The 149-year-old Mt. WashingtonAuto Road has seen the likes of horses and carriages, camels, people, bicyclesand most famously, competition race cars. Yesterday, traveling at an averagespeed of nearly 72mph in a Vermont SportsCar prepared, BFGoodrich Tires-shod 2011Subaru Impreza WRX STI rally car, four-time Rally America National Champion TravisPastrana made sure the project name, Red Bull Speed Chasers, lived up to itsname. He reached the summit faster than anyone else in history by clocking anofficially timed run of 6 minutes 20.47 seconds, besting the previous record bymore than twenty seconds. Amazingly, Pastrana achieved the impressive time onhis first ever high-speed run to the summit. Pastrana has effectively throwndown the gauntlet in advance of the legendary Mt. Washington “Climb to theClouds” Automobile Hillclimb, which will take place in 2011 after a 10-yearhiatus.
The 7.6-mile-long Mt. Washington Auto Road is oneof the ultimate challenges for driver and automobile, the serpentine tarmac andgravel road is … Details
Larry Dixon kept his perfect final round streak alive Monday by racing to his 10th win of the season at the Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil, the NHRA’s most prestigious drag race. Ashley Force Hood, Greg Stanfield and LE Tonglet also were winners in their respective categories at the NHRA Full Throttle Countdown to the Championship event, the first of six playoff races.
Dixon earned his fourth win at Indy and 58th of his career by …Â Details
CLERMONT, Ind. — If she could, Alexis DeJoria would shed the “Heiress” label.
Not because she doesn’t appreciate being the daughter of John Paul DeJoria, the self-made billionaire co-creator of hair products manufacturer John Paul Mitchell Systems.
It’s just not a word that truly captures her essence — a thrill-seeking hard worker who is building a career in drag racing behind the wheel of a Top Alcohol Funny Car … Details
Tony Stewart raced to his first victory of the year, pulling away from Carl Edwards off the final restart Sunday night at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Stewart beat Edwards by 1.316 seconds for his first victory since Oct. 4, 2009, at Kansas, leaving Edwards winless since the 2008 season finale.
Jimmie Johnson was third, followed by Jeff Burton and Kyle Busch.
Ten drivers have now clinched spots in the 12-man Chase for the Sprint Cup championship going into … Details