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Associated Press Aug 5, 2023, 08:40 PM ET NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Scott McLaughlin won his second straight pole Saturday at the Music City Grand Prix and the first on a street course this season for Team Penske. The New Zealander, currently fifth in the points race, will be looking for his second win this year

Associated Press Aug 3, 2023, 06:57 PM ET NASHVILLE, Tenn. — IndyCar loves racing through the streets of Music City so much that the series is making Nashville the final race of the season and the stage for its annual awards starting in 2024. Mark Miles, president and CEO of Penske Entertainment Corp., announced Thursday

Hazel Southwell Aug 3, 2023, 09:11 AM ET Kalle Rovanperä became the World Rally Championship’s youngest-ever champion when he won the 2022 title at 22 years old. Jaanus Ree / Red Bull Content Pool The motorsport world is full of ridiculously young defending world champions. Max Verstappen defending a second title at 25 years old, though,

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterAug 1, 2023, 08:34 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year To celebrate NASCAR’s 75th anniversary, we’re detailing our 75 favorite things about the pinnacle of stock car racing. Illustration by ESPN We are closing in on

Lewis Hamilton quoted from “Austin Powers: Goldmember” to poke fun at how dominant Max Verstappen is in Formula One this season. Verstappen breezed to an eighth straight race win at the Belgian Grand Prix, one away from Sebastian Vettel’s record of nine consecutive. Editor’s Picks 1 Related Asked Sunday evening if Verstappen is having it

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorJul 30, 2023, 11:25 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium — Max Verstappen‘s march towards a third world championship continued at the Belgian Grand Prix with his 10th win of the season, his eighth in a row and a 22.3-second victory margin over

Alain Prost has launched an scathing attack on Alpine’s faltering Formula One team, labelling recently departed CEO Laurent Rossi “incompetent” and an example of the corporate influence which has taken hold of the team. On Friday, Alpine confirmed the departure of team boss Otmar Szafnauer and sporting director Alan Permane after this weekend’s Belgian Grand

Associated Press Jul 29, 2023, 07:03 PM ET ELKHART LAKE, Wis. — Wisconsin driver Sam Mayer won on his home-state track for his first career NASCAR Xfinity Series victory, pulling ahead for good in the next-to-last lap of a wild second overtime session Saturday. Mayer won by 0.368 seconds over Parker Kligerman on the sprawling

Alain Prost has launched an scathing attack on Alpine’s faltering Formula One team, labelling recently departed CEO Laurent Rossi “incompetent” and an example of the corporate influence which has taken hold of the team. On Friday, Alpine confirmed the departure of team boss Otmar Szafnauer and sporting director Alan Permane after this weekend’s Belgian Grand

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterJul 27, 2023, 08:24 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year To celebrate NASCAR’s 75th anniversary, we’re detailing our 75 favorite things about the pinnacle of stock car racing. Illustration by ESPN We are closing in on

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorJul 23, 2023, 12:16 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 BUDAPEST, Hungary — Lando Norris accidentally broke Max Verstappen’s winner’s trophy at the Hungarian Grand Prix after some overexuberant celebrations on the podium. Verstappen won Sunday’s race by over 30 seconds from Norris, who took

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Lewis Hamilton admitted he’s been below his usual standard for over a year, despite a fleeting feeling of returning to his best at the Hungarian Grand Prix. Hamilton beat Max Verstappen to a sensational pole position on Saturday but had dropped to fourth by the end of the opening lap, after being

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorJul 23, 2023, 02:09 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 BUDAPEST, Hungary — The performance of Max Verstappen and Red Bull is in a different category compared to the rest of the Formula One field, Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff said on Sunday. Verstappen won

Associated Press Jul 23, 2023, 04:41 PM ET NEWTON, Iowa — Josef Newgarden got one win on Saturday, but he said it felt like “50% of the battle.” Newgarden completed the doubleheader sweep he wanted at a track where he’s had plenty of success, winning the IndyCar Series race Sunday at Iowa Speedway. Newgarden, who

Jul 23, 2023, 04:53 PM ET Red Bull boss Christian Horner heaped praise on Sergio Perez on Sunday after the Mexican raced from ninth to third at a Hungarian Grand Prix that delivered his Formula One team a record 12th win in a row. The podium was Perez’s sixth from 11 races, a tally that

Associated Press Jul 22, 2023, 05:36 PM ET NEWTON, Iowa — Josef Newgarden understands what comes with the success he has had on the ovals in the IndyCar Series. And he knows what everyone thinks when he shows up at Iowa Speedway. “There’s a pressure that’s on us when we show up here, and that’s

Jul 19, 2023, 04:31 PM ET Watch the Camping World SRX Series Thursday nights on ESPN. Kathryn Riley/SRX via Getty Images The Superstar Racing Experience (SRX) is back for its third season, and all the action and excitement are coming to ESPN. The Camping World SRX Series is home to some of the biggest names in

Marshall Pruett, Racing columnistJul 20, 2023, 01:52 PM ET Marcus Ericsson, foreground, and Alex Palou are fourth and first in the IndyCar standings, respectively, and yet both might leave Chip Ganassi Racing after this season. AP Photo/Michael Conroy IndyCar is readying a “hold my beer” moment of epic proportions. The average Formula One or NASCAR silly

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorJul 20, 2023, 08:43 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 BUDAPEST, Hungary — Daniel Ricciardo said he has fallen in love with Formula One again as he prepares for his return to the grid with AlphaTauri at this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix. After being dropped

Associated Press Jul 19, 2023, 12:48 PM ET IndyCar will implement a new, stronger piece of hardware designed to keep rear wheels attached to the car during a wreck after a tire flew off Kyle Kirkwood’s car and narrowly missed a packed grandstand during the Indianapolis 500. The series said Wednesday that chassis manufacturer Dallara

Former AlphaTauri driver Nyck de Vries has spoken out for the first time since being sacked by Red Bull. De Vries has been replaced at Red Bull’s junior team by Daniel Ricciardo, effective from this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix onwards, and dropped from its driver programme entirely. De Vries, who impressed as a stand in

Formula One boss Stefano Domenicali has called on the sport’s governing body the FIA to hand out sporting sanctions, not financial penalties, to any team that breached the 2022 budget cap. In October Red Bull was given a $7 million fine and a 10% reduction in wind tunnel testing time as punishment for breaching the

Red Bull boss Christian Horner said it is clear Daniel Ricciardo’s “golden objective” is to replace Sergio Perez a year-and-a-half from now. Ricciardo has replaced Nyck de Vries at Red Bull’s second team AlphaTauri and will make his F1 comeback at the Hungarian Grand Prix on July 23. Editor’s Picks The Australian driver’s return has

Associated Press Jul 16, 2023, 04:30 PM ET TORONTO — Christian Lundgaard won the Honda Indy Toronto on Sunday. It is Lundgaard’s first victory of the IndyCar season. The Dane started the race on the pole but ultimately won because of a failed strategic gamble by Scott McLaughlin and Scott Dixon. IndyCar seasons standings leader

Associated Press Jul 15, 2023, 05:58 PM ET TORONTO — Christian Lundgaard mastered driving in the rain when he was growing up in Denmark. He’ll have to put that to the test at the Honda Indy Toronto. Lundgaard took the pole on a wet street course at Toronto’s Exhibition Place on Saturday, finishing 0.3223 seconds

Associated Press Jul 15, 2023, 04:38 PM ET NEWRY, Maine — A competitor was killed in a crash on the first day of a rally race through a forest in western Maine, leading organizers to cancel the event’s second day. Erin Kelly, a 48-year-old woman from Marshall, Virginia, was killed Friday when her team’s car

Jul 14, 2023, 01:03 PM ET Dwyane Wade, the three-time NBA champ, who will be inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in August, already had a partial ownership stake with the Utah Jazz. The former Miami Heat star added to his portfolio with something a bit closer to home. Wade, a Chicago native,

Jul 14, 2023, 06:52 AM ET Mercedes will be taking a good look at McLaren’s latest upgrade for clues about how their Formula One rivals have made such a leap in lap time, technical director James Allison says. McLaren finished second and fourth in last Sunday’s British Grand Prix with Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri

Austin Lindberg, Senior EditorJul 13, 2023, 09:15 AM ET Arrow McLaren IndyCar driver Felix Rosenqvist spoke to ESPN about what he drives when he’s not at the racetrack. Brian Spurlock/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images On any given Sunday, race car drivers around the world pilot the most exhilarating automobiles on the planet. From the first practice

Mercedes driver George Russell says there’s no reason why McLaren can’t replicate its Silverstone podium performance level for the rest of the Formula One season. McLaren’s recent upgrade has produced a huge step forward, with Lando Norris fourth in Austria and then second at his home British Grand Prix. Teammate Oscar Piastri, who did not