Weather Throws IMSA Daytona Rolex 24 Teams an Added Challenge
Story by Patrick Reynolds DAYTONA BEACH, Fla- IMSA’s WeatherTech SportsCar Championship opened with the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway. The word ‘weather’ not only describes the series sponsor, but the literal term threw teams an extra complication as they...
Jeff Gordon, Max Angelelli, and Brothers Ricky and Jordan, Lead Taylor Racing to Daytona Rolex 24 Win
Story and photo by Patrick Reynolds DAYTONA BEACH Fla- Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston Salem NC is a flat, quarter-mile paved oval that has a reputation as a tough, NASCAR grassroots stock car short track that offers more paint trading and contact between cars, than...
Rolex 24 Sunday Morning Update
By Patrick Reynolds Daytona Beach, FL- The power that the Cadillacs displayed on Saturday afternoon continued Sunday morning as the Rolex 24 at Daytona hit the 18-hour mark. Wayne Taylor Racing continued to lead with Ricky Taylor behind the wheel and Mustang Sampling...
Jeff Gordon Reflects on First Rolex 24 at Daytona Stint; Taylor Team Leads at Five Hours
Story and photo by Patrick Reynolds Daytona Beach, FL- The 55th annual Rolex 24 at Daytona raced into its fifth hour with Cadillacs setting the pace and being the only three cars on the lead lap. The Wayne Taylor Racing entry led the way with Max Angelelli behind the...
Tyler Clary Races From an Olympic Gold Medal to IMSA Cockpit
By Patrick Reynolds Daytona Beach, FL- It is not every day that one gets to visit with an Olympic athlete. It is even rarer that one talks with an Olympic swimmer who set a record time in the event that clinched his Gold Medal for the U.S.A. and Overtook Ryan Lochte...
Winning Drivers and Graceful Children Provide Daytona Speedway Smiles
Story and photo by Patrick Reynolds Daytona Beach, FL- “Hang on a sec. I’ll be right back!” shouted James Vance as he did a quick jog away from me. Already suited up in his MINI JCW fireproof uniform for that afternoon’s race at Daytona International Speedway, he...
NASCAR’s First Championship Owner Raymond Parks Makes It Into the Hall of Fame
Story by Patrick Reynolds. Photo by ISC archives. Charlotte, NC- As the NASCAR Hall of Fame was being constructed here in the Queen City, fans, competitors, media, and stock car enthusiasts debated as to who should be inducted into the first class. An abundance of...
My First Day as an IMSA Crewmember
Story and photo by Steve Zongker In my last article I told you about the preparations I endeavored upon for a class championship winning team. This past week I spent almost four days in Daytona at the “World Center of Speed” for the “Roar Before the 24”. This was my...
AARWBA Announces All America Team; Johnson Wins Titus Award
By Patrick Reynolds Mooresville, NC – The American Auto Racing Writers and Broadcasters Association announced its first All-America Team following the 1970 season. That annual tradition continued with the team being announced for 2016’s top performers. A group of...
Off Season? What Off Season?
Story and photo by Steve Zongker. For the better part of the past month, most race series have been in their off season mode. Typically as race fans, we start our winter hibernations from the end of the racing season until the beginning of a new season the next...
Changes Ahead for NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour; Champs Doug Coby and Burt Myers Look Forward
Story and photo by Patrick Reynolds In 2017, the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour will travel through a season of change. “It’s borderline what the Tour schedule used to be before the Southern Tour existed,” said Current Modified champion Doug Coby. Following the...
Johnson’s Seven Chase Cups Compared to Petty and Earnhardt
Story by Patrick Reynolds. Photo courtesy Sporting News. Richard Petty. Dale Earnhardt. Jimmie Johnson. Those three names under the seven-time Cup Champion topic are bringing either joyful smiles or head-shaking scowls to the faces of NASCAR fans. Petty and Earnhardt...