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Fuel & Tires: Curse no more? Andretti looks good for maiden Indianapolis 500 win

Fuel & Tires: Curse no more? Andretti looks good for maiden Indianapolis 500 win

  • Aug 21, 2020

It might be a few months late, but the Indianapolis 500 finally returns Sunday. While the competition might be the best ever, I see an Andrett…

Kanaan can bring Foyt back to victory lane at Indianapolis 500

  • Updated Aug 20, 2020

Dave previews the field of 33 drivers in Sunday's Indianapolis 500.

Fuel & Tires: Kvapil name returns to Madison International Speedway

Fuel & Tires: Kvapil name returns to Madison International Speedway

  • Updated May 6, 2018

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 Speedwa…

Fuel & Tires: Finale time for IndyCar; NASCAR playoffs set

Fuel & Tires: Finale time for IndyCar; NASCAR playoffs set

  • Updated Sep 14, 2017

The Verizon IndyCar Series is at California's Sonoma Raceway for its season finale Sunday. Following 16 races this season, there are seven dri…

Fuel & Tires: Title chases heating up in IndyCar, F1; NASCAR at Darlington

Fuel & Tires: Title chases heating up in IndyCar, F1; NASCAR at Darlington

  • Updated Sep 5, 2017

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…

Fuel & Tires: Busch breaks winless drought; Newgarden leads IndyCar points

  • Updated Sep 6, 2017

Following another busy weekend of racing, Dave looks at the recent winners along with some other goings-on.

Fuel & Tires: Another day well spent at Road America

Fuel & Tires: Another day well spent at Road America

  • Updated Aug 31, 2017

Dave recaps his visit to Road America for Sunday's Verizon IndyCar Series Kohler Grand Prix.

Fuel & Tires: A weekend of road course racing, including Road America

Fuel & Tires: A weekend of road course racing, including Road America

  • Updated Feb 7, 2018

There’s a full plate of road racing this weekend, including IndyCar’s return to the great state of Wisconsin.

Fuel & Tires: Surprises abound in racing's biggest weekend

Fuel & Tires: Surprises abound in racing's biggest weekend

  • Updated Feb 7, 2018

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 cr…

Fuel & Tires: It'll be Dixon's day at the Indianapolis 500

Fuel & Tires: It'll be Dixon's day at the Indianapolis 500

  • Updated Aug 20, 2020

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 …

Fuel & Tires: Full plate of racing this weekend

Fuel & Tires: Full plate of racing this weekend

  • Updated Feb 7, 2018

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.

Fuel & Tires: Earnhardt Jr. retiring from NASCAR

Fuel & Tires: Earnhardt Jr. retiring from NASCAR

  • Updated Feb 7, 2018

The retirement carousel in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series keeps turning, this time with fan-favorite Dale Earnhardt Jr. announcing he wi…

Fuel & Tires: Bristol for NASCAR; IndyCar hits Alabama

Fuel & Tires: Bristol for NASCAR; IndyCar hits Alabama

  • Updated Feb 7, 2018

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 ente…

Fuel & Tires: F1's Alonso to race in Indianapolis 500

Fuel & Tires: F1's Alonso to race in Indianapolis 500

  • Updated Feb 7, 2018

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…

Fuel & Tires: IndyCar heads to streets of Long Beach

Fuel & Tires: IndyCar heads to streets of Long Beach

  • Updated Feb 7, 2018

The open-wheel racing season continues with on-track action in both IndyCar and Formula One this weekend. Elsewhere, NASCAR returns to Texas w…

Fuel & Tires: Will Ferrari stage comeback in Formula One this season?

Fuel & Tires: Will Ferrari stage comeback in Formula One this season?

  • Updated Feb 7, 2018

The 2017 Formula One season kicks off Sunday with the Australian Grand Prix, held on the streets of Melbourne around Albert Park Lake. The ser…

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Fuel & Tires: Bourdais goes from last to first at St. Pete

Fuel & Tires: Bourdais goes from last to first at St. Pete

  • Updated Feb 7, 2018

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 se…

Fuel & Tires: Verizon IndyCar Series 2017 season preview

Fuel & Tires: Verizon IndyCar Series 2017 season preview

  • Updated Feb 7, 2018

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 m…

Fuel & Tires: Busch finally gets his Daytona win

Fuel & Tires: Busch finally gets his Daytona win

  • Updated Feb 7, 2018

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 e…

Fuel & Tires: Elliott wins Daytona 500 pole, qualifying races Thursday

Fuel & Tires: Elliott wins Daytona 500 pole, qualifying races Thursday

  • Updated Feb 7, 2018

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 S…

Fuel & Tires: Kvapil back at Daytona in the Truck Series

Fuel & Tires: Kvapil back at Daytona in the Truck Series

  • Updated Feb 7, 2018

For the eleventh time in his career, Janesville native Travis Kvapil will race in Friday's season-opening Camping World Truck Series race at D…

Fuel & Tires: NASCAR season gets started with The Clash at Daytona; IndyCar tests at Phoenix

Fuel & Tires: NASCAR season gets started with The Clash at Daytona; IndyCar tests at Phoenix

  • Updated Feb 7, 2018

As the season-opening Daytona 500 draws ever closer, on-track action for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series starts this week. Practice sessi…

Fuel & Tires: 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver preview

Fuel & Tires: 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver preview

  • Updated Feb 7, 2018

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 i…

Fuel & Tires: Jeff Gordon adds another trophy to his collection

Fuel & Tires: Jeff Gordon adds another trophy to his collection

  • Updated Feb 7, 2018

He may be retired from NASCAR competition, but that isn't stopping Jeff Gordon from collecting more trophies. Gordon was part of the winning t…

Fuel & Tires: Coming to the green flag for 2017 racing season

Fuel & Tires: Coming to the green flag for 2017 racing season

  • Updated Feb 7, 2018

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 bit…

Fuel & Tires: Checkered flag falls on 2016 season

  • Updated Feb 7, 2018

The checkered flag has fallen on what was an exciting 2016 season throughout racing. We had first-time winners and champions, a seven-time cha…

Fuel & Tires: Johnson takes seventh Cup title; Rosberg vs. Hamilton for F1 championship

Fuel & Tires: Johnson takes seventh Cup title; Rosberg vs. Hamilton for F1 championship

  • Updated Feb 7, 2018

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 …

Fuel & Tires: Can Johnson take his seventh Cup title?

Fuel & Tires: Can Johnson take his seventh Cup title?

  • Updated Feb 7, 2018

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? Wi…

Fuel & Tires: Sprint Cup, Formula One winding down

Fuel & Tires: Sprint Cup, Formula One winding down

  • Updated Feb 7, 2018

The racing season is winding down with a just few NASCAR Sprint Cup races and a couple Formula One races remaining.

Fuel & Tires: NASCAR Talladega weekend; F1 touches down in America

Fuel & Tires: NASCAR Talladega weekend; F1 touches down in America

  • Updated Feb 7, 2018

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.

Fuel & Tires: Can Johnson make it 12 wins at Charlotte?

Fuel & Tires: Can Johnson make it 12 wins at Charlotte?

  • Updated Feb 7, 2018

NASCAR Sprint Cup returns to its home turf this weekend for the first race of the second Chase round while Formula One visits Japan.

Fuel & Tires: First Chase cut-off race in Sprint Cup; IndyCar silly season; Formula 1 in Malaysia

Fuel & Tires: First Chase cut-off race in Sprint Cup; IndyCar silly season; Formula 1 in Malaysia

  • Updated Feb 7, 2018

The NASCAR Sprint Cup and Xfinity Series hit Dover International Speedway this weekend while the Camping World Truck Series visits Las Vegas a…

Fuel & Tires: Kvapil doing his best with what he's got

Fuel & Tires: Kvapil doing his best with what he's got

  • Updated Feb 7, 2018

With seven races left in the 2016 season, the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series hits New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon for Saturday's UNO…

Fuel & Tires: Chase for the Sprint Cup field set, IndyCar title race, Alex Zanardi

Fuel & Tires: Chase for the Sprint Cup field set, IndyCar title race, Alex Zanardi

  • Updated Feb 7, 2018

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.

Fuel & Tires: Last race before Chase for the Sprint Cup

Fuel & Tires: Last race before Chase for the Sprint Cup

  • Updated Feb 7, 2018

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 wi…

Fuel & Tires: Darlington, Watkins Glen and Monza fill out racing weekend

Fuel & Tires: Darlington, Watkins Glen and Monza fill out racing weekend

  • Updated Feb 7, 2018

For race fans, Labor Day weekend also means a weekend full of racing, with something for everyone. Here’s what’s on tap:

Fuel & Tires: First wins, big drives and record-breaking finishes

Fuel & Tires: First wins, big drives and record-breaking finishes

  • Updated Feb 7, 2018

Well, a jam-packed weekend of racing did not disappoint, with close finishes, phenomenal drives and first-time winners. Let's wrap it up.

Fuel & Tires: NASCAR, IndyCar, Formula One all in action this weekend

Fuel & Tires: NASCAR, IndyCar, Formula One all in action this weekend

  • Updated Feb 7, 2018

It's another full weekend of racing action with NASCAR, IndyCar and Formula One all taking to the track.

Fuel & Tires: Bristol and Pocono on tap for NASCAR, IndyCar

Fuel & Tires: Bristol and Pocono on tap for NASCAR, IndyCar

  • Updated Feb 7, 2018

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” …

Fuel & Tires: NASCAR turns right at Watkins Glen

Fuel & Tires: NASCAR turns right at Watkins Glen

  • Updated Feb 7, 2018

There is limited racing action this weekend, but some is always better than none! Let's see what's on the agenda.

Fuel & Tires: Full weekend of racing with NASCAR, IndyCar, F1

Fuel & Tires: Full weekend of racing with NASCAR, IndyCar, F1

  • Updated Feb 7, 2018

It's another full weekend of racing action, here's what you need to know.

Fuel & Tires: Jeff Gordon returns to NASCAR; F1 hits Hungary

Fuel & Tires: Jeff Gordon returns to NASCAR; F1 hits Hungary

  • Updated Feb 7, 2018

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 In…

Fuel & Tires: IndyCar's Newgarden looks to continue momentum; NASCAR heads east

Fuel & Tires: IndyCar's Newgarden looks to continue momentum; NASCAR heads east

  • Updated Feb 7, 2018

After a weekend chock full of racing fun, things slow down a bit this weekend as we coast through the month of July.

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Fuel & Tires: A fun-filled day watching IndyCar at Road America

  • Updated Feb 7, 2018

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Fuel & Tires: IndyCar returns to Road America

Fuel & Tires: IndyCar returns to Road America

  • Updated Feb 7, 2018

It's the weekend that many Wisconsin fans of the Verizon IndyCar Series have been waiting for. The series returns to the picturesque Road Amer…

Fuel & Tires: IndyCar, NASCAR, F1 on track this weekend

Fuel & Tires: IndyCar, NASCAR, F1 on track this weekend

  • Updated Feb 7, 2018

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 tha…

Fuel & Tires: Hard to bet against Montoya and Penske in this year's Indy 500

Fuel & Tires: Hard to bet against Montoya and Penske in this year's Indy 500

  • Updated Aug 20, 2020

Over 100 years ago, ground was broken for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, a 2½-mile racetrack outside of Indianapolis. The first event held a…

Fuel & Tires: Indy 500 leads big racing weekend

Fuel & Tires: Indy 500 leads big racing weekend

  • Updated Feb 7, 2018

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 …

Fuel & Tires: Indy 500 draws ever closer

Fuel & Tires: Indy 500 draws ever closer

  • Updated Feb 7, 2018

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 w…

Fuel & Tires: IndyCar's month of May and race announcement; NASCAR at Dover

Fuel & Tires: IndyCar's month of May and race announcement; NASCAR at Dover

  • Updated Feb 7, 2018

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 Sp…

Fuel & Tires: NASCAR heads to Kansas; IndyCar's Boston Grand Prix cancelled

Fuel & Tires: NASCAR heads to Kansas; IndyCar's Boston Grand Prix cancelled

  • Updated Feb 7, 2018

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…

Fuel & Tires: Cup heads to Talladega; Kvapil gets new sponsor; local action

Fuel & Tires: Cup heads to Talladega; Kvapil gets new sponsor; local action

  • Updated Feb 7, 2018

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…

Fuel & Tires: Controversy for IndyCar; Edwards flips for Bristol

Fuel & Tires: Controversy for IndyCar; Edwards flips for Bristol

  • Updated Feb 7, 2018

After what was quite an exciting weekend of racing, we slow down a little bit, but still have a good amount of action this weekend.

Fuel & Tires: Bristol, Long Beach and China on the racing agenda

Fuel & Tires: Bristol, Long Beach and China on the racing agenda

  • Updated Feb 7, 2018

There is a lot of racing going on this weekend, including events at Jefferson Speedway and Rockford Speedway. Let's get right to it!

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