Matt Kenseth celebrates with a burnout after winning the STP 400 at Kansas Speedway in 2013. [Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images] By Dan Margetta and John Wiedemann After the high speed drama of Talladega, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series heads to the Heartland Saturday night as the Kansas Speedway hosts the 5 Hour Energy 400. […]
American Le Mans & Champ Car World Series Make for Unique ?Doubleheader? Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin ? For the third year in a row, Generac Power Systems is sponsoring a major auto racing event on August 9-12 at the legendary Road America race track in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin?.but this weekend is extra special. For the first […]
Daytona Beach, FL ? Juan Pablo Montoya topped the speed charts in the first of three days… Editor note, Eddie LePine has been a driver, photographer, collector and dealer of motorsports memorabilia for the… Proto-Auto completed the first Lola Daytona Prototype chassis test for the customer Krohn Racing this week. Representatives… DANVILLE, VIR. ? Grand-Am […]
Big crowds at St Pete. [Photo by Eddie LePine] By Eddie LePine Just back from the opening round of the NTT IndyCar Series race at St. Petersburg, and what an event it was. Massive crowds, much larger than I can recall in the past (and I have been coming here since the first race some […]
Murry is Seeking First Win in Two Different Series ATHENS, Ga. (August 3, 2021) – With the second half of the 2021 race season looming, driver Dylan Murry is clearly anxious to notch his first victories in both the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and the Porsche Carrera Cup North America series. “This year has been […]
Ryan Blaney practices for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. [Credit: Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images for Texas Motor Speedway] By Dan Margetta and John Wiedemann The first Saturday night race of the NASCAR Sprint Cup season kicks off this weekend as the Texas Motor Speedway hosts […]
THE RACE: Wonderful Pistachios 400 THE PLACE: Richmond International Raceway GREEN FLAG: Saturday, September 10, 2011 – 7:43pm/et, 6:43/ct It’s back to old-fashioned Saturday night at the races this weekend as Sprint Cup drivers head to Richmond Virginia for the second and final time this season. Drivers will make 400 circuits around this low-banked (14 […]
When the legendary Jim Hurtubise first appeared at Wisconsin State Fair Park (a.k.a. The Milwaukee Mile), on June 5, 1960, a mere 45 plus years ago, no one was quite sure what to expect. Only a few weeks earlier, the virtually unknown little dynamo from North Tonawanda, NY had electrified the racing world by smashing […]
CORONA, CA (November 6, 2007) – Officials of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series have released their 2008 racing schedule that currently shows 39 confirmed dates in 16 states. It will be the most ambitious schedule for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series which will begin its fourth season of sanctioning dirt late […]
Red Bull Global Rallycross Season Opener Set for Fort Lauderdale, May 30-31 Los Angeles, CA (March 23, 2015) – Red Bull Global Rallycross will open its 2015 season with a brand new event in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on May 30-31. The inaugural Red Bull GRC Fort Lauderdale will take place along the beachfront of the iconic […]
Big Bend, WI ( September 29, 2008) – Paul Newman was bigger than life. Everything about him was big, however, when it came to auto racing, he wanted to be just another participant, whether as a driver, owner or sponsor. Always curious, searching out information and experiences, Newman tried everything including stock cars and even […]
Juan Pablo Montoya practices his Team Penske machine for the Indianapolis 500. [Joe Jennings Photo] by Paul Gohde His record is wide-ranging and immaculate. He’s won in Indy cars, Rolex 24 Hours and Formula One. NASCAR poles, top-ten finishes and Rookie of the Year honors are part of his resume. He’s won a CART Championship, […]
Red Bull Global Rallycross Race Preview: Daytona International Speedway IN BRIEF: Red Bull Global Rallycross returns to action after a month-long break at Daytona International Speedway, competing for the first time at the World Center of Racing as it kicks off the second half of the 2014 season. 14 Supercars, the largest field since X […]
Dale Earnhardt was there. So was Bobby Allison. Alan Kulwicki and Mark Martin were ready and strapped in. This scene could’ve been played out at Daytona, Talladega or even North Wilkesboro . But it wasn?t. They were all at the Slinger Super Speedway on two Tuesday evenings in 1987. The eighth edition of the Miller […]
