Canadian drag racing legend John Petrie and several members of his John Petrie Canadian Racing Team will have a major presence at the upcoming Motorama Custom Car & Motorsports Expo.
The much-anticipated unveiling of the Honda aero kit took place Monday evening at a reception attended by principals from Honda Performance Development, American Honda and INDYCAR. Defending Indianapolis 500 winner Ryan Hunter-Reay, who drove for a bulk of the on-track development, joined Honda executives in showcasing the base road/street course and short oval aero kit.
Visitors to this year’s Motorama Custom Car & Motorsports Expo will have the chance to meet and speak with many of Canada’s top stock car racers as the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Presented by Mobil 1 returns for its annual pre-season appearance at Toronto’s International Centre.
Dumoulin Competition, King Autosport and Mario Gosselin have turned a new page in history in 2014 by becoming the first team made up entirely of Quebecers to ever win the NASCAR Canadian Tire series championship. For the 2015 season, Louis-Philippe Dumoulin once again partners up with his powerful technical and sporting team to prepare the #47 WeatherTech Canada / Bellemare Group cars and to defend the title of Canadian champion.
Hailing from the ‘Rocky Mountain State’, Dominic Ursetta is set to make his ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards debut with Venturini Motorsports in next week’s Mobile 200 at Mobile International Speedway.
In the first deal of its kind for the Motorama Custom Car & Motorsports Expo, Havoline has been named the ‘Official Motor Oil of Motorama’ for the 2015 show.
Teams aligned with either Chevrolet or Honda have taken delivery of the initial corresponding road/street course and short oval aerodynamic bodywork kits that will debut in competition in the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on March 29.
Matt Poole is making his return to racing, thanks in large part to his many fans that have encouraged him to do so after many disappointments in the 10 year quest for his racing dreams.
At the end of the season, James Hinchcliffe made the decision to switch from Andretti Autosport for Schmidt Peterson Motorsports for the upcoming season. During IndyCar Media Day, Hinchcliffe said it's been a "really great transition", happening without any issues. It also has him excited as he reunites Allen McDonald, whom he worked with Andretti Autosport.
