Lauren Miller, Author at Backfire Racing

Verstappen Racing’s Portimão Puzzle: A WEC Clash, Two Missing Drivers, and Maybe Max Himself A pack of GT3 race cars racing wheel-to-wheel on track, illustrative file photo of GT3-class competition.

A pack of GT3 race cars racing wheel-to-wheel on track, illustrative file photo of GT3-class competition.

Verstappen Racing’s Portimão Puzzle: A WEC Clash, Two Missing Drivers, and Maybe Max Himself

Lauren Miller September 22, 2026

Nobody moves an entire race weekend eighteen hours earlier for the fans. When GT World Challenge Europe...

Liam Lawson’s Red Bull Encore at Monza Swaps One Learning Curve for Another Liam Lawson speaks to media at a Red Bull fan event while driving as a stand-in for Isack Hadjar in 2026.

Liam Lawson speaks to media at a Red Bull fan event while driving as a stand-in for Isack Hadjar in 2026.

Liam Lawson’s Red Bull Encore at Monza Swaps One Learning Curve for Another

Lauren Miller September 22, 2026

Red Bull confirmed this week that Liam Lawson will start his second consecutive Grand Prix for the...

Ferrari’s Schumacher Tribute at Monza Is Nostalgia With an Actual Engineering Point Ferrari F1 car number 44 parked outside a red garage, part of its Schumacher tribute livery at Monza

Ferrari F1 car number 44 parked outside a red garage, part of its Schumacher tribute livery at Monza

Ferrari’s Schumacher Tribute at Monza Is Nostalgia With an Actual Engineering Point

Lauren Miller September 22, 2026

Ferrari didn’t just paint a nostalgia livery on two Formula 1 cars this week. It put a...

Alex Palou Won IndyCar Title No. 5 From 10th Place, and the Points Math Explains Why Alex Palou celebrates with car owner Chip Ganassi after clinching his fifth NTT INDYCAR SERIES championship at the Milwaukee Mile.

Alex Palou celebrates with car owner Chip Ganassi after clinching his fifth NTT INDYCAR SERIES championship at the Milwaukee Mile.

Alex Palou Won IndyCar Title No. 5 From 10th Place, and the Points Math Explains Why

Lauren Miller September 1, 2026

Alex Palou did not win Sunday’s second race at the Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin. He...

Honda’s 12th IndyCar Manufacturers’ Title Arrived With a Race to Spare, and the Math Explains Why Alex Palou celebrates with car owner Chip Ganassi after clinching his fifth NTT INDYCAR SERIES championship at the Milwaukee Mile.

Honda’s 12th IndyCar Manufacturers’ Title Arrived With a Race to Spare, and the Math Explains Why

Lauren Miller August 31, 2026

Honda didn’t need the season finale to win IndyCar’s manufacturers’ championship, which tells you almost everything about...

How Race Tracks Are Designed: Runoff Areas, Camber, and Safety Engineering

Lauren Miller September 10, 2026

A race track’s layout is never just a matter of drawing exciting corners. Every curve, elevation change,...

Bandero Tequila Is Fielding Two Nitro Cars at Indy — From Two Completely Different Race Teams Nitro drag racer Ida Zetterström wearing a fire suit at Santa Pod Raceway

Nitro drag racer Ida Zetterström wearing a fire suit at Santa Pod Raceway

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Bandero Tequila Is Fielding Two Nitro Cars at Indy — From Two Completely Different Race Teams

Lauren Miller August 26, 2026

Bandero Premium Tequila didn’t just renew a sponsorship for the biggest race on the NHRA calendar. It...

When Dolly Parton Went NASCAR Racing at Bristol Mural of Dolly Parton painted on a brick wall surrounded by flowers

When Dolly Parton Went NASCAR Racing at Bristol

Lauren Miller September 10, 2026

Tyler Reddick’s No. 2 Chevrolet carried a Dolly Parton sponsorship at the 2019 Alsco 300—and the result...

Austin Hill Reportedly Locks Up RCR’s No. 33 Through 2027 — A Ride He Never Auditioned For NASCAR driver Austin Hill smiling in a 1-800-PACK-RAT cap and RCR team shirt

NASCAR driver Austin Hill smiling in a 1-800-PACK-RAT cap and RCR team shirt

Austin Hill Reportedly Locks Up RCR’s No. 33 Through 2027 — A Ride He Never Auditioned For

Lauren Miller August 24, 2026

Austin Hill’s move into a full-time Cup ride was never part of anyone’s plan, which is what...

Weekend Recap: Blaney Wins at New Hampshire, Kirkwood Makes History in D.C., Norris Takes Dutch GP Thriller

Lauren Miller September 10, 2026

NASCAR Cup Series – New Hampshire Ryan Blaney won Sunday’s Dollar Tree 301 at New Hampshire Motor...

Lauren Miller

Verstappen Racing’s Portimão Puzzle: A WEC Clash, Two Missing Drivers, and Maybe Max Himself

Liam Lawson’s Red Bull Encore at Monza Swaps One Learning Curve for Another

Ferrari’s Schumacher Tribute at Monza Is Nostalgia With an Actual Engineering Point

Alex Palou Won IndyCar Title No. 5 From 10th Place, and the Points Math Explains Why

Honda’s 12th IndyCar Manufacturers’ Title Arrived With a Race to Spare, and the Math Explains Why

How Race Tracks Are Designed: Runoff Areas, Camber, and Safety Engineering

Bandero Tequila Is Fielding Two Nitro Cars at Indy — From Two Completely Different Race Teams

When Dolly Parton Went NASCAR Racing at Bristol

Austin Hill Reportedly Locks Up RCR’s No. 33 Through 2027 — A Ride He Never Auditioned For

Weekend Recap: Blaney Wins at New Hampshire, Kirkwood Makes History in D.C., Norris Takes Dutch GP Thriller

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