Formula One introduced wheel tethers back in 1998 to prevent errant tires from flying off a crashed car and causing more damage than necessary. Back in 2011, the FIA even implemented double wheel ...

INDIANAPOLIS – Roger Penske spoke with Dallara executives Monday morning about the loose tire that went flying over the Indianapolis Motor Speedway catchfence and into a Turn 2 parking lot. The ...

John Medlen, a longtime crew chief at John Force Racing and one of the leading safety innovators in the NHRA, is working feverishly on a plan to add wheel tethers to cars before the next event March ...

For its first oval race since a tire flew over the grandstands during the Indy 500, the NTT IndyCar Series will have new rear-wheel bearing retaining nuts that are 60 percent stronger this weekend at ...

Now that was quick, even for a usually slow-moving sanctioned body. NHRA tested wheel tethers at Gainesville, Fla., this week following Sunday’s Gatornationals finals. Drag Racing Online reported NHRA ...

INDIANAPOLIS – Roger Penske wasted no time taking his typical hands-on approach to get to the bottom of why Kyle Kirkwood’s left rear wheel detached from the No. 27 Honda and flew over the top of the ...