Shawn Henry, Author at Backfire Racing

Denny Hamlin Owns NASCAR’s Mile-and-a-Halfs. Four of the Last Seven Chase Races Are on Them. Denny Hamlin's No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota on track during the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season

Denny Hamlin's No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota on track during the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season

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

Shawn Henry September 29, 2026

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

IMSA’s New Mobile Game Mode Isn’t Trying to Simulate Racing. It’s Trying to Find Fans. Official Asphalt Legends x IMSA artwork showing a prototype and GT race car for the new IMSA Endurance Mode Spotlight game mode.

Official Asphalt Legends x IMSA artwork showing a prototype and GT race car for the new IMSA Endurance Mode Spotlight game mode.

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

Shawn Henry September 22, 2026

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

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

Shawn Henry September 22, 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. Carlos Sainz driving the Williams FW48 during the 2026 Chinese Grand Prix weekend

Carlos Sainz driving the Williams FW48 during the 2026 Chinese Grand Prix weekend

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

Shawn Henry September 22, 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 A brightly lit drag strip at night with spectators

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

Shawn Henry September 22, 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 Mattia Drudi celebrates from the cockpit of the #27 Heart of Racing Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo after winning the LMGT3 class at the 2026 Lone Star Le Mans at Circuit of the Americas.

Mattia Drudi celebrates from the cockpit of the #27 Heart of Racing Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo after winning the LMGT3 class at the 2026 Lone Star Le Mans at Circuit of the Americas.

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

Shawn Henry September 22, 2026

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

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NHRA’s 2027 Schedule Puts the Winternationals Back Where It Belongs

Shawn Henry August 31, 2026

NHRA released its 2027 Mission Foods Drag Racing Series schedule this week, and the most interesting line...

Monster Energy Bankrolls IHRA’s First Personal Watercraft World Cup at Lake Havasu a speed boat speeding across a lake with mountains in the background

a speed boat speeding across a lake with mountains in the background

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Monster Energy Bankrolls IHRA’s First Personal Watercraft World Cup at Lake Havasu

Shawn Henry August 19, 2026

IHRA has spent decades building its reputation on eighth-mile and quarter-mile pavement, so it’s a little disorienting...

F1’s 2027 Grid Is Already Taking Shape — And Williams Is the Team Everyone’s Watching 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

F1’s 2027 Grid Is Already Taking Shape — And Williams Is the Team Everyone’s Watching

Shawn Henry August 17, 2026

Formula 1’s summer break is supposed to be time off. In practice, it’s when agents, managers, and...

Overmountain Rally Tennessee – ARA is Heading to the Mountains!

Shawn Henry September 10, 2026

The Overmountain Rally is back in 2026, and it’s shaping up to be one of the most...

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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

NHRA’s 2027 Schedule Puts the Winternationals Back Where It Belongs

Monster Energy Bankrolls IHRA’s First Personal Watercraft World Cup at Lake Havasu

F1’s 2027 Grid Is Already Taking Shape — And Williams Is the Team Everyone’s Watching

Overmountain Rally Tennessee – ARA is Heading to the Mountains!

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