UP CLOSE

The forms arrive before the race does. They ask the usual questions first — helmet brand, fire suit certification, gloves, safety equipment. NASCAR requires everything to be documented before a driver ever reaches the track. Then the questions get oddly specific. What underwear do you wear? Natalie Decker laughs when she tells the story. “Victoria’s Secret,” she says. It’s the kind of joke that only lands after you’ve spent enough time inside the sport to understand how stran

For Natalie Decker, this year’s race weekend wasn’t just loud on the track — it exploded off it.

For Brian Shaw, strength was never just about what he could lift. It was about how long he could sustain it — the discipline to remain at the top of one of the most demanding sports in the world for nearly two decades without losing sight of who he was.

Becoming a mother has reshaped not just her daily routines, but her relationship with racing itself.