Matt Kenseth celebrated his 41st birthday in style, taking his Toyota Camry to victory in Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Kobalt Tools 400 at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver nursed worn tires while holding off a charge from Kasey Kahne in the closing laps. Kahne looked...
In certain sports, most noticeably bicycle racing, random drug tests have been business as usual for the past decade. In recent years, however, the outcry to test athletes of... March 7, 2013 by Kurt Ernst
If you missed your chance to buy a drag-strip-ready COPO Camaro in 2012, here's some good news: the car will be produced for 2013, but in the same production run of just 69... March 7, 2013 by Kurt Ernst
The DeltaWing (formerly partnered with Nissan) race car has seen a surprising amount of success and adversity in its very short run at professional racing. This season, it's... March 4, 2013 by Nelson Ireson
Despite already announcing its most ambitious lineup for the 24 Hours of Le Mans yet, with four cars previously announced for the classic endurance race, Aston Martin has now... March 4, 2013 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
Carl Edwards couldn’t have scripted a better ending to Sunday’s Subway Fresh Fit 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup race in Phoenix, Arizona. The Roush Fenway Racing driver... March 3, 2013 by Kurt Ernst
The Circuit Gilles Villeneueve in Montreal, Canada, might not have the same sort of gearhead-household name as Laguna Seca or Road America, but it's no less impressive in its... March 1, 2013 by Nelson Ireson
After last weekend’s first full-length event with the Generation 6 Sprint Cup cars, the series heads west to the 1.0 mile tri-oval of Phoenix International Raceway. The... February 28, 2013 by Kurt Ernst
Spanish industrial design firm Applus Idiada has formally presented a new electric race car concept called the Volar-e. The Volar-e is one of the most powerful electric cars... February 28, 2013 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
Changes at the highest level of management at the Mercedes AMG Formula One team show no signs of slowing, with news emerging this week that Paddy Lowe is leaving his role as... February 27, 2013 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
In racing, a safety car is used to collect the race cars on the track following a yellow flag condition, generally for an accident, debris or rain. While the safety car laps... February 26, 2013 by Kurt Ernst
Nissan is the latest automaker to announce its participation in the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans race, confirming today it will enter a “pioneering race car”... February 26, 2013 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
Heading into this year’s Daytona 500, many thought “the big one” was inevitable. When a last lap crash during Saturday’s Nationwide Series race hurled... February 25, 2013 by Kurt Ernst
Porsche has revealed the 911 RSR racing version of its latest-generation, 991-based 911 sports car. Sitting at the top of a three-tiered hierarchy of 991-based Porsche 911... February 25, 2013 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
When the green flag flies for the start of Sunday’s Daytona 500, Danica Patrick will earn the distinction of being the first woman driver to lead a Sprint Cup field... February 22, 2013 by Kurt Ernst
While the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance is best known for its superb selection of historically significant and interesting automobiles (and its perpetually idyllic... February 22, 2013 by Kurt Ernst