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Emerson Fittipaldi has never been a stranger to the racing world. The two-time Formula One World Champion and two-time Indy 500 winner has a different view these days as President of the FIA drivers’ commission. Although it has been over 30 years since the Brazilian has graced the cockpit of a Formula One machine, the growth of the sport has never been closer for the 67-year-old. F1 with a twist In recent weeks, Fittipaldi has now been named as part of a panel to help investigate the horrendous crash atRead More

Posted On October 23, 2014By Motorsports TribuneIn Uncategorized

Whelen teams with Action Express in 2015

Moving from strength to strength, 2014 IMSA TUDOR United SportsCar Champions Action Express Racing will stage a full-season two-car entry in the 2015 IMSA TUDOR Championship season in the premiere Prototype class. The Denver, N.C.-based organization will field the No. 31 Whelen Corvette Daytona Prototype for Whelen Engineering. The Coyote-chassied machine powered by ECR Engines will run alongside the 2014 TUDOR Championship-winning No. 5 Corvette DP of Joao Barbosa and Christian Fittipaldi. The No. 31 Whelen Corvette DP will feature an all American driver line-up with drivers Eric Curran andRead More
The Mayor of Hinchtown is firmly in the driver’s seat heading into 2015. IndyCar’s most affable spokesman has jumped ship to rejoin Schmidt Peterson Motorsports and pick up the reigns where Simon Pagenaud has left off. It is a great contract and it firmly establishes the likable Canadian as a lead driver in the sport. In the time since the news broke he’s been all over the place. He hung out with Wade Cunningham and drove in the awesome SVRA vintage races down at COTA, bonus points for saying hiRead More

Posted On October 21, 2014By Motorsports TribuneIn Videos

Still Move Swift Like Dario Franchitti

Dario Franchitti is a four time IndyCar champion, he is a three time Indy 500 winner, former husband to movie star Ashley Judd, part time ABC sports commentator and beloved motorsport figure throughout the world. But until this week he never received a tribute so touching, with no further ado here is JB Lynch and Preme D with their surefire hit: Dario Franchitti. The song first made the rounds on twitter yesterday, and is now blowing up in the IndyCar world and beyond. As Tony Kanaan said, “this is howRead More

Posted On September 26, 2014By Joey BarnesIn Uncategorized

Lotterer Wants WEC to Have More Races

After a successful weekend at the Circuit of the Americas where his team grabbed overall victory, Audi Sport Team Joest driver Andre Lotterer admitted that he wants to see more races on the World Endurance Championship schedule. There are a collection of prestigious tracks that remained untouched by some of the premier series in all of motorsports, with only 8 races currently on the WEC calendar. Though the series visits places like Silverstone and Spa-Francorchamps, other historic tracks like Sebring and Monza are left off. “I’m a bit more ofRead More

Posted On September 20, 2014By Motorsports TribuneIn In the Gravel Trap

Live from Circuit of the Americas: Lone Star Le Mans II

Adam Tate and Joey Barnes of Tribute Racing team with Christopher DeHarde from Motorsport.com live from the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. The trio discuss the Tudor United SportsCar Championship race that took place at the track earlier in the day, and look ahead to the World Endurance Championship race, the 6 Hours of COTA on a jam packed Lone Star Le Mans weekend. Also a brief look at the Singapore Grand Prix as Formula One qualifying took place earlier in the day. Hit the link to listen.Read More

Posted On September 19, 2014By Motorsports TribuneIn In the Gravel Trap

Live from Circuit of The Americas: Lone Star Le Mans

Adam Tate and Joey Barnes of Tribute Racing and Christopher DeHarde of Motorsport.com sat down to discuss qualifying and tomorrow’s upcoming World Endurance and Tudor United Sports Car Championship races live from Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. We also touched on the IndyCar offseason and on who is set to replace Beaux Barfield as the IndyCar Race Director. We also discussed Luca di Montezemolo’s recent departure from Ferrari and the many implications it will have for the Scuderia and Formula One. Hit the link to listen. Enjoy. Live from Circuit of The Americas: Lone Star Le MansRead More

Posted On August 31, 2014By Joey BarnesIn IndyCar

The Unfinished Legend of Helio Castroneves

The 2014 Verizon IndyCar Series season will forever be known as the year Will Power finally broke the reign of bad luck to capture the championship. The Aussie had previously been a 3-time championship runner-up from 2010 – 2012. As deserving a champion as Power is this season, lost in the joy is the heartbreaking defeat of this year’s runner-up, Helio Castroneves. Only one of them could deliver the Astor Cup to team owner Roger Penske at Auto Club Speedway Saturday night. After starting on pole and being in theRead More

Posted On August 20, 2014By Motorsports TribuneIn Climbing the Grid

Climbing the Grid: The Road to Indy with Zach Veach

Adam Tate (Tribute Racing), Christopher DeHarde (Motorsport.com), and Joey Barnes ( Tribute Racing) go in depth with a championship look as the USF2000, Pro Mazda Championship, and Indy Lights hit the final event on their calender at Sonoma. We will also get a chance to talk with Andretti Autosport driver, Zach Veach, who is competing for the Indy Lights championship and is fresh off a win in Milwaukee. The IndyCar hopeful trails points leader Gabby Chaves by a slim 7 points heading into wine country. Click on the link belowRead More

Posted On August 13, 2014By Motorsports TribuneIn Climbing the Grid

Climbing the Grid: The Road to Indy with Spencer Pigot

Adam Tate and Joey Barnes of Tribute Racing and Christopher DeHarde of MotorSport.com look ahead to the Milwaukee Mile as the US ladder series hit the flat, fast oval. They take a look at the USF2000 Series, Pro Mazda Championship, and Indy Lights. With an exclusive interview with Pro Mazda Championship points leader Spencer Pigot of Juncos Racing. Could he be headed to Indy Lights in 2015? What is on the horizon for this young superstar? What driver has been most influental in his career? We look to that andRead More