Frye had hoped to bring Kyle Busch to the Indy 500
Former IndyCar Series president Jay Frye and the late Kyle Busch tried to find ways for the mercurial NASCAR star to add his name to Indianapolis 500 lore as the second Busch brother to attempt The Double.
NASCAR race days won’t be as exciting without Busch, drivers say
The personal stories and opinions on the life and legacy of Kyle Busch have not been hard to find since Thursday, and will undoubtedly continue to be shared for the foreseeable future.
Revisiting Sam Hornish Jr.’s unparalleled 2006 Indy 500 speed
Sam Hornish Jr., race engineer Tom German, and crew chief Matt Jonsson combined to make one of the most devastating trios we’ve seen at the Indianapolis 500.
Chastain wins rain-shortened O’Reilly Series race at Charlotte
Chastain drove through a succession of challenges to win Saturday night’s rain-shortened Charbroil 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Neck injury rules Lynn out of Le Mans
Louis Delétraz will replace him in the No. 12 Cadillac V-Series.R.
AO Racing adds ‘Rockie the Pegasus’ to its cast of characters
The new character and livery will debut on the team’s No. 99 ORECA 07 Gibson at Le Mans.
McLaren’s Hypercar project gains momentum
With the initial shakedown out of the way, McLaren is now ramping up the testing program of its new MCL-HY ahead of its race debut next year.
The RACER Mailbag, May 20
Thoughts on Indy 500 qualifying, declining respect for yellow flags and NXT drivers likely to move among topics in the RACER Mailbag this week.
IMSA confirms 21-car field for Detroit GP
The second of two 100-minute street races this season will feature 11 entries in GTP and 10 entries in GTD Pro.
McLaren recruits Vanthoor for Hypercar program
Laurens Vanthoor will join McLaren’s forthcoming Hypercar program for its FIA World Endurance Championship debut in 2027, becoming the second driver confirmed for the factory effort alongside Mikkel Jensen.The 2024 FIA WEC Hypercar Drivers’ world champion has spent the past decade as a Porsche factory driver, but will begin transitioning…
The RACER Mailbag, May 13
Non-yellow flags, push-to-pass and V8/V10/whatever engines among topics driver the RACER Mailbag this week.
Rushbrook sees potential for driver crossover from Ford’s NASCAR teams to its GT3 program
There are clear prospects of F1 star Max Verstappen joining Ford’s GT3 program in the near future, thanks to the Blue Oval’s ties to Red Bull Racing, but what about the potential for headline-grabbing sports car crossovers with its NASCAR operation? Mark Rushbrook, the global director of Ford Racing, says it’s a possibility.