Before teams start moving their race cars into the garages at Mid Ohio, someone has to clean all of the bird shit off of the workbenches. This sure as hell ain’t the air conditioned and LED lit garage of an FIA Grade 1 track. The Midwest’s best race track is a romanticized vision straight out … Read more
There’s no better place to be than the race track during a major motorsport series event. Nothing else comes close to the sound, smell, and experience of putting your boots on and walking around the circuit, mere yards from some of the best drivers in the world showing what they’re capable of. This weekend at … Read more
The Arrow McLaren IndyCar team will replace Alexander Rossi with Danish driver Christian Lundgaard at the end of the 2024 season, ending the 2016 Indy 500 winner’s two-year tenure in Papaya orange colors. The move is an interesting one, as Rossi clearly still has the drive and talent (though maybe not the luck) needed to … Read more
IndyCar’s Detroit Grand Prix was scripted like a ’90s disaster movie; there were wrecks everywhere. The NASCAR Cup Series had a finish at Gateway that was so unexpectedly dramatic, it couldn’t have been scripted. The defending champion and fan favorite Ryan Blaney was on the verge of being gifted a race win after the second-place … Read more
The Indianapolis 500 captivated racing fans around the world on Sunday despite a four-hour rain delay. The instant classic at the Brickyard looked even better when compared to the day’s other events, a dull Monaco Grand Prix and a rain-shortened Coca-Cola 600. It’s Tuesday, May 28, 2024 and this is Racing Recap, your summary of … Read more
Screenshot: Chip Ganassi Racing Two-time and defending IndyCar Champion Alex Palou Montalbo signed international shipping giant DHL as his primary sponsor for the 2024 season with Chip Ganassi Racing. In the past DHL has run a rainbow livery for the world-famous Indy 500, as part of its “Delivered With Pride” initiative. The livery has evolved … Read more
Max Verstappen’s Australian Grand Prix and his nearly historic winning streak were unexpectedly cut short when the right-rear brake on his Red Bull caught fire. Alex Palou took home a half-million-dollar check in IndyCar’s erroneously named $1 Million Challenge. It’s Monday, March 25, 2024 and this is Racing Recap, your summary of last weekend’s motorsports … Read more
If you watched IndyCar’s $1 million exhibition race at Thermal Club on March 24, 2024, you could be forgiven for thinking you’d tuned into a glorified advertisement for the California club track. As commentators flaunted the trackside mansions — with their private chefs and Lamborghini-equipped garages — fans had to wonder: Is this live event … Read more
Final preparations are underway for the Rolex 24 at Daytona. The marquee 24-hour race on the speedway’s high banks isn’t just the season-opener for the IMSA WeatherTech Championship; it’s also the first major event on the 2024 North American racing calendar. The late January slot allows plenty of current and former stars from Formula 1 … Read more
