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RAV4 Gets Ready to Conquer Susquehannock Trail Performance Rally

RAV4 Gets Ready to Conquer Susquehannock Trail Performance Rally

Millen and Rally RAV4 Attempt to Make it Three Wins in a Row Torrance, Calif., June 1, 2016— The only thing better than winning a rally is winning two rallies. Winning them back-to-back is even sweeter. And now, after taking the 2WD crown at the last two events, Ryan Millen, Christina Fate, and the Rally RAV4 are ... Continue reading

"What They're Saying" from the 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500

"What They're Saying" from the 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500

Indianapolis IN May 29, 2016; JUAN PABLO MONTOYA (No. 2 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet): "It's disappointing for Verizon and Chevy and everybody who has worked so hard. The car was just hard to drive and it was a little bit tighter there in that corner and it got away. It was a disappointing day. People in race cars do ... Continue reading

Alexander Rossi Wins the 100th Running of the Indy 500

Alexander Rossi Wins the 100th Running of the Indy 500

Alexander Rossi Wins the 100th Running of the Indy 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil May 29, 2016 | By IMS Alexander Rossi needed a splash of gas to get to Victory Circle at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He’ll never be happier to have an unscheduled pit stop. The rookie won the historic 100th Running of the ... Continue reading

1955 Indianapolis 500 Champion Bob Sweikert To Be Inducted Into Motorsports Hall Of Fame Of America June 29

1955 Indianapolis 500 Champion Bob Sweikert To Be Inducted Into Motorsports Hall Of Fame Of America June 29

Mercurial Career Being Honored In MSHFA Historic Category (Note: This is the first in a series of press releases on the 2016 inductees into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America. The 28th Annual Induction Ceremony Presented by Bridgestone will be held June 29 in Daytona Beach, Florida.) DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (May 24, 2 ... Continue reading

Landmark Lotus Elise receives Autocar Readers' Champion Award

Landmark Lotus Elise receives Autocar Readers' Champion Award

[cid:image001.jpg@01D19F1F.2B14EFD0] MEDIA INFORMATION 25 May 2016 Landmark Lotus Elise receives Autocar Readers' Champion Award · Lotus Elise crowned Champion as tens of thousands vote · Award marks anniversary year of original Elise's launch · New Lotus Elise Sport starts from just £29,900 · Trophy will be on di ... Continue reading

Pippa Mann Qualifies for 100th Indianapolis 500

Pippa Mann Qualifies for 100th Indianapolis 500

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., (May 22, 2016) - Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Pippa Mann qualified 25th for the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500, entering herself into the legendary event for the fifth time in her motorsports career. Racing in the No. 63 Susan G. Komen car, Mann completed her four qualifying laps wi ... Continue reading

Motor Sport Hall of Fame Awards Nominees Announced

Motor Sport Hall of Fame Awards Nominees Announced

The Motor Sport Hall of Fame has announced its 2016 nominees. Over 25,000 votes were cast, and the top three nominees in each category will now have to wait until the Hall of Fame Awards dinner to find out if they have been awarded the most prestigious honour in motorsport. Names include legendary pairing Mike Costin a ... Continue reading

Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Race Results

Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Race Results

Click HERE to view and download the official box score from the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach.LONG BEACH, Calif. - Results Sunday of the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Verizon IndyCar Series event on the 1.968-mile Streets of Long Beach circuit, with order of finish, starting position in parentheses, driver, chassis ... Continue reading

MINI ALL4 Racing At Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge

MINI ALL4 Racing At Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge

Mariella KapsaskisBMW Group Tel: +1-201-930-3166 send an e-mail Attachments(1x, ~70.5 KB) Photos(8x, ~5.01 MB) miniusanews.com Press release 08 April 2016 Two MINI ALL4 Racing crews on the podium at Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge. Four MINI ALL4 Racing finish in top five. Positive start for MINI and its MINI ALL4 Racing in ... Continue reading

Toyota GAZOO Racing's Young Drivers to Take on Eighth Round of WRC in Finland Winter training performance sparks high hopes

Toyota GAZOO Racing's Young Drivers to Take on Eighth Round of WRC in Finland Winter training performance sparks high hopes

Toyota City, Japan, Apr, 05 2016 - Takamoto Katsuta and Hiroki Arai, two young rally drivers receiving ongoing training under the Toyota GAZOO Racing Challenge Program, will participate in the RC2 class(1)at Neste Rally Finland (the eighth round of the FIA World Rally Championship) to be held July 29-31. Toyota GAZOO R ... Continue reading

Jeff Gordon Helps Future Auto Racing Engineers +VIDEO

Jeff Gordon Helps Future Auto Racing Engineers +VIDEO

Racing icon Jeff Gordon met with UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN students to announce a partnership to support engineering studies on the campus. *Gordon notes that the racing community depends on engineers for its future, and that this partnership will give students a unique opportunity to get hands on experience with NASCAR! ... Continue reading

Celebrate 100th Running of Indy 500 at Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum

Celebrate 100th Running of Indy 500 at Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum

AUBURN CORD DUESENBERG AUTOMOBILE MUSEUM NEWS RELEASE - 3/28/16 For Immediate Release Indianapolis Motor Speedway Historian Donald Davidson to speak at the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum Attachments: Presentation Informational Flyer (PDF) and Photo of Donald Davidson (JPEG) The Official Historian of the India ... Continue reading

And So It Begins !

And So It Begins !

Nicholas Frankl Senior Editor and Motorsports Correspondent Another season, much anticipation, and three good positives to start! New drivers from exotic countries with no F1 history, a whole new team from the USA, plus all the favorites back to do battle on, and off, the track. Don’t be surprised when Bernie anno ... Continue reading

NEC and Sahara Force India Extend Partnership for the 2016 F1 Season

NEC and Sahara Force India Extend Partnership for the 2016 F1 Season

NEC and Sahara Force India Extend Partnership for the 2016 F1 Season ... Continue reading

Honda Sweeps North American Endurance Classics at Sebring

Honda Sweeps North American Endurance Classics at Sebring

SEBRING, FL - March 20, 2016 -- In an endurance racing contest that saw everything from sunny skies to pouring rain; long green-flag runs as well as a two-hour race stoppage due to heavy rain and lightning; Honda and the Tequila Patron ESM team once again proved to be an unstoppable force in the 2016 IMSA WeatherTech S ... Continue reading

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