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NASCAR
NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing), founded 1948 by Bill France Sr., is the US stock car racing sanctioning body behind the Cup Series, charters, Next Gen car, and 2026 Chase format.
NASCAR Cup Series
NASCAR Cup Series: NASCAR's premier stock car racing division, begun as Strictly Stock in 1949 at Charlotte. Known for the Daytona 500, seven-time champions Petty, Earnhardt, and Johnson, the Next Gen car, and the 2026 Chase format return.
NASCAR Cup Series at Kansas Speedway
NASCAR Cup Series racing at Kansas Speedway, a 1.5-mile progressive-banked tri-oval in Kansas City, Kansas, opened 2001 with Jeff Gordon's win; repaved 2012; closest Cup finish ever, 0.001s, in 2024.
NASCAR rules and regulations
NASCAR rules and regulations: the unpublished rule book governing NASCAR's technical specs, points, penalties, and safety. Covers Next Gen horsepower packages (510/670/750 hp), the 2026 Chase format, A-post flaps, and charter system.
NASCAR Xfinity Series
NASCAR Xfinity Series, the second-tier national stock car series founded 1982 as Budweiser Late Model Sportsman, later Busch, Nationwide, and Xfinity; renamed O'Reilly Auto Parts Series for 2026 with a 12-driver Chase format.
Nashville Superspeedway
Nashville Superspeedway is a 1.33-mile D-shaped all-concrete oval in Lebanon, Tennessee, opened in 2001, closed after 2011, and reopened in 2021 under Speedway Motorsports.
Nasser Al-Attiyah
Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah, Qatari driver born 1970, six-time Dakar Rally car winner (Volkswagen, Mini, Toyota, Dacia), record 20 Middle East Rally Championship titles, 50 Dakar stage wins, and London 2012 Olympic skeet bronze medalist.
Nathalie Even Lancien
Nathalie Even Lancien (Nathalie Even-Lancien), French track cyclist born 1970 in Paimpol; won gold in the women's points race at Atlanta 1996 with 24 points, plus world bronze in sprint 1993 and points race 1995; wife of Frédéric Lancien.
National track cycling records: Africa and Oceania
The national track cycling records of Africa and Oceania, ratified by the CAC and Oceania Cycling Confederation, are held almost entirely by South Africa and Australia.
Nations at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships: Africa and Oceania
African and Oceanian nations at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships: Australia ranks 6th all-time, and South Africa is the only African nation in the top 50.
Nations at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships: Americas
Overview of American nations' participation in the UCI Track Cycling World Championships, covering teams, entries, and debuts, with eight American-hosted editions from Montevideo 1968 to Santiago 2025.
Navarra
Circuito de Navarra, a motorsport race circuit near Los Arcos, Navarre, Spain, opened June 2010; FIA Grade 2 and FIM Grade B; owned by MotorSport Vision since 2022 and extended to 4.3 km in a 2024 redevelopment.
Neil Bonnett
Neil Bonnett (1946-1994), Alabama Gang NASCAR Winston Cup driver from Hueytown, Alabama; 18 Cup wins, 20 poles, back-to-back World 600s, first NASCAR race winner outside North America; killed in 1994 Daytona 500 practice.
Nelson Piquet
Nelson Piquet (born Nelson Sautomaior, 1952), Brazilian three-time Formula One world champion (1981, 1983, 1987) with Brabham and Williams; first turbo-era champion, father of Nelson Piquet Jr and Kelly Piquet.
Nelson Piquet Jr.
Nelson Piquet Jr. (Nelson Angelo Piquet, born 1985), Brazilian racing driver, son of three-time F1 champion Nelson Piquet; first Formula E champion 2014/15 with 144 points, and central figure in the 2008 Renault Crashgate scandal.
New Jersey Motorsports Park
New Jersey Motorsports Park (NJMP), Millville, New Jersey, a 2008 road-racing complex with Thunderbolt (2.25 mi) and Lightning (1.9 mi) circuits, Tempest karting, owned by Van der Steur Racing since October 2025.
New Zealand Rally Championship
The New Zealand Rally Championship (NZRC) is New Zealand's premier nationwide rally championship, sanctioned by MotorSport New Zealand, with six 2026 rounds and Richard Mason holding a record five titles.
Niccolò Maccagnani
Niccolò Maccagnani, born 2010, Italian racing driver, Ferrari Driver Academy member since 2026; raced Italian F4 and E4 with Prema, 4th in 2026 UAE4 Series, F3 debut with Rodin Motorsport.
Nicholas Latifi
Nicholas Latifi (born 1995) is a Canadian former racing driver who raced in Formula One for Williams from 2020 to 2022, 61 starts, 9 points, best finish 7th; 2019 F2 runner-up, later MBA graduate and Leve co-founder.
Nick Heidfeld
Nick Heidfeld (born 1977, Monchengladbach) is a German racing driver, 2000-2011 F1 with Prost, Sauber, Jordan, Williams, BMW Sauber, Sauber and Lotus Renault: 184 starts, 13 podiums, no wins.
Nicky Hayden
Nicky Hayden (Nicholas Patrick Hayden, 1981-2017), the Kentucky Kid, American MotoGP racer; 2006 MotoGP World Champion with Repsol Honda, beating Valentino Rossi 252-247 at Valencia; last 990cc champion; died after a cycling accident in Italy.
Nico Hülkenberg
Nico Hülkenberg (born 1987), German F1 driver since 2010, now Audi's number 27. One pole (Brazil 2010), 2015 Le Mans winner with Porsche, first podium at his 239th start, 2025 British GP.
Nico Rosberg
Nico Rosberg (Nico Erik Rosberg), Finnish-German F1 driver born 1985, 2016 World Champion with Mercedes, beating teammate Lewis Hamilton by five points, then retiring days later; son of 1982 champion Keke Rosberg.
Nicolas Hamilton
Nicolas Hamilton (born 1992, Welwyn Garden City) is a British touring car racer, half-brother of Lewis Hamilton, and the first disabled driver in the BTCC; he races with spastic diplegia cerebral palsy using a hand clutch and two pedals.
Nicole Cooke
Nicole Cooke MBE, Welsh road cyclist born 1983 in Swansea; 2008 Olympic road race champion and first rider to add the world title the same year; first British grand tour winner.
Nicolò Bulega
Nicolò Bulega, Italian motorcycle racer, 2026 Superbike World Champion and 2023 Supersport champion with Aruba.it Ducati; record 25-race win streak, 48 WorldSBK wins, joining VR46 MotoGP team in 2027.
Niek Kimmann
Niek Kimmann (born 1996, Lutten, Netherlands) is a Dutch BMX racer, Olympic gold medalist at Tokyo 2020 (39.053s) and UCI World Champion in 2015 and 2021; missed Paris 2024 with myocarditis.
Niels Fredborg
Niels Fredborg (Niels Christian Fredborg), Danish track cyclist born 1946 in Odder; Olympic 1,000 m time trial champion 1972 with silver 1968 and bronze 1976, triple amateur world champion 1967, 1968, 1970.
Nigel Boocock
Nigel Boocock (1937–2015), 'Little Boy Blue', English speedway rider; Coventry Bees 1959–1976, eight World Finals (best 4th, 1969), British League Riders' Champion, England test captain; brother of Eric Boocock; retired to Brisbane.
Nigel Mansell
Nigel Mansell (born 1953), British racing driver, 1992 Formula One world champion with Williams and 1993 CART champion with Newman-Haas; 31 F1 wins, nicknamed Il Leone, only driver to hold both titles back to back.