Category: Automotive

  • My First Car – How 1,000 Americans got their First Car

    Cars are more than inanimate objects in the American psyche: They’ve come to represent liberty, flexibility, and growing up. For many, the car is a big part of who they are. But the method of acquiring the actual car may represent an even bigger part of who they are, as we recently found out. After…

  • VIR and LeithCars.com Announce Strategic Partnership

    NEWS PROVIDED BY LeithCars.com  Jun 02, 2020, 11:57 ET DANVILLE, Va., June 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — VIRginia International Raceway, one of America’s premier road courses located on the North Carolina/Virginia border, is proud to announce a strategic partnership with Triangle-based auto dealership group, LeithCars.com. As the new official automotive group for the 2020 season, LeithCars.com will work with VIR to help…

  • Leave It All on the Race Track at VIR

        Buckle up, adjust your mirrors, start your engine and rev up for a grand time at VIRginia International Raceway (VIR). If racing is your thing, then this is the place for you. In addition to some amazing spectator events, racing fans actually have the awesome chance to get on the track and be…

  • Experience it all at VIRginia International Raceway

      There is no limit to what you can do at VIRginia International Raceway (VIR). It doesn’t stop with just racing. There’s even more! From karts, off-road courses and trails to shooting ranges and skeet shooting, there is an abundance of activities to take part in.     Test your skills at the shooting range.…

  • It’s Back. Yesteryear’s Small, Car-Based Pickup Truck

    Depending on when you were born, visions of strange car-truck hybrids that once roamed American suburbs, small towns, and country roads, may or may not be part of your personal memory bank. Yes, the small, car-based pickup truck of yesteryear, is coming back thanks to Ford. So if you were lucky enough to have lived…

  • Eat, Sleep and Stay at VIRginia International Raceway

        Located at the Virginia-North Carolina border in Alton, Virginia, you’ll find a 1,300-acre race fan’s dream. Every year spectators flock to VIRginia International Raceway (VIR) to experience racing at its finest. From professional and amateur auto racing to motorcycle racing, it’s all happening at this one-of-a-kind motorsports venue. There is much more than…

  • Buying Cars Online? Exploring a Possible New Trend in Car Sales and COVID-19’s Impact on the Industry

    At this moment in time, we need our cars a little less than we used to due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. But we’re not going to be away from the open road forever, and we’re starting to wonder how the average person will buy cars in a post-pandemic world. A guess? Online.…

  • iRacing Goes Local with LeithCars.com, NASCAR Driver Timmy Hill

    Before NASCAR partnered with the internet motorsports game known as “iRacing”, NASCAR Cup Series drivers from smaller teams like Timmy Hill weren’t usually making headlines. But Hill’s success in iRacing, recently broadcast on national television by FOX Sports, changed all that and brought one of Timmy Hill’s part-time sponsors, LeithCars.com into the iRacing craze as…

  • LeithCars.com Bringing Local Racers to iRacing – NASCAR Pro Invitational Series Champ to Race in Leith Direct 100

    NEWS PROVIDED BY LeithCars.com  May 12, 2020, 04:36 ET RALEIGH, N.C., May 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — LeithCars.com is sponsoring a virtual race through the popular iRacing platform Tuesday night, May 12th at 7:45 pm EDT that will bring together real, local short-track drivers and track announcers. Drivers will compete on a virtual Southern National Motorsports Park.   When the green flag drops…

  • Track-Day Checklist: 8 Ways to Get Your Car Track-Ready

    So, you want to drive your own car on a racetrack? Well, here are 8 tips on how to get your car track-ready. Whether you’re planning to drive your car “factory stock” or you want to get it prepped for ultimate performance with some upgraded parts, these 8 tips will be a good starting point…