Racing Articles

Heat is on for Mercedes in Hungary

By:
StubHQ
Date:

At Silverstone, teams familiarized themselves with Pirelli’s new tires that will be used for the Hungarian GP. The revised tires come in wake of the tire failures occurring in the British Grand Prix last month. The tires will be just […]

High-five for Gordon or Johnson at Indy?

By:
StubHQ
Date:

A.J. Foyt, Rick Mears and Al Unser have won the Indianapolis 500 four times each. The 400-miler at Indianapolis is arguably the second most prestigious race on the Sprint Cup Series schedule — the Daytona 500 being the first. Johnson, […]

This Week in Auto Racing July 27 – 28

By:
StubHQ
Date:

Sprint Cup Series Brickyard 400 – Indianapolis Motor Speedway – Indianapolis, Ind. Hendrick Motorsports teammates Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson will have something in common this weekend. Gordon and Johnson have four wins each in the Brickyard 400, and another […]

Schrader wins truck qualifying, heat race at Eldora

By:
StubHQ
Date:

Rossburg, OH (Sports Network) – Ken Schrader won the pole for Wednesday night’s inaugural MudSummer Classic Camping World Truck Series race after posting the fastest lap in qualifying at Eldora Speedway, a half-mile dirt track. At age 58, Schrader became […]

First time on dirt for trucks at Eldora

By:
StubHQ
Date:

Eldora will have a much different race and qualifying format than any other event in the 19-year history of the Truck Series. Following a traditional two- lap qualifying session, five eight-lap qualifying races and then a 15-lap “last chance” race […]

NBC Sports returning to NASCAR in 2015

By:
StubHQ
Date:

Daytona Beach, FL (Sports Network) – NBC Sports is back with NASCAR, starting in 2015. Officials from NASCAR and NBC Sports Group announced on Tuesday they have reached a 10-year agreement that grants NBC the exclusive television rights to the […]

The Inside Line: Childress recalls fond memories of Indy

By:
StubHQ
Date:

Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) – Richard Childress doesn’t have the most car owner victories in the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, but he is the only owner who has won this prestigious race with three separate drivers. The Sprint […]

Hornish Jr. claims Nationwide pole at Chicagoland

By:
StubHQ
Date:

Joliet, IL (Sports Network) – Sam Hornish Jr. will start on the pole for Sunday’s STP 300 Nationwide Series race after posting the quickest lap in qualifying at Chicagoland Speedway. Hornish turned a lap at 178.341 mph for his second […]