Volkswagen Awarded 2014 WEC Gold Medal for Sustainable Development
Green vehicles like the 2014 VW Jetta Hybrid helped Volkswagen win the 2014 WEB Gold Medal for Sustainable Development The Volkswagen Group will be awarded the World Environment Center’s (WEC)…
Formula 1 Shutdown Extended by Another Four Weeks
Photo: Spencer Davis via Unsplash The World Motor Sport Council has ratified another extension to the Formula 1 shutdown period, extending it by four weeks. F1 teams are normally forbidden…
‘Formula 1: Drive to Survive’ Official Trailer Has Just Dropped
Photo: FORMULA 1 | Netflix Season 2 of Formula 1: Drive to Survive drops globally on Netflix on Feb. 28, and with excitement for the upcoming F1 season mounting as…
NASCAR Driver Tony Stewart Hospitalized Following ATV Accident
Tony Stewart was preparing for his final NASCAR season prior to the accident Photo: Gabe Taviano Team Chevy driver and three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Tony Stewart has been hospitalized…
Are Formula 1 Cars Too Complicated For Women?
I realize that I write about sexism a lot here at The News Wheel. The prejudice I experience in my field of work is much lower than what some other women…
Ford Wins 2020 WEC Gold Medal Award for Sustainability
Ford wins 2020 WEC Gold Medal Award for sustainability Photo: Ford The World Environmental Center honored Ford Motor Company with the Gold Medal for International Corporate Achievement in Sustainable Development.…
[PHOTOS] Toyota Unveils Updated TS040 Hybrid WEC Race Car
Last year, Toyota was crowned champion of the World Endurance Championship, making the brand the first-ever Japanese company to win the title. The automaker’s race car—the TS040 Hybrid—played a major…
NASCAR Recap: Harvick Holds Off Edwards to Give Team Chevy the Win at Phoenix
Chevy driver Kevin Harvick was all smiles after his first win of the 2016 season Photo: © Parker Anderson Team Chevy driver Kevin Harvick managed to edge Carl Edwards’ racecar…
NASCAR: The DVD Board Game — Review
Remember that period in the 2000s when DVD board games were all the rage? Scene It? started the trend of integrating DVD challenges with dice-rolling board gaming. For a while, seemingly…
Young Mazda Motorsports Racers Discourage Distracted Driving
Mazda Motorsports is helping raise awareness about distracted driving by supporting Project Yellow Light This past weekend, Mazda Road to Indy took to the streets of Long Beach for the…
Formula 1 Profile – Mika Häkkinen
Formula 1 driver, Mika Häkkinen Photo: André Zehetbauer The fact that the most-decorated Formula 1 driver of all-time says Mika Häkkinen was the only driver he ever feared and the…
Formula 1 Profile – Nigel Mansell
Formula 1 driver Nigel Mansell, in all his moustachey goodness Photo: Stuart Seeger This week’s Formula 1 profile covers Nigel Mansell, a man with a mustache so glorious a single…
Formula 1 Profile – Alain Prost
Discover the story behind Alain Prost and his amazing Formula 1 career Photo: Stuart Seeger In this Formula 1 profile, we’ll take a look at Alain Prost, a four-time championship…
Driver Lineup Announced for Ford GT's 2016 WEC Campaign
Ford GT Driver Lineup for 2016 WEC (from left to right): Pla, Mücke, Priaulx, and Franchitti Ford Chip Ganassi Racing has at last revealed the lineup of drivers who will…
Michael Andretti Still Eyeing Formula 1 Entry
Photo: Zach Catanzareti Michael Andretti, owner of Andretti Autosport, says he still harbors hopes of owning a Formula One team. His father, Mario Andretti, was crowned F1 World Champion in…
3 Nissan Motorsports Events to Watch in 2015
Nissan will have a big year in motorsports thanks to a team of great drivers, a strong GT Academy program, and the brand new Nissan GT-R LM NISMO race car.…
NASCAR Recap: Denny Hamlin Wins First Daytona 500 in His Career
Denny Hamlin finally won the 2016 Daytona 500 after 10 years of trying Photo: Joe Gibbs Racing Yesterday was a magical day for NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin, who won his…
NASCAR is Also Opposed to Legalized Discrimination
Nick Offerman chills in a hot tub with a bunch of dudes at a NASCAR race In Nick Offerman’s incredibly awesome NASCAR ad for NBC Sports, the Parks and Rec star…
NASCAR Closed Captioning Loses Mind, Starts Naming MLB Players
A drunken NASCAR closed captioning device has fun with pitcher Jeff Samardzija‘s name An unusual thing happened during last night’s Fox Sports 1 broadcast of the second NASCAR race at…
NASCAR Recap: Hamlin Wins Exhibition Race and Elliott Takes Daytona 500 Pole
Denny Hamlin won this year’s Sprint Unlimited after undergoing off-season knee durgery Photo: CANDID1PHOTO The “Great American Race” isn’t until Feb. 21st, but NASCAR is already back in full effect…
Nissan Gears Up For Australian Motorsports
Nissan vehicles look great in our garages and on the roads, but they look even better when they take the track to blow the competition away. Today the automaker unveiled…
Earnhardt’s No. 3 Car Returning to NASCAR
Austin Dillon Will Drive No. 3 Car for First Time Since Dale Earnhardt Sr.’s Passing It has been nearly 13 years since that fateful day that Dale Earnhardt, Sr. was…
Formula 1 CEO Wants “Louder, Cheaper, Better Engines”
Chase Carey, Formula One’s new CEO, has made clear his vision for the future of the sport, one where engines are “louder, cheaper, better.” “We are already putting some initiatives…
Enter NASCAR After the Lap Sweepstakes to Win a 2015 Mustang GT
We’re not yet to the street date for the 2015 Ford Mustang GT, but that doesn’t mean you can’t enter for your chance to win one in the NASCAR After…
2021 Formula 1 Cars May Be Powered by 1200-HP Twin-Turbo V6 Engines
What will power Formula 1 cars in 2021 and beyond? That was the question on the table at the F1 engine summit that took place last Friday in Paris, which…
Ron Swanson’s NASCAR Ad Will Make You Proud to be an American
Nick Offerman, AKA Ron Swanson, tells America to man up and watch some NASCAR Cat-like comedian and actor, Nick Offerman—best known for playing the uber-manly Ron Swanson on NBC’s Parks…
NCM Motorsports Park Insurance Coverage Offered
Imagine saddling up in your brand spankin’ new 2015 Corvette Stingray and heading out to the track for the very first time. Now imagine that somehow, someway, you accidentally scrape…
Justin Allgaier Is Moving to JR Motorsports
Dale Earnhardt Jr. ©GM JR Motorsports, which is a Chevy team owned by Dale Earnhardt Jr., his sister Kelley Earnhardt Miller, and Rick Hendrick, announced this week that its will be…
Long Beach to Choose Between Formula 1 and IndyCar in July
Photo: Jimnista Formula One cars haven’t raced around the Long Beach street circuit since 1983 but that could all change very soon, as the Long Beach City Council is expected…
Woman Crashes into Church, Stabs Husband for “Worshiping the NASCAR Race”
Hello, crazy. / Source: Hawkins County Sheriff’s Office Last week, I wrote a little about something dumb said by purported servant of the lord/professional sayer-of-dumb-things, Pat Robertson. The topic at…
2017 Formula 1 Calendar is Official: 20 Races, No German Grand Prix
The 2016 Formula 1 season that just ended last weekend was the longest in the sport’s history and will remain that way for at least a year. After much speculation…
Horner: Formula 1 Engine Promises Finally Kept by Honda
Photo: Spencer Davis | Unsplash Christian Horner, team principal for Red Bull Racing, says the Formula One team was much happier with Honda in 2019 than with Renault in previous…
Alonso Says Toyota Doesn’t Deserve Extra Impediments in WEC
Following several Equivalence of Technology (EoT) changes being made to the Toyota TS050 Hybrid ahead of the 6 Hours of Fuji endurance race last weekend, and during the event itself,…
Toyota Wins 6 Hours of Shanghai as Porsche Seals WEC Title
The #8 Toyota TS050 Hybrid of Anthony Davidson, Kazuki Nakajima, and Sébastian Buemi crossed the checkered flag first at the 6 Hours of Shanghai, but the Porsche garage celebrated the…
Chevy Wins 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Manufacturer’s Championship
Chevy Wins the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Manufacturer’s Championship ©GM Bowtie Brand fans rejoice: Chevrolet has officially won the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Manufacturers’ Championship. Although, this shouldn’t…
Slayer Unleash Branded NASCAR Racer at Bristol Motor Speedway
Slayer rockin’ out on stage Photo: Francis Things that are super American: NASCAR, hotdogs, baseball, and Slayer. If you were lucky enough to be present at last weekend’s NASCAR Xfinity…
Formula 1 Will Stream Mexican GP on Twitch
Hamilton vs Alonso at the 2017 Mexican Grand Prix Formula 1 has announced it will livestream every session of the 2019 Mexican Grand Prix on the popular Twitch website and…
Indy Car RED BULL RACING
Indy Car RED BULL RACING best racing car movies documentaries The News Wheel is a digital auto magazine providing readers with a fresh perspective on the latest car news. We’re…
Denny Hamlin celebrates Toyota 500 win in COVID-19 mask
Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Delivering Strength Toyota, celebrates in victory lane after winning the rain-delayed NASCAR Cup Series Toyota 500 at Darlington Raceway on May 20, 2020…
Post-COVID 2020 Formula 1 Calendar: What We Know So Far
Red Bull art sculpture at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria Photo: Christian Reichl via CC The 2020 FIA Formula One World Championship was, once, intended to be the…
Formula 1 to Launch Affordable and Comprehensive F1 TV Subscription Service
Formula One has just announced it will launch a new live Grand Prix subscription service called F1 TV, finally bringing the fans what they’ve been requesting for years: a way…
Oil-Dependent Venezuela Falls Apart as It Spends $45 Million a Year on Formula 1 Driver
Photo: Globovisión When talking about falling oil prices, we have primarily focused on its effect on the oil-producing countries of the Middle East, the sales of larger vehicles, and briefly…
NASCAR Changes Postseason Venue After Offensive Donald Trump Speech
Donald Trump made several offensive comments during a speech announcing his 2016 run for president It looks like Donald Trump is offending people with more than just a terrible comb-over.…
Remembering 3 NASCAR Veterans on World Cancer Day Who Lost Their Cancer Battles
In observance of World Cancer Day, February 4th, The News Wheel decided to pay respect and honor the lives of three NASCAR veterans who achieved so much in their careers,…
Formula 1 Confirms Record-Breaking 22 Races for 2020
Image: FORMULA 1 Formula One has released its preliminary schedule for the 2020 world championship, featuring 22 races for the first time in the sport’s history, including seven double-header weekends.…
Every 2017 Formula 1 Car in Pictures
The first day of pre-season testing has concluded today, which means every car that will participate in the 2017 Formula 1 championship has finally been revealed. This is of particular…
2017 Formula 1 Car Launch Dates
Sebastian Vettel chases Lewis Hamilton at the 2016 British Grand Prix Photo: Jen_ross83 The start of the 2017 Formula 1 season is fast approaching (Sunday, March 26), which means the…
Grandson of the Late Dale Earnhardt To Make NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Debut At Richmond
Jeffrey Earnhardt Photo: Royal Broil The grandson of the late Dale Earnhardt and the nephew of Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeffrey Earnhardt, will make his debut in the NASCAR Sprint Cup…
More Formula 1 Demo Events Planned for 2018
Sean Bratches, Formula One’s Commercial Director, has confirmed that several more events in the vein of F1 Live in London will take place throughout the 2018 season. Last year, every…
Sauber and Honda Call Off 2018 Formula 1 Engine Deal
Photo: Artes Max The engine deal between the Sauber F1 team and Honda has been cancelled, leaving the former without an engine supplier for the 2018 Formula One season, at…
