Dreaming of a Jimmie Johnson Indy to Charlotte Doubleheader
Story by Patrick Reynolds. Photo courtesy NASCAR.com Jimmie Johnson is celebrating his seventh NASCAR Cup Championship which tied him with Hall of Fame inductees Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt. As the offseason and countdown to the Daytona 500 begin, Johnson can...
An Open Letter To…
Story by Steve Zongker As we wind up the 2016 racing season, and most journalists are posting their end of season articles, I’ve decided to create an “Open Letter To:” various series, drivers, owners, networks, and journalists in hopes that we can create an even...
Deep in the Heart of (COTA) Texas
Story by Steve Zongker. Most everyone remembers that song, made famous by the 1942 movie of the same name. The stars at night are big and bright Deep in the heart of Texas The prairie sky is wide and high Deep in the heart of Texas I think the airport in Austin, TX...
Auto Racing Raises the Bar Where NFL Drops the Ball
By Patrick Reynolds Oh, say can you see, By the dawn's early light… NASCAR, and most auto racing fans and participants are very patriotic. Prior to every event I attend, I witness pre-race programs that literally give me goose bumps and instill strong pride in being...
Rubbin’ is NOT Racing
Story by Patrick Reynolds. Photo courtesy NASCAR. I did what I had to do. I moved him out of the way. Bump and run. Dale Sr. did it and everyone loved him for it. And the absolute worst one of all- rubbin' is racing. Ugh. The finish of the recent NASCAR Truck Series...
Just the Way I See It: FIA WEC Mexico City
Story by Vickie Miller. Photo by RGR Sport. Nueva aventura is Spanish for new adventure which is exactly how my recent trip to Autódromo Hermanos RodrÃguez could be described. I have visited several resort-type destinations in Mexico, but this was my first trip to...
Labor Day Motorsports Opinions
Story by Paul Blaufuss. Photo courtesy motocross.transworld.net I’m having one of those senior opinionated kind of days: What a wonderful racing weekend this past Labor Day was! There truly was something for everybody. The retro theme done at Darlington each Labor...
Betty Packard Returns to Indy and Turns Some Laps
Written by Betty Packard For almost 20 years I lived one block from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. As a family friend of the Hulman-George family, I had the privilege of taking visitors in my own car for a few laps around the track. I quickly learned that there was...
Labor Day or Memorial Day- Who Has the Bigger Racing Weekend?
Have a look at this short video from our new Speedway Report TV studio. http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/91011692
Just the Way I See It: IMSA at Road America
Story and photo by Vickie Miller The weather was perfect all weekend at Road America and quite a change from 2015 which started with heavy rain on Friday. Enough of the weather report, let’s start with why we all go to Road America…the racing! Road America...
Just the Way I See It: IMSA at Watkins Glen
Story and photo by Vickie Miller Another fantastic weekend at Watkins Glen International (WGI) is in the books. Â The weather was perfect, with one little rain shower allowing fans to reflect on the downpour from last year. The weekend held many types of racing...
Nobody Asked Me, But…
Story by Patrick Reynolds. Photo courtesy NASCAR. Nobody Asked Me, But... ...since NASCAR Sprint Cup is the premiere stock car oval series and stages a pair of road races each season, I would like to see other major series break rank and do the same. ARCA already has...
