Saturday Morning Report from Toronto
Pagenaud fastest on Friday It is a sunny morning here in Toronto, Canada. Temperatures are expected to reach 80 degrees Fahrenheit this afternoon. There are thunderstorms predicted to move into … Read More
Author: Pete McCole
Detroit Grand Prix Qualifying – RAIN DELAY again?
Well, not quite a rain delay per se, but the rain from yesterday (torrential, ducks drowned, frogs choked) pooled into the tires in the barriers. Safety officials are trying to … Read More
Sunday Morning Report from The Detroit Grand Prix
Newgarden won Race 1 it is a cool morning here on Belle Isle. Mother Nature decided to pre-emptied IndyCar's Race 1 yesterday and put on a spectacular light show of … Read More
Martin Truex Jr. beats Logano to win Coca-Cola 600
Martin Truex, Jr. wins at Charlotte Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images Martin Truex, Jr. rallied back after hitting the wall and took his beat up and broken Toyota Camry to Victory … Read More
Daniel Suarez Fastest In Final Cup Series Practice at Charlotte
Daniel Suarez Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images Daniel Suarez posted the fastest lap in Saturday's final Cup Series practice for Sunday's 60th running of the Coca Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor … Read More
William Byron Youngest-Ever Coca Cola 600 Pole Winner
William Byron Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images Growing up in Charlotte, William Byron used to sit in the stands and watch drivers like Dale Earnhardt, Rusty Wallace and Jeff Gordon duke … Read More
Charlotte Motor Speedway Honors Five-Time Winner Darrell Waltrip
Darrell Waltrip and SMI CEO Marcus Smith John Davison/RIS Darrell Waltrip won a record five Coca-Cola 600s in his NASCAR Hall of Fame career as a driver. Before the popular … Read More
Daniel Hemric Paces Opening Cup Series Practice at Charlotte
Daniel Hemric Pete McCole/AR1 Picking up right where he left off last week, Daniel Hemric was again the fastest driver to take to the track at the 1.5-mile oval at … Read More
Kyle Larson Wins Million Dollar Payday In All Star race
Kyle Larson celebrates in Victory Lane at Charlotte with his son, Owen Harold Hinson/HHP for Chevy Racing All Kyle Larson had to do to win Saturday night’s Monster Energy NASCAR … Read More
Qualifying Day for the 2019 Indy 500 Report
Daly first to qualify today Good morning from the epic Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It is a beautiful day with temperatures to be expected to be in the lower 80s. Wind … Read More
Kyle Busch Beats Up The Truck Series Guys Yet Again
Kyle Busch wins his fifth-straight truck race of the season Harold Hinson/CMS The NASCAR rulebook says Kyle Busch can only run five truck races this season, so why not win … Read More
Daniel Hemric Wins Pole For Monster Open
Daniel Hemric HHP/Garry Eller Daniel Hemric's bid for a million-dollar payday will start from the front row in the Monster Open prior to the Monster Energy All Star Race with … Read More
Clint Bowyer On Pole For NASCAR All Star Race
Clint Bowyer HHP/Harold Hinson Clint Bowyer claimed the pole for Saturday night's 35th-annual Monster Energy NASCAR All Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, beating out Kyle Busch with a near-perfect … Read More
Austin Dillon, Daniel Hemric Pace Cup Series Practice at Charlotte
Austin Dillon sporting a gold paint scheme this weekend Pete McCole/AR1 Richard Childress Racing teammates Austin Dillon and Daniel Hemric paced Friday’s final practice session for Saturday’s Monster Open and … Read More
Kyle Busch Unveils Patriotic Paint Scheme for Coca Cola 600
Kyle Busch, left, was joined by the family of Sgt. Dale Griffin, right, and Charlotte Motor Speedway's Marcus Smith and Greg Walter CMS Kyle Busch will attempt to defend last … Read More
Noon update from the Indy 500 Test – Updated Schedule
UPDATE IndyCar has revised the session times as follow: 3:30-5:30 pm Veterans 5:30-7:30 pm Rookies 7:30-8 pm All cars (pending conditions) Since the track is drying quicker than anticipated, we … Read More
Morning Update from Indianapolis 500 Testing –2nd Update
UPDATE The rain is now steadily falling at the Speedway. Race control just announced that the track will have to be dried before any activities resume. 04/24/19 UPDATE With 11 … Read More
Saturday Morning Update from Long Beach
Can Dixon get the pole today? Good morning from Long Beach. The weather is staying perfect with the high temperature expected to reach 74 today. Today's schedule for the Indy … Read More
Thursday Media Highlights
Walk of Fame Inductees Hello from California where this weekend the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach will take over some streets in town. The weather is typical for this … Read More
Sunday Update from Barber Motorsports Park
Sato starts on Pole It is a beautiful race day morning here in Birmingham, AL for the Honda Grand Prix of Alabama. Today's high is predicted to be 80 degrees … Read More
Tuesday Test at COTA
Front Straight at COTA Good morning from Austin, Texas and the premier Circuit of the Americas. The drive into the track for my first time was not quite what I … Read More
NASCAR lays off dozens of staff members (Update)
Is Jim France just getting rid of redundant staff due to the merger of NASCAR and ISC, or is it all being sold?Nascar UPDATE NASCAR has let go of approximately … Read More
Stewart-Haas Racing Signs Daniel Suarez For 2019
Daniel Suarez Daniel Suarez celebrated his 27th birthday Monday by announcing that he will be joining the Stewart-Haas Racing team for the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season. Suarez, … Read More
Charlotte Motor Speedway Will Not Host Annual NASCAR Media Tour This Year
The NASCAR Media Tour ends after 35 years The NASCAR Media Tour is no more. The annual pre-season event that brought together motorsports journalists from all over the world to … Read More
Kurt Busch and Monster Energy Join Chip Ganassi Racing For 2019 Cup Season
Kurt Busch Today Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR) announced a partnership with Monster Energy, for the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) season. Monster Energy will be a primary sponsor … Read More