At its core, gasoline, whether made for regular road use or the race track, is just a mix of hydrocarbons combusted in an engine. The primary differences lie in additives, octane levels, and how the ...

Selda Gunsel, Ph.D., Bassem Kheireddin, Ph.D. and Jung Fang, Ph.D. were honored May 19 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway with the 2023 Louis Schwitzer Award for their Shell 100% Renewable Race Fuel, ...

Adding a massive fuel pump and a large set of injectors might work in a drag-only vehicle, but its street manners will be quickly revealed once the vehicle hits the road for the leisurely ...

NASCAR Cup Series cars use a standard 18-gallon fuel tank — this capacity is set by NASCAR itself, and anyone participating in its races must comply with this regulation. This tank size is a bit ...

Its 50th anniversary year will feature a variety of special sales and promotions. After launching in 1975 with one groundbreaking race fuel formula, VP Racing met and surpassed its first goal, ...

Nitromethane, commonly known as “nitro,” plays a crucial role in the high-octane world of drag racing, providing the intense power needed to propel cars down the strip at breakneck speeds. Its unique ...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (KTIV) - NASCAR announced a new partnership with POET biofuels that will make the racing series the first major motorsports organization to utilize zero-carbon bioethanol. Under ...

VP Racing Fuels will be returning to sponsor and support the Bruce Rogers Memorial Money Maker season opening race event at Grandview Speedway, sponsoring the race for the ninth consecutive year.

NASCAR has taken a bold step that could reshape how fans, teams, and the broader motorsports world view fuel and sustainability in racing. On Feb. 13, the sanctioning body announced a landmark ...

Fossil fuel is dead. There I said it. In the face of stratospheric prices for crude oil (as of this writing one barrel of oil topped $130), one of the political hot buttons nowadays is how fuel prices ...

TALLADEGA, Ala. — The Next Gen car has brought many changes to NASCAR. One of the biggest is how teams compete on superspeedways. Teams focus on saving fuel and running at close to half-throttle ...