Category Archive: Apex Racing News, BangShift APEX
In Memoriam: Buddy Baker, NASCAR’s “Gentle Giant” And Racing Great
On July 7, 2015, during his stint on Sirius XM’s NASCAR Radio channel, Buddy Baker told the listening audience that effective immediately, he was leaving the channel. He had been told by...
Tony Stewart To Face A Wrongful Death Lawsuit For His Involvement In Kevin Ward, Jr.’s Death
The family of Kevin Ward, Jr. has filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Lewis County (NY) Supreme Court against NASCAR driver Tony Stewart, alleging that Stewart’s actions during a 2014 sprint car...
STRIKE! Keselowski Mows Through His Pit Crew At Pocono –
(Lead photo: NASCAR.com) The pit crew is critical to a NASCAR driver’s success. If they aren’t where they are supposed to be in the carefully choreographed design of a pit stop, it turns...
The Audi Sport TT Cup Race At Red Bull Ring Came To A Fiery Crash Four Laps In [VIDEO]
Four laps was all it took for the Audi Sport TT Cup race at the Red Bull Ring to be red-flagged and subsequently cancelled. In rainy conditions at the Austrian track, during the second session of...
Superbike Rider Niccolò Canepa To Face Assault Charges After Crashing Another Rider On Purpose
It might be two years coming, but Althea Racing’s Niccolò Canepa has been summoned to appear before a Judge Of Peace in Florence, Italy on September 30, 2015 to answer for an incident that...
Residents Request Kentucky’s Attorney General To Take Action Against NCM Motorsports Park Due To Noise
The battle between the National Corvette Museum Motorsports Park and a group of residents, now formed up as Residents Against Mororsports Track Noise, LLC, a group whose purpose is “to stop...
New IndyCar Conduct Rules Aim To Remove Negative Statements – The Walls Are Really Closing In Now
IndyCar officials are insisting that their new conduct and speech rules for people involved in the series is not a gag-order and they are right. The rules are NOT a gag-order, they are a muzzle. In...
Marussia Formula One Driver Jules Bianchi Succumbed To Injuries Sustained Last October – 25 Years Old
Jalopnik’s Black Flag section is reporting that Marussia F1 driver Jules Bianchi, the up-and-coming driver who was responsible for Marussia’s only season points to date and a Ferrari...
You Can Visit Ray Evernham’s Museum With Us! Sign Up Now!
That’s right folks, join us for the Optima Search for the Ultimate Street Car competition in Charlotte and you can join us for a night of food, drinks, and fun at NASCAR Legend Ray...
The RideTech Race Report From Columbus Goodguys – A Busy, Occasionally Wet, And Fast Weekend In Ohio
It was a busy weekend for the RideTech crew at the Goodguys show in Columbus, Ohio hustling multiple cars around the autocross, helping people weigh their hot rods, and even helping people figure out...
I Am Riding Shotgun In A Rally Car With Ken Block Tomorrow – What Should I Ask Him?
The words themselves don’t even make a lot of sense when I type them, but as the title suggests, I am going to be riding shotgun with Ken Block in a rally car tomorrow as he prepares for the...
NCM Motorsports Park Avoids Citation For Continuing With Construction, But The Track Still Has A Fight On Their Hands
The National Corvette Museum Motorsports Park in Bowling Green, Kentucky is currently trying to work with the Warren County, Kentucky City-County Planning Commission over issues stemming from noise...
A Legend Returns: Tommi Mäkinen To Head Up Toyota’s World Rally Team
(Photos: wrc.com) Tommi Mäkinen’s reputation in World Rally Championship racing is set in stone. The man has four WRC titles under his belt (1996-1999) that he earned while throwing Mitsubishi...
NCM Motorsports Park Battling Noise Complaints – Racing Will Continue Unabated As Track Looks For Solutions
Bad news out of Bowling Green as the Bowling Green Daily News is reporting that the NCM Motorsports Park racetrack has received a notice from the City-County Planning Commission that is effectively...