Lauren Miller, Author at Backfire Racing

Acura Rents Ericsson’s Sidepods for D.C. — and the Four Races It Picked Say Everything Marcus Ericsson standing beside his Acura-branded Andretti IndyCar in the garage

Marcus Ericsson standing beside his Acura-branded Andretti IndyCar in the garage

Acura Rents Ericsson’s Sidepods for D.C. — and the Four Races It Picked Say Everything

Lauren Miller August 20, 2026

Acura badges Marcus Ericsson’s No. 28 Andretti Global Honda for IndyCar’s Freedom 250 in Washington, D.C. Here...

IndyCar’s 2027 Season Opens With Three Straight Races — and It Might Be the Last Ride for the Current Car Aerial view of Indianapolis Motor Speedway, home of the Indianapolis 500 and the base for Indianapolis-area team Dreyer & Reinbold Racing.

Aerial view of Indianapolis Motor Speedway, home of the Indianapolis 500 and the base for Indianapolis-area team Dreyer & Reinbold Racing.

IndyCar’s 2027 Season Opens With Three Straight Races — and It Might Be the Last Ride for the Current Car

Lauren Miller August 19, 2026

IndyCar released the first slice of its 2027 schedule on August 12, and the headline detail is...

Michelin Le Mans Cup’s Spa Grid Has Nearly Quadrupled in a Decade. Here’s Why It Actually Works. LMP3 prototypes lead the field through Eau Rouge at Spa-Francorchamps during a Michelin Le Mans Cup race. Image: Michelin Le Mans Cup / ACO

LMP3 prototypes lead the field through Eau Rouge at Spa-Francorchamps during a Michelin Le Mans Cup race. Image: Michelin Le Mans Cup / ACO

Michelin Le Mans Cup’s Spa Grid Has Nearly Quadrupled in a Decade. Here’s Why It Actually Works.

Lauren Miller August 19, 2026

Ten years ago, when the Michelin Le Mans Cup first showed up at Spa-Francorchamps, twelve cars turned...

Pinnacle Financial Extends With 23XI Racing, Adding More Cup Series Races to Reddick’s 2027 Schedule Tyler Reddick's No. 45 Pinnacle Toyota doing a smoky burnout in victory celebration

Tyler Reddick's No. 45 Pinnacle Toyota doing a smoky burnout in victory celebration

Pinnacle Financial Extends With 23XI Racing, Adding More Cup Series Races to Reddick’s 2027 Schedule

Lauren Miller August 19, 2026

Tyler Reddick had a Pinnacle Financial Partners sponsorship before Pinnacle had anything to do with 23XI Racing....

Buemi’s Envision Exit Was a Calendar Decision Long Before It Was a Farewell Sebastien Buemi driving for Envision Racing at the 2025 Berlin E-Prix

Buemi’s Envision Exit Was a Calendar Decision Long Before It Was a Farewell

Lauren Miller August 19, 2026

Sebastien Buemi leaves Envision Racing after London. The GEN4 calendar, a Toyota Hypercar seat and a development...

INDYCAR’s D.C. Debut Just Got 22 Laps Longer — Here’s Why That’s the Real Story a group of racing cars driving down a race track

INDYCAR’s D.C. Debut Just Got 22 Laps Longer — Here’s Why That’s the Real Story

Lauren Miller August 19, 2026

On Sunday, August 23, INDYCAR does something it has never done in more than a century of...

Isack Hadjar’s Wrist Injury Just Triggered a Three-Team Driver Shuffle at Zandvoort Red Bull's RB22, driven by Max Verstappen, during the 2026 Austrian Grand Prix weekend

Red Bull's RB22, driven by Max Verstappen, during the 2026 Austrian Grand Prix weekend

Isack Hadjar’s Wrist Injury Just Triggered a Three-Team Driver Shuffle at Zandvoort

Lauren Miller August 19, 2026

Isack Hadjar won’t be racing this weekend, and the fallout runs through two Red Bull-owned teams at...

The Yuki Tsunoda-to-IndyCar Rumor: What’s Real, What’s Not, and Why the Timing Actually Checks Out Yuki Tsunoda in the cockpit of his Formula 1 car during the 2025 season (file photo)

Yuki Tsunoda in the cockpit of his Formula 1 car during the 2025 season (file photo)

The Yuki Tsunoda-to-IndyCar Rumor: What’s Real, What’s Not, and Why the Timing Actually Checks Out

Lauren Miller September 10, 2026

Yuki Tsunoda hasn’t turned a competitive lap in a Formula 1 race since the 2025 season finale...

Verstappen’s Delft Blue Farewell Arrives on Zandvoort’s First and Last Sprint Weekend A race car is driving on the track.

Verstappen’s Delft Blue Farewell Arrives on Zandvoort’s First and Last Sprint Weekend

Lauren Miller August 17, 2026

Verstappen's Delft Blue helmet marks F1's final Dutch Grand Prix - a sprint weekend that gives Zandvoort...

Porsche’s 99X Electric Retires From Formula E as the Most Decorated Car Porsche Has Ever Built Porsche 99X Electric race cars at the start of the Formula E London E-Prix

Porsche 99X Electric race cars at the start of the Formula E London E-Prix

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Porsche’s 99X Electric Retires From Formula E as the Most Decorated Car Porsche Has Ever Built

Lauren Miller August 17, 2026

On Sunday in London, the Porsche 99X Electric took the grid for the final time in the...

Lauren Miller

Acura Rents Ericsson’s Sidepods for D.C. — and the Four Races It Picked Say Everything

IndyCar’s 2027 Season Opens With Three Straight Races — and It Might Be the Last Ride for the Current Car

Michelin Le Mans Cup’s Spa Grid Has Nearly Quadrupled in a Decade. Here’s Why It Actually Works.

Pinnacle Financial Extends With 23XI Racing, Adding More Cup Series Races to Reddick’s 2027 Schedule

Buemi’s Envision Exit Was a Calendar Decision Long Before It Was a Farewell

INDYCAR’s D.C. Debut Just Got 22 Laps Longer — Here’s Why That’s the Real Story

Isack Hadjar’s Wrist Injury Just Triggered a Three-Team Driver Shuffle at Zandvoort

The Yuki Tsunoda-to-IndyCar Rumor: What’s Real, What’s Not, and Why the Timing Actually Checks Out

Verstappen’s Delft Blue Farewell Arrives on Zandvoort’s First and Last Sprint Weekend

Porsche’s 99X Electric Retires From Formula E as the Most Decorated Car Porsche Has Ever Built

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