Racing Roundup
As the 2012 racing season kicks off this week in Georgia, two-time defending World of Outlaws 410 Sprint car champion Jason Meyers announced that he will be retiring from sprint car racing after competing in the first 14 shows of the season.
RACING MOURNS JOSH GIFFORD
Josh Gifford, one of racing's best known and most loved figures, has died aged 70.
Racing: Sangster takes first steps to Derby
VRC Derby hero Sangster is about to get his perfect fresh-up record smashed at Te Rapa on Saturday but trainer Trent Busuttin says that is all part of his long-term plan.And considering the last time Busuttin and partner Natalie...
Motor racing-Raikkonen fastest on first day of F1 testing
JEREZ, Spain, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Kimi Raikkonen rolledback the years with the fastest lap for Lotus on the first dayof Formula One testing on Tuesday. The 2007 champion, making his comeback after two years inthe world rally championship, looked at home right from thestart of a chilly morning in southern Spain and completed 73laps. His best time of one minute 19.670 seconds was quicker thanany lap ...
WP Racing USA Riders Impressive at Sumter Enduro
SUMTER, S.C., (Jan. 29, 2012) - WP Racing USA-backed brothers Steward and Grant Baylor turned in stellar performances at the opening round of the AMA National Enduro Series in Sumter, South Carolina, this weekend, with 17-year-old Steward claiming his first-ever national win, while 14-year-old Grant finished an impressive 12th.
Parity reigns as NHRA opens season with Winternationals
An era of parity — brought on, in part, by the six-year-old Countdown to the Championship — has settled into Top Fuel and Funny Car.
Shank Racing Wins 50th Anniversary Grand Am Rolex 24 at Daytona
Michael Shank Racing's cars finished first and third in Grand Am's 50th Anniversary Rolex 24 at Daytona.
Drag racing: Coughlin revved up for return
When Jeg Coughlin Jr. stepped away from pro stock drag racing after the 2010 season, there was no retirement speech. He never meant it to be more than a sabbatical.
ALMS: Luis Diaz, Level 5 Racing top first day of Sebring test
Level 5 Motorsports on Wednesday rolled out its new Honda Performance Development prototypes and set the fastest time on the opening day of the American Le Mans Series' winter test at Sebring International Raceway.