The Arizona heat took its toll on racers and trucks as the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series rolled into Speedworld Off Road Park in Surprise. The blazing sun and hot dry air made it tough to keep water on the track. The water trucks were very busy in between races, but that just meant that the track was slick and wet at the beginning, moving to a nice tack for a brief period in the middle of the race and then turning dry, slick and dusty by the end. That was exacerbated if there were any long yellows or red flags, and more than one driver had difficulty coping with the changing  … More
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The starting grid is set for the 2012 Indianapolis 500. Hear from some of the second day qualifiers, including Dragon Racing’s Sebastien Bourdais, the fastest qualifer of the day
A tip of the cap to the “Flying Hawaiian,” Danny Ongais, who turns 70 today.
In a career that spanned the 1960s to the 21st century, Danny Ongais captivated fans in IndyCars, Formula 1, drag racing cars and sports cars with his flamboyant, win-or-bust style. He scored six Indy car wins, but led many others before his car failed under him, unable to match his relentless pace, while a series of grinding crashes in Indy cars in the early ’80s put a damper on his career.
Still the only native Hawaiian to  … More
The 2012 All-Star race was, from a competitive standpoint, dead in the water, a glorified qualifying session that’s best forgotten by anyone who’s not endorsing the million-dollar winner’s purse. Decision time, though: Was this NASCAR’s fault for setting up a new system that rewarded sandbagging, or was it a testament to the all-world racing skills of Jimmie Johnson?
Make no mistake, Johnson absolutely owned this race  … More