Dave previews the field of 33 drivers in Sunday's Indianapolis 500.
If you’re looking for some local racing action this weekend, there is a whole lot of racing going on at Oregon’s Madison International Speedway on Sunday.
The Verizon IndyCar Series is at California's Sonoma Raceway for its season finale Sunday. Following 16 races this season, there are seven drivers mathematically eligible to win the title, but I see only four with a realistic shot. The finale race will award double points, which will certain…
As we head into September, title races in both the Verizon IndyCar Series and Formula One are heating up while the field is nearly set for the playoff races in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. All three series are on track this weekend, so let’s take a look.
Following another busy weekend of racing, Dave looks at the recent winners along with some other goings-on.
Dave recaps his visit to Road America for Sunday's Verizon IndyCar Series Kohler Grand Prix.
There’s a full plate of road racing this weekend, including IndyCar’s return to the great state of Wisconsin.
Not in a million years would I have predicted Takuma Sato to win the Indianapolis 500. Not that he isn't talented or fast enough to win the crown jewel of racing, I just didn't think he'd be able to put it all together to get the victory.
There's a reason the Indianapolis 500 is called “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” and the race itself always lives up to that moniker. Today will be no different as over 300,000 people are expected to make the pilgrimage to the 2½-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway at the corner of 16th and G…
As the month of May gets into full swing, there's a full roster of racing on tap this weekend. Let's get right to it.
The retirement carousel in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series keeps turning, this time with fan-favorite Dale Earnhardt Jr. announcing he will retire from competition following the 2017 season.
Following a rare weekend off, the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series returns to the 0.533-mile Bristol Motor Speedway for what is always an entertaining race. The series has held two races at Thunder Valley in eastern Tennessee since 1961 and Kurt Busch is the winningest active driver with fou…
As we are 46 days away from the crown jewel of American open-wheel racing, it was announced that two-time Formula One champion Fernando Alonso will compete in this year's Indianapolis 500. Alonso, who currently drives for McLaren-Honda in F1, will drive a sixth car for Andretti Autosport at …
The open-wheel racing season continues with on-track action in both IndyCar and Formula One this weekend. Elsewhere, NASCAR returns to Texas with races in the Monster Energy Cup Series and the XFINITY Series.
The 2017 Formula One season kicks off Sunday with the Australian Grand Prix, held on the streets of Melbourne around Albert Park Lake. The series will hold 20 races on five continents before concluding in Abu Dhabi on November 26.
I had high hopes for the new pairing of driver Sebastien Bourdais and the Dale Coyne Racing team going into the 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series season. After the Frenchman's rare error in qualifying Saturday, I figured I'd have to wait until the next race at Long Beach to see if he could be a co…
Sunday marks the start of the 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series season with the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. The offseason saw a number of driver moves as well as the disappearance of one team and the addition of one rookie.
Kurt Busch may have led only one lap Sunday, but he's finally a Daytona 500 champion. In his 16th try at NASCAR's biggest race, Busch was in exactly the right place when Chase Elliott and Kyle Larson both ran out of gas while leading over the last two laps. Busch held off a hard-charging Rya…
The NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series got off to a rough start over the weekend as the Advance Auto Parts Clash at Daytona was postponed from Saturday night to Sunday morning due to rain for the first time since 2006.
For the eleventh time in his career, Janesville native Travis Kvapil will race in Friday's season-opening Camping World Truck Series race at Daytona International Speedway.
As the season-opening Daytona 500 draws ever closer, on-track action for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series starts this week. Practice sessions on Friday and Saturday prior to the Advance Auto Parts Clash at Daytona will be the first chance to see cars on track.
The upcoming Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season will see some drivers in new places while at least two well-known drivers won't be seen in a car at all. Here's a preview of this season's teams and drivers, in advance of the season-opening Daytona 500 on Sunday, Feb. 26.
He may be retired from NASCAR competition, but that isn't stopping Jeff Gordon from collecting more trophies. Gordon was part of the winning team in last weekend's Rolex 24 at Daytona, driving for Wayne Taylor Racing and sharing driving duties with Max Angelelli and Jordan and Ricky Taylor.
There is a lot going on in the racing world this week, considering it's only the end of January. Here's a rundown of current goings-on, in bite-size form.
The checkered flag has fallen on what was an exciting 2016 season throughout racing. We had first-time winners and champions, a seven-time champion, some notable retirements and long-awaited returns to popular tracks. Let's break it down.
As families get ready for all the turkey, stuffing and mashed potatoes they can handle, Formula One is heading to its season finale. The last of the “big three” racing series, which also includes NASCAR and IndyCar, is the last to leave the table this season. Before we get to that, let's do …
It all comes down to Sunday's race at Homestead-Miami Speedway for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series to crown its 2016 champion. Who will it be? With only four drivers eligible for the title, you've got a 25% chance of getting it right.
The racing season is winding down with a just few NASCAR Sprint Cup races and a couple Formula One races remaining.
NASCAR’s Sprint Cup and Camping World Truck Series hit Talladega this weekend while Formula One visits Texas for its only U.S. race of the year.
NASCAR Sprint Cup returns to its home turf this weekend for the first race of the second Chase round while Formula One visits Japan.
The NASCAR Sprint Cup and Xfinity Series hit Dover International Speedway this weekend while the Camping World Truck Series visits Las Vegas and Formula One races in Malaysia. Elsewhere, the IndyCar silly season gets rolling.
With seven races left in the 2016 season, the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series hits New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon for Saturday's UNOH 175. Series driver and Janesville native Travis Kvapil says things are going as good as can be expected with his small team, MAKE Motorsports.
This weekend marks the first race in this year's Chase for the Sprint Cup as well as the IndyCar season finale and F1's return to Singapore.
This weekend marks the final race before the Chase for the Sprint Cup gets underway to crown the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup champion. The Chase will work like this:
For race fans, Labor Day weekend also means a weekend full of racing, with something for everyone. Here’s what’s on tap:
Well, a jam-packed weekend of racing did not disappoint, with close finishes, phenomenal drives and first-time winners. Let's wrap it up.
It's another full weekend of racing action with NASCAR, IndyCar and Formula One all taking to the track.
Coming off a weekend where only one series was on track, we've got the NASCAR folks at Bristol while IndyCar returns to the “tricky triangle” of Pocono Raceway.
There is limited racing action this weekend, but some is always better than none! Let's see what's on the agenda.
It's another full weekend of racing action, here's what you need to know.
A good bit of racing this weekend as NASCAR returns to Indianapolis Motor Speedway for a couple of races and Formula One hits Hungary while IndyCar enjoys a weekend off.
After a weekend chock full of racing fun, things slow down a bit this weekend as we coast through the month of July.
It's the weekend that many Wisconsin fans of the Verizon IndyCar Series have been waiting for. The series returns to the picturesque Road America track in Elkhart Lake for the Kohler Grand Prix on Sunday.
Well, I missed last week, which I will blame on my Indianapolis 500 hangover. It was a lot of buildup over the last month or so for a race that took three hours to run. I completely blew the call in my annual column as my pick Juan Pablo Montoya crashed on lap 63 (first time he's ever crashe…
Over 100 years ago, ground was broken for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, a 2½-mile racetrack outside of Indianapolis. The first event held at the track did not involve racecars at all; it was a helium gas-filled balloon race, which took place in 1909, before the oval was even completed.
This weekend is one of the biggest, most exciting weekends for racing. Unfortunately, because I'm in a time crunch to get my Indianapolis 500 preview column finished for Sunday's paper, this will be a rather short entry.
With the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500 just over a week away, I'm having a hard time concentrating on anything else. Therefore, this week's column is all about Indy.
There is a lot of racing action this weekend, including IndyCar's month of May kick-off, a NASCAR triple-header at Dover and Formula One in Spain. Let's get to it!
Another light weekend of racing is ahead with NASCAR the only big series with any on-track action. After last Sunday's crash-fest at Talladega, things will no doubt be a little calmer this weekend. Let's take a look.
If you're ready for some Sprint Cup action this weekend, you're in luck as the series heads to Talladega Superspeedway. Otherwise, Formula One returns to Sochi for the Russian Grand Prix and we're almost into the magical month of May, which will bring us the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500.
