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