August 2, 2024

A doubleheader of pro late model and late model stock CARS Tour races that were originally scheduled for May during NASCAR All-Star Race weekend got postponed due to weather.The two races will be run Saturday night at the track and the 42-car field for the 125-lap late model stock main event is nearly half-filled by current or former NASCAR competitors.Among the entries for the race include former …Keep reading

Acura’s Filipe Albuquerque topped the opening practice session for this weekend’s IMSA SportsCar Championship round at Road America.Albuquerque beat BMW’s Connor De Phillippi and Sebastien Bourdais (Cadillac Racing) in preparation for Sunday’s 2h40m race around the four-mile track that’s the self-proclaimed ‘America’s National Park of Speed’ and features a 47-car entry.The premier …Keep reading

On Thursday, there was a meeting attended by Governor of São Paulo state Tarcísio de Freitas and Mayor of the city of São Paulo Ricardo Nunes. Also in attendance was Tom Dannemiller, who serves as NASCAR’s representative in Brazil, as well as NASCAR’s Chief Marketing Officer, Pete Jung. Secretaries from both sides (municipality and state) were there as well, formalizing their interest in …Keep reading

Rising World Rally Championship star Sami Pajari says scoring a first stage win on his top-flight debut at Rally Finland has surpassed his expectations for this weekend.Toyota has handed the WRC2 title contender an opportunity to showcase his skills by piloting a fifth GR Yaris at the team’s home event.Pajari’s rally hopes suffered a dent in Friday’s opening stage [Laukaa] when he suffered a …Keep reading

Yamaha’s Alex Rins has been ruled out of the rest of the British Grand Prix weekend after suffering a crash late in second practice on Friday.Having already missed last month’s German Grand Prix following an accident in the Assen race, Rins was only just getting back on the bike at Silverstone when he ended up in the gravel at Turn 6 with just minutes to go in the hour-long afternoon session.The …Keep reading

Kalle Rovanpera tamed challenging wet conditions to lead a Toyota 1-2-3 at Rally Finland as the Finn made a strong start to his bid for a maiden World Rally Championship home win.The reigning world champion, running a part-time programme, head title contender and team-mate Elfyn Evans by 8.3s after nine stages.Eight-time world champion Sebastien Ogier was third [+9.5s] as championship leader …Keep reading

The six-time MotoGP champion appeared to be off-colour at Silverstone on Friday, suffering a late crash in the morning session and then having to get a tow from Pramac’s Jorge Martin in order to secure a direct passage into the second part of qualifying.While Ducati looked rapid at the 5.9km venue, with even VR46’s Fabio di Giannantonio and Marco Bezzecchi finishing sixth and ninth on last …Keep reading

Pramac MotoGP rider Jorge Martin edged out Aleix Espargaro in second practice for the British Grand Prix amid a close battle between Ducati and Aprilia for the top spot.Ducati had an early scare at the start of one-hour session, with both Enea Bastianini and Marco Bezzecchi having to pull up at the edge of the track with smoke coming out of their respective bikes.It didn’t take long for the duo …Keep reading

If we were to ask what Jacky Ickx, Alain Prost and Nigel Mansell have in common, the answer may not be obvious to everyone. Sure, they’re all Formula 1 legends – though Ickx wrote the most glorious chapters of his career at Le Mans – but they’re also the only three drivers who have raced Ferrari, McLaren and Williams cars at some point in their careers, with Carlos Sainz now set to join them …Keep reading