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Four years ago the Performance Racing Industry (PRI) trade show departed Indianapolis after many years for the warmer climes of Orlando, Florida. PRI’s move left a void which has been…
One of Indycar racing’s great drivers from the 1950s and early ’60s passed away last week. Jim Rathmann won the 1960 Indianapolis 500 after a fierce, race-long duel with Rodger…
You couldn‘t ask for a better championship battle than NASCAR has enjoyed this year through its 10-round ‘Chase for the Cup’. Tony Stewart and Carl Edwards raced for the Sprint…
Randy Bernard has confirmed four international IndyCar race dates for 2012, including a new event on a 3.87-mile street circuit in Qingdao, China. Qingdao, a city of 8.7 million people…
Tony Stewart or Carl Edwards? NASCAR’s 36th and final Sprint Cup race of the year takes place at the Homestead-Miami Speedway next weekend and the championship will go to one…
The past month has been a tough time for IndyCar’s boss Randy Bernard. In the wake of Dan Wheldon’s death, Bernard’s leadership of IndyCar was questioned in stories on the…
For NASCAR fans, it’s time to pay attention to this year’s chase for the Sprint Cup championship. Three races remain on successive weekends in Texas, Phoenix and the Homestead-Miami Speedway,…
You have to tip your hat to Dario Franchitti and Ryan Hunter-Reay. After acting as pallbearers at Dan Wheldon’s funeral in St Petersburg last Saturday and then flying to Indianapolis…
Paul Tracy found himself in the middle of the 15-car wreck in which Dan Wheldon perished at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway last weekend. Tracy, 42, has been racing Indycars…
This year’s Indy 500 winner Dan Wheldon was trying to work his way through the closely-packed field to win a $5 million prize offered to him by IndyCar CEO Randy…
The death of British Indycar racer Dan Wheldon in a dreadful multi-car accident at the Las Vegas season finale has left the motor sport world reeling. Wheldon, 33, lost his…
In the October issue of Motor Sport editor Damien Smith wrote a piece on Rockingham Motor Speedway. Just over ten years ago today it hosted the first-ever Champ Car meeting in…
With seven races to go in NASCAR’s 36-round Sprint Cup ahead of this weekend’s meeting in Kansas, the title battle remains wide open. This year’s title contenders include defending champion…
Dario Franchitti retook the lead of the IndyCar Series championship on Sunday by finishing a close second on the 1.5-mile Kentucky Speedway. Title rival Will Power looked good in the…
NASCAR’s Chase for the Cup is designed to shake things up and that’s exactly what’s happened this year. Tony Stewart was fighting through an indifferent year, but after two of…
Saturday’s IndyCar race at Japan’s Twin Ring Motegi wasn’t a good one for Dario Franchitti. While team-mate Scott Dixon qualified on pole and led all the way to score his…
The 12 contenders in this year’s chase for NASCAR’s Sprint Cup were finalised in Saturday night’s 400-mile race on the one-mile Richmond oval. The ‘Chase for the Cup’ takes place…