July 20, 2024

Haas Factory Team says “we want to be part of” Deegan’s future

The Haas Factory Team (HFT) announced will run one full-time NASCAR Cup Series entry next year. On Saturday, they announced 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) champ Cole Custer as the driver. Stewart-Haas Racing currently operates a two-car NXS team as well, which will continue under the Haas banner in 2025.With Custer moving back up to Cup, that leaves at least one opening in the team’s NXS …Keep reading

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Planes, trains and automobiles: Pourchaire’s mad McLaren IndyCar dash

IndyCar supersub Theo Pourchaire has revealed that he was in the United States just three days before he was called up to drive for Arrow McLaren in Toronto – but was by then in his native France just after midnight on Saturday morning.Pourchaire, who was dropped suddenly from Arrow McLaren’s No. 6 Chevrolet-powered entry before the Laguna Seca round last month, was recalled to drive its No. 7 …Keep reading

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Herta hoping to “break even” to end IndyCar win drought after Toronto pole

Andretti Global’s California native has been competitive for the majority of the 41 races over that expanded stretch.When including his pole-winning run in Saturday’s qualifying bout on the streets of Toronto, he has amassed six starts from the top spot and an additional three from the front row. He has also scored five podiums during that time, including three runner-ups. All of that is part …Keep reading

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NASCAR Xfinity Indianapolis: Herbst wins with dramatic last-lap pass

In recent years, both the Xfinity and Cup Series have run on the Indy Road Course but as part of this year’s 30th anniversary of the inaugural Brickyard 400, both series returned to the 2.5-mile oval layout.Herbst and his Stewart-Haas Racing teammate Cole Custer were the class of the field during the race and with two laps remaining, Custer held a tenuous lead over Herbst.As the two got …Keep reading

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IndyCar Toronto: Herta beats Kirkwood to pole, Palou penalized

Colton Herta stormed to a last-gasp pole over Andretti Global team-mate Kyle Kirkwood in a frantic qualifying session in Toronto.The California native stormed to a flying lap of 59.5431s around the 11-turn, 1.786-mile temporary street circuit to claim the top spot. It is Herta’s third pole of the season.The late lap by Herta dethroned Kirkwood, who ended up just 0.1304s in second.Fast Six …Keep reading

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Brad Keselowski: RFK Racing ‘has a shot’ at making Championship 4

Since Keselowski joined RFK as a co-owner beginning with the 2022 season, he brought immediate changes in team operations as well as new personnel.Improved results on the track have been slower to achieve but took a big step forward last year when his teammate, Chris Buescher, won three times and advanced to the Round of 8 in the series playoffs.Keselowski locked himself into this year’s …Keep reading

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Evans: London Formula E energy strategy meant “game over” in Wehrlein fight

Mitch Evans believes it was “game over” for victory in the London E-Prix even if he jumped ahead of eventual race winner Pascal Wehrlein during the second Attack Mode phase.Wehrlein took his third win of the season at London’s ExCeL which has propelled him from third in the drivers’ standings to the top with just one race remaining.Having entered the London double-header 12 points behind …Keep reading

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Why Alonso felt instant red flag for Tsunoda crash was a “gross error”

Fernando Alonso felt that the FIA made a “gross error” in the way it swiftly brought out the red flag for Yuki Tsunoda’s qualifying crash at Formula 1’s Hungarian Grand Prix.Tsunoda crashed at the exit of Turn 5 during the closing stages of Q3, with just two minutes and 23 seconds remaining in the session.With Tsunoda’s medical light having been triggered automatically by the impact, which …Keep reading

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WRC Latvia: Dominant Rovanpera leads Ogier into final day

Kalle Rovanpera dominated Saturday’s stages to open up a commanding Rally Latvia lead over Toyota World Rally Championship team-mate Sebastien Ogier.The reigning world champion set a rapid pace to claim six of the eight stages and transform an overnight 15.7s advantage to a 42.5s lead [18 provisional points] heading into Sunday’s final four stages.M-Sport’s local star Martins Sesks started …Keep reading

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NASCAR Cup Indianapolis: Reddick beats Elliott for Brickyard 400 pole

Reddick’s No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota has shown speed since it first hit the track in Friday’s practice, when he was fastest in overall lap speed and in the 10-lap average.He repeated his performance on Saturday, going fastest in Round 1 of qualifying and as the last car to make a run in the final round knocked Chase Elliott from the top spot with an average lap speed of 181.932 mph.The pole is …Keep reading

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