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By Christopher DeHarde, IndyCar & Road to Indy Writer Josef Newgarden had about as good of a 2016 season as a driver can have that wasn’t driving for Team Penske. In fact, his season was good enough that Roger Penske signed him to drive the fourth car in the team and that turned Newgarden’s world upside down. Moving from one team to another can be a very arduous ordeal for a driver.  Moving from a two car team to a four car team that has many more resources can exponentially multiply theRead More

By Christopher DeHarde, IndyCar & Road to Indy Writer Victor Franzoni has had one of the more interesting journeys in the Mazda Road to Indy presented by Cooper Tires. After having run the 2014 Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship powered by Mazda for Afterburner Autosport, Franzoni returned to Afterburner in 2015 looking to contend for the USF2000 championship. Those plans didn’t come to fruition as Franzoni was disqualified after a top five finish at the second race at Barber Motorsports Park and a decision was made by the series to sit theRead More

By David Morgan, NASCAR Contributor Heading into February’s season opening Daytona 500, the drivers in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series will all be looking forward to their chance to win the “Great American Race” before embarking on the remainder of the 2017 season, but for two-time Daytona 500 winner Michael Waltrip, next month’s race will be his last behind the wheel. Waltrip notoriously went winless in the Cup Series for the first 16 years of his career before finally breaking through for his first win in the 2001 DaytonaRead More

By Joey Barnes, Editor-in-Chief Renault announced that it will be switching fuel suppliers to BP/Castrol for the 2017 Formula 1 season. The French outfit had been involved with Total, but upon weighing options with its involvement decided a move was necessary. Jerome Stoll, president of Renault Sport Racing, is “proud” to help return the tradition of the fuel and lubricants company to the sport of F1. “The return of BP and Castrol, brands with such strong heritage in motorsport, is very good news and opens new opportunities for our FormulaRead More

By Frank Santoroski, Staff Writer Once upon a time in Motorsport, racing circuits were long and treacherous and racing continued no matter how deplorable the weather conditions became.  Whether it be in Sports Cars or Formula One, there was one driver who consistently excelled on the longest circuits when the conditions were at their worst: Jacky Ickx. Having taken six class victories at the storied 24-hour endurance race for Sports Cars, Jacky Ickx is often referred to as “Mister LeMans.” Sports Cars domination aside, he was also a rather successfulRead More

By David Morgan, NASCAR Contributor *Editor’s note: Motorsports Tribune will be previewing the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season for 24 drivers. We will release one driver preview per day over a 24-day stretch. Age: 41 Years in Cup: 16 Career Wins: 35 Biggest Accomplishment: 2014 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Champion For Kevin Harvick, 2016 fell short of expectations, but with one of the best teams in the garage area behind him, his worst points finish since 2012 will soon be a distant memory as he will be gunningRead More

By Toby Christie, NASCAR Editor Darrell Wallace Jr. finds himself in a precarious position heading into what he hopes will be his third full-time NASCAR Xfinity Series season. Wednesday during Charlotte Media Tour, Wallace revealed that he doesn’t have a full season of sponsorship lined up for his No. 6 Roush Fenway Racing Ford Mustang. “We’re in kind of a little tight spot here,” Wallace admitted. “We’re trying to figure out the rest of the game plan, but our goal is to be at Homestead for the season finale and winRead More

By Toby Christie, NASCAR Editor There were times over the past 18 years, where Dale Earnhardt Jr. didn’t necessarily want to be at a press conference to discuss the upcoming season. But since his rough and tumble days of being one of NASCAR’s young guns, Earnhardt has done some serious growing up. Wednesday at Charlotte Media Tour, Earnhardt explained that he is ready to get back to work after being on the shelf for an extended period of time due to a concussion sustained last season. “I’m excited to beRead More

By Toby Christie, NASCAR Editor *Editor’s note: Motorsports Tribune will be previewing the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Season for 24 drivers. We will release one driver preview per day over a 24-day stretch. Age: 24 Years in Cup: 3 Career Wins: 1 Biggest Accomplishment: Cup win at Michigan (2016) Expectations are a hard thing to live up to sometimes. That was the case for Kyle Larson over the first two years of his Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career. Although the California native showed flashes of living up to the hype heRead More

By Brian Eberly, Contributing Writer Change. Whether it’s in business or in your personal life, the one and only constant is change. On Monday evening at the Charlotte Convention Center, NASCAR executives announced a major change to the racing for all three of its national series. These changes come as attendance and ratings continue to decline and the sanctioning body looks for a way to keep fans engaged throughout the course of a race. The new format breaks down as follows: Each race will have three stages Stage 1 andRead More