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2022 in Review

2022 In ReviewThe DTC panel runs down the top stories, biggest surprises, and biggest disappointments as we review 2022 in racing.  We also welcome author/historian Mark Dill to the show to promote his recently published book, a new version of "Legend of the First...

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Jones Snatches Victory from Ty Gibbs in Martinsville Brawl

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service MARTINSVILE, Va. – On older tires, Brandon Jones stole an Xfinity Series win from the scion of the owner of his race team on Saturday night at Martinsville Speedway. Jones dived to the inside of Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Ty Gibbs...

Hamlin Becomes 7th Different Cup Series Winner in Seven Races

By Holly Cain, NASCAR Wire Service Perhaps there was no better place for Denny Hamlin to finally notch his first win of 2022. Much to the pleasure of the fans at Richmond Raceway, the hometown favorite from Chesterfield, Virginia took the lead of the Toyota Owners 400...

Chastain Gets Trackhouse Racing Its First Cup Win at COTA

By Holly Cain, NASCAR Wire Service AUSTIN, Texas – In exactly the kind of thrilling final lap, final-turn high-action finish NASCAR has so often provided on road courses, Ross Chastain persevered in the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix to win his first career NASCAR Cup...

Byron Wins Wild NASCAR Cup Race on Transformed Atlanta Track

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service HAMPTON, Ga. – It was superspeedway racing with all the trimmings. “New” Atlanta Motor Speedway produced a fifth different 2022 winner—William Byron, who managed to keep an angry pack of drafting cars behind him for the final 10...

Gray Warren 1956-2021

We here at Drafting the Circuits are feeling a tremendous emptiness in the wake of the news that we have lost one of our own. Gray Warren, who was among the early panelists on the podcast, lost a battle with cancer recently leaving behind many people who loved him and...

Wallace Scores Historic Triumph in Rain-Shortened NASCAR Cup Race at Talladega

by Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Services An opportune caution and a sudden rain shower helped make Bubba Wallace the second African-American driver ever to win a NASCAR Cup Series race. Wallace held the lead in Monday’s rain-delayed YellaWood 500 at Talladega...

Kyle Larson Wins Wild NASCAR Cup Elimination Race at Bristol

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service BRISTOL, Tenn. – Kyle Larson celebrated victory in Saturday’s Bass Pro Shops Night Race with a burnout on the frontstretch at Bristol Motor Speedway, as tempers flared between Kevin Harvick and Chase Elliott on pit road. With an...

A New Era of Crossover

by Frank Santoroski                @Seveng1967 Years ago the practice of a race car driver dabbling in different disciplines within the same season was a common occurrence. The sight of A.J. Foyt or Johnny Rutherford in a NASCAR race was as common as seeing Cale...

Big Machine Spiked Coolers Grand Prix

By Patti Nolan                  ikissedthebricks.wordpress.com  There were a couple sad moments in today’s race. Robin Miller once again did an amazing tribute piece. This time for Bob Jenkins. I’m a huge Bob Jenkins fan so of course I shed a few tears but even if you...

Chastain Embraces Excitement of Joining Trackhouse in 2022

By Luis Torres      @TheLTFiles Ross Chastain will have a new home. Well, sort of on a technical standpoint. The current Chip Ganassi Racing driver will drive for Trackhouse Racing’s second NASCAR Cup Series team in 2022. The very team that’ll take over Ganassi’s...

Five Indy 500 Records That Could Fall This Year

by Frank Santoroski      @seveng1967 Tracking stats and keeping records is nearly as old as automotive competition itself. Records, after all, are meant to be broken, and its a tremendous accomplishment for any driver to be No. 1 on a list. The Indianapolis 500 is...

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Formula One in the USA: A Brief History

by Frank Santoroski     @seveng1967 Fueled by their American ownership group, Liberty Media, the success of Netfilx's "Drive to Survive" television program, and record attendance numbers coming out of COTA last year, Formula One is intent on increasing its footprint...

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Jones Snatches Victory from Ty Gibbs in Martinsville Brawl

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service MARTINSVILE, Va. – On older tires, Brandon Jones stole an Xfinity Series win from the scion of the owner of his race team on Saturday night at Martinsville Speedway. Jones dived to the inside of Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Ty Gibbs...

Hamlin Becomes 7th Different Cup Series Winner in Seven Races

By Holly Cain, NASCAR Wire Service Perhaps there was no better place for Denny Hamlin to finally notch his first win of 2022. Much to the pleasure of the fans at Richmond Raceway, the hometown favorite from Chesterfield, Virginia took the lead of the Toyota Owners 400...

Chastain Gets Trackhouse Racing Its First Cup Win at COTA

By Holly Cain, NASCAR Wire Service AUSTIN, Texas – In exactly the kind of thrilling final lap, final-turn high-action finish NASCAR has so often provided on road courses, Ross Chastain persevered in the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix to win his first career NASCAR Cup...

Byron Wins Wild NASCAR Cup Race on Transformed Atlanta Track

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service HAMPTON, Ga. – It was superspeedway racing with all the trimmings. “New” Atlanta Motor Speedway produced a fifth different 2022 winner—William Byron, who managed to keep an angry pack of drafting cars behind him for the final 10...

Gray Warren 1956-2021

We here at Drafting the Circuits are feeling a tremendous emptiness in the wake of the news that we have lost one of our own. Gray Warren, who was among the early panelists on the podcast, lost a battle with cancer recently leaving behind many people who loved him and...

Wallace Scores Historic Triumph in Rain-Shortened NASCAR Cup Race at Talladega

by Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Services An opportune caution and a sudden rain shower helped make Bubba Wallace the second African-American driver ever to win a NASCAR Cup Series race. Wallace held the lead in Monday’s rain-delayed YellaWood 500 at Talladega...

Kyle Larson Wins Wild NASCAR Cup Elimination Race at Bristol

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service BRISTOL, Tenn. – Kyle Larson celebrated victory in Saturday’s Bass Pro Shops Night Race with a burnout on the frontstretch at Bristol Motor Speedway, as tempers flared between Kevin Harvick and Chase Elliott on pit road. With an...

A New Era of Crossover

by Frank Santoroski                @Seveng1967 Years ago the practice of a race car driver dabbling in different disciplines within the same season was a common occurrence. The sight of A.J. Foyt or Johnny Rutherford in a NASCAR race was as common as seeing Cale...

Big Machine Spiked Coolers Grand Prix

By Patti Nolan                  ikissedthebricks.wordpress.com  There were a couple sad moments in today’s race. Robin Miller once again did an amazing tribute piece. This time for Bob Jenkins. I’m a huge Bob Jenkins fan so of course I shed a few tears but even if you...

Chastain Embraces Excitement of Joining Trackhouse in 2022

By Luis Torres      @TheLTFiles Ross Chastain will have a new home. Well, sort of on a technical standpoint. The current Chip Ganassi Racing driver will drive for Trackhouse Racing’s second NASCAR Cup Series team in 2022. The very team that’ll take over Ganassi’s...
The Evolution of Indy 500 Qualifying

The Evolution of Indy 500 Qualifying

by Frank Santoroski   @seveng1967 The Indianapolis Motor Speedway announced this week some significant changes to the 500 qualifying procedure to take effect during next month's 106th Running of the Greatest Spectacle in Racing. As with any change, reactions are mixed...

Inconsistency, Mistakes Continue to Hamper Herta’s Title Hopes

Inconsistency, Mistakes Continue to Hamper Herta’s Title Hopes

by Frank Santoroski  @seveng1967 Andretti Autosport NTT INDYCAR Series driver Colton Herta entered Long Beach, CA with one thing on his mind: winning the race. With a respectable fourth place in St. Petersburg and a less than stellar run to 12th at Texas, Long Beach...

Newgarden Keeps Penske Perfect with Long Beach Victory

Newgarden Keeps Penske Perfect with Long Beach Victory

By INDYCAR LONG BEACH, Calif. – Josef Newgarden kept Team Penske unbeaten in three NTT INDYCAR SERIES races this season with his second consecutive win of 2022, capturing the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach in a taut, three-way tussle under brilliant Southern...

Five Indy 500 Records That Could Fall This Year

by Frank Santoroski      @seveng1967 Tracking stats and keeping records is nearly as old as automotive competition itself. Records, after all, are meant to be broken, and its a tremendous accomplishment for any driver to be No. 1 on a list. The Indianapolis 500 is...

The Evolution of Indy 500 Qualifying

by Frank Santoroski   @seveng1967 The Indianapolis Motor Speedway announced this week some significant changes to the 500 qualifying procedure to take effect during next month's 106th Running of the Greatest Spectacle in Racing. As with any change, reactions are mixed...

Inconsistency, Mistakes Continue to Hamper Herta’s Title Hopes

by Frank Santoroski  @seveng1967 Andretti Autosport NTT INDYCAR Series driver Colton Herta entered Long Beach, CA with one thing on his mind: winning the race. With a respectable fourth place in St. Petersburg and a less than stellar run to 12th at Texas, Long Beach...

Newgarden Keeps Penske Perfect with Long Beach Victory

By INDYCAR LONG BEACH, Calif. – Josef Newgarden kept Team Penske unbeaten in three NTT INDYCAR SERIES races this season with his second consecutive win of 2022, capturing the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach in a taut, three-way tussle under brilliant Southern...

Back to the Beach: LBGP Returns to its Traditional Date

by Frank Santoroski @seveng1967 The stars and cars of the NTT INDYCAR SERIES will make their appearance in Long Beach, California this coming weekend, continuing a history of racing at the beach that dates back to 1975. As the longest running street race in North...

Heir to the Throne? McLaughlin on Pace to Eclipse Penske Record

By Frank Santoroski @seveng1967  When Josef Newgarden passed Scott McLaughlin on the final lap of the Xpel 375 IndyCar race at Texas motor Speedway, he reached another milestone for Team Penske. Newgarden's victory was the 600th win for Team Penske across all of the...

Back to the Beach: LBGP Returns to its Traditional Date

by Frank Santoroski @seveng1967 The stars and cars of the NTT INDYCAR SERIES will make their appearance in Long Beach, California this coming weekend, continuing a history of racing at the beach that dates back to 1975. As the longest running street race in North...

Heir to the Throne? McLaughlin on Pace to Eclipse Penske Record

By Frank Santoroski @seveng1967  When Josef Newgarden passed Scott McLaughlin on the final lap of the Xpel 375 IndyCar race at Texas motor Speedway, he reached another milestone for Team Penske. Newgarden's victory was the 600th win for Team Penske across all of the...

Flashback: The Life and Career of Ronnie Peterson

by Frank Santoroski                     @seveng1967 In the prior 68 seasons of Formula One competition, there are only 33 drivers that can lay claim to the title of World Drivers' Champion. In order to be crowned champion, a driver must not only possess the talent and...

25 Years Ago: 1993 in Racing

by Frank Santoroski           @seveng1967  The early 1990s were a golden period for motor racing. In the United States, the PPG Indy Car World Series offered a strong racing platform and a diverse offering of race tracks that attracted former formula one drivers,...

Formula One in the USA: A Brief History

by Frank Santoroski     @seveng1967 Fueled by their American ownership group, Liberty Media, the success of Netfilx's "Drive to Survive" television program, and record attendance numbers coming out of COTA last year, Formula One is intent on increasing its footprint...

2021 Will Be It for Kimi Raikkonen in Formula One

by Luis Torres     @TheLTFiles 2007 Formula One World Champion Kimi Raikkonen announced on Instagram Wednesday that 2021 will be his last on the F1 grid. Leaving a driver spot at Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN open for next season. The most experienced F1 driver in history...

A New Era of Crossover

by Frank Santoroski                @Seveng1967 Years ago the practice of a race car driver dabbling in different disciplines within the same season was a common occurrence. The sight of A.J. Foyt or Johnny Rutherford in a NASCAR race was as common as seeing Cale...

Approaching a Half-Century of Racing: The Long Beach Grand Prix

by Frank Santoroski          @seveng1967 The NTT IndyCar Series’ 2019 season is solidly underway with three different winners from three different teams. This weekend, the crews will begin unloading for the Grand Prix of Long Beach. Situated on Southern California’s...

Flashback: The Life and Career of Ronnie Peterson

by Frank Santoroski                     @seveng1967 In the prior 68 seasons of Formula One competition, there are only 33 drivers that can lay claim to the title of World Drivers' Champion. In order to be crowned champion, a driver must not only possess the talent and...

25 Years Ago: 1993 in Racing

by Frank Santoroski           @seveng1967  The early 1990s were a golden period for motor racing. In the United States, the PPG Indy Car World Series offered a strong racing platform and a diverse offering of race tracks that attracted former formula one drivers,...

2022 in Review

2022 In ReviewThe DTC panel runs down the top stories, biggest surprises, and biggest disappointments as we review 2022 in racing.  We also welcome author/historian Mark Dill to the show to promote his recently published book, a new version of "Legend of the First...

Mercedes Victorious

Mercedes VictoriousThe DTC panels reports from Brazil where Mercedes was victorious for the first time in 2022 as George Russell takes his maiden Grand Prix win. We discuss the unrest in the Red Bull camp over team orders, a pole for Haas F1, and the upcoming final F1...

Logano Does it Again

Logano Does it AgainDTC reports from NASCAR Championship Weekend where our Luis Torres was in Phoenix to cover Joey Logano does it again by winning his second Cup Series Championships.   We also discuss the tragic passing of Coy Gibbs which occurred just hours after...

Chastain Crashes the Championship

Chastain Crashes the ChampionshipDrafting The Circuits reports from Martinsville where Ross Chastain nearly crashed his car in a banzai move, scraping the wall on the final lap to gain enough positions to make the Championship 4. Meanwhile, Christopher Bell won the...

Bell Sneaks In

Bell Sneaks InDrafting The Circuits reports from the Charlotte Roval where Christopher Bell utilized a flawless strategy to sneak into the next round of NASCAR playoffs.  Amid the playoff drama, we look at some of the big names that were eliminated and make...

Formula One Night

Formula One NightThe DTC panel discussed the highly entertaining OG Formula One night race from Singapore where Sergio Perez took the win on a wet track. We also break down the action from a relatively clean NASCAR race in Talladega as the Cup playoffs continue....

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