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ST. PETERSBURG, Florida – Trevor Carlin expanded his open-wheel racing empire in 2018 to include the Verizon IndyCar Series, with the team making its debut in Sunday’s Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.

Numbers to note following the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg – the opening race of the 2018 Verizon Indy Car Series season.

Kris Meeke has vowed to raise his game after allowing a golden chance for victory at last weekend’s Rally Guanajuato Mexico to slip through his hands.

By Zack Albert NASCAR.com March 13, 2018 at 11:55 am Fifteen years ago this week, Ricky Craven and Kurt Busch staged a late-race duel for the ages at Darlington Raceway. Their battle of fenders and wills produced a narrow finish that still holds the record for closest in Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series history — […]

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida – Roger Penske has built empires in business and racing by identifying and exploiting opportunity. He likes his portfolio right now in the Verizon IndyCar Series.

Speedworks Motorsport has just returned from Portugal’s Algarve and Portimao, having spent four days in sunnier climes to evaluate and continue development of its title-winning Toyota as it seeks to go one better with overall honours in 2018.

By Staff Report NASCAR.com March 13, 2018 at 10:21 am The ninth season of the NASCAR Peak Antifreeze iRacing Series continues Tuesday evening with a live stream of action from the virtual ISM Raceway in Phoenix. The race begins at 9 p.m. ET and will be streamed live here on NASCAR.com and on FansChoice.tv. RELATED: […]

Dani Sordo says his strong pace at Rally Guanajuato México in previous years gave him the belief he could finish on the podium at the event last weekend.

Following the confirmation of its 2018 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship line up and new Honda machinery for the forthcoming season, BTC Norlin Racing is delighted to announce a sponsorship deal with the world-leading hotel group, Hampton by Hilton, one of 14 Hilton brands.

Sébastien Loeb admits he made a mistake in stopping to change a puncture when on course for a storybook victory at last weekend’s Rally Guanajuato Mexico.

By Staff Report NASCAR.com March 12, 2018 at 6:43 pm NASCAR Hall of Famer Mark Martin spent 31 years racing in the sport’s top level and during that time he has seen plenty. Martin shared some of those tales on the inaugural episode of “The Mark Martin Podcast.” Taking fan questions in the opening episode, […]

Team News Rafael “Rafa” Martins (No. 80 Gap Guard / Applebee’s) Qualifying One: 12th Qualifying Two: 12th Race One: 16th Race Two: 9th “This weekend wasn’t the way I wanted it to go, to be honest; but practice was good. I did my first street race as well so I didn’t know what to expect. In […]

Team News St. Petersburg, Fla. – Juncos Racing picked up two Top-5 finishes with rookie Victor Franzoni in the season opener at the Mazda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.   The 2018 Indy Lights Championship kicked off with one practice session on the 1.8 mile, 14-Turn street course located in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida. Rookie […]

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida – One came from last to second. The other overcame controversy to finish third.

By Steve Luvender NASCAR.com March 12, 2018 at 1:34 pm Editor’s Note: Steve Luvender examines how the drivers in the NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze iRacing Series are faring with his Power Rankings that will be revealed before each race. 1: Bobby Zalenski (+2) The usual No. 83 driver raced the No. 2 car at Daytona to […]

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida – The pressure of an Verizon Indy Car Series debut is supposed be tough on rookies, but someone apparently forgot to tell the 2018 crop of first-year drivers.

By Jessica Ruffin NASCAR.com March 12, 2018 at 12:10 pm AVONDALE, Ariz. – When the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series rolls back to ISM Raceway in November, the track will sport a revamped look. The $178 million renovation project of the Arizona track began January 2017 and is set to be complete in the fall. […]

We’re remembering the efforts of each of 2017’s record 13 different winners in the lead up to the new campaign, and next under the spotlight is young Scot Aiden Moffat’s maiden Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship victory, back at Donington Park last April.

By Staff Report NASCAR.com March 12, 2018 at 11:08 am Kevin Harvick’s third consecutive Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series win put the exclamation point on one of the season’s early story lines: Stewart-Haas Racing is really, really good, from top to bottom. Is it the best the team has been in its 10-year history? Co-owner […]

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida – The weekend after fans of ABC’s “The Bachelor” learned the controversial end to Arie Luyendyk Jr.’s season as the leading man on the reality series, the former Indy car driver was all smiles when he showed up for INDYCAR’s season opener, The Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, on Sunday.