Getting Back Out There After A Track Fail Is The Hardest Thing Ever

For the first time in ages, I'm nervous about a track day. It's Texas World Speedway. I'm back in a tail-happy 944 just like my old one that got here. Even though I've personally never driven this track, I'm still intensely afraid of deja vu. Anyone who downplays or shrugs...

May 1, 2025

Do We Trust Clint Bowyer With A Flamethrower?

If you don't, too bad, so sad. Bowyer just got the most awesome baby gift ever from Kansas City morning show host Johnny Dare. Dare the reason for his gift: We've ended up staying in touch and hanging out a little bit and the stories have always ended up around...

May 1, 2025

NASCAR's New Qualifying System For Talladega Is Terrible

In an effort to make things more exciting, NASCAR how they do qualifying for Talladega. Problem is, the back of the pack at a track like Talladega is the fastest place to run, so we got the bizarre situation of racers not racing for position. Man, if I changed things...

May 1, 2025

Why IndyCars Can Test At COTA, But Not Race

Grainy shots of an IndyCar at Circuit of the Americas surfaced on the internet. So, will we see a race there? Nope! It's too close to Texas Motor Speedway, and the issue of proximity nixes a lot of other oft-requested tracks from the 2015 schedule, too. In statements made to...

May 1, 2025

This Mercedes Wants To Show You Its Undertray

At Zolder for the Blancpain Sprint race, Alexey Vasilyev had a massive crash that left bits of Mercedes all over a turn. Ever want to see the underside of one of AMG's GT3 racecars? Here you go! ...

May 1, 2025

Here's How Dale Earnhardt, Jr.'s Season Ends

TALLADEGA-CRASH After winning the Daytona 500 it seemed like Dale, Jr. had his best chance at winning a championship since people cared about that NEXTEL chirp. Alas, David Gilliland whipped out the Dale-call a little early at Talladega, nudged Greg Biffle, who then hit Dale, Jr. and ended his chase....

May 1, 2025

These Drivers Keep Getting Younger And Younger

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May 1, 2025

The Porsche 917 Chassis Looks Like The Best Jungle Gym Ever

The 917 was a Le Mans- and Can-Am-dominating racecar that appeared in races starting in 1969 all the way up to its last appearance under Kremer Racing in 1981. Here's what it looks like underneath all of its gorgeous bodywork. Immediately noticeable is that the most protected area of the...

May 1, 2025

Luckiest Rally Driver Alive Nearly Gets Impaled In Horrifying Crash

How lucky are you to be alive? Likely not as much as this guy. You're watching Paweł Osuch and navigator Łukasz Szczepański at Rajd Elmot 2009. They spun their Opel Astra Gsi in the region of 100 mph and ended up hitting some kind of pole/log/death stick backwards. For Osuch,...

May 1, 2025

Awesome Car Finally Named After Race Track; Race Track Protests

I hate to break it to you, Spa-Francorchamps, but if anyone should be mad about the car named after any piece of their racetrack, it's Sebring. Not you. You get the totally insane GT-R-engined . Embrace it. But lo and behold, as Nissan Motor Company seeks to trademark the Eau...

May 1, 2025

Here's A Hip Hop Song About Baked Ziti And Indy Champ Dario Franchitti

I like to eat good. Caesar salad and baked ziti. I still move swift like Dario Franchitti. These are actual lyrics from a song about IndyCar legend Dario Franchitti. I... well. I just. Uhhhhh. I can't. I um. I don't have... What? ...

May 1, 2025

Track Time Is Therapeutic And We Need More Of It

"You need to be smoother," mentioned my friend who'd taken out the Lancer. I couldn't concentrate on it. I was in such a whirling hellhole of self-pity, worry and doubt that the only way I could semi-cheer myself up was to stop thinking and hoon my way out of it....

May 1, 2025

Anyone Want To Do A Group Buy? There's A Racetrack For Sale!

in Kershaw, South Carolina, is up for sale. If you've ever wanted to own a road course and karting track, now is the time to do it. A group of enthusiasts and racers originally built the facility on a former World War II-era base in 1999. Since then, it has...

May 1, 2025

Meet The Team Behind America's Fastest Privately-Run Subaru

There is every reason for to be a bunch of hardnose, stern assholes. They run America's fastest Subaru that's not part of the factory-backed rally team. But they're not assholes. They're a bunch of goofballs. Really fast, really capable, really smart goofballs. Here are their adventures at the beautiful Ojibwe...

May 1, 2025

Two Sprint Car Racers Rush To Pull Another Driver From A Wreck

In 2014, sprint car racing has picked up more than a bit of a rough reputation, but it's a sport with a lot of heart. Just watch these two drivers tear out of their own cars to pull another driver to safety. You're watching Rico Abreu run to pull Tim...

May 1, 2025