Colton Herta’s crash during “Carb Day” reminds us how quickly things can go wrong at the Brickyard. Thankfully, Herta escaped injury. [Photo courtesy of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway] by Steve Zautke Growing up in a family involved in auto racing, my memories of races run deep. My first recollections of Indianapolis are bits and pieces, […]
TV Tommy Ivo, Gwynn-Garlits Match Races Highlight 60th Anniversary Activities CONCORD, N.C. (July 20, 2011) – NHRA’s 60th anniversary season will begin the turn for home when it kicks off its six-race Countdown to the Championship playoff with the fourth annual running of the O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Nationals, Sept. 15-18, at the famed Bellagio […]
POWRi Racing Press Release TULSA, Okla. (Jan. 16, 2014)—Christopher Bell, whose racing roots are deeply implanted in POWRi, ran away with the A feature in Thursday’s third night of qualifying races for the 28th annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl at the Tulsa Expo Center. The 19-year-old Bell of nearby Norman, Okla., led all 25 laps—run […]
Action during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) by Dan Margetta and John Wiedemann The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series turns both left and right this weekend as the Sonoma Raceway hosts the first road course race of the season in the Save Mart 350. Toyota […]
While one was invisible through the first third of the season, it just seemed like the other was invisible. That all changed on Sunday when Dave Connolly and Melanie Troxel found the winner?s circle at the O?Reilly Thunder Valley Nationals in Bristol. Connolly was sidelined sans sponsor until the sixth race of the year, but […]
Ty Majeski in victory lane for the Father’s Day 100 at The Milwaukee Mile. [Copyright © 2021 Midwest Tour] Ty Majeski came back from an early pit stop and restarted 15th to charge through the field and take the win the in rain shortened Father’s Day 100 at The Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin. […]
Hailie Deegan is ready to compete in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West in 2018. [photo courtesy Hailie Deegan] Turk’s Tracks A Few Loose Lug Nuts from Pit Row By Gene Turk Last year, I wrote an article on the accomplishments of K&N series racer Julie Landauer. Well, it seems that 2018 just might have […]
Milwaukee, WI – January 13, 2011 – Fans attending the Milwaukee 225 on Father’s Day weekend, June 18-19, 2011, will witness firsthand compelling changes to IndyCar’s oval race format and a greater fan experience at the track. Qualifying order, restarts, and enhanced sound and video are just a few of the exciting changes announced at […]
Colton Herta’s RLL BMW ride at Daytona. [Jack Webster Photo] By Jack Webster & Eddie LePine Colton Herta is back to defend his GTLM win last year. [Eddie LePine Photo] The 2020 running of the Rolex 24 at Daytona is going to be an opportunity for a young man, whose career we have followed closely, […]
CHARLOTTE, NC (September 23, 2013) – Time heals all wounds. So does a good dose of reality. After two weeks of on- and off-track chaos thanks to the Richmond race manipulation mess, Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race at New Hampshire was a welcome return to normal for the sport. The action was fast and tight, […]
by Paul Gohde Author John Close is a longtime NASCAR journalist, reporter, team member and race-day Spotter. He has written for racing trade papers, national magazines and daily newspapers. His Wisconsin roots include growing up in a racing family, cheering on his father who raced jalopy stock cars four or five nights a week in […]
Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images) by Kyle Newman Oddsmakers have been stubborn in their belief that Kyle Larson was going to turn his season around and win the Cup Series. They still are, as Larson is the favorite at +600. However, he’s no longer […]
NASCAR All-Star Race Postponed The 61st running of the legendary Coca-Cola 600 will take place on Sunday evening, May 24, in its traditional Memorial Day Weekend slot on the NASCAR schedule The Coca-Cola 600 will be broadcast live worldwide on FOX and PRN at 6:00 p.m. The 600-mile event will take place without spectators in […]
Charlotte, NC (November 14, 2011) – Years from now, racing pundits will point to Sunday, November 13, 2011 as one of the most important benchmark dates in the history of NASCAR. Why? It won’t be because the Kobalt Tools 500 was the first race to be contested on the newly reconfigured Phoenix International Raceway oval […]
