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90 dirt midget drivers are set to race on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway dirt track Sept 4-5, 2019
This weekend, Indianapolis Motor Speedway hosts the final race of the NASCAR Cup Series regular season. But, ahead of the weekend, they’ll let the dirt fly.
View the 2019 BC 39 entry list below.
Read MoreDriver dies in crash at Spa-Francorchamps following famed Eau Rouge section
French driver Anthoine Hubert has died following a race at Spa-Francorchamps in Stavelot, Belgium.
Hubert was the 2018 GP3 champion. He sat on the Renault F1 Team’s junior driver academy.
The accident took place on lap two of the Formula 2 event.
Read More“Last night was easily the scariest and most painful time I can remember.” -Scott Speed
This weekend, the Nitro World Games are underway at the Utah Motorsports Campus.
See the Scott Speed hospital photo and update below.
The sanction hosts a select number of events across the country per year.
Read MoreFerrari boss says “We won today” and the F1 team elects to appeal the penalty; Vettel shows antics after the race
On Lap 48 of the Canadian Grand Prix, the race was on for the lead. Heading into a chicane, race leader Sebastian Vettel lost the rear end.
Watch the Sebastian Vettel vs Lewis Hamilton race in Canada below.
Read More2019 Indianapolis 500 results
Today, it’s the
103rd running of the Indianapolis 500. The NTT Indycar Series is on the grid at
the Indianapolis Motor Soeedway.
View full 2019 Indy 500 results below.
2019 Indy 500: Menu
Qual | Race
They’re lined up 3 wide for the green flag.
Read MoreTwo-time Indy 500 winner arrested
Al Unser Jr is a two-time Indianapolis 500 winner. He won the event in 1992 and again in 1994.
This week, the NTT Indycar Series has returned to Indianapolis, Indiana. The 103rd running of the Indy 500 is set for Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Read MoreThe Indianapolis 500 starting lineup is set; F1 champion fails to qualify
The Indycar Series set the Indy 500 starting lineup via a week long session of qualifying. Indianapolis Motor Speedway is set to host the 103rd running of the oval racing event.
View the full 2019 Indy 500 starting lineup below.
Read MoreVerizon Indycar Series practice at Indianapolis Motor Speedway brings 200mph crash for Fernando Alonso
Fernando Alonso smacked the wall in Wednesday’s Indy 500 practice session with the Verizon Indycar Series.
The 37-year-old is a two time F1 World Champion. Following the 2018 season, Alonso retired as a F1 driver.
Read MoreNew NASCAR rules have drastically increased speeds at tracks under a mile in length
NASCAR introduced a new set of rules for the 2019 racing season. At tracks under 1-mile, cars are now running with significantly more downforce and the same horsepower.
At most tracks, we’ve seen a huge reduction in horsepower.
Read MoreTony Stewart is ‘somewhat frustrated’ of hearing lower-tier teams complain about a lack of performance due to funding
The costs of NASCAR racing aren’t getting any cheaper for Tony Stewart and his four-car stable of premier series machines. It still costs millions of dollars to circle the NASCAR circuit.
Between 2012-2017,
Read MoreHaas F1 driver Kevin Magnussen visited Carolina Speedway in a race car that’s completely strange to him; NETFLIX was there
F1 visits the dirt track
F1 and dirt track racing couldn’t be racing worlds that are further apart. But, Tony Stewart bridges gaps anywhere he goes.
NASCAR champion Tony Stewart is the co-owner of Stewart-Haas Racing,
Read MoreFoyt on drivers from his time: “When you got one of them mad, usually when you got out of the car you had a nice little fist fight. You don’t see that no more.”
In 1972, Richard Petty was in the lead at Daytona International Speedway. Suddenly, he was struck with engine issues and he coasted to the garage area.
Read MoreIndycar introduces Advanced Frontal Protection bringing a new era of cockpit safety
INDIANAPOLIS (Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019) – INDYCAR announced today the planned introduction of the next step to improve cockpit safety for all drivers in the NTT IndyCar Series.
All cars participating in an April 24 open test on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval will be fitted with Advanced Frontal Protection (AFP),
Read MoreThe owner of Wayne Taylor Racing details why IMSA somewhat lacks American drivers
2019 Wayne Taylor Racing drivers for Rolex 24: Jordan Taylor of the United Stated (27), Renger Van Der Zande of Amsterdam (32), Fernando Alonso of Spain (37) and Kamui Kobayashi of Japan (32).
Wayne Taylor Racing are the defending winners of the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona.
Read MoreMercedes AMG could enter 38,706 dirt races for the same entry fee costs of just 21 Formula One races
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series drivers will pay a $125 entry fee to enter a race that pays $20,000 to the winner.
Meanwhile, overseas they’re taking a drastically different approach.
Read MoreThe Woodstock 50 will be hosted on the grounds of the former F1 track and current NASCAR track
50 years ago, a giant hippie festival was born. Some 400,000 visitors attended Max Yasgur’s 600-acre dairy farm. To date, it’s one of the largest Rock n Roll concerts to date.
It rained and caused muddy hell for the local farmers.
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