The Daytona 500 goes green on Valentine’s Day. The stock car portion of Speedweeks begins the previous weekend and for NASCAR junkies that seems like a millennium away. However, there is some quality racing action in between now and then. Racing fans fortunate to find themselves in certain areas of the country will be assembling in droves for some hot winter racing. Coincidentally, races two through five on this list all take place over the last January weekend … Details
The final stage before the halfway rest day on the Dakar Rally saw the longest single stage of the rally, at 600km. Competitors took on sand dunes, salt flats, and a 100km stretch of normal, boring highway as racing was neutralised to go round a natural reserve.
But despite the length of the stage it was arguably the quietest day of the rally. Perhaps drivers and riders simply aimed to …Â Details
With more than 1,000 races in a quarter-century’s worth of NASCAR experience, you would think it would take a lot to get Michael Waltrip excited about an off-season race.
But Waltrip can’t wait for his first foray into the world of international sports car racing when the two-time Daytona 500 champion competes in the fifth-annual Dubai 24 Hour sportscar race at the ultra-modern Dubai Autodrome on January 14-16Â …Â Details
The forthcoming season will see four new teams battle it out against the established order. Up to now one of quietest debutants has been the North Carolina-based US team, but sporting director Peter Windsor insists their low profile doesn’t mean they are not working flat out. Indeed, whilst there are a few loose ends to tie up, like their driver line-up, Windsor is optimistic about progress and is confident we won’t have long to wait until everything is revealed… Details