MotorTrend 500: NASCAR Heads West

1 2 Danger Riverside International Raceway was the site of nearly two dozen deaths in its 30-plus year run. The track was dangerous and put drivers bravery to the test throughout every lap. During the MotorTrend 500 era, NASCAR champion Joe Weatherly was killed. AJ Foyt faced death at Riverside as well, but his untold story of sacrifice and heroism in the 1965 MotorTrend 500 is a testament to the bond between racing drivers and the thin line between spectacle and tragedy in motor racing.