All News: Mike Rigney

Lionheart Retro Series: Morgan wins strategy-based thriller at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park

April 17th, 2021 by Justin Prince

Broadcast Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7P6LPS9ZSE After gaining more than two seconds in the pits and a dramatic crash in the battle for the race lead, Aaron Morgan has won the SimXperience Grand Prix of Mosport. In an eventful round of the Lionheart Retro Series Presented by SimXperience, Morgan took the checkered flag at iRacing’s virtual Canadian Tire … Read the Rest »

Lionheart Speedway Series: Newsome takes second straight victory at Milwaukee Mile

April 15th, 2021 by Justin Prince

Broadcast Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0aRNHuzTXo For the second round in a row, Alexis Newsome has taken the checkered flag to win in the Lionheart Speedway Series Presented by DMLC Racing Channel. Newsome won the DLMC Racing Channel Milwaukee 175 after several late-race cautions and incidents mixed up the running order. Alexandr van de Sandt, Chris Stofer, Ken … Read the Rest »

Lionheart Retro Series: Karam makes late-race pass, wins third straight at Phoenix

April 9th, 2021 by Justin Prince

Broadcast Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeusJEISnV4 After a pass for the race win with five laps to go, Sage Karam has won his third straight race in the Lionheart Retro Series Presented by SimXperience. The KARNOX 175 at Phoenix came down to a six-lap shootout after two late-race cautions. Taylor, who had cycled to the lead after undercutting … Read the Rest »

Lionheart Speedway Series: Newsome makes it on fuel, takes checkered at Texas

April 9th, 2021 by Justin Prince

Broadcast Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27OG6POCxRY After a vast majority of the field either ran out of gas or coasted their way to the finish, Alexis Newsome has won the second race of the Lionheart Speedway Series Presented by DMLC Racing Channel season at Texas Motor Speedway. In one of the wildest finishes to a Lionheart Racing Series … Read the Rest »

Lionheart IndyCar Series: Good to the Last Drop, Rigney Stuns with First Lionheart Win

August 26th, 2020 by Jason Galvin

Broadcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8naM7wzhCOs For a moment, it appeared nobody had saved enough fuel to make it to the end of the HyperX Pocono 200. And then, Mike Rigney appeared. The second year driver led a train of cars that, until the final lap, had been non-factors, stunning the field by stretching fuel further than anyone thought … Read the Rest »

Lionheart IndyCar Series: Karam Victorious in Lionheart Indy 500

July 22nd, 2020 by Jason Galvin

Broadcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3osQginxiyU&feature=emb_title If there’s a better fixed setup IndyCar racer in the world, please stand up and make yourself known. Until then, that title firmly belongs to Sage Karam. The NTT IndyCar Series veteran capped off a perfect year at the Brickyard, dominating the final stages of the Lionheart HyperX Indianapolis 500 with a win … Read the Rest »

Lionheart Retro Series: Karam Rebounds with Dominant Indy GP Victory

June 12th, 2020 by Jason Galvin

Broadcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIf0VJltkjQ&feature=emb_title Sage Karam was admittedly not on his game at Phillip Island. His focus was never in doubt Thursday night. Karam dominated the Minus 273 Grand Prix of Indianapolis, collecting his 10th career Lionheart Retro Series presented by DMLC Racing Channel win in the process. “It was definitely a good bounce back race,” Karam … Read the Rest »

Lionheart Retro Series: Little Train Breaks Through at Pocono

May 25th, 2020 by Jason Galvin

Broadcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiqDqYcPd_I&feature=emb_title An argument could be made that Ridin’ Shotgun Motorsports was the unluckiest team in the Lionheart Racing Series powered by HyperX. Not anymore. The man they call Little Train, Lionel Calisto, withstood a one-lap shootout to capture his first win in the Lionheart Retro Series presented by DMLC Racing Channel, and the first … Read the Rest »

Lionheart Retro Series: Sandman Strikes First in Retro Opener

March 25th, 2020 by Jason Galvin

George Sandman fired the opening salvo in the battle for the 2020 Lionheart Retro Series presented by DMLC Racing Channel championship. The second-year driver scored the second win of his career against a stacked field, edging defending champion Ryan Otis by 0.021 seconds to win the DMLC Racing Channel Grand Prix of Miami at Homestead-Miami … Read the Rest »

Lionheart IndyCar Series: Red Hot Blocker Wins Fuel Game at Motegi

June 1st, 2019 by Jason Galvin

Adam Blocker can’t be beat right now. The defending Lionheart IndyCar Series presented by First Medical Equipment champion made stretching fuel look easy, while others cars dropped lap after lap, to win the Global Electronic Technology 200 at Twin Ring Motegi Wednesday night. “I knew Laarkamp couldn’t make it when he went past me,” said … Read the Rest »