Elder Andretti sees light at end of tunnel
Mario Andretti spent more than a decade playing for the enemy, so to speak, during the long feud that almost destroyed Indy car racing. He was an ou…
Bumping Bruno Junqueira saved jobs
INDIANAPOLIS -- Bruno Junqueira lost his job for the Indy 500, and that's disappointing. But an entire race team could have lost jobs if team owner…
This is a hard Indy 500 to handicap
The 100th-anniversary Indianapolis 500 will have an unusual quirk that hasn't happened in more than a quarter of a century. This year's Indy 500 will…
John Force wears teacher hat with Courtney
Many a father has seen a child follow him into the family business of racing, passing along as much information and knowledge as possible to the next…
Garlits, Muldowney green-light 4-wide
CONCORD, N.C. -- Big Daddy wonders: What's the big deal? NHRA legend Don Garlits loves the four-wide drag racing at zMax Dragway, but it's nothing n…
National Speed Sport News was racing
When weekly racing papers were fans' main source of news, a veteran driver once said he could read any one of them cover to cover in 15 minutes, "exce…
New oil-down rule a dirty trick?
Imagine saying in Game 7 of the World Series the new rule is two strikes and you're out. Or making a change for the Super Bowl to say offensive holdin…
NHRA does the playoffs right
Give me the Countdown over the Chase any day. The NHRA version of a playoff is fewer races than the Chase (six instead of 10) and fewer qualifiers (1…
One wild and wacky week in racing
What a week. Secret fines, driver rage, a phony F1 finish, Sprint Cup driver changes, and to top it all off, Jack Roush crashing another plane and d…
Austin and F1? Believe it when you see it
On Tuesday, the promoters who have pledged to bring Formula One racing to Austin, Texas, officially rolled out their plans to construct a world-class …
