Romain Grosjean has been in the news a lot lately because he’s left F1 for IndyCar in 2021 after surviving a fiery accident in Bahrain last November. The most often-used phrase to describe his accident is that the French driver escaped a “near fatal” crash on the opening lap when...

Charlotte, NC -- Robert Yates, a master engine builder and longtime NASCAR team owner, died Monday October 2 at age 74.In May, Yates was selected for induction into the NASCAR Hall of Fame's Class of 2018. He had been battling liver cancer, requiring multiple rounds of immunotherapy treatment.Engine builder or...

Three times in the last five years, Robert Yates barely missed the cut for the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Wednesday, his name was the first one called by NASCAR vice chairman Mike Helton for the 2018 class."When he said number one ..." Yates began before tearing up as he did...

This is the sixth installment in RACER’s ongoing 25th anniversary celebration during which we share the 25 most important issues from our first quarter century.Related Stories"A house divided against itself cannot stand." So reasoned President Abraham Lincoln 138 years before May 1996 about a subject far more significant than IndyCar...