While he hasn’t raced at the Belleville High Banks in Kansas, in five years, Tracy Hines has turned plenty of laps at the famed half-mile in his career. All of those laps though have come in a midget. He’ll look to use that experience this week as he not only competes in the historic Belleville Midget Nationals for the Honda USAC National Midget Series, but also in the inaugural Traxxas USAC Silver Crown Series event at the legendary high-banked, half-mile.
In 2003, a 22-year-old Scott Dixon won three races and, despite five DNFs, earned his first IZOD IndyCar Series championship with Target Chip Ganassi Racing. Wiser and more experienced in 2008, Dixon again claimed the series title punctuated by his first Indianapolis 500 victory.
Frank Kimmel has top-five finishes in nearly half of his 41 career ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards starts at Pocono Raceway, but that's not the only thing that has the nine-time series champion enthused.
Taylor Ferns has only raced three times at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis during her young career, but she knows the track like the back of her hand. She has turned countless laps in testing at the 0.686-mile paved oval over the last few years in three different types of race cars, including a Silver Crown car and a Midget.
Caracas, Venezuelan native Nelson Canache will make his triumphant return to the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards in the Barbera's Autoland 150 presented by Driven Racing Oil this weekend at New Jersey Motorsports Park behind the wheel of his familiar Venezuelan Tourism Toyota with Venturini Motorsports.
Tracy Hines really isn’t sure what has made him so successful at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis over the years, but he’s not going to argue. The native of New Castle, Ind., has amassed a total of 13 wins across the three USAC National Series at the paved oval located just outside of Indianapolis in Clermont, Ind., making him the winningest driver in USAC competition at the 0.686-mile paved oval.
INDYCAR announced today that all engines supplied to IZOD IndyCar Series teams will utilize only twin turbocharger systems beginning with the 2014 season.
David Gravel vividly remembers the last time he raced in Canada — that’s because he was victorious. The win came last year with the UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions at Red River Co-op Speedway in Winnipeg, Manitoba. This season, competing full-time with the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series, the 21-year-old will run a total of five nights north of the border at four tracks in three provinces, beginning with a trio of races over a four-day span this weekend.
One of the great things about the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series is that the series truly embodies the “World” in its name. With a pair of trips to Canada each season, fans north of the border are able to see the best sprint car drivers in the world right in their own backyard.
Sebastien Bourdais already has a winner's trophy from the Brickyard Grand Prix at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He's hoping to bring that same success to 8Star Motorsports.
