Last season in the Verizon IndyCar Series, Charlie Kimball didn't have the season that he was particularly looking for in only posting one podium (third at Belle Isle) to finish 14th in points. It marks a considerable drop for the California native following a victory and a ninth place finish in points for the 2013 season.
Now heading into his sophomore season with Richard Childress Racing, Austin Dillon is excited to go and set to make the Chase for the Championship this upcoming season.
Bryan Herta Autosport announced earlier this week that 2014 Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires champion Gabby Chaves will drive their No. 98 Honda for the 2015 Verizon IndyCar Series season.
Mark Martin, a 40-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race winner, revealed in a tweet Friday morning that he would not be returning as the team's driver development coach for the 2015 season.
Richard Childress Racing will come back with the same drivers in 2015. Sprint Cup runner up Ryan Newman in the No. 31 Chevrolet, Paul Menard in the No. 27 Chevrolet, and Austin Dillon in the No. 3 Chevrolet. Newman said the second place season almost didn’t happen.
here was lots of news during Hendrick Motorsports’ presentation at the 2015 Charlotte Motor Speedway Media Tour on Thursday. The biggest news of the day was what we all knew was going to happen. Chase Elliott will be driving the No. 24 Chevrolet in 2016. It’s a year off yet, but that was the buzz around the Charlotte Civic Center.
Joe Garone, Furniture Row Racing's general manager, said the team has also made new hires to strengthen the engineering staff. "In an effort to continue to move the team forward we feel the personnel changes and new additions will yield positive results on the race track," said Garone in a statement.
It was a breakout year for RPM. Aric Almirola, driver of the No. 43 Ford, won his first race in July at Daytona International Speedway and Marcos Ambrose decided to head back to Australia to drive at home after nearly winning a race and joining Almirola in the Chase.
Following a successful season that led him to a fifth place finish in the season ending Verizon IndyCar Series points standings, Simon Pagenaud made the decision to leave Schmidt Peterson Hamilton.
NASCAR travels to Charlotte Motor Speedway this weekend. All three national series will compete, culminating with the iconic Coca-Cola 600 Sunday evening.
The Coca-Cola 600 is the longest race on the NASCAR Cup Series schedule, with the four-hour-and-then-some marathon at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway providing added points and poignancy on Sunday of Memorial Day weekend.
A foursome of TeamSLR drivers head to scenic Northwest Connecticut for Saturday’s CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 Series Memorial Day Classic at Lime Rock Park
