Regan Smith To Race #41 Car As NASCAR And Chevy Cut Ties With Kurt Busch

Before a was issued against Kurt Busch, Stewart-Haas Racing fans that they had a back-up plan in case Kurt Busch could not race. After NASCAR's decision today to suspend Busch indefinitely, we know who that back-up plan is: Regan Smith. A Delaware court released more information regarding its ruling Friday...

May 15, 2025

I Could Watch This Rally Car Go Up On Two Wheels All Day

Forget headlights. Wheels go up. Wheels go down. Wheels go up. Wheels go down. Here's a video of Oscar Barroso and codriver David Miguez almost putting a Suzuki on its roof at the 2014 Librada Rallye Ourense. The key word there is "almost." You can definitely see the pair leaning...

May 15, 2025

Weekend Motorsports Roundup, Feb. 21-22, 2015

Welcome to the Jalopnik , where we let you know what's going on in the world of racing, where you can see it, and where you can talk about it all in one convenient place. Where else would you want to spend your weekend? NASCAR's Daytona 500 is this weekend...

May 15, 2025

NASCAR Trucks Deliver The Most Gargantuan Pile-Up Of 2015

Here's some carnage that was as wide as the track at Daytona. Holy crap. Twelve trucks. Twelve. Only so little space. Holy crapballs. It's a track-wide wall of bent truck metal and sparks. At last night's NASCAR Camping World Truck Series NextEra Energy Resources 250, the #11 truck of Ben...

May 15, 2025

Kurt Busch NASCAR Appeal Denied; Stays On Indefinite Suspension

NASCAR heard Kurt Busch's today regarding the he was given over conclusions drawn by the Commissioner of the Family Court of Delaware that Busch likely strangled ex-girlfriend Patricia Driscoll. That appeal was just denied. As soon as people saw him storm out of the NASCAR offices, many knew the news...

May 15, 2025

Kyle Busch Will Miss Daytona 500 Due To Broken Leg

Kyle Busch found one of the remaining hard barriers on a NASCAR track that isn't covered by an impact absorbing SAFER barrier during today's Xfinity Series race at Daytona. Busch hit the concrete wall inside Turn 1, suffering a right lower leg compound fracture and left mid-foot fracture from the...

May 15, 2025

Speeding Sideways Into The Darkness On Snow And Ice

Kris Meeke doesn't care that it's dark or icy during this test for Rally Sweden. Not one bit. He still goes ridiculously quick anyway. Oh, and ridiculously sideways. The little Citroen DS3 WRC does a fantastic job of lighting the way in front of the car, making the icy forest...

May 15, 2025

Tony Stewart's Daytona 500 Dream Thwarted After All (Updated)

Seven cars in total were damaged after Tony Stewart got loose coming into Turn 4 on Lap 41 of the Daytona 500. Stewart drifted into Ryan Blaney. Behind them, Matt Kenseth and Michael Waltrip made contact, sending Kenseth in to the wall. Sorry, Stewart and Kenseth, it is not your...

May 15, 2025

Alonso Reportedly OK After Suffering Concussion During F1 Testing

Fernando Alonso was airlifted to the hospital after crashing his McLaren in preseason testing at Barcelona earlier today. He went off at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya's Turn 3, smacking the right side of the car hard. McLaren race director Eric Boullier confirms that he was concussed in the accident. reports that...

May 15, 2025

Joey Logano Wins Thriller Of A Daytona 500

Joey Logano took home the win today at one of the most exciting runnings of the Daytona 500, ever. While fans everywhere had high hopes for retiring Jeff Gordon to win NASCAR's flagship race in his final season, it was Logano who took home the checkered flag in the end,...

May 15, 2025

The Aflac Duck Had Better Seats Than You For The Daytona 500

Usually motor racing broadcasts bore us with unnecessary cutaways to wives and girlfriends, but the Daytona 500 had a duck. The Aflac duck. It looks like well-done CGI, but if not, Aflac better expect a call from the same dudes who kept my alma mater from bringing our bear to...

May 15, 2025

Tanner Foust Returns To Formula Drift In A 900 Horsepower VW Passat

Top Gear USA host, Rally America veteran, and former double Formula Drift champion Tanner Foust is returning to Formula D in a 900 horsepower Volkswagen Passat. Yes. A Passat. Seriously. Not a Beetle, like he runs in Global Rallycross. Not a Golf R. Not a Touareg. Not even a CC....

May 15, 2025

Formula One Crash Blamed On Gust Of Wind

McLaren Formula One driver Fernando Alonso is still in the hospital under observation for a concussion from his preseason at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. The team has officially blamed unusually high and gusty winds at the circuit as the reason for the unusual accident. A released today states that McLaren has...

May 15, 2025

The Fastest Hands In The World Are On Winter Rally Stages

"So, you have to commit and you have to have big balls, right?" Right. Rallying in a nutshell, right there. Drift pro Frederic Aasbø and Speedhunters caught up with WRC 2 driver Anders Grøndal before Rally Sweden and gave us the most mind-bendingly ridiculous ride-along footage I've ever seen. They're...

May 15, 2025

Alex Zanardi Laughs In The Face Of Guardrails Everywhere

World's toughest racing driver Alex Zanardi while training in his paracycle earlier this month. Not only is he recovering fast despite his gnarly collarbone injury from the hit, but he would like to take this opportunity to mock the weakness of guardrails everywhere. Zanardi posted this photo of him next...

May 15, 2025