About Racing
Racing is where the automobile goes to prove itself. For more than a century, manufacturers have sent cars to circuits, ovals, deserts and forest stages on the theory that winning on Sunday sells on Monday, and fans have filled grandstands for the noise, the speed and the danger. This page follows motorsport in its many forms, from the glamour of Formula 1 to the bare-knuckle intimacy of short-track stock-car racing.
The great series and races each have deep roots. The Indianapolis 500 was first run in 1911, the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1923 and the Formula 1 World Championship in 1950. NASCAR grew out of southern dirt tracks after its founding in 1948 and became an American institution. Rallying gave the world the Audi Quattro and Lancia's wild Group B cars, and drag racing turned the quarter mile into a laboratory for absurd horsepower. Each era left legends, rivalries and rule books written in response to the last fast idea.
Modern racing is a business as much as a sport. Formula 1's popularity surged after its Netflix series, bringing new races in the United States and new entrants, including Cadillac as an American works team, alongside a major change to hybrid power-unit rules. Endurance racing is enjoying a revival with manufacturers from Porsche to Toyota and Ferrari competing in the top class at Le Mans, while NASCAR's Next Gen car and IndyCar's hybrid era reshaped their fields. Electric series and sustainable fuels add a new chapter.
Expect race results and reports, driver signings and team changes, technical rules, manufacturer programs and the business stories behind them. The calendar never truly stops, so there is nearly always a session, a test or a silly-season rumor in the headlines. Racing also remains a proving ground for road cars, from hybrid systems and aerodynamics to brakes and tires, so the technology fought over on track has a habit of turning up a few years later in the showroom.