Winning NASCAR team owner Larry McClure passes away
Any long-time NASCAR fans know the name Larry McClure, as he was the co-owner at Morgan-McClure Motorsports alongside Tim Morgan and brother Jerry McClure, which operated a NASCAR team from 1983 through 2012. Larry’s family confirmed that he passed away on Wednesday at Johnston Memorial Hospital in Abingdon, Virginia.McClure’s race teamContinue Reading
JR Motorsports unveils special Red Bull schemes for SVG and Connor Zilisch
The Trackhouse Racing teammates will compete head-to-head in the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at the Chicago Street Course in July. Shane van Gisbergen and Connor Zilisch will both be driving for JR Motorsports that weekend, running the same sponsors but with inverse paint schemes. SVG and Zilisch are both Red BullContinue Reading
JA on F1 podcast: Behind the scenes of a new Formula 1 documentary
A new Formula 1 documentary film launches next week that brilliantly shows both the raw, emotional journey and the lived experience of an eventual world champion. It covers Damon Hill’s life from when his idyllic childhood was shattered after his F1 title-winning father Graham Hill died in a plane crash, toContinue Reading
Carlos Sainz Sr opts against FIA presidency bid
Carlos Sainz Sr has announced he will not run against Mohammed Ben Sulayem for the FIA presidency.The two-time World Rally Championship champion had been considering putting his hat in the ring to contest Ben Sulayem in the election later this year – but has now confirmed he will not beContinue Reading
Autosport National: Ben Taylor on Thruxton’s revamped ‘superfunk’
Thruxton is the focus of the latest Autosport National Podcast with a review of last weekend’s Thruxton Retro event and a look at other developments at the Hampshire speedbowl.Group National Editor Stephen Lickorish is joined by Ben Taylor, chief executive of the British Automobile Racing Club that operates Thruxton, toContinue Reading
Why a South African F1 return still seems far-fetched
Last week, the Kyalami circuit in South Africa announced that its plans to upgrade to FIA Grade 1, required to host a Formula 1 grand prix, had been approved by the FIA. It was hailed as a “defining moment” and a big step towards F1 returning to the country –Continue Reading
Concerned teams argue in court over NASCAR subpoena for financial data
The contentious legal battle between 23XI Racing, Front Row Motorsports and NASCAR is not cooling off. This week has been a busy one with Judge Kenneth D. Bell of the Western District of North Carolina striking down the team’s request to dismiss NASCAR’s countersuit against them.But the most interesting storyline offContinue Reading
Autosport 75: Toyota’s Le Mans legend that couldn’t win
Somehow the Toyota GT-One contrived never to win a race. Yet the car that moved the goalposts in the GT1 category from which it derived its name might well have triumphed in every one of the three events it contested.All that was missing from its assaults on the Le MansContinue Reading
Hall and Gould share British Hillclimb glory at a wet Doune
Will Hall and Sean Gould shared the glory at Doune last weekend as ever-changing weather made rounds 13 and 14 of the British Hillclimb Championship an unpredictable affair.Sunday dawned wet at the Scottish hill and continued wet until late in the afternoon, when the sun broke through and quickly startedContinue Reading
Here’s how to watch NASCAR on TNT, Max, and truTV this summer
As part of NASCAR’s new $7.7 billion dollar broadcast deal, Amazon and Warner Brothers Discovery have become new partners alongside FOX Sports and NBC Sports. Prime Video just ended its five-race run as the Cup Series went to streaming for the very first time.For this next leg of the season,Continue Reading



