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2010 Dodge Viper ACR-X

Viper ACR-X Laps The 'Ring In 7:03.058: Video

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...

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Wendell Scott

NASCAR's Black Pioneer: Wendell Scott

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 


 
Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg with the 2012 Mercedes AMG Petronas W03

Mercedes Unveils Its W03 2012 Formula 1 Race Car

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 


 
2012 Volvo S60 TTA race car

Volvo Unveils 2012 S60 TTA Race Car

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 


 
Antron Brown at Pomona - Anne Proffit photo

Brown, Hight, Line NHRA Victors At Phoenix

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 


 
Tim Cameron's Showtime goes airborne at Superlift ORV

Hill Climbing Buggy Goes Ape: Video

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 


 
Danica Patrick - NASCAR photo from Daytona International Speedway

NASCAR Tweaks Bud Shootout Eligibility; Rethinks Team Point Swaps

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 


 
Say, that interviewer looks a lot like Ken Block...

Ken Block Parodies... Ken Block: Video

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 


 
Greg Biffle and Daytona 500 polesitter Carl Edwards - NASCAR photo

Ford Drivers Edwards And Biffle Snag Daytona 500 Front Row

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 


 
Vitaly Petrov

Vitaly Petrov To Replace Jarno Trulli At Caterham F1

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 


 
Kyle Busch leads Tony Stewart to the checkers - NASCAR photo

Kyle Busch Wins Wild Budweiser Shootout At Daytona

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 


 
Image courtesy Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates

Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Signs Kyle Larson To Development Program

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 


 
Courtesy Toyota Racing

First Endurance Run For Toyota TS030 Hybrid

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 


 
NASCAR photo

Crash Mars NASCAR Budweiser Shootout Practice

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 


 
A Ferrari 312 from Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends

Atari's 'Ferrari Racing Legends' Makes Campaigning A Ferrari Affordable: Video

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 


 
Aj Allmendinger - Anne Proffit photo

Allmendinger Looking To Race Into The "Chase"

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 


 
 
 

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