Alex Palou takes the NTT IndyCar Series point lead to the Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey at WeatherTech Raceway-Laguna Seca. [John Wiedemann Photo] by Paul Gohde Alex Palou vaulted past Pato O’Ward with his win at Portland last week to take the NTT IndyCar Series point’s lead by 25 points as the series heads south […]
Joliet, IL: With on again-off again rain showers in the area and only a few thousand spectators in the massive, Chicagoland Speedway grandstands, Team Penske’s Ryan Briscoe captured the pole position for Saturday night’s Peak Antifreeze Indy 300. Briscoe, the current Indy Racing League point leader, edged his teammate, three time Indy 500 winner Helio […]
After four years of waiting, an opportunity for another American team to be in the Formula One… Lewis Hamilton held off his teammate Nico Rosberg by one second to win the 10th Grand Prix… Nico Rosberg turned the tables late Saturday evening as the German recorded a 1::33:185 fastest time to… For most of the […]
Flyover performed by the US Air Force Thunderbirds at the 104th Running of the Indianapolis 500. © [Kenneth Midgett/ Spacesuit Media] Vaccination Days To Continue at IMS throughout May INDIANAPOLIS (Wednesday, April 21, 2021) – Fans will attend the 105th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge, with up to 40 percent of venue capacity […]
Can Will Power return to form this weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway? © [Andy Clary / Spacesuit Media] by Paul Gohde It’s not often that an NTT IndyCar Series race serves as the undercard when racing at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, but that rarity will occur Saturday when the Big Machine Spiked Cooler Grand […]
Alex Palou celebrates his first NTT IndyCar Series win in victory lane at Barber Motorsports Park. [Joe Skibinski Photo] By Joe Jennings Alex Palou was a surprise victor in the NTT IndyCar Series opener at the well-groomed Barber Motorsports Park outside of Birmingham, Alabama. The season opened much later than usual – 175 days after […]
Martin Truex Jr. races Jimmie Johnson at Dover International Speedway. Which one will be the top driver this weekend? [Credit: Sean Gardner/NASCAR via Getty Images] by Dan Margetta and John Wiedemann The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series makes its first stop at the Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware for the AAA 400 on Sunday […]
The .526 mile paperclip shaped short track at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Virginia. [Credit: Nick Laham/NASCAR via Getty Images] By Dan Margetta and John Wiedemann After a week off for the Easter holiday, the NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers are back at it this weekend as the Martinsville Speedway hosts the STP 500, the first short […]
Charlotte, NC (October 1, 2012) – Chris Economaki loved auto racing. He also loved hot dogs. Given that I shared his passion for both, it was only natural that I would one day get to be friends with ‘The Dean of American Motorsports Journalism.’ In many ways, Economaki was a hero to me. Not just […]
Sebastien Bourdais has seven starts at Portland International Raceway, most among this weekend’s entered drivers. [Photo by: Karl Zemlin] by Paul Gohde With just three events remaining on the 2021 IndyCar schedule, the series moves to the West Coast for races at Portland International, Monterey (Laguna Seca) and the finale at Long Beach (a race […]
Joined by wife Allison and the winning team, Tanner Swanson enjoys victory lane. [Joe Jennings Photo] Indianapolis, Ind. – Tanner Swanson scored a wire-to-wire victory in the “Day before the 500” USAC Silver Crown Championship race on the pavement at Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis on Saturday afternoon. Starting from the pole in the Bowman […]
2019 polesitter and race winner Takuma Sato returns to Barber Motorsports Park. © [Andy Clary/ Spacesuit Media] by Paul Gohde After surviving a 2020 season that was laced with changes, postponements and cancellations due to the pandemic, IndyCar has put together a strong schedule of 17 races for 2021 with venues such as Long […]
Team Will Field Ford Fusions in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (Feb. 24, 2016) – Stewart-Haas Racing, winners of two NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championships and 30 point-paying races, will campaign Ford Fusions beginning in 2017. The four-car team will compete with Ford engines prepared by Roush Yates Engines. “I am proud of our […]
It’s finally here, the Chase Wildcard known as Talladega and the Camping World RV Sales 500 set for Sunday afternoon. The unpredictability of both this event and the Talladega race track have to be on everyone’s mind as there is a better than average chance the point standings will see a major shuffling before the […]
