Associated Press Aug 25, 2024, 06:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PORTLAND, Ore. — Will Power remained in the IndyCar championship hunt with a wire-to-wire victory Sunday at Portland International Raceway. Power started second alongside polesitter Santino Ferrucci — the first A.J. Foyt Racing driver to lead the field to green in a decade —
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Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorAug 25, 2024, 02:14 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Red Bull boss Christian Horner has said they are lucky that rival McLaren made a slow start to the season after Lando Norris dominated the Dutch Grand Prix to move closer to
Associated Press Aug 24, 2024, 05:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PORTLAND, Ore. — Santino Ferrucci won the first pole of his IndyCar career on Saturday and gave AJ Foyt Racing the top starting spot at Portland International Raceway. Ferrucci, who is benefiting from a first-year alliance between Foyt and Team Penske, pulled off the
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Mazda Motorsports became the first manufacturer to reveal its brand new Daytona Prototype international (DPi) at the 2016 Los Angeles Auto Show. The DPi concept brings incredible excitement to fans and competitors alike. With additional reveals on the way, the future is bright for the WeatherTech Championship.
Associated Press Aug 24, 2024, 06:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Three-time Supercars champion Shane van Gisbergen will drive full time in the NASCAR Cup Series in 2025 for Trackhouse Racing. Team owner Justin Marks made the announcement Saturday at Daytona International Speedway with van Gisbergen by his side. The 35-year-old
Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorAug 24, 2024, 02:31 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Lewis Hamilton will start the Dutch Grand Prix from 15th after receiving a three-place grid penalty for impeding Sergio Pérez in qualifying. The Mercedes driver set the 12th fastest time on Saturday
Associated Press Aug 23, 2024, 02:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions RALEIGH, N.C. — A North Carolina racetrack shuttered briefly for defying state gathering limits during the pandemic can sue the top health regulator on allegations that Gov. Roy Cooper’s administration violated the constitutional rights of its operators by trying to make an example out
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Having spent the least amount of time with its new Ligier-based Nissan Daytona Prototype international, Patrón ESM has work to do to get fully up to speed. The impressive team is up to the task, though, and the drivers can’t wait to get up to speed.
Associated Press Aug 23, 2024, 08:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — It’s a Front Row front row at Daytona International Speedway. Michael McDowell won the pole for Saturday night’s 400-mile race at Daytona, edging Front Row Motorsports teammate Todd Gilliland in qualifying Friday. McDowell reached a top speed of 183.165 mph
Aug 23, 2024, 10:31 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Lando Norris is Formula One world champion material and McLaren are to blame for some of his mistakes, team boss Andrea Stella said on Friday in response to the driver’s self-criticism. Norris had told reporters on arrival at the Dutch Grand Prix that he felt he
Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorAug 23, 2024, 03:31 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Alpine has confirmed its reserve driver Jack Doohan will be promoted to a full-time race seat alongside Pierre Gasly next season. Doohan will replace the Haas-bound Esteban Ocon, who announced in June
Niamh Lewis Aug 22, 2024, 11:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Lewis Hamilton has backed proposals for Rwanda to host a Formula One grand prix in the future, having travelled around Africa during the summer break and visited a refugee camp. F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali said recently that Rwanda has “presented a good plan” and
Kelly Crandall Aug 22, 2024, 09:05 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NASCAR Cup Series champion Ryan Blaney is gearing up for a title defense as stock car racing prepares for the home stretch ahead of the postseason. Meg Oliphant/Getty Images As the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs approached last season, Ryan Blaney and his team were, as
Open Extended Reactions Max Verstappen‘s record shattering rise has changed Formula One forever, but the man who helped give him his debut says the Dutchman has reshaped both ends of the racing pyramid. Helmut Marko, famed as the godfather of Red Bull’s driver programme, is always on the lookout for the company’s next superstar driver.
Formula One is back after the summer break and heads to Zandvoort in the Netherlands for Max Verstappen’s home race, the Dutch Grand Prix. It is the first race weekend of a doubleheader, with Monza in Italy to follow next week. Zandvoort first held a grand prix in 1952 but dropped off the calendar in
Open Extended Reactions Lewis Hamilton celebrating his British GP win earlier this year with Peter Bonnington. Vince Mignott/MB Media/Getty Images Lewis Hamilton‘s race engineer Peter Bonnington will not join the seven-time world champion at Ferrari next year, having committed his future to Mercedes. Bonnington, known to most race fans as “Bono” from Hamilton’s radio messages, has
Associated Press Aug 17, 2024, 10:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MADISON, Ill. — Josef Newgarden won for the fifth time at World Wide Technology Raceway on Saturday night, taking the lead during a late pit stop and holding off teammate Scott McLaughlin on two restarts. Newgarden survived a partial spin-out on Lap 196 in
Associated Press Aug 17, 2024, 08:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Scott McLaughlin claimed the pole at World Wide Technology Raceway near St. Louis for the second straight year Friday with a two-lap average of 179.972 mph as Team Penske qualified its three cars in the top five. “Straight from the truck today the guys
Associated Press Aug 16, 2024, 06:42 PM ET Scott Bloomquist, a dirt track race car driver who was known for his bravado and for being one of the sport’s best, died Friday in a plane crash on his family’s farm in Mooresburg, Tennessee, friends and local officials said. Bloomquist, 60, stood out with his long
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Associated Press Aug 14, 2024, 01:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions IndyCar veteran Conor Daly will drive the No. 78 car for Juncos Hollinger Racing for the remainder of the season, beginning with this weekend’s race at World Wide Technology Raceway near St. Louis, the team announced Wednesday. Daly is taking over for Agustin Canapino,
Associated Press Aug 13, 2024, 02:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — IndyCar driver David Malukas, who was fired for missing races due to injuries after crashing a mountain bike, has signed a multiyear deal with A.J. Foyt Racing. The deal was announced on Tuesday, three-plus months after the 22-year-old Malukas was released by
Open Extended Reactions Out of nowhere, the 2024 Formula One season has turned into one of the most competitive in a long while. What looked set to be a dominant year for Max Verstappen and Red Bull has produced different race winners from three different teams, including two drivers claiming their first F1 victories. Wind
Open Extended Reactions Brad Pitt and Damson Idris have been regulars in the Formula One paddock for the past year, starring in the movie F1, which has been filming regularly at circuits in 2023 and 2024. Tim Goode/PA Images via Getty Images Formula One is going Hollywood in 2025 courtesy of Brad Pitt, Jerry Bruckheimer, “Top
Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorAug 7, 2024, 10:17 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Seven different winners from the first 14 races has turned the 2024 Formula One season into compulsive viewing. Back at the first round in Bahrain, such excitement seemed unlikely as Red Bull
Associated Press Aug 7, 2024, 02:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PLANO, Texas — David Wilson will retire as Toyota Racing Development’s president and group vice president in December after leading the U.S. motorsports arm for the past 11 of 35 years with the Japanese automaker. General manager Tyler Gibbs, who has held multiple roles
Open Extended Reactions The Red Bull F1 employee who accused team boss Christian Horner of controlling and inappropriate behaviour has had her appeal denied. Parent company Red Bull GmbH confirmed on Thursday that it has reviewed the findings of a second independent probe into the complaint, which was originally dismissed in late February on the
Associated Press Aug 7, 2024, 02:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CONCORD, N.C. — Connor Zilisch will race full time in JR Motorsports’ No. 88 Chevrolet in NASCAR’s Xfinity Series next season, the next step for the promising Trackhouse Racing development driver following victories in several series this season. Zilisch turned 18 on July 22