2004 NASCAR Cup Series Champion Kurt Busch will line up alongside Team USA teammate Travis Pastrana in the 2025 Race of Champions set for March 7-8 inside Sydney, Australia’s Accor Stadium. Busch’s full-time NASCAR Cup career came to a close in 2023 after he suffered a severe concussion during qualifying...

Rubens Barrichello is the first driver to be confirmed for the next month’s inaugural round of Australia’s new S5000 class at Sandown in Melbourne.Up to 14 of the cars are expected for the event, which marks the return of high-horsepower open-wheelers to the Australian motorsport landscape.“Having been to Australia many...

Supercars Australia has unveiled the 1.7 mile street circuit for the Newcastle 500, set to take place from 24-26 November next year. The event will be the 2017 season finale.Supercars Chief Executive James Warburton said: "This is a world-class circuit that will make for exciting racing for the people of...

Racecam pioneer Peter Williamson has died at the age of 78.Williamson, who was a regular competitor at Bathurst during the 1970s and '80s, and who picked up class wins in a Toyota Celica in 1979 and 1981, debuted the in-car camera – which weighed more than 150lb – in 1979....

Although the V8 Supercar Championship's foray to the United States proved a bridge too far, the series is still intent on expanding further beyond Australia and New Zealand. The V8 series will race this year in Malaysia, while an additional race in Asia as well as the Middle East and...

Matt Brabham will attempt to qualify for next year's 100th running of the Indianapolis 500 in a team jointly run by Australian motorsport identity Brett 'Crusher' Murray and KV Racing Technology. The car will be run under the 'PIRTEK Team Murray' banner."There is no doubt that this is a dream...

Young American driver Austin Cindric is back from his impressive debut with the Erebus Motorsport Mercedes SLS team at the Bathurst 12 Hours in Australia, managed to get caught up on most of his homework – he's 16, after all – and has documented the adventure for RACER.com. When we...

Australian motorsport administrator Jamey Blaikie has been killed in a road accident while on vacation in Fiji. A statement from Porsche Cars Australia confirmed that Blaikie was killed when his rental car crashed into a large truck.Blaikie, the former Porsche Cars Australia motorsport manager, was instrumental in building the prestigious...

Holden has extended its deal with reigning V8 Supercars champion Triple Eight, ending speculation about its future involvement in the championship.The Australian car manufacturer had previously only committed itself to the series until the end of the current season, following the announcement that it would be ceasing home production of...