Author: Mike Haag

Courtesy of the NHRA JOLIET, Ill. – It has been business as usual for Tommy Johnson Jr. through the first portion of the 2018 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season and, based on recent years that means something big could be coming for the Funny Car standout at this weekend’s 21st annual JEGS Route 66 NHRA Nationals at Route 66 Raceway. Johnson has once again put together consistent performances in his 10,000-horsepower Make-A-Wish Dodge Charger R/T to open his year, and appears locked in for another big performance in Chicago. He has advanced to the final round at Route…

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service CONCORD, N.C. – Unable to contain himself, Kyle Busch let out an elated scream as his car entered Turn 3 on the 400th and final lap of Sunday night’s Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. And now, for the driver of the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, you’re going to need a bigger broom. From start to finish, Busch fashioned a dominating victory at the only active Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series track at which he had never won a points event. That makes Busch the only driver in NASCAR history who has…

CONCORD, N.C. – A photographic look at the NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 held Sunday at Charlotte Motor Speedway. All photographs provided courtesy of NASCAR and Getty Images. ” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″]

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service Brad Keselowski confident he could beat the heat in Coca-Cola 600 CONCORD, N.C. – Brad Keselowski wasn’t worried about fatigue in NASCAR’s longest race—even though he had just run 300 miles in surprisingly hot and humid conditions the day before the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. In conditions he described as “smoking,” Keselowski won Saturday’s Alsco 300 NASCAR Xfinity Series event at the 1.5-mile track. Keselowski certainly felt the heat in his car, but he had a plan for recovery in plenty of time for Sunday’s marquee event. “Drink and eat,” Keselowski said.…

Courtesy of the Verizon IndyCar Series INDIANAPOLIS – As Will Power was about to finish off the biggest win of his racing career at the 102nd Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil, he couldn’t resist letting his emotions flow. “On the white flag lap, I started screaming because I just knew I was going to win it,” Power said of the final 2.5-mile trip around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval. “Unbelievable! Never been so excited.” 102ND INDIANAPOLIS 500 PRESENTED BY PENNGRADE MOTOR OIL: Official results Power won “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” by 3.1589 seconds to etch his name…

INDIANAPOLIS – A photographic look at Verizon IndyCar Series 2018 Indy 500 held Sunday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. All photos provided courtesy of Dr. Michael C. Johnson. ” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″]

News, notes and photos courtesy of NASCAR Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Next Race: Coca-Cola 600 The Place: Charlotte Motor Speedway The Date: Sunday, May 27 The Time: 6 p.m. ET TV: FOX, 5:30 p.m. ET Radio: PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Distance: 600 miles (400 laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 100), Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 200), Stage 3 (Ends on Lap 300), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 400) Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series It Only Takes One (Lap) Austin Dillon picked up his first career win in the Coca-Cola 600 last year, leading only two laps.…

INDIANAPOLIS – A photographic look at Verizon IndyCar Series Indy 500 Carb Day held Friday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. All photos provided courtesy of Dr. Michael C. Johnson. ” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″]

Courtesy of TMS Media Relations FORT WORTH, Texas – Ed Carpenter earned his third career Indianapolis 500 pole and will lead the Verizon IndyCar Series’ 33-car field to the green flag for Sunday’s 102nd running of “The Greatest Spectacle In Racing” at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Here are “5 Things You Need To Know” with the Verizon IndyCar Series preparing for two of its marquee races of the season in the next three weeks, the other coming Saturday, June 9 at Texas Motor Speedway with the DXC Technology 600 (7:45 p.m. CT, NBC Sports Network). The Indy 500 will be broadcast live…

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service CONCORD, N.C. – Controlling the race on a succession of restarts from the inside lane at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Brad Keselowski pulled away in overtime to win Saturday’s Alsco 300, the 11th NASCAR Xfinity Series event of the season. After a debris caution on Lap 199 of a scheduled slowed the action for the 12th time, Keselowski led the field to the restart on Lap 203 and, with a strong push from runner-up and fellow Ford driver Cole Custer, broke away to a lead of six car lengths. Keselowski took the checkered flag under…