"THE LEAD LAP" current news from the racing world.
Formula One
- USGP at COTA one of six F1 Sprint venues for 2023 December 7, 2022The United States Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas will host a Sprint event for the first time in 2023 as one of six venues for the (...)
- The RACER Mailbag, December 7 December 7, 2022Welcome to the RACER Mailbag. Questions for any of RACER’s writers can be sent to mailbag@racer.com. Due to the high volume of (...)
- Russell admits he struggled to handle Mercedes' off-track demands in 2022 December 7, 2022George Russell says one of his weaknesses in 2022 has been the way he has handled a number of the demands on him as a Mercedes driver. The (...)
- INTERVIEW: George Russell on the good - and bad - of life at one of F1's powerhouse teams December 7, 2022“I was very happy with how I…” George Russell stands up as he gets interrupted by Susie and Toto Wolff. “Sorry, we have to!” The (...)
- Szafnauer banking on better reliability to move Alpine forward December 6, 2022Otmar Szafnauer believes Alpine will make a clear step forward in 2023 if it fixes its power unit reliability issues, even if its outright (...)
CARS TOUR
- Season 2 Episode 32 - Chase Burrow November 10, 2022We chat with 2022 Bilstein Rookie of the Year Chase Burrow. We recaps the up and down day at Caraway in which the ROTY title came down to a last lap pass to determine the winner. We also chat about his background in racing on dirt and his plans foe 2023.
- Season 2 Episode 31 - Roger Johnson November 3, 2022We catch up with the owner of Performancenter Racing Warehouse Roger Johnson. We recap the success of PRW in 2022 with Layne Riggs' National Championship as well as multiple track championships and race wins from the young talented stable of drivers behind the wheel of the PRW Chassis. We also chat about the current state […]
- Season 2 Episode 30 - Brandon Pierce October 27, 2022We sit down with LPP driver Brandon Pierce and recap his 2022 campaign to date, chat about the addition of teammate Brendon Queen in 2023 at LLP and chicken and dumplings. We also get Brandon's thoughts on racing against Dale Jr once again at the South Carolina 400 in a couple of weeks as well […]
- Season 2 Episode 29 - Adam Zirkle October 20, 2022We sit down with one of the behind the scenes guys in short rack racing, Adam Zirkle. Zirkle who owns AZ Performance Technologies and Geocut offers services and products to CARS Tour teams and drivers through out the season. Interested to learn more? Download. Listen. Enjoy!
- Season 2 Episode 28 - Kaden Honeycutt Take 2 October 13, 2022After back to back $10,000 paydays at Ace Speedway and Orange County Speedway we circle back around to last week's guest Kaden Honeycutt to chat all about it.
NTT Indy Car
- The RACER Mailbag, December 7 December 7, 2022Welcome to the RACER Mailbag. Questions for any of RACER’s writers can be sent to mailbag@racer.com. Due to the high volume of (...)
- PRUETT: IndyCar's made the right call, for the wrong reasons December 6, 2022I hate to say it, but IndyCar made the right call in ditching the 2.4-liter twin-turbo V6 engines it first announced back in 2018. After (...)
- IndyCar drops plans for new 2.4l engine December 6, 2022The NTT IndyCar Series has abandoned its plans to introduce its new hybrid 2.4-liter twin turbo V6 engine formula in 2024. No timeline has (...)
- Newgarden and McLaughlin to run Rolex 24 with Tower Motorsports December 5, 2022Two-time NTT IndyCar Series champion Josef Newgarden and his Team Penske teammate, three-time Australian Supercars champion Scott (...)
- American Legion to be primary sponsor for CGR's No. 10 IndyCar December 5, 2022The American Legion will increase its involvement with Chip Ganassi Racing and become the primary sponsor of the No. 10 Honda driven by (...)
NTT Indy Car
- The RACER Mailbag, December 7 December 7, 2022Welcome to the RACER Mailbag. Questions for any of RACER’s writers can be sent to mailbag@racer.com. Due to the high volume of (...)
- PRUETT: IndyCar's made the right call, for the wrong reasons December 6, 2022I hate to say it, but IndyCar made the right call in ditching the 2.4-liter twin-turbo V6 engines it first announced back in 2018. After (...)
- IndyCar drops plans for new 2.4l engine December 6, 2022The NTT IndyCar Series has abandoned its plans to introduce its new hybrid 2.4-liter twin turbo V6 engine formula in 2024. No timeline has (...)
- Newgarden and McLaughlin to run Rolex 24 with Tower Motorsports December 5, 2022Two-time NTT IndyCar Series champion Josef Newgarden and his Team Penske teammate, three-time Australian Supercars champion Scott (...)
- American Legion to be primary sponsor for CGR's No. 10 IndyCar December 5, 2022The American Legion will increase its involvement with Chip Ganassi Racing and become the primary sponsor of the No. 10 Honda driven by (...)
