Documentaries about the illustrious world of automobile racing are not a new concept, but never have we gotten such unprecedented access to the life of a NASCAR driver on the scale of Netflix’s new series. “NASCAR: Full Speed” will be releasing at the end of this month on the streaming service, and we’re excited to…
If you listen to Formula 1 or local officials from Las Vegas and Clark County, you’d probably think November’s inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix was a success. Some sources estimated that the city of Las Vegas made over $1 billion in revenue from the event — but there were plenty of complications. Not everyone wanted the…
The story of sparkling wine in motorsport tends to start in the same place: with that first accidental champagne spray by Jo Siffert on the podium for the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and then Dan Gurney following suit intentionally the year after. That, though, is only part of a story that had spanned decades prior to that…
Here at Jalopnik we published more than 6,000 stories in 2023, including everything from new car reveals and tech deep dives to racing interviews and recaps, and governmental issues and police force fuckups to comedic crashes and plane incidents.
The world of Jalopnik has changed a lot since May of 2021, the last time we gave you a rundown of all of our cars. We lost two of the site’s most prolific collectors, but a few of us (myself included) bought a few more cars to keep the average pretty high. It goes without saying that we gravitate toward older vehicles…