IndyCar: A look back to 1967
On April 23, 1967, Mario Andretti won the Trenton 150 at Trenton Speedway in Trenton, New Jersey. Andretti, driving Al Dean’s #1 Dean Van Lines Brawner-Ford, led all 150 laps … Read More
Category: USAC
USAC: Kofoid rides the cushion to win BC39
Reigning USAC National Midget champion Buddy Kofoid kept saying he wanted to kiss the bricks at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. First, he had to conquer the Speedway’s dirt. Driving the No. … Read More
USAC: Young driver schools the veterans on night 1 of BC39
Dominic Gorden debuted Wednesday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, delivering a flag-to-flag victory in the preliminary event of the Drive2SaveLives BC39 Presented by WeatherTech at The Dirt Track at IMS. The … Read More
USAC: Big field full of stars ready to race for BC39 victory this week at IMS
A field of 89 drivers – one of the largest in USAC National Midget Series history – is set to compete Wednesday, Aug. 3 and Thursday, Aug. 4 at the … Read More
USAC/NASCAR: Bobby East stabbed to death in California (Update)
Police shot and killed Trent William Millsap, 27 who allegedly stabbed the three-time US Auto Club (USAC) champ Bobby East, in a SWAT raid, according to the Orange County District … Read More
USAC: Larson to skip Chili Bowl over money
Unfortunately for NASCAR fans, one of the top drivers in the world could skip the Chili Bowl Nationals in January. Kyle Larson, the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series champion who announced … Read More
IndyCar: Johnny Capels dies at 86
Five-time IndyCar National Championship-winning chief mechanic Johnny Capels has died. Capels passed away on June 9, 2022, at the age of 86. When he was 15 years old, Capels started … Read More
USAC: Driven2SaveLives BC30 returns August 3-4 at IMS
The wheel-to-wheel action of United States Auto Club (USAC) NOS Energy Drink National Midget Championship racing will return Wednesday, Aug. 3 and Thursday, Aug. 4 to The Dirt Track at … Read More
Chili Bowl: Tanner Thorson holds off Christopher Bell
Christopher Bell’s shot at four will have to wait another year. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver, who doubles as a top-shelf dirt racer, lost the lead late in the Chili … Read More
NASCAR: Stewart to be inducted into National Sprint Car Hall of Fame
Tony Stewart, a 49-time winner and three-time champion of the NASCAR Cup Series, has been selected as an inductee into the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame’s Class of 2022, … Read More
Chili Bowl: Yet another NASCAR driver wins a preliminary event
So far this week, NASCAR drivers are cleaning up at the Chili Bowl while IndyCar drivers eat their dirt. Winning Thursday’s John Christer Trucking Qualifying Night, NASCAR driver Christopher Bell … Read More
NASCAR: Three Hendrick Motorsports drivers kick off Chili Bowl week with wins
It’s Chili Bowl week and three Hendrick Motorsports drivers have already won in various races just two days into the week-long event. Kyle Larson, Chase Elliott and Alex Bowman made … Read More
Chili Bowl: It’s Buddy Kofoid On Warren CAT Qualifying Night
Counting it down from his first preliminary A-Feature appearance in 2020, California’s Michael “Buddy” Kofoid was third the first time, second the last time, and the winner this time in … Read More
Chili Bowl: Larson wins his Chili Bowl qualifier
Defending NASCAR Cup champion Kyle Larson won his Chili Bowl qualifier Tuesday night. Starting 6th he raced to first in the short 10-lap race, underscoring his versatility. Obviously, no IndyCar … Read More
Dirt Racing: Kyle Larson releases new Midget Racing video
Kyle Larson posted a new video on Social media covering a behind-the-scenes look at a typical midget and sprint car race weekend, this one last year at Placerville, CA where … Read More
USAC: 2022 Chili Bowl lineup features Kyle Larson, Conor Daly, Chase Elliott, Santino Ferrucci
The 2022 Chili Bowl lineup has 364 entries including at least a dozen drivers with current or former attachments to IndyCar and NASCAR. What: 36th annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl presented … Read More
Kyle Larson strikes twice at Merced in Winged Sprints
America’s most talented driver of this era, Kyle Larson, went back-to-back, winning the winged 360 sprint car feature event both Tuesday and Wednesday nights at Merced Speedway in California. Tuesday … Read More
USAC: Kyle Larson wins Hangtown 100
It was only a matter of time before America’s best race car driver of this era, Kyle Larson, found his way back to USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship … Read More
The Eldora Million to return in 2022
Eldora Speedway® and official livestream partner, FloSports, a leader in sports streaming and original content, today announced the return of The Eldora Million®, one of the most legendary events in … Read More
USAC: Larson taking teammate Elliott dirt track racing
After getting schooled by his NASCAR Cup teammate Kyle Larson all year, Chase Elliott has decided to see if he can learn what makes Larson great – car control sliding … Read More
IndyCar: Ladder series to be sanctioned by USAC, not IndyCar
Andersen Promotions today announced a new agreement with the United States Auto Club (USAC Racing) to become the sanctioning body for the three racing series owned and operated by the … Read More
Stock Car Champion Ramo Stot dies
Stock Car Racing champion Ramo Stott passed away at 87 last Thursday. Stott won two ARCA Series championships (1970, 1971) and won the 1975 USAC Stock Car championship. He raced … Read More
Larson Endures Late Bump To Win BC39, Complete IMS Dirt Sweep
Another day, another race, another Kyle Larson win. The driver who has dominated U.S. motorsports over the past three months handled the competition again Thursday night on The Dirt Track … Read More
USAC: Larson Continues Dirt Domination with Stoops Pursuit Victory at IMS
In an action-packed, elimination-style exhibition race, NASCAR Cup Series star Kyle Larson captured the lead late Wednesday and won the Stoops Pursuit race at The Dirt Track at IMS on … Read More
BC39 Attracts Top Drivers from USAC, NASCAR, INDYCAR in Race for Glory
There will be serious star power Aug. 17-18 at The Dirt Track at IMS, as top drivers from the United States Auto Club, NASCAR and INDYCAR will compete in the … Read More