NHRA Sportsman Spotlights, showcasing sportsman racers as well as the NHRA member track network, to air on Inside Drag Racing GLENDORA, Calif. (Jan. 30, 2008) ? NHRA announced that ESPN2 and ESPN2HD will continue to air 16 one-hour shows with coverage from select NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series national events in 2008. In addition, […]
By Jack Webster I have always loved going to Watkins Glen, since my very first trip there for the US Grand Prix in 1971. The place is hallowed ground, populated by the ghosts of racers past and remembrances of heroic deeds and actions, both past and present. This photo album captures some of the competition […]
Fans Can Order All-Star Event on Pay-Per-View Beginning Today ! ROSSBURG, Ohio (June 1, 2012) – If you can’t make the drive to Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, on Wednesday, June 6 to see the eighth annual Prelude To The Dream in person, don’t worry. Beginning today , race fans across the nation will have […]
Seats have been very difficult for drivers to land in entries for this year’s Indianapolis 500. Due to engine shortages in the garage area, many pilots with past 500 experiences are on the sidelines, while most of the usual suspects are practicing for the upcoming time trials. Speeds have picked up a bit and rookies […]
Alex Palou at the Sebring International Raceway Test. [credit Penske Entertainment: James Black] by Paul Gohde It’s been months since Alex Palou bested Pato O’Ward and Josef Newgarden to capture the NTT IndyCar Series championship at the Laguna Seca finale. But as happens with any major league sport, many changes have occurred in IndyCar’s off-season […]
Colton Herta at Road America. [John Wiedemann Photo] Elkhart Lake, WI – While not all laps were perfect, Colton Herta layed down fast laps when it counted and scored the pole position for Sunday’s NTT IndyCar Series Sonsio Grand Prix presented by AMR at Road America. The young Andretti Autosport driver made each session he […]
Bench Racing Weekend (BRW) is what you could consider the first spring flower of the Midwest racing season. It’s a nice way to indicate the Midwest racing is on the way. Last year was a great example as temperatures were in the 70’s and 80’s, this year? Not so much. What is BRW? It dates […]
[Photo Courtesy of Red Bull Racing] As Haas F1 launched their car earlier in the morning online, the Red Bull Racing Team did the same later in on Sunday afternoon, as the squad launched their new RB 13 challenger on their Twitter account, as the team played on the name of the new car, “Stroke […]
INDIANAPOLIS (Friday, May 13, 2022) – Swerving left and right down the front stretch at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, screaming into his radio, Danial Frost’s perseverance was about to pay off with the checkered flag displayed. After finishing second three times in 2021, the Singapore native claimed his first career Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires […]
NEW HAMPSHIRE MOTOR SPEEDWAY Sylvania 300 Sunday, September 19, 2010 in Loudon, NH This Sunday, NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers make their second of two annual visits to “The Magic Mile” in Loudon, New Hampshire for the Sylvania 300. Drivers will make 300 laps around this relatively flat 1.058-mile track. In 2002, the speedway’s corners were […]
Josef Newgarden during practice at the Grand Prix of Portland. [Media Credit-Penske Entertainment: James Black] by Paul Gohde Earlier in this NTT IndyCar season we wrote that it appeared that the ‘young guard” of up-and-coming drivers, (think Colton Herta, Pato O’Ward and Scott McLaughlin) would be in place to take the championship from the familiar […]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. ? More than a month after suffering one of the most spectacular Funny Car explosions in NHRA history, Tony Pedregon raced to the No. 1 qualifying position Saturday at the ACDelco NHRA Gatornationals. Alan Bradshaw, Warren Johnson and Matt Guidera also were No. 1 qualifiers and will lead their respective categories into Sunday?s […]
Josef Newgarden with The Borg-Warner Trophy – Winner Photoshoot – By: Doug Mathews INDIANAPOLIS (Sunday, May 28, 2023) – Historical and event notes from the 107th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge at Indianapolis Motor Speedway: This was the first career Indianapolis 500 victory for Josef Newgarden in his 12th career “500” start. His previous-best finish was […]
It comes down to this, one race left in the season and three points separating the top two competitors. An epic championship battle between Carl Edwards and Tony Stewart comes to a conclusion this weekend at the Homestead-Miami Speedway in the Ford 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event. It’s Ford vs Chevy. It’s season long […]
