3:43 PM ET Associated Press DARLINGTON, S.C. — Dawn Staley will be out front again, this time at Darlington Raceway. South Carolina’s two-time national women’s championship coach will drive the pace car for the first race of the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs – the Southern 500 on Sept. 4. Staley attended the event in 2017
Month: August 2022
But amid growing indications that confirmation of their intentions for 2026 is now imminent, Audi may be the first to reveal its plans and could do so as early as this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix. After months of discussions to sort out a partner team, it is understood that an agreement is now in place
Despite losing his 100% record of points finishes at the Norisring in early July, Lamborghini factory driver Mirko Bortolotti still overhauled BMW rival Sheldon van der Linde to assume the points lead, as Porsche and Ferrari claimed their first wins of the season. Thomas Preining’s victory in the opening race for the single-car Team Bernhard
The satellite Ducati rider ran in the podium battle for much of Sunday’s Red Bull Ring race, at the scene of his first MotoGP win in last year’s Styrian GP, and was fighting with factory counterpart Miller over the final rostrum spot. But Martin slid off at Turn 1 as he went for a move up
Six-time champion Dixon entered the final oval race weekend of the season second in the standings, just six points behind series leader Will Power. But the Kiwi wasn’t in the reckoning for victory on what he described as “an average night”, with his efforts to pit early at each scheduled stop stymied by backmarkers. His
Elliott led the field on the restart with five of 90 laps remaining, Larson pressuring him alongside, and as the two exited Turn 1 Larson appeared to lock up his brakes and drifted wide, which forced Elliott to take avoiding action and allowed Larson to move into the lead. Larson then had to hold off
The Ferrari reserve driver will take the wheel of the VF-22 at both Monza and the Circuit of the Americas, with current drivers Mick Schumacher and Kevin Magnussen taking it in turns to hand over their cars to the Italian. Giovinazzi last competed in F1 in 2021 before making the move to Formula E with Dragon
The Hyundai driver recorded back-to-back WRC wins for the first since his 2019 world championship winning season, following his against the odds success in Finland two weeks ago. Tanak fended off Toyota’s Elfyn Evans to take the win by 5.0s, while Toyota’s Esapekka Lappi claimed third and Hyundai’s Oliver Solberg clinched a career best fourth.
Bagnaia fended off a late charge from championship leader Fabio Quartararo in the Austrian Grand Prix to score his third-successive win. It marks the first time a Ducati rider has achieved the feat since double MotoGP world champion Stoner in 2008 when he won the British, German and Dutch GPs back-to-back. Bagnaia is now just
Will Kimi Raikkonen’s appetite have been sufficiently whetted by his first taste of the NASCAR Cup Series to come back for more? That’s the million dollar question. Over the years, this writer has covered ex-Formula 1 stars Mika Hakkinen, Jean Alesi, Heinz-Harald Frentzen and David Coulthard in the DTM and the likes of Nigel Mansell,
F1’s financial regulations installed a team cost cap in 2021 which has been lowered and set at $140m for 2022, with $1.2m added for having more than 21 races per season plus extra costs allowed for sprint races. The team cost cap has primarily pinched the spending of the three biggest squads – Mercedes, Ferrari
Rockenfeller made his first Cup race start on Sunday at Watkins Glen, driving the #77 Chevrolet for Spire Motorsports. Already in an unfamiliar setting, the German road racer got to experience NASCAR’s version of racing in the wet before the track dried out, ran near the front early in the event and even duelled with former
The three-time race winner started on pole for Sunday’s 28-lap Red Bull Ring race, but was jumped off the line by eventual victor Francesco Bagnaia and quickly shuffled back to third. Bastianini engaged in a tight tussle with Pramac’s Jorge Martin – with whom he is vying for a place at the factory Ducati squad
The team intends to build a 575,000square-foot facility that will occupy approximately 90 acres near the Indianapolis Metropolitan Airport. The new global headquarters would add up to 500 jobs to the local community, with the plan to fully open by early 2026. The $200 million facility is planned to serve as the headquarters of Andretti’s
His #91 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 was driven for the first time at Watkins Glen over the weekend by 2007 Formula 1 world champion Kimi Raikkonen, who ran in the top 10 before crashing out in the final stage. Project 91’s stated intention is to field “world-class drivers from other disciplines to compete at NASCAR’s highest
This weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix at Spa could be the last for the time being as F1 plots its calendar for next year that will reach the limit of 24 races. Spa is one of the most popular tracks on the F1 calendar thanks to its fast layout and world-renowned corners such as the Eau
The Canadian driver has been outperformed by new teammate Alex Albon so far this season, with the Anglo-Thai driver 11-2 up on their qualifying head-to-head and 10-3 in front on their race head-to-head while he has also scored all of the team’s points. Latifi appeared to struggle to adapt to the new F1 cars and
The series is enjoying one of its most competitive eras ever, but the interest has waned in recent years. This is largely driven by the retirements of big names like Valentino Rossi, Dani Pedrosa and Jorge Lorenzo, while the new crop of riders haven’t been marketed as well and the series’ biggest draw in Marc
The Finn was entering his first competitive event after retiring from F1 at the end of 2021, and from 27th on the grid his Trackhouse Chevrolet progressed into the top 20 early in the wet early phases of Sunday’s race. As the track dried, he was on a strategy that would allow him to progress inside
5:00 AM ET Ferrari reserve driver Antonio Giovinazzi will take part in two practice sessions for Haas this year. Giovinazzi will replace Kevin Magnussen and Mick Schumacher respectively for the opening session of the Italian and U.S. Grands Prix, giving him his first experience of Formula One’s new generation of race car. The move comes
Norris made his F1 debut with McLaren in 2019 after rising through the single-seater ranks, but he sampled sportscar racing with an appearance at the Daytona 24 Hours in 2018 when he raced for the United Autosports LMP2 squad co-owned by his McLaren F1 boss Zak Brown . But Norris is now eager to give
The 2019 world champion claimed back-to-back WRC victories for the first time since his championship-winning season after fending off Toyota’s Elfyn Evans in an attritional Ypres Rally. Tanak’s win arrived two weeks after scoring an against the odds triumph in Finland, but the Estonian admitted it was a “big surprise” to win on tarmac in
The reigning world champion was expected to struggle at the Austrian venue owing to the emphasis it puts on horsepower. But the Yamaha rider came away with a second-place finish and was just 0.492 seconds behind race winner Francesco Bagnaia on the factory Ducati at the chequered flag. Quartararo is now 32 points clear in
7:18 PM ET Associated Press BRAINERD, Minn. — Four-time defending Top Fuel champion Steve Torrence raced to his first victory of the season Sunday, defending his event win at Brainerd International Raceway in the 40th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals. Beating eight-time season champ Tony Schumacher in the final round, Torrence picked up his 52nd
Albon was promoted from Toro Rosso to Red Bull halfway through the 2019 season at the expense of Pierre Gasly, but just like the Frenchman he struggled to make an immediate impact alongside team leader Max Verstappen. At the end of the 2020 season Albon was pushed aside in favour of Sergio Perez and spent
Newgarden scored his fifth win of the season at Gateway after a bold strategic move under caution and an incisive pass on team-mate Scott McLaughlin on a restart following a 2 hour and 15 minute rain delay both paid off. The result vaulted the two-time IndyCar champion from fourth to second on the points table,
The Italian led every lap of Sunday’s Red Bull Ring race to claim his fourth victory of the season and third on the bounce to keep his championship hopes alive. Bagnaia, who grabbed the holeshot from second on the grid, took the soft front tyre as he expected cooler conditions and possibly rain to affect
The Dale Coyne Racing with HMD driver had just pitted from the lead on lap 211 when rain halted the Gateway race three laps later, putting him fifth for the delayed race restart but with fresher tyres and no fuel worries compared with Power and Pato O’Ward ahead. He jumped Power on the restart, then
Ricciardo looks set to leave McLaren at the end of the 2022 season as the team looks to agree terms to end his contract early, having swooped to sign Oscar Piastri to partner Lando Norris. It will bring to an end two difficult seasons for Ricciardo at McLaren, where despite scoring the team’s first victory
The 2019 world champion came under pressure from Evans early on Sunday morning’s asphalt stages before going on to seal the win by 5.0s. The victory arrived just two weeks after his triumph in Rally Finland. Tanak and co-driver Martin Jarveoja produced a faultless drive from start to finish. The Estonian was in contention from
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