FONTANA, Calif. (Tuesday, April 17, 2012) - Tristan Vautier entered the Firestone Indy Lights test at Auto Club Speedway knowing he had a lot to learn.
The Sam Schmidt Motorsports driver got his first lesson on his first oval lap around the 2-mile oval.
"The first time I got out there, I could hear the wind in my helmet and my helmet was moving around because I didn't know you had to have a wicker on," said Vautier, driver of the No. 77 Mazda Road to Indy/Sam Schmidt Motorsports car. "(Auto Club Speedway is) a really big oval and it's easier to drive a Firestone Indy Lights car on an oval than a (Star) Mazda. It's more stable and doesn't move around ... FULL STORY »
Motorsports icon instrumental in development of Auto Club Speedway
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, Calif. (April 11, 2012) -- Les “Coach” Richter, who was instrumental in the development of Auto Club Speedway, from the demolition of the historic Kaiser Steel Mill, to its transformation ... FULL STORY »
Kevin Conway:
"We're very excited this weekend to be back in the Nationwide Series. It's pretty cool because in 2009 when ExtenZe first came into the sport we partnered with Joe Nemechek and NEMCO Motorsports in conjunction with Braun Racing.We fielded ... FULL STORY »
Undoubtedly, Jennifer Jo Cobb was one of the major story lines this past weekend at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway (BMS). Just minutes before the start of the Scotts EZ Seed 300, Cobb alleges that her former car owner, Rick Russell, ... FULL STORY »
