No. 31 Caterpillar/WIX Filters/Grainger Chevrolet SS Personal Information Date of Birth:South Bend, Ind. Residence: Statesville, N.C. Marital Status: Married (Krissie) Children: Brooklyn & Ashlyn Twitter: @RCR31RNewman (team), @RyanJNewman (personal) Hobbies: Vintage cars, farming, hunting and fishing Coming off a second-straight bid for the NASCAR Sprint…
Motor Sport is celebrating its 90th anniversary this year and our July issue will be a special collectors edition. A large part of the magazine will look back at the last 90 years of motor sport and we d like your input. We ll be looking at each decade, from the 1920s to the 2010s, and we d like to know who you think the greatest driver is from each decade…
Canadian race-car driver View Biographies Related To Categories Dates Jacques Villeneuve (born, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, , Can.), Canadian race-car driver who in 1995 became the first Canadian to win the and the youngest winner of the IndyCar championship. Villeneuve was the son of Gilles Villeneuve and the nephew of Jacques Villeneuve, both Canadian race-car…
For as long as he can remember, Lance Stroll has done nothing but drive fast. It began with go-karts as a boy in Quebec, then evolved to race cars. In the past year alone, the 18-year-old from Montreal can’t recall going more than a few days without racing, either in competition, during training, or inside a simulator. Along the way, he’s been dubbed a prodigy…
WHAT TO LOOK FOR: The thinner the sole, the better the pedal feel, the greater the control. But thin soles are less durable, so most track-day drivers, if they wear racing shoes all day and wander around the pits in them, will likely go for a thicker-soled option such as a Piloti. We recommend track shoes with a flame-resistant lining, which is mandatory for…
