KANNAPOLIS, N.C., – Before Tony Stewart drove a stock car at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, he drove an Indy car. Before he drove an Indy car around the historic 2.5-mile oval, he drove a tow truck up and down Georgetown Road parallel to the track’s 3,330-foot-long frontstretch. Before he drove a tow truck, he bombed around Indy as an up-and-coming USAC driver in various hand-me-downs that consumed as much … Read entire article »

KANNAPOLIS, N.C. – Ryan Newman prides himself on being a racing historian. Over the years, the Purdue University engineering graduate has meticulously studied the history of motorsports. He has learned name after name of numerous drivers in a variety of series and has put to memory stories of racetracks, racecars and the best races of all time – all of which he can studiously recall. In Newman’s mind, knowing about and … Read entire article »

Indianapolis – Had you told Tony Stewart that he would score a top-five finish in Sunday’s Brickyard 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, he would’ve thought you were crazy. After all, the driver of the No. 14 Old Spice/Office Depot Chevrolet Impala for Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) had struggled with his car’s handling in the practice sessions on Friday and Saturday that led up to the 160-lap race. Yet, when the checkered flag dropped on the 17th running of the Brickyard 400, there was Stewart on pit road chatting with the assembled media about his impressive fifth-place finish. … Read entire article »