In early May the racing world lost one of its legendary characters and great minds when Henry "Smokey" Yunick died at age 77 at his home in Daytona Beach, Florida. Known for his trademark corncob ...

It was Smokey Yunick, of course. "I'd look up, and Smokey would be watching me. But he would never come over and talk. It was nerve-racking. Like a musician playing a beautiful composition ...

That ol bike smoked so muchset up as loose as possible because Yunick had an intrinsic feel for clearances and internal dynamicsthat it caused a track-side announcer to call him Smokey.

That’s apparently not true of the late Smokey Yunick, among racing’s most popular characters. Since its 2010 inception, the Hall of Fame in Charlotte, North Carolina, has considered 60 ...

Henry “Smokey” Yunick, an innovative stock car mechanic and owner who helped develop Chevrolet’s original small-block engine in 1955, died Wednesday in Daytona Beach, Fla., of complications ...

Getty ImagesA cowboy hat and cars that ran fast were Smokey Yunick trademarks in auto racing. The "Best Damn Garage in Town" -- or maybe anywhere, ever -- burned down Monday night. In it ...

First, please let me say that the picture shown in this article is NOT the first of the two 1967 Chevelle's built by the Legendary Smokey Yunick. It is the second car and it's story will be told ...

See All 13 Photos With his signature oil-stained Stetson and cigar (later, a meerschaum pipe), Smokey Yunick was a larger-than-life character and a uniquely American success story. He was born ...

Smokey Yunick always thought big. With access to Chevy's brand new 1967 Camaro, and liking its wind-cheating body, power-to-weight ratio, and the availability of both small-block and big-block ...

Editor's note: This week marks the 15th anniversary of the death of the legendary mechanic and crew chief Smokey Yunick, one of the most brilliant and controversial minds in NASCAR history.

You could call it “The Best Damn Monument in Town.” The official dedication of a Smokey Yunick historical marker, fittingly, is scheduled for Thursday, the day many haulers filled with racing ...