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Verizon 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.
Read MoreIndycar expands network television coverage for 2019 racing season
INDIANAPOLIS (Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019) – INDYCAR’s expanded presence on network television in 2019 through its new partnership with NBC Sports Group will not only include the 103rd Running of the Indianapolis 500, along with other action at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in May,
Read MoreAlonso also details his experiences with the American race fans
Fernando Alonso is a free agent looking for a permanent gig
Fernando Alonso spent 17 years in the world of F1. He ran 312 races and collected 32 wins, a win percentage of 10%. 16,777 laps later, he’s retired from F1.
Read MoreRacing returns to the Milwaukee Mile
On September 29, 1876 a private horse track was built from dirt in West Allis, Wisconsin. On September 11, 1903 the track hosted it’s first session of cars on a new pavement surface.
Following the 2015 season, the track has been mostly activity free.
Read MoreHulman & Company announces organizational changes for INDYCAR, IMS
C.J. O’Donnell has stepped down; Frye receives added responsibilities
Jay Frye will become President of INDYCAR as part of Hulman & Company organizational changes announced today by Mark Miles, President and CEO of the parent company.
Frye,
Read MoreJeff Gordon wanted to be a World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series driver
Gordon: “I wasn’t thinking NASCAR at all.”
As Jeff Gordon was coming up, an open wheel driver had a tendency to move into the open wheel side of professional motorsports. Yet, Jeff Gordon moved into cars with fenders and went on to set record after record in the world of NASCAR.
Read MoreThe 17 year racing driver is stable following what’s probably the worst racing crash you’ve ever seen
Driver stable: Floersch tweeted shortly after horrific crash in the Macau Grand Prix on the Guia Circuit
17-year-old racing driver Sophia Floersch was involved in a horrific crash today. It happened in the FIA Formula 3 division during the Macau Grand Prix.
Read MoreNASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson and F1 driver Fernando Alonso are set to swap seats for an extended test session
Racing worlds collide: Champions from different forms of racing, on opposite ends of the world are set to swap rides.
Hendrick Motorsports has loaded up their backup car from the Roval event and stuffed it in a shipping container.
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