Jimmie Johnson’s Legendary NASCAR career remembered
You know the stats: 19 season in the NASCAR Cup Series, 83 race wins, seven championships. The numbers are eye-popping, among the best in the game, and when Jimmie Johnson … Read More
Category: Editorials
IndyCar St. Pete postscript and season final thoughts
A sprained ankle, which thankfully wasn’t worse, left little time for thinking and writing last week. This meant I had to punt on my usual postscript following the Firestone Grand … Read More
Crossing the Finnish Line: The Five Best Ever F1 Drivers from Finland
With three Finnish drivers winning the F1 World Championship over the years, it is clear that Finland has produced some of the best drivers the racing world has ever seen. … Read More
Marco got Sato’d and it cost him $1 million (Update)
A reader writes, Dear AutoRacing1, Sato cost Michael Andretti a million dollars by his unprofessional and dangerous driving on Sunday at the Saint Petersburg Grand Prix. Knowing he was fighting … Read More
IndyCar: Sunday morning update from the Petersburg GP
Good morning from the streets of St Pete. It is the final race of the unusual 2020 season today. Temperatures are expected to be in the upper 80s with a … Read More
Oliver Askew out at Arrow McLaren SP after St. Pete race (Update)
A reader asks, Dear AutoRacing1.com, Any word on why Arrows McLaren SP let Askew go? Before his concussion I thought he was driving well for a rookie. Bruce Steele Dear … Read More
IndyCar Harvest GP Postscript
Let me briefly begin by giving credit where credit is due. The NTT INDYCAR Series put on two very good shows this past weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road … Read More
TV ratings for all sports struggling since they became ‘woke’
With many people staying home due to Covid-19 one would assume TV ratings would spike. What else is there to do when you are stuck in the house and you … Read More
IndyCar continues to shed venues
Continuing a trend in recent years, IndyCar gained one new venue, but lost three with their 2021 Schedule. The IndyCar Series will race 17 times in 2021, with a new … Read More
IndyCar Mid-Ohio Honda Indy 200 postscript (And a word on Hamilton)
We talk all the time about Scott Dixon as this generation’s greatest IndyCar driver, and I would contend that statement is justified. At 40 years of age, Dixon, Mid-Ohio notwithstanding, … Read More
Opinion: Johnson’s move to IndyCars carries a big risk
It was announced earlier this week that 7-time NASCAR Cup Champion Jimmie Johnson inked a 2-year deal that will see him contest the road and street circuits with the Chip … Read More
AC Cobra Goes Electric
Just when you thought 2020 couldn’t get any weirder, along comes one of the world’s finest classic cars. With an electric motor. No kidding. Not even a hybrid. AC Cobra … Read More
IndyCar Bommarito 500 postscript
In this oh-so-bizarre year, the NTT DATA INDYCAR Series made its annual pilgrimage to World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway, just outside St. Louis. This year featured a Saturday-Sunday doubleheader … Read More
2020 Indy 500 Postscript
In my view, the biggest story to come out of the 2020 Indianapolis 500 was not winner Takuma Sato (although we’ll get to him). It was five-time series champion and … Read More
F1 Belgium GP Preview
Introduction Formula One usually travels to Spa-Francorchamps for the Belgian Grand Prix after a period of rest and respite but in 2020 matters are of course a little different. There … Read More
This year’s Indy 500 could have had a great ending
The finish of the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday was as unexciting as the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade on the streets on Manhattan. The only thing missing were the floats It … Read More
Wagering on the 2020 Indy 500? AR1.com Gives You Your Best Bets!!!!!
Polesitter Marco Andretti will lead the field to green for Sunday’s 104th Indianapolis 500 Presented by Gainbridge. This year’s Greatest Spectacle in Racing will of course be a rather unique … Read More
104th Indy 500 Preview
After Carb Day on Friday, August 21st, the IndyCar engines go silent at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the teams and drivers will wait nervously for the 104th running of … Read More
Ferrari playing IndyCar like a fiddle
IndyCar has been talking about trying to land a 3rd engine supplier for 10 years. For 10 years they have failed to land one. Why? Largely due to the low … Read More
IndyCar Iowa Twin 250s postscript
The finish of Race #1 in Iowa Thumbs up to the NTT INDYCAR Series for two very entertaining shows this past weekend at Iowa Speedway. Friday evening, Simon Pagenaud parlayed … Read More
IndyCar Road America postscript
Scott Dixon IndyCar/IMS I think any discussion of the 2020 NTT INDYCAR Series to this point has to begin and end with Scott Dixon. The five-time champion, who will turn … Read More
NASCAR Texas Genesys 300 postscript
Scott Dixon Following a delay of nearly three month due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, the 2020 NTT INDYCAR SERIES finally began Saturday evening at Texas Motor Speedway. With no … Read More
IndyCar Portland GP postscript
Will Power is back in form Will Power is back in form, Scott Dixon and Chip Ganassi Racing get punched in the gut, and the NTT INDYCAR Series has another … Read More
IndyCar Bommarito Automotive Group 500 Postscript
When you have a race promoter who has a clue, big things happen Redemption for Takuma Sato, the arrival of a new star in Santino Ferrucci, and another last lap … Read More
Video: IndyCar Gateway Honda team Postscript
Honda driver Sato From zero to hero. That was the story of Takuma Sato (Honda) who was blamed for a 5-car first lap accident last weekend in the Pocono 500, … Read More