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VIDEO: Marco Andretti Wrecks Late At Indy 500, Extends Family Curse
The Andretti family may be racing royalty, but the Indianapolis 500 doesn't care. Not since 1969 when Mario Andretti won has the family tasted victory at the Brickyard, with the family going 0-for-66 in combined attempts from Mario's sons Michael and Jeff, nephew John and grandson Marco Andretti.
In fact, Marco, in his seventh Indy 500 start, couldn't even finish this year's race, wrecking with just 12 laps to go when he was eighth place. Marco led early in the race and was among the leaders all day before his frustrating crash, which you can see below the jump.
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by Matt Watson • May 27, 2012 4:47 PM EDT
Joey Logano's Fire Suit Is Dapper
In a sport where cutoffs and tank tops are the standard uniform for spectators, it doesn't take much to be recognized as the best dressed man at the racetrack. Even so, Joey Logano raised the bar with his fire suit for Saturday's History 300 Nationwide race:
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by Matt Watson • May 26, 2012 2:15 PM EDT
VIDEO: Conor Daly Survives Airborne Crash In Monaco GP3 Race
If you haven't seen the video of GP3 driver Conor Daly going airborne at Monaco today, check out this replay.
It's amazing to think he wasn't injured and all of the safety workers escaped unharmed. Certainly, though, it was a close call as you can see by the video below:
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by Jeff Gluck • May 26, 2012 12:42 PM EDT
NASCAR Pit Reporter Dick Berggren To Retire After Dover Race
NASCAR's longest-serving pit reporter will hang up his microphone after next weekend's race at Dover.
Dick Berggren, the beloved FOX Sports reporter who has been a fixture on NASCAR broadcasts since 1981, is planning to retire when FOX's portion of the Sprint Cup Series schedule concludes. Berggren turns 70 on Sunday.
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by Jeff Gluck • May 25, 2012 5:45 PM EDT
NASCAR Penalizes Elliott Sadler's Nationwide Series Team
NASCAR penalized the No. 2 team of Nationwide Series title contender Elliott Sadler on Tuesday, docking the Richard Childress Racing team six points in the series standings.
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by NASCAR Wire Service • May 22, 2012 6:45 PM EDT
5 Things I Learned From My First Real Go-Kart Race
Until Monday, every time I'd raced go-karts involved putting down the fastest lap time possible -- no matter where everyone finished on the track -– and then comparing times with my friends.
I'd never actually "raced" the karts, though. That changed when NASCAR's A.J. Allmendinger and Indy 500 pole-sitter Ryan Briscoe –- who both drive for Penske Racing –- captained a media go-karting challenge Monday in Charlotte.
Here are five things I learned from the experience:
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by Jeff Gluck • May 21, 2012 5:20 PM EDT
POLL: What Did You Think Of New NASCAR All-Star Race Format?
We're seeing a lot of various opinions on Twitter about the new format NASCAR used this year for the Sprint All-Star Race.
So we gotta ask:
by Jeff Gluck • May 19, 2012 11:38 PM EDT
Dale Earnhardt Jr., Danica Patrick Named To List Of 'World's 50 Most Marketable Athletes'
NASCAR stars Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Danica Patrick are among the "World's 50 Most Marketable Athletes," according to research conducted by SportsPro Media.
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by Jordan Bianchi • May 18, 2012 1:40 PM EDT
Darrell Waltrip Defends Fox Coverage Of Danica Patrick
A vocal group of fans was upset after Fox spent a significant amount of time talking about Danica Patrick during Saturday night's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Darlington.
Patrick, who finished six laps down in 31st place, received plenty of attention for making just her second Cup start on a very difficult racetrack -- and some fans didn't like it.
But Fox NASCAR analyst Darrell Waltrip said the coverage was mostly warranted.
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by Jeff Gluck • May 17, 2012 4:04 PM EDT
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