A visual history of the publications that have recorded the evolving sport of F1 stock car racing
This page concentrates on magazines, and newspapers that recorded the history of F1 stock car racing as it was being made or summarised past events. Hopefully this will be of interest to long term fans as well as those new to the sport.
Where I have the information, I will record the dates and length of publication but in many instances I do not have the full facts. If anybody reading this page can supply the missing information, it will be used to update the feature.
What I hope will emerge is a reasonably thorough visual record of the important publications produced over the last 57 years of the sport; those that have contributed to and become part of its heritage.
Not pictured below but an important development in the 70s was the inclusion of weekly stock car results in the Daily Mirror.
A separate page will be dedicated to books.
SPEEDWAY & STOCK CAR WORLD
Published until early 1960. Information was provided by Peter Arnold who eventually launched Stock Car Racing News and S & SCW reverted to Speedway World.
STOCK CAR RACING NEWS
Started April 1960 and continued with some gaps until Jan 1967.
Stock Car News
A Pan Visuals publication that commenced in the early 80s.
Stoxworld
Commenced publication in the late 80s and has continued to the present day. 2011 marks its 24th season and there have been 337 issues up to early April 2011.
Stock Car Magazine
Commenced with issue 1 in October 1967 and continued until issue 59 in October 1974:
BriSCA News
Published two newspaper style issues at the end of 1974 prior to the appearance of Stock Car Monthly in 1975:
Stock Car Monthly
A Keith Barber inspired publication that began as New Stock Car Monthly in August 1975 and continued with the prefix 'New' until becoming Stock Car Monthly in April 1976 and then Stock Car Magazine in April 1980. Has continued publication to the present day:
Stock Car Supporter
Began publication with issue 1 in August 1967 and continued for 20 seasons until the final issue number 167 in Sept/Oct 1986:
Rods and Stocks International
Commenced publication in 1979 and was available from WH Smith shops:
Stock Car Journal
A Steve Rees publication that began in the late 80's:
Northern Stoxscene
Commenced publication in 1975:
Stock Car World
A Pan Visuals publication that commenced with four issues in 1977 before a gap of three years to issue 5, the last one, in May 1980. Stock Car Reporter published by Steve Rees took over the gap left by Stock Car World:
Stock Car Reporter
A Steve Rees publication that took over from Stock World in mid 80s:
Stox Scene Magazine
A Steve Rees publication that appeared in 2008 and 2009:
Oval Racing News
Began publication in early 2011:
Stock Car Annuals
Keith Barber publications that appeared annually from 1971 to 1979 and then 1981 to date:
World Final Specials
A Keith Barber publication that first appeared in 1978 and annually since to 2010:
Stock Car Handbooks
A Keith Barber publication that began in 1980 and continued annually to 1982:
Oval Racer
Published by Race2Print and commenced in late 2011 with issue 1:
Stock Car & Hot Rod Heritage
A Richard John Neil publication that first appeared in 2011 with issue 1:
