First Indian in NASCAR: Narain Karthikeyan

The first Indian to race in the Formula One (although not very successful), Narain Karthikeyan, is now at his second… first, after he put India on the NASCAR drivers’ map this weekend, as he debuted, raced and finished the Kroger 250 race at the Martinsville Speedway.

Karthikeyan managed a somewhat modest 13th place for the newly formed Starbeast Motorsports. Karthikeyan was on the lead lap until lap 200, when a contact with Clay Greenfield spun him around and left Karthikeyan unable to ge… (read more)