Marcus Ericsson of Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports. © [Andy Clary / Spacesuit Media] by Allan Brewer It’s tough to be in two places at one time, but Marcus Ericsson at Schmidt Peterson Motorsports has managed it well so far this year as he keeps one foot in a Sauber/Alfa Romeo Formula 1 seat as a […]
The Pratt & Miller aerodynamics design team with the Louis Schwitzer Award. [Photo by Allan Brewer] Indianapolis—The 2015 Louis Schwitzer Award goes to the Pratt & Miller aerodynamics design team that worked in collaboration with Chevrolet to develop the new aero kit that put Scott Dixon on the pole for the 99th Indianapolis 500. […]
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway wasn’t the only major sporting event happening in Texas on November 2. [Matt Sullivan/NASCAR via Getty Images] Eddie Gossage, the energetic President and General Manager of Texas Motor Speedway, wasn’t a happy race promoter when the November 2 date for the 2014 Formula […]
Mario Andretti, Canadian Grand Prix 1977. [Photo by Jack Webster] By Jack Webster & Eddie LePine Not that long ago, Formula One racing was the pinnacle of motorsport. It was the top rung, the place all aspiring drivers wanted to be. Its drivers were heroes, death defying gladiators who put it all on the line […]
Artist’s Work to be Displayed at the Sprint Experience throughout the 2012 Season CONCORD, N.C. (February 21, 2012) – Sam Bass announced today an exciting new partnership with Sprint (NYSE:S) that will get his artwork in front of millions of NASCAR fans across the country. Bass’ work will be featured in the “Sprint Rock and […]
Charlotte, NC (May 28th, 2012) – All lines are busy right now. An associate will answer your call soon. That’s how my brain feels right now after what is arguably the most jam-packed calendar of American motorsports to ever grace a Memorial Day Weekend. The green flag dropped in Charlotte Thursday with practice and qualifying […]
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (June 26, 2007) ? NASCAR has issued penalties and fines to the No. 24 and No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports teams that compete in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series, as a result of rule infractions found this past weekend at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif. Both cars ? the No. 24 driven by […]
New Berlin, WI – March 9, 2013 – Hamlin’s mad, NASCAR’s upset, another Hobbs is coming and so is the Delta Wing. That, and more, as the 2013 season is on its way. • The tumult by NASCAR fans over the censure and $25,000 fine levied on Denny Hamlin has seen hundreds of comments left […]
Twenty-five years ago, popular Johnny Rutherford of Fort Worth, TX known as ?Lone Star J.R.? in the yellow Pennzoil Jim Hall Racing Chaparral 2K-Cosworth held off offensives from Al Unser and Team Penske to win the 1980 AB-Dick Tony Bettenhausen 200 at The Milwaukee Mile. The 200-miler was the first race sanctioned at The Milwaukee […]
Charlotte, NC (October, 18, 2010) – It was inevitable that someone would make a movie of Tim Richmond’s life. On Tuesday, ESPN will debut Tim Richmond – To The Limit – a 60-minute documentary about the NASCAR Winston Cup (now Sprint Cup) driver who died of AIDS in 1989. The film, which is part of […]
Indianapolis Motor Speedway. © [Andy Clary / Spacesuit Media] by Paul Gohde It’s funny how two years away from something you love can seem like a millennium, but the Pandemic-scared past years left a hole the size of Indiana for those who love the Indy 500; thankfully they are now “Back Home Again”. For the […]
Speedway, IN (March 20, 2011) – With perhaps the exception of Race Day, the largest museum crowd I’ve ever seen was gathered to see the largest collection of Indianapolis 500-winning cars ever assembled at the popular and always impressive Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Museum. This exciting new exhibit provides fans an opportunity to […]
#45 Cameron Peterson (Honda CBR-1000RR) in turn 14 in Motul Superbike class. [Dave Jensen Photo] by Paul Carruthers – MotoAmerica In a race that ranked among the best in series history, Cameron Beaubier beat Josh Herrin by just .002 of a second in the Dunlop Championship at Road America after a dramatic last lap that […]
Wilmot, WI – Jon Stanbrough of Avon, Indiana extended his AMSOIL National Sprint Car point lead and… Indianapolis, Ind. – For the second consecutive year, Jerry Coons Jr. drove to victory in the famed… The Traxxas United States Auto Club (USAC) Silver Crown Championship Series along with Eddie Sachs Racing (ESR)… Clermont, IN (May 20, […]
