IndyCar’s return to Detroit’s Belle Isle last weekend was rather messy as the rough track began to come apart in the middle of the race resulting in a two-hour red…
In the wake of his brilliant victory at Indianapolis last weekend Dario Franchitti is clearly emerging as the greatest UK driver in the history of the sport outside Formula 1.…
Dario Franchitti drove a magnificent race at Indianapolis on Sunday to score his third win in America’s biggest race in the past six years. Dario made a superb recovery after…
Based on what we saw in qualifying last weekend this year’s Indy 500 will witness a titanic battle between Roger Penske’s and Michael Andretti’s Chevrolet-powered multi-car teams. The Penske and…
Jimmie Johnson came through to score Hendrick Motorsports’s 200th NASCAR Sprint Cup win last Saturday night at Darlington, South Carolina. Johnson’s victory in the Southern 500 brought an end to…
Carroll Shelby has passed away, aged 89. Shelby was one of motor racing’s greatest salesmen fathering the legendary Shelby Cobra and helping with the birth of Ford’s GT40 and the…
Will Power and Team Penske appear to be waltzing away to this year’s IZOD IndyCar Championship. After taking his third pole of the year Power drove a perfect race on…
For the second year in a row five-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson has been ranked by Forbes magazine as America’s most influential athlete. Forbes polled more than 1100 adults aiming…
One thing’s for sure about this year’s Bahrain GP. It got Formula One much more mainstream media coverage than usual, even in America. The New York Times led last Saturday’s…
Rubens Barrichello remains on a steep learning curve as he tackles his first year in Indycars with KV Racing and Chevrolet engines. Rubens has been struggling in qualifying, but has…
Team Penske employed keen strategy and excellent pit work so that Will Power came from 12th on the grid to score his second IndyCar win in a row this year.…
I’m looking forward to Long Beach next weekend, America’s greatest street race. Founded by Chris Pook in 1975 as a Formula 5000 race, Long Beach was the scene of the…