MAVTV to air 2016 Chili Bowl
MAVTV and the new LucasOilRacing.TV will broadcast the 30thrunning of the world famous Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals presented by General Tire. Through the channel and app, nationally and … Read More
Category: USAC
Sprint car veteran recovering after house fire
Greg Staab Former sprint car standout Greg Staab, whose Speedway home caught fire on New Year’s Day morning, remains in critical condition at Methodist Hospital, his daughter said Saturday. Staab's … Read More
New Chili Bowl gets Pre-Entry Record
While barely pushing past last year’s pre-entry record of 330, the close of business on Sunday, Dec. 27 showed 331 entries for the 30th annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals … Read More
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. scores big USAC Midget win over Bryan Clauson
Stenhouse does a wheelie the entire length of the main straight as girlfriend Danica Patrick looks on The 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season was not too kind to Roush … Read More
Latest on Kevin Swindell
Kevin Swindell Kevin Swindell wrote a blog entry at OneDirt.com to update fans on his status following his wreck at the Knoxville Nationals in August. "You could say I'm semi-paralyzed … Read More
Larson Planning Winter Dirt Return
Kyle Larson willing to put his NASCAR career at risk with a Sprint Car injury like Tony Stewart suffered Kyle Larson confirmed that he will contest a schedule similar to … Read More
Plane Crash Claims Sprint Ace Tony Elliott (Update)
UPDATE The family of former USAC National Sprint Car Series champion Tony Elliott have announced details regarding his services. Visitation will be held at Warsaw Community Church, Sunday, Oct. 11 … Read More
Gabby Chaves to run Tony Stewart Classic Midget Race
Gabby Chaves On his weekend off from the Verizon IndyCar Series, Bryan Herta Autosport driver Gabby Chaves will take part in the inaugural "Tony Stewart Classic" midget race at the … Read More
Racing legend Parnelli Jones featured in upcoming Indy 500 film
Parnelli Jones should have won the 1967 Indy 500 in the STP Turbine until it broke with a few laps to go. If you're a big fan of the Indianapolis … Read More
Hamilton out at USAC
UPDATE This rumor reported by Tim Wohlford of AutoRacing1 last week has been updated to 'Fact.' Davey Hamilton is out at USAC. http://www.nationalspeedsportnews.com/sprints-midgets/usac/hamilton-and-usac-part-ways/ 06/08/15 AutoRacing1 is hearing that former IndyCar … Read More
Five members of Unser family drive together for first time at Brickyard
Unser Clan History abounded at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway over the four-day Sportscar Vintage Racing Association's Brickyard Vintage Racing Invitational, with a century's worth of classic race cars turning laps … Read More
Mario Andretti reunites with pace car from Indy 500
1969 in same car Mario reunited with 1969 Indy 500 pace car When auto racing legend Mario Andretti won the Indianapolis 500 in 1969, he rode in a muscled Camaro … Read More
Be Mario Andretti, or at least look like him
Mario Andretti 1969 Indy 500 This may be the best – and most expensive – Halloween costume you ever buy. Racing legend Mario Andretti won a lot of races during … Read More
Jordan Taylor Takes First Pole at Laguna Seca
Jordan Taylor MONTEREY, Calif. – Though the tight street course of the Long Beach Grand Prix is quite a bit different from the flowing, natural-terrain Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, some … Read More
Brightest Day, Blackest Night: Two Laps at the 1964 Indianapolis 500
This video was, quite simply, not made with my subscribers or usual viewers in mind. In fact, I didn't compile it with the intention of uploading it to YouTube but … Read More
Video: Robin Miller with Dan Gurney on his 84th birthday
Dan Gurney was shocked, moved to tears and then reflected on how proud he still was almost 50 years later. Those were his reactions after son Justin presented him with … Read More
Stoops Buick GMC supports Andretti Short Track
Andretti Autosport Short Track is proud to announce Stoops Buick GMC, new and pre-owned automobile dealership serving many counties in Indiana, as a new partner. With dealerships located in Plainfield … Read More
Gorsline Back With Andretti Short Track
Andretti Autosport Short Track and The Gorsline Company, the premier insurer of high-risk motorsports insurance, are partnering up again for the 2015 season. Based in Rochester, N.Y., John Gorsline, founder … Read More
Penske Leads USAC Hall Of Fame Inductees
Roger Penske The initial eight 2015 inductees into the USAC Hall of Fame have been announced and four more, selected by popular vote from a list of 16 eligibles distributed … Read More
Window World continues Primary Sponsorship of Andretti Short Track
Andretti Autosport Short Track announced Window World will return as a primary sponsor of driver Jarett Andretti for the 2015 season. The team will enter a Window World car in … Read More
Unser to be honored at RRDC event
Bobby Unser winning the Indy 500 in 1968 Bobby Unser's lofty racing goal as a youth was to win the Pike's Peak Hill Climb in his native Colorado, which he … Read More
Bob Coulter (Update)
UPDATE His son Doug said that the Lord took his father Robert Coulter (known as RE) home yesterday 1-26 and that he went peacefully with no pain. Services will be … Read More
Flying Andy Granatelli’s Indy 500 Race Cars on a TWA Boeing 707
The very last picture from Jim Clark in the new wedge Lotus STP Turbine, in the '68 Indy 500 tests. 8 days later Jimmy would be fatally injured in a … Read More
Video: Robin Miller on 1968 Indy Car Season
Robin Miller files his second off-season video feature for The RACER Channel on the 1968 USAC Indy car season, the incredible diversity of tracks, the lengthy schedule, and the amazing … Read More