BUDAPEST, Hungary- After watching his Mercedes teammate dominate the first two qualifying sessions, a surprised Lewis Hamilton grabbed a last second time of 1:19:388, to take pole just in front of Sebastian Vettel for Sunday’s Grand Prix of Hungary at the Hungaroring. Romain Grosjean, who has been very quick at this track, took third. Hamilton […]
The Audi R18 e-tron quattro. [Photo by Audi Motorsport] By Jack Webster & Eddie LePine This coming Saturday the FIA-WEC makes its only US appearance in Austin at the beautiful Circuit of the Americas, where once again Porsche, Audi and Toyota will be battling for overall honors in the LMP1 category. The Porsche 919 Hybrid. […]
Charlotte, NC (6/29/09) – Father’s Day came to the Close household in Charlotte Sunday bright and sunny – perfect for a cookout with family and a few friends. In addition to several spirited contests of Wii golf and bowling, we saddled up the couch and channel surfed the tube watching the Indy Car race from […]
Bryan Clauson in the garage at Indianapolis. [Russ Lake Photo] He called it “Circular Insanity.” No one had ever attempted to race in 200 automobile races in a single calendar year, but he was going to do it. Bryan Clauson lived to drive race cars, and he did it divinely and famously well. He owned […]
The No. 29 Fast Track Racing CLASSIC BMW BMW M4 team is just five points from the lead in SprintX East points. [photo courtesy TB Communications] ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (Sept. 18, 2019) – The Pirelli GT4 America sports car action will be hot and heavy this weekend (Sept. 20-22) at the legendary Road America four-mile […]
May 11, Indianapolis – Some railbirds at Indy say, it’s not if you’re going to hit the wall at Indy? it’s when. Some speedsters like Rick Mears didn’t find the wall until their fifteenth year at Indianapolis, others like Bobby Unser and Dan Wheldon found it in their rookie year. Add Milka Duno to that […]
A few short weeks ago, an article was written about the history of the legendary Nurburgring, which is one of the most historical circuit tracks for motor racing. This week, another famous course that has been around just as long and it not too far away, lies on the other side of the Eifel Mountains […]
BUDAPEST, Hungary- Even after his triumph at home just three weeks ago, Sebastian Vettel proved that a break does not stop him as the Three time world champion and series leader set both fastest times of the two Friday practice sessions for Sunday’s Grand Prix of Hungary at the Hungaroring. The German just edged out […]
Testing for the Daytona 500 was scheduled to begin this week at Daytona International Speedway. An annual… In a move not seen in recent years, NASCAR was forced to cancel a scheduled race on… Big Bend, WI (December 22, 2008) – With more questions than answers, this off-season has been tough… Hoping to Leave Recent […]
Joliet, IL – Have patience Milwaukee Mile supporters, all may not be lost. Judging by talk heard around the Chicagoland Speedway this weekend, and the recent news item that appeared July 10th in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, things are happening behind the scenes that could lead to a new group taking over the operation of […]
Daytona 500 front-row qualifiers Alex Bowman and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. pose with their crews and Chevrolets. [Joe Jennings Photo] By Joe Jennings Daytona 500 pole winner Ricky Stenhouse Jr. poses proudly with the pole trophy. [Joe Jennings Photo] DAYTONA BEACH – Driving for a new team – JYG Daugherty Racing – and a new manufacturer […]
“Joe Gibbs Racing driver Martin Truex, Jr. expects it’ll take a lot longer than in years past… “Sunday’s Busch Light Clash at the LA Coliseum is a test of bringing NASCAR short track racing… “Combined with the debut of NASCAR’s NextGen car, Joe Gibbs Racing driver Martin Truex, Jr. isn’t sure… “As satisfying as it […]
For Martin Truex, Jr., everything is clicking in NASCAR’s Chase for the Sprint Cup. Soon to be ARCA Racing Series champ Chase Briscoe wasn’t on many people’s radar to start the… Team Penske swept this year’s IndyCar championship. Joey Logano believes it can do the same in NASCAR’s… At the expense of a teammate, Top […]
Will Cadillac take the Prototype championship? [Photo by Jack Webster] by Jack Webster & Eddie LePine Well, it all comes down to the final race of the season in the 2017 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, with driver, manufacturer and team titles all up for grabs next Saturday at Road Atlanta for the running of the […]
