Ford Motor Company’s motorsports division has changed its name from Ford Performance to Ford Racing, the company announced today in a letter written by Ford Racing General Manager Will Ford.The name change and new logo, effective today, "is so much more than a simple rebranding exercise,” according to Ford. "This...

The statistics don’t lie. Since IndyCar added 105 lbs of new weight to the back of its cars at Mid-Ohio in the summer of 2024 with the Chevy- and Honda-built energy recovery systems, Scott McLaughlin has distinguished himself as the best of his peers.From that July 7 introduction onwards, the...

James Hinchcliffe will be one of the 15 new inductees into the Canadian Motorsports Hall of Fame during the Hall’s annual Gala Induction Ceremony in Toronto in February.The Ontario native’s IndyCar career spanned 161 starts over 11 years and included stints with Newman/Haas, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports and two stops at...

A modern Formula 1 car will tackle Australia’s legendary Mount Panorama circuit for the first time in over a decade ahead of February’s Bathurst 12 hour race.Red Bull will be sending a championship-winning RB7 (pictured above) to the event to turn laps ahead of the GT race, marking the first...

Robert Noaker was the lone Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli participant in Australia’s Turtle Wax Trans Am season finale at Bathurst, representing the United States in the Turtle Wax 100. Although the 18-year-old did not have the performance he’d hoped for, he had a once-in-a-lifetime experience at the 3.86-mile/6.213-kilometer...

A year ago Chaz Mostert led Shane van Gisbergen late in the day and they battled for the win in the Bathurst 1000. Mostert held track position and had a slight edge in car speed – and he and van Gisbergen both knew it.In 2022 the positions were reversed. Van...

Ford driver Cameron Waters will start the Bathurst 1000 from pole position after wild weather forced the cancellation of Saturday's top 10 Shootout.For the first time in 40 years, the traditional single-car session was cancelled after torrential rain lashed the 3.85 mile Mount Panorama Saturday afternoon, 60 minutes of heavy...

Australian Racing Group, which operates the Turtle Wax Trans Am Series in Australia, is offering a unique opportunity for competitors in the United States-based Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli TA2 class to participate in the Australian Trans Am Series season finale at the Bathurst International Mount Panorama circuit on...

Dear Mailbaggers,I’m not Robin Miller. This is not the Mailbag.Robin’s still taking some time off, which means that Mailbag remains on pause this week. Please keep sending your questions to the usual address, and Robin will answer them when normal service resumes. Until then, the following remain impermeable Mailbag truths:•...

With the forced shutdown of motorsports, racing series around the world are switching to Esports, featuring some of their drivers as well as Esports aces, in an effort to keep their fans engaged.Here's a rundown of currently scheduled events. For the full calendar, click here.DayTime (ET)Event - VenueCarsPlatformTV or streamMay...