This weekend Formula 1 returns to Sochi, Russia for the Russian Grand Prix. The lead story is how Ferrari has finally proved to be a capable challenger to Mercedes, having won two of the first three races this season. Sebastian Vettel is holding the top spot in the driver’s standings in what should constitute an …
Will Power sped to the pole position for the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama at Barber Motorsports Park. Power, with a time of 1:06:961, bested his teammate Helio Castroneves, 1:07:143 to earn the top spot to begin the race. It is his fourth pole at the 2.3 mile, 17-turn track, and is 46th overall. …
The news is light this week as NASCAR heads to Bristol Motor Speedway. This event, once a jewel of the schedule, has now fallen alongside many of the other races on the schedule. Though it may not hold the prestige it once did, it is still short-track racing, which means that it is sure to …
The announcement that Fernando Alonso would be skipping the Monaco Grand Prix to race the Indianapolis 500 has garnered almost all of the attention of the Formula 1 paddock. While in some ways it is a dizzying announcement, brimming with angles to be examined, the overall sense is that the move is a good one …
Order has been restored to the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. With Jimmie Johnson earning his 81st victory this past weekend at Texas Motor Speedway, all the pundits can breathe a sigh of relief in discovering that all of the words used to question or doubt Hendrick Motorsports have been for naught. The empire has …
One of the more peculiar stories about practice occurred at the Chinese Grand Prix, and it’s one of those that show both the positives and the negatives of the sport. The opening practice began in foggy, drizzly conditions that made things challenging for the drivers. Sure, the state of the track may not have been …
Looks like a rather slow news week happening in the NASCAR world. Sure, there’s little bits of stuff here and there but nothing that causes one’s ears to perk up. The 2018 Cup schedule is supposedly reaching finality, for example without many of the major changes fans were looking for. Already leaking out is that there …
Happiness Is…Holding. One of the things that continues to be a big discussion point surrounding NASCAR are the TV ratings. These numbers point to viewership numbers but are also the key component for gauging fan interest and the sport’s overall ‘health’. Once again, the Cup race this past weekend at Auto Club Speedway set a …
Well, the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Phoenix, proved one of the adages that is supposed to accompany every sport: anyone can win on any given day. Isn’t that what people want? Or maybe that’s not what they want. Maybe it just depends on the winner. But hey, at least it was interesting. …
When Monster Energy took over as the titular sponsor of the Cup series, one of the statements the company made encouraged drivers to show raw emotion and to demonstrate their feelings, sometimes through physicality. After the race at Las Vegas, it appears that Kyle Busch got the message. The only problem – the company that …
It seems that much of all the hype, concern, debate, resentment, vitriol and whatnot surrounding the implementation of stages is all for naught. The Cup race this past weekend at Atlanta played out as almost any other race at a 1.5-mile track. The question that should have been raised is why, when the caution flag flew …
The total estimated loss from destroyed equipment from the three NASCAR races this past weekend at Daytona is roughly between millions and half the national deficit. Or something like that. While the races may have been entertaining from an absurdist view, owing to all the wrecks, the concept of flow was ruined in all three …
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