Conservation as a topic in racing circles usually centers on elements crucial between the green and checkered flags, like fuel or tires. For Leilani Münter, though, conservation plays a greater role not only this week at Talladega Superspeedway, but every day of her life.
After a two and a half hour rain delay, the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama would get underway and quickly, Ryan Hunter-Reay showed he was the driver to beat in the 100-minute time limited race. Hunter-Reay took the lead on lap 16 when pole sitter Will Power got off course in the wet conditions. Hunter-Reay then pitted a couple laps later, though would get the lead back at he end of the pit cycle before cruising to victory.
Will Power would pick up exactly where he left off as he would win the pole for hte Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama. Power would get around the 17-turn course in one minute and 8.3120 seconds to score his first pole of the season and third pole in five starts at Barber Motorsports Park.
Ray Courtemanche Jr. announced officially earlier this month that he will run the full NASCAR Canadian Tire Series in 2014. Courtemanche ran a limited schedule in 2011 and 2012, before tackling the whole schedule in 2013.
Ryan Hunter-Reay is continuing exactly where he left off. The defending Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama winner led the pair of practices on Friday with a time of one minute and 8.7836 seconds.
Andretti Autosport announced earlier this week that Frank Montagny will drive the No. 26 Honda-powered car for the inaugural Grand Prix of Indianapolis on May 10th.
Thirteen-year-old Allison Legacy Race Series driver Jake Ruggles is dedicating his race this weekend in Hickory, NC to the Autism Society of North Carolina. Jake, whose younger brother Ryan has Autism, is a long-time supporter of multiple Autism-awareness charities.
The United States Automobile Club (USAC) has been sanctioned races for nearly 60 years and only one driver in that span has reached the 1,000 National feature event start plateau. That was Dave Darland earlier this season.
For Travis Fisher, hard work has paid off in his 10 years at the local short track racing level. He began to see the fruits to his labor in 2007, when he scored his first track championship at Mountain Speedway (now Evergreen Raceway Park) located in Pennsylvania racing the 4-Cylinder division.
Following last weekend's Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, there's no doubt that Josef Newgarden and car owner Sarah Fisher were feeling some frustration.
Since its debut in 2001, Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Illinois, has hosted 94 races across seven series on its 1.5-mile oval. None, however, have been in the last seven years.
Thirty years ago, the NASCAR Cup Series last raced for points at North Wilkesboro Speedway, a short track synonymous with the sport’s roots and one that helped define its gritty, blue-collar reputation.
A specialist like Rivalane Auto Transport can coordinate door-to-door pickup from a residential street, race shop, or track and deliver to the next event or buyer with minimal handling.
