Andretti and Unser mend fences after 36 years
Mario Andretti was the winner of the 1981 Indy 500 for about 4 months Now 83, Bobby Unser said the biggest triumph of his 38-year Championship Car career came May … Read More
Category: Dirt Track Racing
Bob Kinser Dies
Bob Kinser The patriarch of the famed Kinser racing family has died at 86. Bob Kinser, whose only USAC National Sprint car win came at his home track, Bloomington (Ind.) … Read More
NASCAR Standout Ryan Preece To Participate In Indoor Racing Series
IAR Action Ryan Preece, who won on NASCAR’s Xfinity Series and Whelen Modified Tour this season, will compete full-time in 2018 on the Indoor Auto Racing Series fueled by VP … Read More
Indoor Trenton, NJ winter dirt race details announced
Trenton the past two years has been run on a concrete surface. This year they are covering it with clay TRENTON, NJ -. Len Sammons Motorsports Productions has announced that … Read More
Trailblazing Indianapolis 500 Car Owner Vollstedt Passes at 99
Rolla Vollstedt Longtime Indianapolis 500 car entrant Rolla Vollstedt, who is perhaps best remembered for bringing Janet Guthrie to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1976 as the first female to … Read More
Former Indy 500 Rookie of the Year Puterbaugh dies aged 81
Bill Puterbaugh at the '75 Indy 500 Bill Puterbaugh, the 1975 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year, died Oct. 9 at his home on the west side of Indianapolis. Puterbaugh, … Read More
Trenton Arena Announces New Name & Surface
Trenton Indoor Action The Indoor Auto Racing Series will return to Trenton, N.J. this year for the fifth straight year. While the building hasn’t changed, its name has as well … Read More
Andretti Autosport Short Track and WELD Racing Announce Partnership
KANSAS CITY, MO. (July 28, 2017) – WELD Racing and Andretti Autosport Short Track announced today a heritage partnership that celebrates the company's 50th anniversary in the design and manufacturing … Read More
1976 Indianapolis 500 Starter Scott Dies at 68
Billy Scott in 1976 Billy Scott, who competed in four USAC National Championship races, including the 1976 Indianapolis 500, died Friday, April 28. He was 68. Nicknamed "Billy the Kid," … Read More
Joe Leonard dies (Update)
UPDATE Joe Leonard 1972 Indy 500 Auto Racing Hall of Fame member Joe Leonard, the 1968 Indianapolis 500 pole sitter, a two-time USAC National Champion and one of the great … Read More
USAC Silver Crown champ Dave Steele, 42, killed (Update)
UPDATE Funeral services for Dave Steele, the veteran driver who died in a crash last weekend at Desoto Speedway, will be held Saturday in his home of Tampa, the family … Read More
Andretti Short Track Program Running Strong Into 2017
Andretti Short Track Andretti Autosport Short Track is ready for another successful 2017 campaign. After winning a track championship in 2016 and recording multiple wins and numerous Top-Five and Top-10 … Read More
Three fans injured at Volusia Speedway
Three people were injured yesterday when a "car flipped into a crowd" at Volusia Speedway in Florida. The incident occurred at about 9:30 pm ET during World of Outlaws Craftsman … Read More
Stewart returns to Sprint Car Racing
Tony Stewart Tony Stewart has returned to sprint car racing, though his first race back provided him more frustration than frivolity. Stewart finished a disappointing 17th in the 26-car main … Read More
USAC Silver Crown Series Returns To Phoenix Raceway
Phoenix Raceway President Bryan R. Sperber announced today that the USAC Silver Crown Series will return to one of its most famous tracks in the Phoenix Copper Cup on Saturday, … Read More
Rush Truck Centers Joins Stewart’s ‘Return to Dirt’
Rush Enterprises, which operates the largest network of commercial vehicle dealerships in North America, announced a continuation of its relationship with motorsports icon Tony Stewart by sponsoring his Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian … Read More
Bonsignore, Christopher, Zeiner, Iles Win Qualifiers In Atlantic City Indoors
Atlantic City Action ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – Justin Bonsignore, Ted Christopher, Zane Zeiner and Mike Iles hit Big Casino Friday inside Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall by winning the four 20-lap … Read More
More Than 50 TQ Midgets Practice As They Get Ready For Weekend A.C. Racing
Last years A.C. action ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — With nothing at stake except the right to proclaim supremacy in practice, Ryan Flores of Cornelius, N.C., outran fifty (Three Quarter) TQ … Read More
Heartland Environmental Associates joins Andretti Short Track
Andretti Autosport Short Track program is pleased to announce partnership with Heartland Environmental Associates for the 2017 season. Heartland Environmental Associates provides a wide range of services including: environmental due … Read More
NASCAR Modified Ace Solomito Challenging Indoor Racers at Atlantic City
Timmy Solomito Though NASCAR Whelen Modified Touring Series driver Timmy Solomito has never raced a TQ Midget indoors before, he anticipates racing with the leaders in the NAPA Know How Atlantic City … Read More
USAC Named New PWC Sanctioning Body
Pirelli World Challenge will be under a new sanctioning body beginning this year, with WC Vision confirming a partnership with longtime open-wheel and dirt racing organization, USAC. The off-season change … Read More
Losing millions in lawsuit means Stewart can’t really retire
Tony Stewart has to win back many $millions After 18 seasons of racing, Tony Stewart chose to retire from NASCAR at the end of the 2016. But Stewart clearly he's … Read More
Team INDYCAR set to compete at 31st annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals
INDYCAR is reaching back to its racing roots by sponsoring 10 drivers at this week's Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Team INDYCAR consists of 10 drivers … Read More
Flores And Catalano Big Favorites To Win AC Indoor Auto Racing Events
Ryan Flores at Atlantic City last January ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – Three Quarter (TQ) Midget drivers Ryan Flores and Tommy Catalano left the December 30-31 Allentown, Pa. Indoor Auto Racing double … Read More
Charity helmet sale celebrates DVD launch of Jones documentary
Parnelli Jones If you've ever wanted to own a unique piece of Indy car memorabilia signed by multiple Indianapolis 500 winners, racing legend Parnelli Jones is offering up a chance. … Read More