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Before race weekend, you end up riding a trolley down Laguna Seca’s Corkscrew.
Opinion

Before race weekend, you end up riding a trolley down Laguna Seca’s Corkscrew.

  • Dave Faries
  • Jul 24, 2025

Dave Faries here, admitting that I tend to swipe left when an unfamiliar number pops up on my phone.

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  • May 2, 2024

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Gridlife, T-Pain to light up Laguna Seca as unique festival arrives on the West Coast.
Arts & Culture

Gridlife, T-Pain to light up Laguna Seca as unique festival arrives on the West Coast.

  • Dave Faries
  • Oct 17, 2023

The weekend outlook includes smoke, unheard of traffic and plenty of pain. 

IndyCar moves 2024 season finale to Nashville; Laguna Seca race moved to June.
Sports & Rec

IndyCar moves 2024 season finale to Nashville; Laguna Seca race moved to June.

  • Dave Faries
  • Sep 25, 2023

The 2024 IndyCar season finale has a new host—one capable of throwing a big celebration.

IndyCar tire test at newly repaved Laguna Seca finds a track with "video game" qualities.
Sports & Rec

IndyCar tire test at newly repaved Laguna Seca finds a track with "video game" qualities.

  • Dave Faries
  • Jul 26, 2023

For the first time since the track was repaved, IndyCar teams ran at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. And the verdict?

Bourdais and van der Zande claim the win on an "eventful day" at Laguna Seca.
Sports & Rec

Bourdais and van der Zande claim the win on an "eventful day" at Laguna Seca.

  • Dave Faries
  • May 15, 2023

On a day when perseverance mattered, Sébastien Bourdais and Renger van der Zande took the checkered flag to win at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna …

Race teams to host Seaside street party before taking to the track at Laguna Seca.
Sports & Rec

Race teams to host Seaside street party before taking to the track at Laguna Seca.

  • Dave Faries
  • May 9, 2023

Before teams from the IMSA SportsCar Challenge do battle on the twisting ribbon of asphalt at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, they are throwi…

Tight battle highlights Trans Am's Western Championship swing through Laguna Seca.
Sports & Rec

Tight battle highlights Trans Am's Western Championship swing through Laguna Seca.

  • Dave Faries
  • May 8, 2023

While Will Rodgers had a lonely afternoon in front of the pack in the XGT class, Greg Tolson and Brody Goble staged a relentless chase in TA2 …

Velocity Invitational returns, blending lifestyle, family and vintage race cars.
News

Velocity Invitational returns, blending lifestyle, family and vintage race cars.

  • Dave Faries
  • Sep 30, 2022

Jeff O’Neill knows what makes for a successful car show.

Palou wins race, Power takes championship as IndyCar season wraps at Laguna Seca.
Sports & Rec

Palou wins race, Power takes championship as IndyCar season wraps at Laguna Seca.

  • Sep 12, 2022

Josef Newgarden could only shake his head after Sunday’s IndyCar series finale at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.

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