Shawn Henry, Author at Backfire Racing

Ferrari’s ‘Give the Place Back’ Rule Cost Leclerc Five Seconds in Mexico City. He Kept the Place Anyway Lewis Hamilton in the Ferrari during qualifying at the 2026 Chinese Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton in the Ferrari during qualifying at the 2026 Chinese Grand Prix

Ferrari’s ‘Give the Place Back’ Rule Cost Leclerc Five Seconds in Mexico City. He Kept the Place Anyway

Shawn Henry November 12, 2026

Ferrari had one rule for the Mexico City Grand Prix, at least in Lewis Hamilton’s telling: go...

Ford Won 7 of the Last 21 Cup Races, So Naturally It’s Giving the Mustang a New Nose Front three-quarter view of the 2027 Ford Mustang NASCAR Cup Series car in blue, showing its new nose with a large lower intake

Front three-quarter view of the 2027 Ford Mustang NASCAR Cup Series car in blue, showing its new nose with a large lower intake

Ford Won 7 of the Last 21 Cup Races, So Naturally It’s Giving the Mustang a New Nose

Shawn Henry November 12, 2026

Ford’s 2027 Cup Mustang adds a downforce-focused nose just as the current car found speed. Here’s the...

Hocevar Called It ‘Fun.’ Cindric Lost His Car. NASCAR’s Reply Was a Data Segment. Carson Hocevar’s No. 77 Chili’s Chevrolet running on track at Talladega Superspeedway

Carson Hocevar’s No. 77 Chili’s Chevrolet running on track at Talladega Superspeedway

Hocevar Called It ‘Fun.’ Cindric Lost His Car. NASCAR’s Reply Was a Data Segment.

Shawn Henry November 4, 2026

Carson Hocevar’s own explanation, in the words NASCAR used to title his post-race video, was that he...

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Dodge Hasn’t Announced a Cup Return. NASCAR’s Body-Approval Calendar Is the Real Deadline

Shawn Henry October 20, 2026

Here is where the Dodge Cup Series comeback stands on Thursday, October 15: nobody with the authority...

Denny Hamlin Owns NASCAR’s Mile-and-a-Halfs. Four of the Last Seven Chase Races Are on Them. Photo: Nascar9919, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Denny Hamlin Owns NASCAR’s Mile-and-a-Halfs. Four of the Last Seven Chase Races Are on Them.

Shawn Henry October 20, 2026

One point. That is all that separates Kyle Larson from Denny Hamlin with seven races left in...

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IMSA’s New Mobile Game Mode Isn’t Trying to Simulate Racing. It’s Trying to Find Fans.

Shawn Henry October 20, 2026

Starting September 15, players teaming up in Asphalt Legends can grab a Prototype or GT car, link...

Dodge’s Purple Haze Super Bee Cars Aren’t Just Paint — They’re a Playoff-Week Sales Pitch Lime Green 1970 Dodge Coronet Super Bee

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Dodge’s Purple Haze Super Bee Cars Aren’t Just Paint — They’re a Playoff-Week Sales Pitch

Shawn Henry October 20, 2026

Tony Stewart Racing didn’t need a focus group to know two purple nitro cars parked outside Stellantis...

Williams’ Madrid Throwback Honors a Title Saudi Money Built. Here’s What Was Actually on the Car. Photo by Liauzh via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0.

Williams’ Madrid Throwback Honors a Title Saudi Money Built. Here’s What Was Actually on the Car.

Shawn Henry October 20, 2026

Williams turned up in Madrid this weekend in white, green and navy. The one-off wrap on the...

Three Finals at the JEGS SPORTSnationals Were Decided Before Anyone Reached the Stripe

Shawn Henry October 20, 2026

The NHRA JEGS SPORTSnationals wrapped up at Beech Bend Raceway Park in Bowling Green, Kentucky, with eight...

A Five-Second Penalty and a Dead AC Unit Decided Aston Martin’s Home Win at COTA

Shawn Henry October 20, 2026

Heart of Racing’s Aston Martin Vantage didn’t win the Lone Star Le Mans by being the fastest...

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Ferrari’s ‘Give the Place Back’ Rule Cost Leclerc Five Seconds in Mexico City. He Kept the Place Anyway

Ford Won 7 of the Last 21 Cup Races, So Naturally It’s Giving the Mustang a New Nose

Hocevar Called It ‘Fun.’ Cindric Lost His Car. NASCAR’s Reply Was a Data Segment.

Dodge Hasn’t Announced a Cup Return. NASCAR’s Body-Approval Calendar Is the Real Deadline

Denny Hamlin Owns NASCAR’s Mile-and-a-Halfs. Four of the Last Seven Chase Races Are on Them.

IMSA’s New Mobile Game Mode Isn’t Trying to Simulate Racing. It’s Trying to Find Fans.

Dodge’s Purple Haze Super Bee Cars Aren’t Just Paint — They’re a Playoff-Week Sales Pitch

Williams’ Madrid Throwback Honors a Title Saudi Money Built. Here’s What Was Actually on the Car.

Three Finals at the JEGS SPORTSnationals Were Decided Before Anyone Reached the Stripe

A Five-Second Penalty and a Dead AC Unit Decided Aston Martin’s Home Win at COTA

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