The Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg marks the competition debut of aerodynamic bodywork kits designed, manufactured and supplied by Chevrolet and Honda. Cars will be differentiated by their shape on the street course as the manufacturers have designed separate aero kit specifications for road and street course/short ovals and speedways for the Dallara IR-12 chassis. References to the cars will incorporate the name of the corresponding manufacturer.
Fantasy racing has returned to the Verizon IndyCar Series with today's launch of the #INDYRIVALS Fantasy Challenge driven by Firestone. INDYCAR's newest fantasy game allows fans to become Team Manager by fielding a four-driver lineup for each Verizon IndyCar Series race with a stockpile of prizes on the line each week as the stars of the series go wheel-to-wheel for race wins.
For the first time in her racing career, Erica Thiering is going to run the full NASCAR Canadian Tire Series schedule. The Alberta native announced earlier in the off-season that she has joined Canada’s Best Racing Team in 2015 as a teammate to Joey McColm.
Entering the 2015 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Season, Mark Dilley is wearing two hats. He is the General Manager for Sunset Speedway, which will host their inaugural series event this June, while also being a driver in the series.
INDYCAR announced today an increase of $250,000 to its Leaders Circle program, which raises the total annual payment for eligible Verizon IndyCar Series entrants to $1.25 million.
Following success in the Mini Stock ranks, Brandt Graham is taking the next step of his racing career, moving up to the Lucas Oil Sportsman Cup Series for this upcoming racing season.
Last season, Nick Ledson didn't start off the year the way he wanted, highlighted by a black flag at Sunset Speedway. From there on, Ledson dominated, winning the rest of the events on the schedule to enter the final night tied for the points lead. He would then have another great night, giving him his second career Ontario Legend Series Championship.
At the Short Track Night of Champions as part of the Motorama Custom Car and Motorsports Show, Andrew Gresel would be honored with the top spot in the Inside Track Motorsports News/London Recreational Racing Short Track Power Rankings.
The OSCAAR Modifieds have been in existence for three years, and each of those three years, there's been only one champion. Last season, Gary McLean won his third straight OSCAAR Modified Championship and was honored for those accomplishments this past weekend.
Following a solid season that saw him finish second in the OSCAAR Super Late Model Points Standings, Kevin Cornelius would be ranked in the 10th spot for the Inside Track Motorsports News/London Recreational Racing Ontario Short Track Power Rankings. The past Sunset Speedway champion was on hand at the Motorama Custom Car and Motorsports Show to accept the honors.
The 27-year-old Jones from Atlanta, Georgia, will rejoin Joe Gibbs Racing to pilot a Toyota Supra entry on a multiyear basis following a two-year campaign at JR Motorsports.