June 14, 2024

For one of the few times this season, Cup teams were given a 50-minute practice session on Friday, this time because it’s the series’ first race at the .875-mile oval. The track has also been recently partially repaved.With several cars doing mock qualifying runs late in the session, Gragson ended up with the top average speed at 137.988 mph.Ty Gibbs was second quick (136.558 mph) and Alex …Keep reading

Truex , 43, has mulled retirement from Cup the last several years which has resulted in him signing one-year renewal with Joe Gibbs Racing and putting off a decision each year as long as possible.On Friday at Iowa Speedway, Truex made his decision official – he will step away from JGR’s No. 19 Toyota team at the end of the year regardless of how his season plays out.“I guess, uh, the news …Keep reading

The world’s most prestigious endurance race is back as this weekend drivers will tackle Circuit de la Sarthe for the Le Mans 24 Hours.Ferrari is the defending champion having won the race’s centenary edition in 2023, which was its first overall victory at Le Mans since 1965.  But the Italian manufacturer has bigger competition this year as the Hypercar class, introduced in 2021, now consists …Keep reading

Eighteen of the 186 drivers having previously competed in a Formula 1 grand prix, and here they all are…F1 drivers competing in the 2024 Le Mans 24 HoursJenson Button – Hypercar #38 Hertz Team Jota Porsche 963: Jenson ButtonPhoto by: Marc Fleury• Team: Hertz Team JOTA • Le Mans 24 Hours starts: 2 • Le Mans 24 Hours wins: 0 • F1 race starts: 306 • F1 wins: 15 Button is …Keep reading

IndyCar and FOX Sports announced a multi-year deal on Thursday morning, which will see 19 network windows for the series for next year, including 17 races. By comparison, FOX is only putting five of its 14 NASCAR Cup Series races on the network. Each race will have a network window of 2.5 hours, with the exception of the five-hour window for the 109th Running of the Indianapolis 500. The live …Keep reading

The #6 Porsche will line up on pole position after Kevin Estre topped Thursday’s Hyperpole session, with the #3 Cadillac that was qualified by Sebastien Bourdais completing the front row.Alex Lynn had actually set a quicker time than Bourdais in the 30-minute pole shootout, but the #2 Caddy has a five-place grid penalty carried forward from the Spa round of WEC, where team-mate Earl Bamber was …Keep reading

It follows Impul’s decision to sign Toyota young driver Hibiki Taira to drive the #19 SF23 that was originally supposed to be campaigned by reigning Formula 2 champion Theo Pourchaire for the full year.Pourchaire was the only ‘gaijin’ to be entered for the 2024 Super Formula season, but he left the category after just the opening round at Suzuka when an opportunity opened up at Arrow McLaren …Keep reading