INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The latest generation of chassis that will form the basis for the first two steps on the acclaimed Mazda Road to Indy open-wheel racing development ladder – which offers Mazda scholarships to allow racers to progress all the way from the grassroots of the sport to the Verizon IndyCar Series – was unveiled this morning at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway during the lead up to the historic 100th Indianapolis 500. The new Tatuus USF-17 will be the series’ standard for at least the next five years, andRead More

By Adam Tate, Associate Editor Monaco, the big one; the grandest of all the Grand Prix. Welcome to our Grand Prix profile of the Monaco. Formula One’s jewel race and contribution to motor racing’s triple crown was first run in 1929, organized by the Automobile Club de Monaco’s Anthony Noghes with the backing of Prince Louis II and local driver Louis Chiron. The race was created to put Monaco on the map and it succeeded beyond all expectations. The first race was won by William Grover Williams(no relation to Sir FrankRead More

SHOW #412 – Guest: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. – We recap the thrilling, exciting, and confusing All Star Race from Charlotte, Hendrick gets another #001, so long Dollar General, Carl was live on Facebook (I know right?) plus a full Coca-Cola 600 preview. Hosted by Kerry Murphey and Toby (I got my audio 1/2 right) Christie. ( Roughly 48:00 mins) DOWNLOAD HERE CREDITS: Hosts: Kerry Murphey & Toby Christie Executive Producer: Kerry Murphey Music: Russell Nash Audio Director Voice Over: Thomas Moog SUBSCRIBE FREE HERE RSS FEED RADIO STATIONS CLICK HERERead More

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service CONCORD, N.C. – Martin Truex Jr. crashed a Ford party on Thursday night, winning the pole for Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway (6 p.m. ET on FOX). With his team making adjustments to the No. 78 Furniture Row Racing Toyota throughout the qualifying session, Truex saved his best lap for the round that counted, covering the 1.5-mile distance in 28.077 seconds (192.328 mph) to edge Team Penske Ford driver Joey Logano (192.007 mph) by .047 seconds for the top starting spot inRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer CONCORD, N.C. – The most recent winner in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series is Joey Logano. Although the win came in last weekend’s Sprint All-Star Race, a non-points race, Logano and his No. 22 Pennzoil team are riding the momentum of the win into this weekend’s Coca-Cola 600. When asked about how his Sprint All-Star Race win give him momentum, Logano had this to say, “It definitely gives us momentum. For us, the No. 22 team in particular, we were coming off of three crashesRead More

By Josh Farmer, IndyCar Reporter Heading into the 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil, Ryan Hunter-Reay is looking to put the memories of last year’s race behind him. It was that race where Hunter-Reay struggled to find grip virtually the entire month and ended up finishing the racing in 19th place. The problem continued post-500 on the series’ next oval round at Texas Motor Speedway as Hunter-Reay crashed in practice and struggled to a 15th place finish. Following the race, the car was scrutinized byRead More

SPEEDWAY, Ind. – Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires championship leader Ed Jones will start from pole position in tomorrow’s Mazda Freedom 100 Presented by Cooper Tires at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The Dubai, UAE-based Englishman, driving for the Carlin team, had posted the fastest two-lap average, at 197.078 mph, among the eight drivers who made their qualifying runs on the famed 2.5-mile oval before proceedings were interrupted by the threat of lightning from a fast-approaching thunderstorm, followed soon afterward by heavy rain. When it became apparent the weather wouldRead More

By Josh Farmer, IndyCar Reporter INDIANAPOLIS – Heading into the 100th Indianapolis 500 presented by Penngrade Motor Oil and after just three races as an entrant in the Verizon IndyCar Series, Teddy Yip Jr is feeling optimistic about his decision. Yip has taken a different approach to coming over to IndyCar by partnering with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing for three races rather than going all in on his own. The partnership has allowed him to ease his way into IndyCar and get a good feel for everything with an established teamRead More