The ‘clown prince’ of NA$CAR, Michael Waltrip was on hand to welcome the NHRA stars to the new zMax Dragway in Concord, N.C.
Waltrip brought his NAPA #55 Toyota to challenge Ron Capps to a match race. Capps drives a funny car also sponsored by NAPA. Can anybody else see a commercial here?
From nhra.com: Arriving with [...]
They say all 12 chase contenders have a shot to win the cup. Well, maybe so. Grumpy thinks it is down to 3. Kyle Bush, winner of the most races during the regular season, 8 wins are impressive. Carl Edwards with 6 wins and a lot of mojo going into the chase. 2 time and [...]
Helio Castroneves won the race by the second closest margin in IRL history. In a thrilling side by side run between Castroneves and Scott Dixon, Helio took the win by inches. Official timing and scoring took an additional 30 minutes to certify the finish. The victory margin was just .0033 seconds.
“I knew I won it, [...]
Fans had to wait until Sunday morning to get clear weather and another great Richmond race. Looks like most of the fans were able to stay around for the race. The grandstands had very few gaps evident on the ESPN coverage.
Jimmie Johnson and the #48 team served notice to the other contenders that the 2 time and [...]
This weekend, the NHRA will stage its first event in the new $60 million facility built at Lowe’s Motorspeedway in Concord, N.C.
Called the CAROLINA NATIONALS, the inagural event kicks off with qualifying rounds beginning Friday.
The new track has 4 lanes for competition, a first of its kind. For this event, only two lanes will be [...]
Grumpy’s note: I was doing some research today in order to put up another story about the quest for speed records at the historic Bonneville Salt Falts in Utah’s west desert.
The race vehicle pictured is from a collection of photos taken during Speed Weeks and has no connection to this story.
The vast surface of the [...]
David Stremme got the call he has been wanting. Penske Racing will make the announcement today that Stremme will be the driver of the #12 Dodge currently sponsored by Alltel. Stremme has been working as a test team driver for Penske Racing during the ‘08 season as well as driving the #64 cup light entry [...]
The 2007 Indy 500 and IRL champion began the ‘08 season as a rookie in the NA$CAR cup series. Driving the #40 Dodge for Chip Ganassi, the venture was short lived as the lack of sponsorship caused Ganassi to park the entry and lay off some of the team. Dario has continued to run a [...]
By Dave Lewandowski
indycar.com
DETROIT - Justin Wilson’s first IndyCar Series victory wasn’t without drama or controversy, but it didn’t faze the Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing driver. A win is a win …
That was apparent in Belle Isle’s picturesque Victory Circle, where the driver of the No. 02 McDonald’s car appeared taller than his 6-foot-3 frame. Maybe it was [...]
John Force is a 14 time NHRA Funny Car Champion. His 4 car team is considered the elite among the top teams. Easily the most colorful personality in drag racing, Force will miss the show at Indy. The U.S. Nationals is the ‘Super Bowl’ of the NHRA schedule.
Despite being a former champion, John Force was [...]
Nascar
