F1 vs NASCAR | Start Your Engines | 1

About this episode

The episode explores the origins and rivalry between NASCAR and Formula One, highlighting key figures like Bill France and Bernie Ecclestone.

When moonshine runners turn stock car racers, Bill France creates NASCAR and turns it into America’s top motorsport. Meanwhile, in Europe, another canny operator – Bernie Ecclestone – is fighting to bend Formula One to his will. If you’d like to hear more about the high-stakes drama of F1, we recommend the audiobook version of The Formula. You can listen right now on Audible. https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Formula-Audiobook/B0C834FDPB?srsltid=AfmBOopWNQLsloHzpZvxk0E1_mHodmgMgrcJUH-ue6AHQHwnX86ov_TZ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Topics covered

• NASCAR
• Formula One
• motorsport
• moonshine runners
• Bill France
• Bernie Ecclestone

Keywords

• NASCAR
• Formula One
• Bill France
• Bernie Ecclestone
• motorsport
• moonshine runners
• racing

Sponsors

Audible

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NASCAR, Formula One

Books & works: The Formula

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