Former NASCAR driver Steve Spencer, who raced in the 1970s and 1980s, has pointed out that the sport has lost its spirit since then.

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Stock-car racing went through monumental changes in the late-’60s, as money flowed into the sport and NASCAR moved away from its humble dirt-track roots. Alabama International Motor Speedway, now ...