There's fast, then there's scary fast, then there's the Dodge Viper ACR-X, the track-only, high-downforce, stripped-out-and-caged version of the last-gen Viper. It may only be 9 seconds faster than a standard, street-legal ACR, but they're nine very significant seconds. Tickling 2g in lateral...
Photo of Wendell Scott (center) and his two sons, Frank and Wendell Scott Jr., courtesy of NASCAR Archives. NASCAR, for years, has been perceived as a white man's sport. Over... February 21, 2012 by Amanda Vincent
Mercedes-Benz is one of the last teams to unveil its race car for the 2012 FIA Formula 1 season, with the new W03 finally making its debut today at the Circuit de Catalunya... February 21, 2012 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
Volvo announced last August that it was leaving the Scandinavian Touring Car Championship where it had semi-successfully raced its C30 hatchback, and instead would start... February 21, 2012 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
The Firebird International Raceway dragstrip outside Phoenix, Arizona is known to be tough on competitors. Nestled south of the city on a plain, it's desert pure and simple... February 20, 2012 by Anne Proffit
There's something about the raw horsepower, total disregard for nature, and outright awesomeness of a proper hillclimb buggy, like Tim Cameron's "Showtime," that makes us a... February 20, 2012 by Nelson Ireson
With an exciting 25-combatant 2012 Budweiser Shootout in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series rear-view mirror, the sanctioning body has decided to return to eligibility roots for... February 20, 2012 by Anne Proffit
Love him or hate him, there’s no denying the fact that Ken Block is a savvy businessman and a marketing juggernaut. His videos help sell everything from energy drinks... February 20, 2012 by Kurt Ernst
Carl Edwards earned pole position for next Sunday's Daytona 500, opening salvo in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series' calendar of 36 races. Edwards, runner-up in last year's points... February 20, 2012 by Anne Proffit
Caterham F1 Team has finally confirmed that Vitaly Petrov will race for the Anglo-Malaysian team alongside Heikki Kovalainen in the 2012 FIA Formula 1 season. The... February 20, 2012 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
Is this the way Speedweeks are going to be at Daytona International Speedway? Cars flying through the air, getting turned with a nudge to the left rear, "big ones" every few... February 19, 2012 by Anne Proffit
Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates is looking to its future, signing Elk Grove, California native Kyle Larson as its development driver. Larson, 19, gathered plenty... February 18, 2012 by Anne Proffit
Toyota Racing has put its new Toyota TS030 Hybrid LM P1 car through long-distance testing at Paul Ricard circuit in France, conducting three days of practice that ended on... February 18, 2012 by Anne Proffit
It didn't take long for the NASCAR Sprint Cup set to get into one another this afternoon on the 2.5-mile Daytona International Speedway banked oval. During practice for... February 17, 2012 by Anne Proffit
If you’re like us, you’d probably love to race a Ferrari on some of the world’s classic circuits. Perhaps your idea of automotive nirvana is piloting a... February 17, 2012 by Kurt Ernst
2012 is a new year with a pile of new challenges for Californian AJ Allmendinger, driver of Penske Racing's No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Dodge Charger R/T. Thus far The Dinger has... February 16, 2012 by Anne Proffit