The first of two issues of RACING FAN, a big, bold, photo-driven magazine, debuts this month.  Celebrating NASCAR fans, their heroes, their passion for the sport and the NASCAR lifestyle, RACING FAN gives the people who love everything about NASCAR information they can use, whether they collect memorabilia, are planning a trip to the track, or want to win their next trivia argument.

The second issue of RACING FAN will be on newsstands nationwide May 16th.  Each includes an up-front section full of driver, sponsor, and track news; feature stories on the events that have shaped NASCAR history; and "Racing Nation," a back section dedicated to the fans themselves.  It's all delivered in an oversized, easy-to-read format combining the visual staying power of magazines with the unique excitement and spectacle of NASCAR racing.  "The fans deserve a magazine as big and loud as the sport we all love.  This is it," says Scott Mowbray, editor of the two issues.

In the premiere issue of RACING FAN, on sale nationwide March 28th:

FACE 2 FACE with the Stars of NASCAR including "Mug of the Month" Tony Stewart; racecars in Times Square; and Jeff Gordon greeting Hollywood.

BIG PICTURES from Daytona; the Florida Dodge Dealers 250; and inside the cockpit with No. 20.

TECH TALK, featuring the innovations that move NASCAR forward, focuses on how air flows over the cars creating the down force that makes them stick to the track.  Aerodynamics and Computational Fluid Dynamics are explained in terms you don't need an engineering degree to understand.

INSPIRATIONS, honoring people who embody the true spirit of NASCAR, features Kyle and Pattie Petty and their Victory Junction Gang Camp, free to chronically ill kids.

RACING NATION includes:

The FANCAM, paying homage to the folks who have made NASCAR the fastest-growing sport in America.  Fans are welcome to submit their favorite unusual photos online at www.racingfanmagazine.com/photos, or may get caught on camera by RACING FAN's roving team of photographers.

RACING FAN FAST TRACKS centerfold guides to Martinsville Speedway, Texas Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway, including the inside scoop on what's new, what to bring, the best seats in the house, and traffic tips.

ZESKE'S COLLECTIBLES featuring veteran NASCAR writer Mark Zeske scoping the world of racing memorabilia. The first issue includes such keepsakes as Robert Duvall's crew chief shirt from his role in Days of Thunder.

Think you KNOW NASCAR?  Try our word spiral.  If the right turns don't throw you, the clues will.

THE DRIVER'S LIFE reveals what Kevin Harvick and Mark Martin are up to (and listening to) when they're not doing 190.

Fans ASK THE GARAGE GIRLS Sheree and Arianne about everything from respect to staying cool in the cockpit.

In a SHOWDOWN Q&A, RACING FAN pits Kasey Kahne's crew chief, Tommy Baldwin Jr., against his mother (and Fan Club boss), Tammy Kahne, to see who knows more about the 2004 Raybestos Rookie of the Year.

SUPERFAN OF THE MONTH, selected from entries submitted by the fans themselves, features Dennis O'Keefe from Bothell, Wash., in his Jeff Gordon-themed kitchen.  Be thankful we didn't picture him in his souped-up john, which sits inside a rig that mimics a NASCAR roll cage and features a gearshift flusher, steering wheel and window netting.

BIG STORIES include:

Cover Story: Jr. Speaks Out - p. 34

In an interview by NASCAR.com's Marty Smith, Dale Earnhardt Jr. talks from the heart about his dad, hard wins, tough losses, and what he's learned along the way.  Plus: Jr.'s family and racing insiders reveal the real man.

Racing Strategy: "You're Winning! Now Eat Some Heartbreak Pie - p. 44

Heading into a critical Nextel Cup race in Phoenix, Elliott Sadler had a chance to win the 2004 Nextel Cup Championship.  Everything was going according to plan - until lap 154.  Lars Anderson shares an inside look at how Sadler and the No. 38 team prepared for the defining moment of the Checker Auto Parts 500, and when that moment came, what went wrong.

In the Driver's Seat: The Toughest Turn in NASCAR - p. 52

Three-time NASCAR Cup Champion Darrell Waltrip coined it the Tunnel Turn.  RACING FAN puts the reader in the driver's seat for a nearly 90-degree spin around Pocono's Turn 2 at 140 mph.

"The Sweetest 16" - p. 59

Seven-time NASCAR Champion Richard Petty's '74 Charger gets a nod, of course, but what's a 1954 Jaguar doing in RACING FAN's list of NASCAR's all-time greatest racecars?  You probably have your own list.  Compare it with ours.

10 Crashes that Shook NASCAR's World - p. 74

From the terrible loss of Dale Earnhardt to the tumble of Bobby Allison's car at Talladega: four decades of tragedies and spectacular near misses - one of which didn't involve cars.

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