Elkhart Lake, WI – Winning a race is not always having the fastest car, it can be putting yourself in the right position. Being in the right position was the key to winning the ARCA Scott 160 at Road America today. “You don’t always want to be the leader getting the white flag,” said Chris […]
Triumph Motorcycles has confirmed the attempt to set a new outright motorcycle Land Speed World Record will… Road America will be hosting the MotoAmerica Series, Verizon IndyCar Series, Pirelli World Challenge Series, NASCAR XFINITY… Triumph Infor Rocket Streamliner at Bonneville. TT Legend Guy Martin pilots the Triumph… No one had ever attempted to race in […]
Rockstar Makita Yoshimura Suzuki’s Mat Mladin ended teammate Ben Spies’ AMA Superbike win streak at seven with a brilliant performance on Sunday afternoon at Road America. The win is the 67th of Mladin’s illustrious career and his fourth of the season after opening the year three-for-three. Sunday’s race was one of the more stirring of […]
ELKHART LAKE, Wis., June 3, 2015 – For the second year in a row, Road America welcomes the 12th annual Rockerbox Motofest to its historic venue June 5-7 as motorcycle enthusiasts from across the country will gather on an expanse of 640 acres to celebrate all things moto-culture. The fest has its roots in the […]
ELKHART LAKE, Wis., June 2, 2013 – There were no ‘what ifs’ following the second half of the Subway SuperBike Doubleheader that closed out the GEICO Motorcycle AMA Pro Road Racing weekend at Road America. In contrast to Saturday’s opening-lap clash for the lead, the championship’s three major players — reigning National Guard SuperBike champ, […]
New Castle, Ind.-Dec. 6, 2012- With the 2012 racing season officially in the books, Tracy Hines is gearing up for another busy year in 2013. He will again compete in each of the three USAC national series, chasing the coveted USAC “Triple Crown.” Hines is a former champion of both the USAC Amsoil National Sprint […]
Kyle Larson leads the field in a restart during at Bristol Motor Speedway. [Credit: Todd Warshaw/NASCAR via Getty Images] by Dan Margetta and John Wiedemann The final off weekend of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule is in the rear view mirror as the circuit kicks back into action this Saturday night with the Bass […]
John Wes Townley celebrates in victory lane at Daytona. [Russ Lake Photo] DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – For the second time in three years, John Wes Townley scored a victory in the Lucas Oil 200 driven by General Tire. The race marked the season opener for the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards. The Georgian led […]
Mark your calendars for March 1, open wheel fans. It may be the most important day, other than your spouse’s birthday, all year. That March day will be the first time you can purchase tickets for the Izod Indy Car Series race at the historic Milwaukee Mile on June 15-16. And purchase you’d better if […]
This Dave Arnold photo is typical of the interesting photos in the USRRC book. Here we see the Chaparrals of Jim Hall and Hap Sharp lead the field at Mid-Ohio in 1965. The first thing you notice about Mike Martin’s new release, “USRRC – A Record of the United States Road Racing Championship 1963-1968 is […]
Parnelli Jones at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1967. [Russ Lake Photo] INDIANAPOLIS, Monday, May 5, 2014 – Turbine power is returning to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Museum, that is. A special exhibit will open Thursday, May 8 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Museum showcasing the […]
Photos and article by Jon Kanter The MotoAmerica (AMA/FIM) SUBWAY Superbike Doubleheader featured 5 classes of motorcycle racing at Road America. SuperBike Cameron Beaubier won Superbike race 1 after teammate Josh Hayes ran off in turn 14 part of the way into the race. Josh Hayes led Superbike race 2 from pole flag to flag […]
SPEEDWAY, IN: As I’m sure we’ve all heard by now, there will be totally new cars at the 2012 Indy 500. But, if the car owners have their way, they will all look the same just like now. Question: is this a bad thing? The original plan called for several different sets of bodywork to […]
Pirelli World Challenge GTS Podium: Parker Chase, Nate Stacy and Hugh Plumb [photo courtesy Pirelli World Challenge] 16-YEAR-OLD NATE STACY SCORES 1ST PIRELLI WORLD CHALLENGE GTS VICTORY SATURDAY AT SONOMA RACEWAY WITH 15-YEAR-OLD PARKER CHASE RUNNER-UP, HUGH PLUMB TAKES 3RD SONOMA, Calif. (Sept. 17, 2016) – Nate Stacy of Owasso, Okla., became the youngest GTS […]
