Extreme tire wear during Sunday’s Food City 500 was so drastic that the NASCAR Cup Series field was dangerously close to not having enough Goodyear tires to complete the race. However, the difficult conditions produced one of NASCAR’s most entertaining short-track races in recent years. Saturday’s 12 Hours of Sebring was just as enthralling and … Read more
The 1981 Daytona 500 has plenty of reasons to go down in history. It was Richard Petty’s last of seven Daytona 500 wins, marking a successful end to a career that had started to wane. It was the first outing for the “downsized” Cup Series cars. It also resulted in one of the wildest crashes … Read more
Video games these days are just too dang complicated. With their realistic graphics, their real-world educating, and their brand activations, there’s just too much happening. No, we need to go back, to a time when games were green text on a black background. We shouldn’t have to leave all our car enthusiasm behind, though. Racing … Read more
While we all love races like the 24 Hours Le Mans or Nürburgring, where dozens of different types of cars across multiple classes compete at once, it’s the one-make race series where the truly exciting stuff can happen. Everything from the Nissan Micra and Mazda Miata to the Porsche 911 GT3 and the Ferrari 488 … Read more
Formula 1 has returned with the dull roar of Max Verstappen driving off into the distance at the Bahrain Grand Prix. While Red Bull’s world champion casually strolled to the checkered flag, multiple teammate feuds were ignited through the field. It’s Monday, March 4, 2024 and this is Racing Recap, your summary of last weekend’s … Read more
Photo: Jeffrey Vest/Icon Sportswire (Getty Images) Joey Logano started Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Atlanta from the back after the gloves he used in qualifying were deemed illegal. Logano’s modified left-hand glove featured webbing between the thumb and index finger, like a baseball glove. The effort was a desperate attempt to deflect air from … Read more
Screenshot: Car and Driver/YouTube There were a lot of incredible race cars running around tracks in 2023, from new Le Mans prototypes like Ferrari’s winning 499P to hybrid WRC monsters and the second year of Formula 1’s redesigned cars. But one race car captured the world’s attention more than anything else: the NASCAR-based Garage 56 … Read more
A defining feature of the American Dream is the concept of upward mobility. Everyone has a chance at economic success, no matter their upbringing or background, if they just work hard enough. It’s almost certainly a lie we’ve been told for decades, but there was a time when it worked essentially as it was said … Read more
Image: NASCAR It’s almost summer, and you’re going to need a nice lightweight clog that lets your piggies breathe, but also shows the world how much of a fan of NASCAR you are. Thankfully America’s favorite stock car racing series has collaborated with America’s favorite rubber foot covering company. The Nascroc is here, and it … Read more
After filing numerous trademarks for different potential naming structures for a Chicago F1 race, fans are buzzing about the possibility of a fourth U.S. F1 circuit, this time in the most populous city in the American midwest. Grand Prix is The Best Racing Film That No One Talks About There have been no statements or … Read more
