As Marcus Ericsson chased down Josef Newgarden for the win in the closing laps of The Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio Presented by the HPD Ridgeline on July 4, one thing became clear: It’s a new era for Chip Ganassi Racing in the NTT INDYCAR Series. The organization put two of its four drivers on…
Danielle Shepherd grew up in Ohio a racing fan, cheering wildly for Jimmy Vasser in the 180-degree Keyhole turn at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. It didn’t hit her until she was in college and had ditched her plans to study Spanish and international relations that she realised she might someday work with her favourite…
The debate over the addition of new circuits to various racing calendars will rage for years and years to come. And while in some cases the new arrives as an addition, there are many classic tracks that have fallen by the wayside in the face of progress. Circuit de Charade Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus 72D, Circuit…
For the brothers Don and Bill Whittington, the ’70s and ’80s were a whirlwind of drugs, duffel bags full of cash, fast cars, glorious moustaches, and a bunch of other illegal stuff. The 1979 24 Hours of Le Mans marked two key events in history — Kremer Racing became the biggest name in endurance racing…
Marcos Ambrose has cemented his place on the grid in a Pirtek-backed Ford Mustang for the fourth BP Supercars All Stars Eseries event next Wednesday. The two-time Virgin Australia Supercars Championship winner (2003, ’04) returns after an extended hiatus from the motor racing scene. After claiming two Supercars titles, Ambrose raced in the USA for…
William Byron led a Chevrolet 1-2-3-4-5-6-7 on Friday evening’s Daytona 500 practice session. Byron paced the 50-minute practice at 204.587 mph (43.991 seconds). Ryan Preece was second-quickest at 204.096 mph with Chase Elliott third fastest at 203.869 mph. Ty Dillon was fourth-fastest at 203.422 mph as Tyler Reddick rounded out the top five at 202.922…
John Andretti carved out his own niche in one of the world’s most successful racing families. He became the first driver to attempt the Memorial Day double. He won on dirt tracks, street courses and superspeedways. He won an endurance race, competed in dragsters and became an iron man in IndyCar and NASCAR. And he…
This film was made in the mid-1960s just as the reputation of Carroll Shelby as a race car manufacturer was beginning to take off. It includes a lot of footage of Shelby, telling his own story at the beginning and then introducing the viewer to the Shelby Cobra, the Shelby GT350, the Shelby Daytona Coupe,…
Robert Glenn Johnson Jr., better known as Junior Johnson, passed away on December 20, 2019 aged 88. Junior drove in NASCAR during the 1950s and 1960s, won 50 NASCAR races in his career before retiring in 1966. In the 1970s and 1980s, he became a NASCAR racing team owner; he sponsored such NASCAR champions as…
Former V8 Supercar Champion Russell Ingall and Paul “The Dude” Morris welcome special guest Boris Said from the USA and chat all things Motorsport. Boris gives his exclusive insight into the next Gen-7 NASCAR and can Scott McLaughlin cut it in the US. As always, the boys stir up plenty of debate and do some…
