The Latest Breaking News from Rick Mears

Indianapolis 500 winner Johncock dies aged 90

The 25-time race winner, 20-time pole sitter, and five-time Hall of Famer leaves behind a legendary legacy

Autosport · Sep 29

Remembering Gordon Johncock: The unvarnished legend with a heavy right foot

Behind two historic Indianapolis 500 victories was a soft-spoken powerhouse who preferred honest work and red flannel to the spotlight

Motorsport · Sep 29

Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Gordon Johncock dies at 90

The 25-time race winner, 20-time pole sitter, and five-time Hall of Famer leaves behind a legendary motorsports legacy

Motorsport · Sep 28

Reimagined and reopened museum at Indianapolis Motor Speedway aims to be more than just a museum

The rebuilt and recently reopened museum at Indianapolis Motor Speedway is more than just a bunch of old cars and artifacts hidden behind glass

The Independent UK · May 20, 2025

Casey Mears begins chase to 500 Cup starts with surprise return at Martinsville

Casey Mears, a veteran of 489 NASCAR Cup Series races and winner of the 2007 Coca-Cola 600, is making an unexpected return to the top level of the sport.

Motorsport · Mar 13, 2025

The first-time winners of NASCAR's grueling Coke 600 and who might be next

You may not think NASCAR's longest race and first-time winners go together, but some of the sport's biggest stars got their breakthrough win in the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway

Motorsport · May 23, 2024

Castroneves backed by Cleveland-Cliffs for Indy 500 effort

Castroneves, 48, is vying for to become the first driver to ever capture five victories in “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing”. He claimed a record-tying fourth Indy 500 win in his debut with MSR in 2021, joining AJ Foyt, Al Unser Sr. and Rick Mears as the only four-time winners…

Motorsport · Mar 4, 2024

Pressure building on Team Penske to get Indianapolis 500 results

Team Penske has struggled at the Indianapolis 500 the past few years, both in qualifying and the race, and the pressure has been building to produce some results

The Independent UK · May 25, 2023

BorgWarner honors Indy 500 ace Johncock with ‘Baby Borg’

In an event hosted by BorgWarner Inc., Johncock was honored by the presence of his wife Sue, his son and daughters, his grandchildren and his great grandchildren.

Motorsport · Apr 25, 2023

New IndyCar speedway aero package: Just right or too close to wrong?

If you were fortunate enough to watch the IndyCar action from last week’s second round at Texas Motor Speedway, you may still be raving about the racing. If you’re a Pato O’Ward or Arrow McLaren fan, you will feel slighted that he lost his last chance to snatch the lead…

Autosport · Apr 6, 2023