Adam Tate (Tribute Racing), Christopher DeHarde (Motorsport.com), Josh Farmer (Motorsport Monday), and Joey Barnes (Tribute Racing) headline In the Gravel Trap and gear up for what is sure to be a great 2015 in racing. On tonight’s agenda is the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway, Max Chilton messing about with an Indy Lights car, and the official announcement that 2015 will be Jeff Gordon’s final full-time season in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Hit the jump to hear it all, enjoy. In the Gravel Trap: The 2015 Green FlagRead More
CONCORD, N.C.– Jeff Gordon, the celebrated stock car champion whose crossover appeal helped take NASCAR into the mainstream, will compete in his 23rd and final full-time Sprint Cup Series season in 2015. He announced his decision this morning to the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports team he has driven for since November 1992. “As a race car driver, much of what I’ve done throughout my life has been based on following my instincts and trying to make good decisions,” Gordon said. “I thought long and hard about my future this pastRead More
Jupiter, Fla. – If the drivers’ comments following the first test of the new Mazda MZR-R-powered Dallara IL-15 are anything to go by, this year’s Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires season is likely to be a barn-burner. A total of eight drivers representing five teams took part in the two-day test at the 2.034-mile Palm Beach International Raceway in Jupiter, Fla., and all were ecstatic about the pace, consistency and reliability of the new car which will make its race debut on the streets of St. Petersburg on MarchRead More
BRASELTON, Ga. (January 8, 2015) – The newly-christened DeltaWing Racing Cars with Claro/TracFone team brings new sponsors and a winning driver lineup to the 2015 TUDOR United SportsCar Championship, as four-time Rolex Sports Car Series champion Guillermo “Memo” Rojas joins DeltaWing veterans Katherine Legge, Gabby Chaves and Andy Meyrick behind the wheel of the revolutionary DeltaWing coupe. In addition to the championship titles, Rojas and current DeltaWing team manager Tim Keene share an impressive sports car record that spans eight years of collaboration at Chip Ganassi Racing, with 30 victoriesRead More
The Roar Before the 24 kicks off the 2015 racing season proper this weekend, so for this week’s Throwback Thursday Theater we look to races of Daytona’s past and found this gem. 20 minutes of the 1995 race in a world of glorious transition somewhere between Group C and the Rolex Series. Enjoy.Read More
For this week’s Throwback Thursday Theater, here is a clip of Mr. Monaco himself, Graham Hill describing what it’s like to race in the glamorous principality. Enjoy.Read More
Red Horse Racing announced today that 2014 Sunoco Rookie of the Year Ben Kennedy will join the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series team to drive the No. 11 Toyota Tundra. “I am very excited to return to the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in 2015 and to be driving for Red Horse Racing,” Kennedy said. “The team has a solid foundation in the Camping World Truck Series, celebrating their 10th year in 2015. It will be an honor to drive the No. 11 Toyota Tundra, the winningest number in NASCARRead More
CORNELIUS, N.C. – Michael Waltrip Racing driver Brian Vickers will not be available to race during the early part of the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup season due to health issues. In 58 races driving MWR’s No. 55 Aaron’s Toyota, Vickers scored eight top-five and 19 top-10 finishes. He won the July race at New Hampshire in 2013 and captured the pole at Talladega in October 2014. The 2003 Nationwide champion owns three victories and 12 poles in 316 career Sprint Cup starts. “Brian has been a part of the MWRRead More