August 19, 2024

Byron, Gibbs haunted by just missing out on Michigan Cup win

“I’ll relive that restart, what lane to choose overnight, for sure,” said William Byron following his runner-up finish at Michigan International Raceway on Monday. “It seems like, always as the leader, you want to take the top. I’ve gotten beat twice here by the bottom. I had the lead on the bottom barely over him [Reddick], but he had a better car than us. He was a little bit faster.”Byron won …Keep reading

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Larson loses points lead after “I just messed up” in Michigan wreck

Kyle Larson lost out on not only a potential win at Michigan, but his points lead in the championship after a mid-race spin took the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet out of contention. A trio of sudden tire failures forced a caution flag late in the second stage, where a handful of drivers chose to stay out in an effort to grab some stage points. Larson was among the majority who chose to pit …Keep reading

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Nolan Seigel scored a career-best finish, but knows it could have been better

Arrow McLaren rookie Nolan Siegel put together his best race in the IndyCar Series to date last Saturday night.In the shadow of The Gateway Arch, the talented 19-year-old California native climbed from 20th on the starting grid to finish seventh — a career-best result, and his first-ever top-10 in IndyCar. Even still, Siegel couldn’t help but lament a costly pit road penalty that kept him from …Keep reading

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Quartararo: Yamaha MotoGP fortunes getting “worse and worse”

Fabio Quartararo feels things are getting “worse and worse” for Yamaha despite its best efforts to dig itself out of its current slump in MotoGP.The 2021 champion struggled to 18th in Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix, finishing almost 44 seconds behind race winner Francesco Bagnaia on the factory Ducati. His final position was compromised by a long lap penalty, though he was already running …Keep reading

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VIDEO: LaJoie flips at Michigan in shocking airborne crash

Corey LaJoie was battling with Noah Gragson for position just inside the top-20 when it all went wrong during the final stage of Monday’s NASCAR race at Michigan International Speedway. He made contact with the left-rear of Gragson’s car and spun to the inside apron, where in a shocking and unexpected outcome, the car immediately went airborne in a blowover crash. The car slid upside down …Keep reading

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NASCAR Cup Michigan: Reddick outduels Byron in overtime finish

It was Reddick’s second win of the 2024 NASCAR Cup season, using a push from fellow Toyota driver Ty Gibbs to snatch the lead away from William Byron. He also won earlier this year at Talladega Superspeedway.Reddick was cruising to victory a few laps before the caution, but an incident by Martin Truex Jr. turned the race into a shootout. On the ensuing restart, Alex Bowman hit the backstretch …Keep reading

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IndyCar rookie Linus Lundqvist on his late surge to snag a St. Louis podium

Linus Lundqvist could exhale with relief—he’d earned a long-awaited podium in Saturday night’s thriller in St. Louis.The rookie pilot of Chip Ganassi Racing’s No. 8 Honda had navigated the mayhem that lurked around every corner of the 1.25-mile oval only to line up fifth on the final restart (lap 254 of 260), making him a late a late contender — with a fresher set of tires than those …Keep reading

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Williams F1 upgrades can become 2025 baseline – Robson

Williams head of vehicle performance Dave Robson believes upgrades to the team’s 2024 Formula 1 car can provide a baseline for next year’s machinery.The Grove-based outfit has struggled to continue the strong form of last season after entering the current campaign with an overweight car as focus instead turned to upgrading its infrastructure during the winter.While upgrades will be added to the …Keep reading

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Could Marquez have spiced up dull Austria MotoGP battle without start drama?

The memories of Brad Binder taking a shock home win for KTM at the Red Bull Ring in 2021 are still fresh in the minds of MotoGP fans. It’s not often you see a rider nursing slick tyres in a flag-to-flag race with rain lashing down and still coming away with victory.The 2019 edition of the Spielberg was equally a classic thanks to an exhilarating duel between Marc Marquez and Andrea Dovizioso …Keep reading

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Rast says Engel “ruined my race” in victory-deciding Nurburgring DTM clash

Three-time DTM champion Rene Rast has blamed Mercedes rival Maro Engel for the clash that decided Sunday’s DTM race at the Nurburgring.Schubert BMW driver Rast was trying to take the lead after exiting the pits on lap 18 when he came to blows with the Winward Mercedes of Engel into Turn 1.The TV images showed the 37-year-old missing the apex as Engel tried to go around the outside of him into …Keep reading

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