthrough. Daytona International Speedway, USA
21:59Close-quarters stock car racing on ovals, road courses and superspeedways.
24:50Close-quarters stock car racing on ovals, road courses and superspeedways.
12:42A photo finish decides the first Daytona 500. Daytona International Speedway, USA
32:27Dale Earnhardt finally wins the 500 at the twentieth attempt. Daytona International Speedway, USA
28:38A photo finish decides the first Daytona 500. Daytona International Speedway, USA
Origins, development and legacy of the Bugatti Veyron. 1,001 hp and 253 mph: the impossible made production.
Origins, development and legacy of the Porsche Carrera GT. Le Mans V10, carbon tub, no electronic safety net.
17:04A world championship decided in the final corners. Interlagos, Brazil
Origins, development and legacy of the Ferrari Enzo. F1 technology transferred without dilution.
21:12Origins, development and legacy of the Ferrari F2004. Schumacher-era perfection and lap records that stood for years.
A technical breakdown of the Bugatti Veyron powertrain, chassis and design decisions.
24:58The race that cost NASCAR its greatest star and reformed safety. Daytona International Speedway, USA
24:38How the 2000s reshaped machines, motorsport and design.
33:19A world championship decided in the final corners. Interlagos, Brazil
A technical breakdown of the Porsche Carrera GT powertrain, chassis and design decisions.
Origins, development and legacy of the Nissan GT-R (R35). Computational performance that humbled exotica.
Origins, development and legacy of the Ferrari 458 Italia. The high-water mark for naturally aspirated mid-engined Ferraris.
A technical breakdown of the Ferrari Enzo powertrain, chassis and design decisions.
29:45Origins, development and legacy of the BMW E46 M3. The last great naturally aspirated M straight-six.
34:40How the 2000s reshaped machines, motorsport and design.
29:08How the 2000s reshaped machines, motorsport and design.
Origins, development and legacy of the Ferrari F40. The last Ferrari approved by Enzo, and the purest of the era.
12:26Origins, development and legacy of the Ferrari 250 GTO. The most valuable car in the world, and a genuine racer.
28:52Origins, development and legacy of the Porsche 911 (901). Six decades of iterative genius start here.
17:10Origins, development and legacy of the Ford GT40. Built to beat Ferrari at Le Mans, then did it four years running.
Origins, development and legacy of the McLaren F1. Central driving seat, gold-lined bay, 240 mph.
7:16Ford's 1-2-3 finish and the staged photo finish controversy. Circuit de la Sarthe, France
26:52From 1931 to today. Engineering obsession expressed through the rear-engined 911 and decades of endurance racing.
From 1939 to today. Maranello's racing house turned maker of the world's most desired road cars.
31:22Three-time world champion whose qualifying laps still defy analysis.
12:20Origins, development and legacy of the Porsche 917. Porsche's first overall Le Mans win and the star of a film.
Origins, development and legacy of the Lamborghini Miura. The first true mid-engined supercar.
14:37Origins, development and legacy of the McLaren MP4/4. Fifteen wins from sixteen races with Senna and Prost.
22:26Racer turned constructor whose name became the standard for desire.
17:46Origins, development and legacy of the Ford Model T. The car that put the world on wheels and invented mass mobility.
Origins, development and legacy of the Lamborghini Countach. The poster that raised a generation.
31:56Origins, development and legacy of the Mercedes-Benz 300SL. Gullwing doors and the first production fuel-injected engine.