Brown, Capps, Gray Win in NHRA Northwest Nationals
Antron Brown Antron Brown finally snapped a year-long winless streak on Sunday as the three-time NHRA Top Fuel World Champion scored his first victory of the season – beating out … Read More
Author: Pete McCole
NASCAR Wraps Up Testing at New Charlotte “ROVAL”
Ryan Blaney makes a lap around the new "ROVAL" at Charlotte Motor Speedway John Davison/RIS NASCAR concluded the second of two days of testing at Charlotte Motor Speedway’s new oval/road-course … Read More
Saturday Morning Update from Honda Indy Toronto
UPDATE With only an a half an hour before qualifying starts, the rain is starting to fall. Thunderstorms are back in the forecast for the whole qualifying session. 07/14/18 Takuma … Read More
Friday Morning from Toronto (Update)
UPDATE After the morning practice, AR1 spoke with Scott Dixon, the points leader who has won this race twice, about the track changes. "The front straight has been repaved. It … Read More
Clint Bowyer To Run Ned Jarrett Throwback Paint Job in Southern 500
Clint Bowyer's No. 14 Ford will honor Ned Jarrett's 1965 Southern 500 Victory Ned Jarrett amassed many special memories during his racing and broadcasting career in NASCAR, but few equal … Read More
Chase Elliott Unveils Throwback Car Honoring His Late Cousin
(L-R) Chase, Bill & Ernie Elliott with Chase's paint scheme honoring his late cousin Casey Elliott (background) Pete McCole/AR1 Chase Elliott unveiled a special throwback paintscheme for his No. 9 … Read More
Testing Prompts Changes to new Charlotte “Roval”
Paul Menard turns a lap on Charlotte's new "Roval" Jon Davison/RIS Charlotte Motor Speedway's new oval/road course got a thorough shakedown on Tuesday as 16 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series … Read More
Ryan Newman Partners With Jordan Anderson Racing For Eldora
Ryan Newman's ride for the July 18 race at Eldora Speedway Pete McCole/AR1 Ryan Newman will drive a truck for Jordan Anderson Racing in the Eldora Dirt Derby NASCAR Camping … Read More
Charlotte Motor Speedway September Cup Race Set For 400km
The Bank of America ROVAL 400 (k) Pete McCole/AR1 Charlotte Motor Speedway's scheduled debut event for their new oval/infield road course – otherwise known as the "ROVAL" – will be … Read More
U.S. Army Ends Sponsorship of Don Schumacher Racing and NHRA
Tony Schumacher The U.S. Army has decided not to renew its sponsorship with Don Schumacher Racing (DSR) and the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) due to a reallocation of its … Read More
Erik Jones Survives Daytona to Score First Cup Victory
Erik Jones (20) beats out Martin Truex, Jr. (78) to win at Daytona Sarah Crabill/Getty Images Winning a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race oftentimes takes skill, determination and horsepower. … Read More
Pritchett, Hagan, Anderson Lead Qualifying in New Hampshire
Matt Hagan Matt Hagan continued his recent hot stretch in the Funny Car class by earning the preliminary No. 1 qualifier at the sixth annual NHRA New England Nationals at … Read More
2018 CART Reunion Announced
Count them – 18 – years ago and today's IndyCars still cannot beat the best era of IndyCar ever – the CART era. The track record on the 4.048 mi, … Read More
Friday Morning Update From Road America
Will Dixon get win 3 Good morning from the beautiful area of Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin and Road America. It is a cool June morning with cloud coverage and temperatures in … Read More
Schumacher, C. Force, Anderson, Arana, Jr. Fastest In NHRA Qualifying
Courtney Force Courtney Force continued her early-season dominance in the Funny Car class as she currently sits as the No. 1 qualifier at the inaugural Virginia NHRA Nationals at Virginia … Read More
Saturday Morning Update from the Dual in Detroit
Who will win the pole today? Today is going to be different weather from yesterday here in Detroit. There are dark clouds outside my window this morning. Although no rain … Read More
Torrence, Hagan, Anderson, Hines Lead NHRA Qualifying in Chicago
Steve Torrence The 2018 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season continued Friday as Steve Torrence drove to the Top Fuel preliminary No. 1 qualifier at the 21st annual JEGS … Read More
Kyle Busch Breaks Through For First Charlotte Victory
Kyle Busch Wins at Charlotte Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images In his 16-year Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career, Kyle Busch had tamed every track he'd ever competed on. Except for one … Read More
Brad Keselowski Wins Charlotte Xfinity Series Race
Brad Keselowski wins at Charlotte Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images Neither rain, nor Kyle Busch, nor NASCAR overtime could keep Brad Keselowski from Victory Lane in Saturday’s Alsco 300 NASCAR Xfinity Series … Read More
Erik Jones Leads Final Cup Series Practice at Charlotte
Erik Jones Pete McCole/AR1 Erik Jones was fastest in Saturday's final practice session for Sunday's running of the Coca Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Jones best lap of 28.870 … Read More
Kevin Harvick’s Car Fails Pre-Qualifying Inspection
Kevin Harvick's No. 4 Ford failed inspection three times on Thursday Pete McCole/ AR1 Kevin Harvick cashed in a million dollars after winning the NASCAR All Star Race last weekend, … Read More
Kyle Busch Wins Pole For Coca Cola 600
Kyle Busch won his third pole of the season Sarah Crabill/Getty Images Kyle Busch will make his bid for his first point-paying Charlotte Motor Speedway Cup Series victory from the … Read More
Denny Hamlin Fastest In Opening Cup Series Practice
Denny Hamlin Pete McCole/AR1 Denny Hamlin led the opening practice round for Sunday's Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, knocking two of Team Penske's drivers from the top of the … Read More
NASCAR’s New Aero Package Shows Promise
Kevin Harvick (4) battles Daniel Suarez (19) in the All Star Race at Charlotte Sean Gardner/Getty Images After years of ho-hum racing in the annual Monster Energy NASCAR All Star … Read More
Kevin Harvick Wins NASCAR All Star Race
Kevin Harvick wins the All Star Race Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images On Saturday night, the "Closer" became the "Million Dollar Man" as Kevin Harvick powered his way through a final green-white-checkered … Read More