A young rookie named Chip Ganassi drove this ex-Mario Andretti 1981 Wildcat XVIII-Cosworth at Indianapolis in 1982. The young rookie started the race in the fourth row and ended up 15th due to losing an engine after 147-laps. Photo courtesy of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway They say variety is the spice of life. Today’s racing […]
When I think of famous engines that were designed and built in the last hundred years, one… It now looks like Maserati has shown interest in joining the Formula E racing series in season… By all indications, the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in 2018 has seen some major changes in… This year’s Rolex 24 […]
While Elliott Sadler led the opening session, Jr. Motorsports teammate Justin Allgaier topped the second and final… The NASCAR Xfinity Series Lilly Diabetes 250 will mark the debut of new aerodynamic rules with the… The NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series makes its annual stop at the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway for… Johnny Sauter boasts an […]
This year’s competition just happens to have some rule changes – – – as a matter of… The modern era of Formula One racing began in 1950 at Silverstone, England and for 2014 the… With less than a week to go until the first race of the 2014 Formula One season,… The last testing day […]
Nikita Mazepin, Uralkali Haas F1 Team, Sunday at the Dutch Grand Prix. (Photo by Zak Mauger / LAT Images) #FWD2022 – Q&A with Uralkali Haas F1 Team Technical Director, Simone Resta KANNAPOLIS, North Carolina (September 8, 2021) – Following last week’s launch of #FWD2022 – a series of content and updates on the creation of […]
WEST ALLIS, WI: San Paulo, Brazil native Mario Romancini made his sixth Indy Lites start a winning one, dominating the Fine Diamonds 100 at the Historic Milwaukee Mile by leading all the way. Veteran J.R. Hildebrand ran in Romancici’s shadow from start to finish, but was never able to challenge the winner. Pole winner Romancini, […]
Emmo’s Formula One McLaren. [Photo by Eddie LePine] By Jack Webster & Eddie LePine The 2018 Amelia Island Concours d’Elgance is now in the record books and as usual, the event founded by the great Bill Warner was a huge success. Despite having to condense the event due to a poor weather forecast for Sunday, […]
Big Bend, WI (May 30, 2011) – How fitting that ABC broadcasted the 100th anniversary of the running of the Indianapolis 500, after all this was the network that started Wide World of Sports with the moniker, ‘The Thrill of Victory, the Agony of Defeat.’ It was a Hollywood ending with rookie JR Hildebrand slamming […]
MACON, Ill. (May 12, 2012)-Zach Daum drove to his first victory in the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series and Alex Harris claimed his first triumph in the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Series Saturday at Macon Speedway. “It’s nice to get one,” Daum said. “I’ve won in USAC (Midgets), SMRS (Southern Midget Racing […]
Is Sunday’s Indycar race at the Milwaukee Mile a lame-duck event? Austin Dillon knows multi-car wrecks are a part of racing at Daytona, but… Dave Despain loves to dig a little deeper on his MAVTV show. Kyle Busch thinks making NASCAR’s Chase is feasible. Tony Kanaan admits he doesn’t have the answer to Indycar racing’s […]
Provisional No. 1?s are JR Todd, Jeff Arend, Richie Stevens and Chip Ellis POMONA, Calif. — Countdown to 1 Top Fuel points leader “Hot Rod” Fuller may be in for a sleepless night as he remains unqualified at the midway point of time trials at the 43rd annual Auto Club of Southern California NHRA Finals. […]
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing tabs Conway to drive in 2009 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing announced today that… HAMMOND, IN: Since 1911, sixty-seven different drivers have scored victories in the world’s most famous auto race:… LAS VEGAS, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008 – Not many people leave a Las Vegas casino a million… (October 25, 2008) – […]
Speedway, IN (May 16, 2009) ? May in Indianapolis is more than a race, its two weeks of events, gatherings and a festival of speed. One of the classiest events on the calendar is the Auto Racing Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Special Recognition Dinner presented by the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame […]
Ford GT. M. Zuiko ED 300mm F4.0 IS PRO. [Photo by Jack Webster] By Jack Webster My relationship with Olympus Cameras goes back to 1978, when I used both Olympus OM-1 and OM-2 cameras to cover the US Grand Prix at Watkins Glen. At the time, Mario Andretti was driving for JPS Lotus and one […]
