May 25, 2024

After a brief delay for some light drizzle, Gibbs rocketed to top of the leaderboard in the final round of Saturday’s qualifying with an average lap speed of 183.953 mph – the fastest lap of the day.The pole is the first of Gibbs’ Cup career and will come in his 65th start in Joe Gibbs Racing’s No. 54 Toyota. He also started on the pole in Saturday’s Xfinity Series race at the …Keep reading

Chevrolet-powered teams occupied the top eight spots in qualifying, including a clean sweep of the Fast Six led by pole-sitter Scott McLaughlin in the No. 3 Team Penske entry.The final practice on Friday’s Carb Day, though, saw Dixon lead a contingent of seven Honda-powered machines in the top 10 after he rattled off a flying lap of 227.206mph. Although Dixon, a six-time IndyCar Series …Keep reading

The top four best average lap speeds all came from the first 20-minute session on Saturday with Byron leading the way at 181.317 mph.Tyler Reddick was second overall (180.114 mph) and Bubba Wallace third (180.060 mph). Ty Gibbs led the second 20-minute session but was fourth-best overall (179.062 mph).Prior to the start of the practice sessions, NASCAR announced several penalties for Reddick’s …Keep reading

Only five NASCAR Cup Series drivers have ventured into the world of American open-wheel racing. Among that group, only five were or went on to be Cup champions. Kyle Larson will be the sixth when he takes the green flag in the 2024 Indianapolis 500.So, let’s take a look back at the complete list of NASCAR Cup champions who have also run ‘The Greatest Spectacle in Racing’ over the years. This …Keep reading

Elliott, making his first start of the season with Hendrick’s No. 17 Chevrolet team, struggled from the start but was among a handful of teams that held a set of four new tires late into the race.A caution for a spin by Ryan Ellis sent most teams down pit road on lap 171 of 200 but most did not have a complete set of new tires. Elliott did and with 17 laps remaining, he powered around Mayer – …Keep reading

The Gresini Ducati rider is quickly adapting himself from the Honda he rode for 11 years to the GP23 he has now, scoring podiums in four of the six sprints and twice in the previous two grands prix.But his last three weekend podiums have come after being forced to fight back from poor qualifying results, with his brace of runner-up spots in France happening after he started 13th.At Barcelona this …Keep reading

Speaking about the 0.078 seconds gap between them as they lined up fifth and seventh, Hamilton was eager to suggest that he never had any realistic chance of beating Russell because of their different-specification cars.“The team have worked really hard back at the factory to bring an upgrade in the last two races and also an upgrade this weekend – but we only had one, which George has,” he …Keep reading

The Monaco weekend has been blighted by the banners that cover the Armco barriers around the Monte Carlo street circuit repeatedly coming away.In some areas, like the swimming pool, coverings have been rubbed away by cars repeatedly brushing the barriers.But, in Norris’s case, a whole section of the banners at Mirabeau was sucked off by the force of the cars running close to them.In the closing …Keep reading

Cole Pearn cut his teeth in NASCAR’s top level, helping guide Martin Truex Jr. to 24 wins over five seasons and the 2017 Cup title.After stepping away from the sport full-time at the end of 2019, though, he opted for a unique one-off opportunity to join Ed Carpenter Racing and engineer Conor Daly for the Indy 500 in 2020 – which was moved from May 24 to Aug. 23 in a race behind closed doors …Keep reading

After qualifying, the FIA’s scrutineering team found the DRS clearance on both Haas cars to be greater than the maximum allowed opening of 85mm.The matter was referred to the stewards, who confirmed the usual penalty of disqualification for both cars.Like its fellow competitors, Haas brought a new specification of rear wing to Monaco to cope with its huge downforce demands.Haas explained that it …Keep reading