CONCORD, N.C. – NASCAR Chairman Brian France said Saturday Bruton Smith hadn’t requested a realignment of a Sprint Cup Series event at one of his tracks, but he would prefer Charlotte Motor Speedway’s October race remain at the 53-year-old facility.
“Our preference, my preference, is to make the events where they are more successful,” France [...]
By Jim Pedley | Managing Editor
RacinToday.com
KANSAS CITY, Kan. – The subject of weather is often little more than fodder for filling awkward pauses during conversations. But on Wednesday afternoon, Top Fuel driver Morgan Lucas slowly lowered his fork-full of tasty barbeque and opened his his wide when the upcoming weekend’s weather entered the conversation.
Because as [...]
RacinToday.com
Two more IndyCar Series drivers have defected from Lotus and moved to Chevrolet power.
INDYCAR, the sanctioning body for the IZOD IndyCar Series, confirmed today that it has approved an engine partner change for Dragon Racing.
The team will transfer from Lotus to Chevrolet power for the entries driven by Sebastien Bourdais and Katherine Legge. The [...]
By Jim Pedley | Managing Editor
RacinToday.com
The link between the Sprint Cup Series and its roots was stronger back in the early 1990s. There was more of a connection between what was happening on Sunday afternoons at superspeedways and what was taking place at short tracks on Friday and Saturday nights.
In 1992, organizers of the NASCAR [...]
By John Sturbin | Senior Writer
RacinToday.com
Rookie Josef Newgarden added a pair of experiences to his Indianapolis 500 notebook Wednesday, when a spin in Turn 4 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway resulted in a visit to the track’s medical center.
“You don’t get many lucky breaks around this place, and I think I just got one,” Newgarden said [...]
By Deb Williams | Senior Writer
RacinToday.com
CONCORD, N.C. – NASCAR championship team owner Richard Childress and the sport’s “Iron Man” Ricky Rudd never envisioned induction into halls of fame when they began their respective NASCAR careers, but it seemed only fitting they enter the National Motorsports Press Association’s Hall of Fame the way they [...]
It’s NASCAR All-Star Race week. It’s a week that culminates in a race which, despite the fact – or maybe because of the fact – that it pays no points, has produced some of the Sprint Cup Series’ most memorable moments.
Which All-Star Races are the most memorable? This week, RacinToday.com will count down it’s [...]
By John Sturbin | Senior Writer
RacinToday.com
After three days of working primarily on race day setups for the 96th running of the Indianapolis 500, Team Penske got serious about qualifying Tuesday. The results produced the team’s fastest laps around the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway, with all three Penske drivers exceeding 220 mph.
Three-time Indy 500 champion Helio [...]
By John Sturbin | Senior Writer
RacinToday.com
Pastor Maldonado’s breakthrough victory in the Spanish Grand Prix is the latest installment in an FIA Formula 1 World Championship that continues to be delightfully…unprixdictable!
Maldonado, of Williams/Renault, became the fifth different winner driving for a fifth different constructor on the Circuit de Catalunya, holding off Spanish hero and two-time World [...]
RacinToday.com
Kurt Busch has been penalized for his actions during last Saturday’s Sprint Cup race at Darlington Raceway.
Also penalized were a crew member for Busch’s team and two members of Ryan Newman’s Stewart-Haas Racing team.
Busch, driver of the No. 51 car in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, was fine $50,000 and placed on NASCAR probation until [...]
It’s NASCAR All-Star Race week. It’s a week that culminates in a race which, despite the fact – or maybe because of the fact – that it pays no points, has produced some of the Sprint Cup Series’ most memorable moments.
Which All-Star Races are the most memorable? This week, RacinToday.com will count down it’s top [...]
YouTube Channels
Today's Events
- Indianapolis 500Indianapolis 500Time: 11:00 am
11:00 a.m. (ET) ABC Speedway, IN at 11:00 am - NSCS Race CharlotteNSCS Race CharlotteTime: 6:00 pm
6:00 p.m. (ET) FOX Charlotte Motor Speedway Concord, NC at 6:00 pm
Upcoming Events
- June 1, 2013
- NNS Race DoverNNS Race DoverTime: 2:30 pm
2:30 p.m. (ET) ESPN Dover International Speedway Dover, DE at 2:30 pm - IndyCar Dual Race 2 DetroitIndyCar Dual Race 2 DetroitTime: 3:30 pm
3:30 p.m. (ET) ABC Detroit, MI at 3:30 pm - IndyCar Dual Race 1 DetroitIndyCar Dual Race 1 DetroitTime: 3:30 pm
3:30 p.m. (ET) ABC Detroit, MI at 3:30 pm
- NNS Race Dover
- June 2, 2013
- June 7, 2013
- June 8, 2013
- June 9, 2013
- June 15, 2013
- June 22, 2013
- June 23, 2013
- June 27, 2013
- June 28, 2013
- June 29, 2013