As a teenager, Bobby Allen was a world-class go-kart racer whose résumé included a 1961 triumph in Milan, Italy, and pair of victories (1960 and ’61) in the battle for the Sir Victor Sassoon Trophy, which was awarded to the winner of the 100-lap Grand Prix during the annual Bahamas Speed Weeks in Nassau.
In more than 35 years of writing about auto racing, we’ve seen plenty of teams unload and prepare a backup car, but this is the first time we’ve ever had to write a backup column.
Seventeen-year-old Zeb Wise is a rising star in midget and sprint car racing, so it’s hard to believe there was actually a time much earlier in his life when the youngster from Angola, Ind., wanted nothing to do with the sport.
In an earlier era of auto racing, it was virtually unheard of for an aspiring young driver to fully pursue his passion before graduating from high school.
As the sport of NASCAR stock car racing grew during the late 1950s, star driver Curtis Turner and occasional short-track promoter Bruton Smith were in a race of their own.
A tip of the hat to everyone involved in bringing the eNASCAR iRacing Pro Series Invitational to television while much of the country was under a stay-at-home order due to the coronavirus pandemic.
As the caretakers of Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, track owner Tony Stewart and promoter and general manager Roger Slack are required to walk a fine line.
Sixty-two years ago this month, one of the most unusual events in auto-racing history took place when the battle for the World Driving Championship visited the island nation of Cuba.
A typical 17-year-old may spend most of his or her summer hanging with friends, enjoying outdoor activities and experiencing their first part-time job.
