Motorsports

World Champion Nico Rosberg Announces Surprise Retirement from Formula 1

The Formula 1 off-season has barely begun and is already getting very interesting. Nico Rosberg, who just won the Formula 1 World Championship less than a week ago at the…

Why You Won't Be Able to Buy This Formula 1-Based Mercedes-AMG Supercar

You’ll probably never step foot in the same room as this Mercedes hypercar Most vehicles are affordably-priced, practical transportation machines made for the average consumer that sometimes sport extra style…

What Is the Economic Impact of Motorsports? A New Study Seeks to Find Out

Photo: Bob Bob / Flickr Motorsports provide a real, tangible economic incentive to auto manufacturers. For many, they serve as both an R&D program and advertising platform, where they can…

WEC Moves Fuji Race to Avoid Alonso Clash with F1

How much clout can you have over racing organizations as a racing driver? Apparently, quite a lot—if your name is Fernando Alonso, for the sake of whom the 6 Hours…

Watch a Chevy Silverado HD Pull a Giant American Flag Around a NASCAR Racetrack [VIDEO]

It’s been an unbearably noisy election year, and it’s only getting more heated as we approach the finish line, so expect to see lots of flag-waving between now and Election…

UPDATE: Nobody Hurt In Fire That Destroyed Two NASCAR Stock Cars

A trailer carrying two NASCAR Chevy SS racecars, owned by HScott Motorsports, caught fire while traveling on Interstate 20 just one day ago. Nobody was hurt in the blaze, but…

Toyota Supra Will Replace Camry in 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series

For the first time since joining the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2007, Toyota will change racing car models. The iconic Supra sports car, which is believed to be making its…

Tony Stewart to Retire from NASCAR in 2016

Tony Stewart at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Photo: Amy Marbach/Flickr NASCAR races are about to get a lot less interesting. Tony Stewart, racing legend and somewhat notorious hothead, announced today…

The Dodge Viper ACR Claims the Track Record for Carolina Motorsports Park

The Dodge Viper from Gerry Wood Dodge that set the new track record Photo: Brad Wood Although 2017 may mark the final chapter for the Dodge Viper, the performance vehicle…

“A New Era” Video Hypes McLaren-Honda Formula 1 Partnership

The new MP4-29H/1X1 hitting the track at Silverstone Circuit, as seen in the “A New Era” video released by McLaren After twenty years of Mercedes-built engines, McLaren will be going…

National Corvette Museum Motorsports Park Constructing Noise Berm

A hot lap on the NCM Motorsports Park track Earlier this week, the National Corvette Museum Motorsports Park in Bowling Green, Kentucky, was hit with a $100 noise violation fine…

National Corvette Museum Motorsports Park Begins Paving

Paving has begun on the National Corvette Museum Motorsports Park. The grand opening of the National Corvette Museum Motorsports Park is set for August 27 – 30, but as it’s…

Jimmie Johnson and Chevy Take NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship If you follow NASCAR or sports at all, you’re used to seeing No. 48 atop the podium, and you saw it again last weekend, as…

NASCAR Recap: Kyle Busch Gives Toyota Its First Sprint Cup Series Championship

The No. 18 Toyota Camry driven by Kyle Busch Photo: © Sarah Stierch After missing the first 11 races of the 2015 season, Toyota driver Kyle Busch was able to…

Ideas for Throwing a NASCAR or Formula 1 Race Day Party

Race season is in full swing and no doubt you’ve been glued to the TV on weekends watching each nail-biting NASCAR, IndyCar, or Formula One match. Perhaps you’ve been considering…

Formula 1 2017 Pre-Season Testing Overall Recap

Week 2 of pre-season testing for the 2017 Formula 1 World Championship has ended, which means we won’t see the cars on the track again until the first practice session…

Ford Driver Chris Buescher Wins NASCAR Xfinity Series Title

Buescher drove the No. 60 Ford Mustang to the 2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series championship Photo: © Royal Broil With his 11th-place finish Saturday at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Ford driver Chris Buescher…

Kyle Busch and NASCAR Drivers Celebrate Season in Vegas

Kyle Busch with the Sprint Cup Photo: Kyle Busch, Facebook Kyle Busch has been quite the busy bee lately. First, he won the Sprint Cup Series championship despite missing the…