Mark Glendenning

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Mark Glendenning

During his long career in racing, Mark has been placed into a headlock by a multiple grand prix winner, escaped a burning GT car, ridden a Ferris wheel with Ari Vatanen and almost navigated a rally car into a pond. He’s also had the good fortune to have reported on hundreds of races around the world, first while working for a national publication in his native Australia, and later during his years with Autosport in the UK. He moved to the U.S. in 2012, and after a serving as a contributor to RACER he joined the publication full-time in 2015. Mark now serves as Editor of RACER.com, and is also involved in the production of the magazine.

Formula 1

With an evocative nod to its past, Honda preparing for its F1 future

By Mark Glendenning - Oct 29, 2025, 4:09 PM ET

Last weekend's Mexican GP marked the 60th anniversary of Honda's first F1 win at the same venue. But while celebrating its milestone, Honda is also looking to create new ones when it returns as a full works manufacturer next year.

IndyCar

Tracy inducted into Ontario Sports Hall of Fame

By Mark Glendenning - Oct 13, 2025, 3:46 PM ET

Paul Tracy is among this year's inductees into the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame. The 2003 Champ Car champion was the sole motorsports representative in a class that also included multiple world record-holding swimmer Summer McIntosh and the 2019 NBA championship-winning Toronto Raptors team."I am honored to be inducted into...

SRO America

Power to make sportscar debut at Indianapolis 8 Hour

By Mark Glendenning - Oct 10, 2025, 10:48 AM ET

Will Power will make his sportscar racing debut at next weekend’s Indianapolis 8 Hour.The two-time IndyCar champion and 2018 Indy 500 winner will suit up for 75 Express in the team’s No.75 Mercedes-AMG GT3, joining owner-driver Kenny Habul and Supercars star Chaz Mostert. Habul and Power are long-time friends, and...

IMSA

BHA targeting IMSA GTP program with Genesis

By Jack Benyon and Mark Glendenning - Sep 25, 2025, 11:56 AM ET

Bryan Herta has thrown his team’s hat into the ring as a potential IMSA partner for the upcoming Genesis GTP program.Bryan Herta Autosport is preparing to follow up its very successful TCR program with a move into prototype racing next year, partnering with PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports to field an LMP2 entry....

IndyCar

Andretti Global signs ex-Penske leader Ruzewski as team principal

By Mark Glendenning - Sep 24, 2025, 10:53 AM ET

Former Team Penske managing director Ron Ruzewski has joined Andretti Global as team principal of the organization's IndyCar and Indy NXT teams.His arrival comes as long-time Andretti Global team principal Rob Edwards moves into the role of Chief Performance Officer for Andretti's parent group TWG Motorsports. “We are thrilled to...

Formula 1

Horner accepts severance package from Red Bull

By Mark Glendenning - Sep 22, 2025, 12:59 PM ET

Christian Horner has accepted a severance package from Red Bull that formally ends his relationship with the team, two months after he was sacked as Red Bull Racing’s team principal."We would like to thank Christian for his exceptional work over the last 20 years,” said Oliver Mintzlaff, CEO Corporate Projects...

Formula 1

RACER's F1 movie cameo

By Mark Glendenning - Jul 29, 2025, 12:08 PM ET

“OK. What would he want you to do?”"Join a boy band?”If you’ve caught the new F1 movie, you might have also caught a familiar publication making a cameo when the lead characters Sonny Hayes (Brad Pitt) and Ruben Cervantes (Javier Bardem) revisit their formative years as F1's Next Big Things...

NASCAR

NASCAR on Prime Video starts strong with Coca-Cola 600 ratings

By Mark Glendenning - May 28, 2025, 5:57 PM ET

Prime Video launched its inaugural season of NASCAR Cup Series coverage with an average viewership of 2.72 million for Sunday night's Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte.

IndyCar

Palou chalks up Indy 500 immortality to 'a little bit of everything'

By Mark Glendenning - May 25, 2025, 7:27 PM ET

Newly-minted Indy 500 winner Alex Palou clearly had a fast car at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday. But that alone isn’t what got him to victory lane.“It was a little bit of everything,” he said. “My car was very capable. But I didn't really have the best balance, especially...

IndyCar

'I thought he wasn't going to go for it' – Ericsson disconsolate after Indy

By Mark Glendenning - May 25, 2025, 6:02 PM ET

Marcus Ericsson expects to be haunted by what-might-have-beens after a chance at a second Indy 500 win was lost to Alex Palou on Sunday.The Andretti driver was leading and had a fuel and tire advantage heading into the final phase of the race, with two backmarkers ahead and Palou just...