NHRA Funny Car world champion Jack Beckman warm’s up before International Drag Racing Hall of Fame

BROWNSBURG, Ind. (March 12, 2013) – Jack Beckman would be flying coast to coast this week even if he didn’t have a NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series event at Gainesville, Fla.

The reigning NHRA Funny Car world champion for Don Schumacher Racing will attend the International Drag Racing Hall of Fame’s 2013 inductions on Thursday night and there couldn’t be a better way for him to warm up for the following days initial qualifying rounds of the NHRA Gatornationals.

"Just to be asked to be a present…

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Bench Racing: 2013 Geneva motor show preview: Autoweek editors discuss what to expect in Geneva

With the 2013 Geneva motor show kicking off in less than one week, join Autoweek editors as we break down what to look out for.

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Used Volvos for sale: First $290k takes both: K-PAX Racing unloading C30s

Having decided to focus solely on their Pirelli World Challenge GT effort involving Volvo’s S60, K-PAX racing has decided to sell off their two-year-old C30s.

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Competing Insurance Coverage for Racers

Car insurance varies from company to company. The range one can acquire is dependent on what one needs to do with their car. Is it for only private use? Are they going to be using it for work? Transporting goods commercially? Prices and services depend on the kind of work that will be needed or the size of the coverage needed. People who race their cars are in a different position than those who do not because the coverage then is going to get a little tricky.

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Super Silly? Chevrolet SS NASCAR Team and Red Bull Racing do The Harlem Shake

There's no end to The Harlem Shake videos popping up right and left on the internet, and as one would expect, the new viral phenomenon has caught the attention of advertisers and marketing people in the auto industry as well. Following in the footsteps of so many others, Red Bull Racing Australia and even four-time champion NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon (with the help / push of sponsor Pepsi) and his team who will run the new Chevrolet SS, joined in on the “Harlem Shake” silliness and posted their …

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Future Infiniti IPL Performance Models to See Big Input from Red Bull Racing F1 Team

The outgoing Infiniti G37 IPL was never meant to be a direct challenger to heavy hitters like the BMW M3, just a warmer G, and it showed. (In fact, a source at Nissan once told us there was a relatively big “uh-oh” moment when the BMW 335is was announced.) With Infiniti now taking, well, everything seriously, that has to change. For help in making the next Infiniti Performance Line models competitive, the brand is turning to its new corporate partner—Red Bull Racing. Yes, that’s ri…

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Joey Logano comments on Keselowski, Penske Racing and Gen-6 Ford

JOEY LOGANO, No. 22 Pennzoil Ford Fusion

IS BRAD SERIOUS IN THE GARAGE OR DOES HE STILL HAVE
THAT ONE-LINER MENTALITY GOING? “I wouldn’t say he is much different than what you see. I think
it depends on the situation. I think he can be very serious. Brad has always been Brad. There is
nothing really crazy there.”

Joey Logano, Penske Racing FordPhoto by: Eric Gilbert
YOU STARTED YOUR CAREER AS A YOUNG GUY. HOW DID YOU ACCLIMATE TO THAT FIRST CUP SEASON? “The
competition level is the big thing…

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This Week in Racing History (February 10-16)

This Week in Racing HistoryMichael Stuckerwww.vintageRPM.com

February 10Marshall Teague, driving a Hudson Hornet, wins his second straight NASCAR
race on the beach at Daytona Beach, Florida, USA (1952).

John Surtees on Norton F TypePhoto by: Dave Dyer
February 11John Surtees, the only man to win Grand Prix World Championships on two and
four wheels, born in Tatsfield, Surrey, England (1934).

February 12Ralph DePalma drives a Packard to a World Land Speed Record of 149.875 mph
(1919).

February 13Jo S…

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This Week in Racing History (February 10-16)

This Week in Racing HistoryMichael Stuckerwww.vintageRPM.com

February 10Marshall Teague, driving a Hudson Hornet, wins his second straight NASCAR
race on the beach at Daytona Beach, Florida, USA (1952).

John Surtees on Norton F TypePhoto by: Dave Dyer
February 11John Surtees, the only man to win Grand Prix World Championships on two and
four wheels, born in Tatsfield, Surrey, England (1934).

February 12Ralph DePalma drives a Packard to a World Land Speed Record of 149.875 mph
(1919).

February 13Jo S…

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Racing Gamers: Grid 2 Hits Stores On May 28

The Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren 722 GT – image: Codemasters
If you prefer your racing games with a bit more emphasis on action and don’t care about things like a realistically-rendered cockpit, we’ve got good news: Grid 2, the eagerly-anticipated follow up to Codemasters’ original hit, Grid, will hit stores on May 28. If you commit to buying it now via pre-order, you can take advantage of a few bonus options, depending upon where you shop.
Place your order with Game Stop, and you can get the G…

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