Rossi, Rahal take different routes to St. Petersburg podium
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida – One came from last to second. The other overcame controversy to finish third.
NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze iRacing Series 2018 Power Rankings: Race 2
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 […]
As rookies show some flair in St. Pete, some veterans have tough race
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.
Revamped ISM Raceway set to awe when completed in fall
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. […]
Record Breakers | 4/13 | Aiden Moffat
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.
Tony Stewart: No question SHR stronger than ever
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. Pete notes: ‘Bachelor’ Luyendyk Jr. and fiancée visit race
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.
Ogier: One of my best
Sébastien Ogier has described his rally-winning performance at Rally Guanajuato México as 'one of his best' during a WRC career that reached its 10-year milestone at the weekend.
Testing times
Testing ahead of the 2018 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship is in full swing, with teams having already visited Portugal and Spain as well as a host of circuits on home soil as they ramp up preparations for this year’s 60th Anniversary campaign.
Analysis: Harvick’s ‘playoff moment’ one of many defining clutch performances
By Jessica Ruffin NASCAR.com March 11, 2018 at 9:38 pm AVONDALE, Ariz. – It may have only been the fourth race of the year, but Kevin Harvick said Sunday’s race at ISM Raceway felt like a more than just another trip to Victory Lane. “This weekend felt like a playoff moment for us,” Harvick said. […]
Aric Almirola continues solid, consistent run as SHR lands all four cars in top 10
By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service March 11, 2018 at 9:06 pm AVONDALE, Ariz. — With three straight victories in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, Kevin Harvick deserves top billing in the Stewart-Haas Racing camp, but Aric Almirola has been strong and steady through the first four races of the season. In his debut […]
WRC 2 in Mexico:Easy for Pontus
Pontus Tidemand secured a memorable WRC 2 victory at Rally Guanajuato Mexico on Sunday after notching up 17 speed test wins out of a possible 22 in his Skoda Fabia R5.
Stewart: SHR will not appeal penalty to No. 4 team
By Staff Report NASCAR.com March 11, 2018 at 8:02 pm Stewart-Haas Racing will not appeal the penalty handed down by NASCAR to the No. 4 team for an infraction at Las Vegas, team owner Tony Stewart said Sunday at ISM Raceway in Phoenix. Speaking to media alongside driver Kevin Harvick and crew chief Rodney Childers […]
VeeKay Picture Perfect in St. Pete
Series News ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Rinus VeeKay drove another exemplary race under sunny skies this afternoon to win the second leg of the Pro Mazda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Presented by Allied Building Products. The Dutch prodigy remained unflustered after a miscue at the initial start which caused his Juncos Racing Tatuus-Mazda PM-18 […]
Wickens takes pride in debut effort despite ending disappointment
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida – The crowd of fans parted and began chanting Robert Wickens’ name as his damaged race car was deposited at the Schmidt Peterson Motorsports transporter.
Sunday in Mexico:Ogier nets fourth win
Sébastien Ogier won Rally Guanajuato Mexico for the fourth time on Sunday afternoon to recapture the lead of the FIA World Rally Championship.
Team Penske not concerned over mediocre St. Pete results
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida – Will Power was chatty and smiling, sitting cross-legged on the pit wall. It was not the expected reaction after a two-time winner of the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg finished 10th in a resoundingly mundane day for a team that had won the race eight of 14 times heading into today.
Chase Elliott falls just short in battle with Kevin Harvick
By Staff Report NASCAR.com March 11, 2018 at 6:51 pm Chase Elliott figures to get that first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series victory someday, but it wasn’t Sunday at ISM Raceway in the TicketGuardian 500. However, it was another close call for Elliott, who finished third in his best showing of the young season. Elliott […]
Bourdais masters the unexpected to repeat victory at St. Pete
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida – A new era of racing was expected to deliver the unexpected. That it certainly did here today.
