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Porsche’s Le Mans Return Features Racing Version of 918
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The Porsche that whipped around the Le Mans race track this weekend for the first time in 16 years was unlike most of the brand’s vehicles these days: the low-slung model was a sports car rather than a SUV.…
Langdon wins NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals
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BRISTOL, Tenn. — Defending Top Fuel champion Shawn Langdon raced to his first victory of the season Sunday, beating points leader Doug Kalitta in the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals.
Langdon edged…
Auto Racing at Illiana: Fifth Musgrave Memorial win for Hoffman
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BY RYAN HASKELL
SCHERERVILLE — It was a three-man race most of the night.
But it was “Fast Eddie” Hoffman who looked in control the whole time.
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LOWELL -- Three years before winning the pole position at the first Indianapolis 500 in 1911, Lewis Strang made headlines driving his Italian-made Isotta race car to victory in the Lowell Automobile Road Race.…
Kart racing victory lane features new faces
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THOROLD—Victory Lane featured a group of new faces at Merrittville Speedway as three drives won their first features in Lucas Oil Weekly Karting Series action on June 10.
Spencer Maytum won his first ever…
Race Against Time: 24 Hours of Le Mans
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By: Karun Chandhok |
The 24 hours of Le Mans is one of the greatest races in the world. With 56 cars competing in the event, the finishers will complete a distance equal to 16 Formula 1 races over the 24 hours. It!-->!-->!-->…
Enders-Stevens, Elite Motorsports team on a roll heading to Epping
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Fresh off a victory at Bristol Dragway, Pro Stock points leader Erica Enders-Stevens and her Elite Motorsports team will tackle New England Dragway for the first time during this weekend's Auto-Plus NHRA New…
The Fury and the Spectacle: 96 Hours at the 24 Hours of Le Mans
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Gray dirt roads ablate their ashen surfaces like a traumatized Marlboro. Cars and tents bleed color under the onslaught, sliding into a B&W facsimile of their former selves. The dust is everywhere. I can see it, taste…
Genoa’s Lay first FAST repeat feature winner at Fremont Speedway this year
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FREMONT — Genoa’s Brian Lay has learned to be patient. The former asphalt racer has paid his dues in dirt track sprint car racing, and it showed Saturday on Crown Battery Night at Fremont Speedway.
Lay…
Auto racing: Auto racing this weekend at Stafford Motor Speedway and Waterford Speedbowl
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NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour and Whelen All-American Series event, Stafford Motor Speedway
Friday: NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour TSI Harley-Davidson 125, 40-lap NASCAR Whelen All-American Series…
Local Auto Racing: Hodnett continues passing spree in busy racing week
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Greg Hodnett has passed a ton of cars this season due to poor starting spots.
Saturday night at Port Royal Speedway, the Spring Grove racer drew the pole position for the 25-lap 410 Sprint car feature…
Grimes’ Moffitt finishes solid 22nd in NASCAR Sprint Cup debut
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Brett Moffitt of Grimes finished 22nd in his NASCAR Sprint Cup series debut for Jay Robinson Racing Racing Sunday in Dover, Del.
Jimmie Johnson won the FedEx 400to follow his victory last week in the…
Auto Racing: Ty Majeski wins ARCA Midwest Tour/CRA Border Wars Calypso 500
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By Tony Baranek
Ty Majeski said it was the longest 75 laps of his life.
By most measures, however, the last half of Monday’s ARCA Midwest Tour/CRA Border Wars Calypso 150 at!-->!-->!-->…
IndyCar’s Rahall visits NOLA track, likes plans
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NEW ORLEANS — Graham Rahall says he and fellow IndyCar drivers are thrilled about bringing their series to the Big Easy, and that the planned changes to the NOLA Motorsports Park should foster compelling racing.…
Auto Racing: OPS ready to rev it up Saturday
Despite a delayed start forced by a lingering late-winter snow pack, local race teams and fans are anxiously gearing up as Oxford Plains Speedway waves the green flag over a new season Saturday afternoon.
A…
New talent in NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series
The NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series has always featured a number of viable championship contenders, but with an impressive infusion of new talent, the list of title challengers possibly reads longer than it ever has.
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Local Auto Racing Roundup: Mark Smith goes wire-to-wire in victory at Selinsgrove Speedway
Mark Smith started on the pole of Saturday night’s 25-lap URC 360 sprint car main at Selinsgrove Speedway and was never seriously challenged as he drove to his sixth career win at the Snyder County track.
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Kimiya Sato adds Auto GP programme with Euronova to GP2 season
Campos GP2 driver Kimiya Sato will renew his relationship with Euronova Racing in Auto GP alongside his primary campaign this season.
The Kobe racer finished runner-up in last year's Auto GP drivers' standings for!-->…
Earnhardt Jr., Harvick out early in Texas Sprint Cup race
Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kevin Harvick had their race end early in Monday's rain-delayed Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway.
This 500-mile race at Texas was scheduled for Sunday, but inclement weather…
NASCAR Puts Pressure of Preserving Tires on Teams
NASCAR will not regulate tire pressures at Texas Motor Speedway, and if drivers have tire failures during Sunday's race officials believe they won't be able to blame Goodyear.
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Rum, race cars, windmills win US Senate tax favor
The U.S. Senate's tax committee approved a package of special-interest tax breaks on Thursday, including three measures that were left off the list two days ago in a brief bipartisan nod toward fiscal reform.
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Paul Tracy joins NBCSN as IndyCar analyst
Outspoken IndyCar veteran Paul Tracy will join NBC Sports Group as an analyst for six races this season.
Tracy's first assignment with the network will the April 13 race at Long Beach, where Tracy is!-->!-->…
Wiregrass students learn about jobs in the auto racing industry
Students in the industrial and technology programs at Wiregrass Georgia Tech got to get their hands on some real race cars and speak to experts in the industry about what jobs are available and what skills are!--END>!--END>…
Allison confident in Ferrari progress
Ferrari technical director James Allison is confident that the team can make good progress in the coming weeks, citing the improvement already seen between Australia and Malaysia.
"We are…
Searching Memorial Lake, community policing, ‘Game of Thrones,’ auto racing, the Morning…
Things to know, April 1
State police began searching Memorial Lake for Kortne Stouffer this morning. Barbara Miller, PennLive.com
State police began searching Memorial Lake this morning for…