Travis Pastrana, Danica Patrick and Kimi Raikkonen have one thing in common, that of dabbling in a variety of NASCAR Series racing while still maintaining careers in other racing and sports endeavors.
Yet at some point, all three of these talents, one from Rally and X Games fame, one from IndyCar Racing, and the other a Formula One champ, must make an important choice. They must decide if they will give their all to focus on making it in the realm of stock car racing.
Unfortunately, Travis Pastrana had his choice made for him this weekend  … More
The highly anticipated NASCAR Nationwide Series debut of Travis Pastrana at Indianapolis this weekend could be in jeopardy after the motocross and rally racer reportedly suffered foot and ankle injuries while attempting a motorcycle trick at the X Games on Thursday night in Los Angeles.
Pastrana crashed while trying a 720-degree rotation at the X Games event in L.A.’s Staples Center, and  … More
It looks like the much-anticipated NASCAR debut of action sports star Travis Pastrana might be put on hold.
After competing at the X Games on Thursday, Pastrana was set to fly to Indianapolis for Saturday night’s Nationwide race, but he suffered a leg and foot injury (reportedly a fractured ankle and foot) while particpating in the moto-x best trick competition.
Pastrana actually crashed twice  … More
Following his 11th-place finish Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Jeff Gordon departed the Granite State for New York—not exactly a surprise given that the driver maintains an address in Manhattan. Then he boarded a plane for Frankfurt, Germany—again, no shocker since this is an off week for the Sprint Cup tour, and Gordon is one of those competitors who would rather use the rare breaks in the schedule to get away from it all instead of racing somewhere else. An escape to this weekend’s Formula One event at Nurburgring, perhaps?
Hardly. From Frankfurt he flew to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, which doesn’t exactly fit the description of an exotic vacation destination for   … More