August 18, 2024

Rain forces postponement of Michigan Cup race after dramatic first stage

Rain has been throwing a wrench into NASCAR’s plans at Michigan all weekend long, and Sunday was no different.After a two-hour delay, the race finally got underway with Denny Hamlin leading the field. Kyle Larson quickly charged to the point, leading most of the stage. After several laps of trying to get alongside, he finally got under the Hendrick Motorsports driver with 11 laps to go in the …Keep reading

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Power gives the bird, fuming at Penske teammate over restart pileup

Will Power was left seething in St. Louis, calling out Josef Newgarden for the restart chaos at Saturday’s race at World Wide Technology Racway, with nine laps to go.After Power lead the race-high 117 of 260 laps, he was lined up fourth behind Newgarden, fellow teammate and polesitter Scott McLaughlin, and Andretti Global’s Colton Herta. As the field rolled through Turns 3 and 4 in anticipation …Keep reading

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Buescher and Chastain are tied on points, aiming to escape playoff peril

Buescher is the defending winner at Michigan, while Chastain was the fastest driver in practice on Saturday.With Austin Dillon losing his playoff spot in the fallout from the Richmond finish, Buescher and Chastain enter this weekend equal on points at 584.Although neither has reached Victory Lane in 2024, both drivers had brushes with the checkered flag. Chastain spun while making a daring lead …Keep reading

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Martin: Bagnaia is not faster than me despite Austria MotoGP domination

Pramac’s Jorge Martin does not believe Francesco Bagnaia is faster than him despite the latter dominating MotoGP’s Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday.Polesitter Martin lost the lead of the Spielberg race to Bagnaia on lap 2 of 28 and could only keep up with him in the first half of the race, before the Spanish rider’s front tyre began to show serious signs of wear.It allowed the factory Ducati …Keep reading

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Jones: “Not a chance” wrecking is an option, despite must-win situation

With nearly 300 starts, and having been a full-time Cup driver since 2017, it would be difficult to find a moment where Jones intentionally drove ‘dirty’ against his fellow competitors. Sitting 27th in points, he finds himself in a must-win situation, just like Richmond winner Austin Dillon. But if he were faced with a similar situation at the end of one of the next three races, would he …Keep reading

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Malukas emotional after late crash spoils potential maiden IndyCar win

David Malukas was left emotional after late contact with Will Power led to crashing out of Saturday night’s IndyCar Series round at Gateway.After starting second in the #66 Meyer Shank Racing Honda, Malukas showed tremendous pace throughout the night as one of the only contenders that was able to keep up with Team Penske.The 22-year-old Chicago native found the lead just three laps into the …Keep reading

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Marquez explains cause of disastrous start in Austria MotoGP race

Gresini MotoGP rider Marc Marquez has explained why he was unsuccessful in engaging the ride-height device at the start of the Austrian Grand Prix.The six-time MotoGP world champion was very slow to pull away from third on the grid in Sunday’s race at Spielberg, causing him to get immediately swallowed up by a number of riders on the dash to the opening corner.To make matters worse, he was hit …Keep reading

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MotoGP Austrian GP: Bagnaia beats Martin to win, reclaims points lead

Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia outduelled MotoGP title rival Jorge Martin to take a convincing victory in the Austrian Grand Prix and retake the top spot in the championship standings.Bagnaia again made the best start from the front row of the grid but couldn’t pass polesitter Martin, who did just enough to hold the lead into the opening right-hander and the tricky Turn 2 chicane.However, with the …Keep reading

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DTM Nurburgring: Sheldon van der Linde claims surprise victory from Engel

Sheldon van der Linde claimed a shock victory in the second one-hour race at the Nurburgring for his first win of the 2024 DTM season.The 2022 series champion started ninth but a great start put him battling at the front before winning by 3.2s with Maro Engel, as Marco Wittmann completed the podium in dry conditions.Polesitter Engel led Ricardo Feller into a congested Turn 1, where Sheldon van der …Keep reading

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