August 31, 2024

Heartbreak for Creed as Bell wins Darlington Xfinity race in overtime

Creed has 11 runner-up finishes in 93 NASCAR Xfinity Series starts, and zero wins. He ran down his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Christopher Bell from three seconds back and passed him for the lead with just nine laps to go. He appeared to be driving away with that elusive win when the caution flag flew for A.J. Allmendinger slamming the outside wall. As a result, the race was forced into overtime.A …Keep reading

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Indy NXT Milwaukee: Foster wins to clinch championship

Andretti Global’s Louis Foster has officially been crowned the 2024 Indy NXT champion after a flag-to-flag victory from pole at The Milwaukee Mile.The 20-year-old Briton managed the gap to the field from the top spot, leading all 90 laps en route to beating his only remaining championship threat, Jacob Abel, by 4.3602s at the historic 1-mile oval. “It’s amazing,” Foster said. “I’m …Keep reading

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IndyCar Milwaukee: McLaughlin, Newgarden sweep poles for doubleheader

The format for the double-headers saw each driver receive two single-car laps, with the first setting their position for the opening race on Saturday night and the second determining their spot for Sunday’s event. The qualification order went in reverse of entrant points.Scott McLaughlin claimed pole for Saturday night’s opening race of the doubleheader weekend in IndyCar’s first return to …Keep reading

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Bagnaia tight-lipped on cause of sprint woe as Aragon issue labelled “unacceptable”

Francesco Bagnaia has provided a cryptic response to questions on his struggles in the sprint for MotoGP’s Aragon Grand Prix.The reigning world champion finished in ninth place – his worst sprint finish of the year – after struggling for grip throughout.Bagnaia dropped from third to sixth after a poor start on the dirty side of the track, where he suffered from wheelspin – one of a number of …Keep reading

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Busch: Retzlaff “didn’t owe me nothing” in Daytona finish

Parker Retzlaff was driving the No. 62 Beard Motorsports Chevrolet when he decided to go for the win at Daytona last week. The decision not only cost him the win though, it also took victory from veteran driver Kyle Busch with Richard Childress Racing (which is in a technical alliance with Beard Motorsports), which has led to some criticism and potential anger within the Chevy camp.However, don’t …Keep reading

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Southern 500: Bubba Wallace beats Hocevar to pole in dramatic session

It was a dramatic qualifying session for the 2024 Southern 500, which marks the end of the regular season. Wallace, who entered this race 21 points below the cut-line, rocketed to the top of the charts in his first pole of the 2024 season.He will be joined on the front row by Carson Hocevar in a wildly impressive showing by the Spire Motorsports rookie. Wallace made his way into the final round …Keep reading

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Marquez coy on MotoGP revival rafter first win in three years

Eight-time world champion Marc Marquez claimed a first MotoGP sprint win at the Aragon Grand Prix on Saturday, but the Spanish star insisted that his MotorLand feat is not quite the dawn of a second ‘Marquez era’.First in every session, and with complete control from the first corner until the last of a hot 11-lap sprint at the MotorLand circuit as a prelude to round 12 of 20 in 2024 on Sunday …Keep reading

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Verstappen “never experienced something like” Monza qualifying balance swing

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen says he has never experienced the dramatic balance swing he suffered in Monza qualifying, which saw him go significantly slower in Q3.Verstappen could only manage seventh in qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix, nearly seven tenths behind McLaren’s polesitter Lando Norris, as wild car balance swings made the three-time champion four tenths slower than he was in Q2 …Keep reading

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Indian Racing Festival: Speedbumps aside, optics live up to expectations ahead of main race day

While hiccups and challenges were anticipated during Chennai’s first tryst with street racing, but the sights and sounds that eventually followed were worth it for those who waited endlessly. ​While hiccups and challenges were anticipated during Chennai’s first tryst with street racing, but the sights and sounds that eventually followed were worth it for those

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Russell: Antonelli’s FP1 crash “put me on the back foot” for Monza qualifying

George Russell was pleased to qualify third for the Italian Grand Prix given his lack of track time over the weekend, in the wake of new Mercedes recruit Andrea Kimi Antonelli’s FP1 shunt at Parabolica.The Briton gave up his seat for Antonelli, as per Formula 1’s rookie driver FP1 rules, and the Italian rookie impressed across his lap and a half before bringing his session to an abrupt end with a …Keep reading

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