September 28, 2024

Aric Almirola, driving the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, made the pass for the win with just three laps remaining, overtaking Cole Custer and collecting his sixth career win. It was an impressive comeback for Almirola, who had to pit with a cut tire after getting into the wall earlier the event.”I’m worn out,” smiled Almirola, who is part-time in the Xfinity Series after retiring from NASCAR Cup …Keep reading

Kalle Rovanpera moved ahead of Toyota team-mate Elfyn Evans to lead Rally Chile as thick fog turned the fight for the World Rally Championship victory on its head.The reigning world champion started Saturday in third but emerged through treacherous weather and incredibly poor visibility to head overnight leader Evans by 15.1 seconds going into Sunday’s final four stages.Rovanpera took the …Keep reading

Tyler Reddick entered NASCAR Cup playoffs with the regular season trophy in hand, but the first rounds were not what he had hoped for.After escaping the Atlanta chaos with a sixth-place finish, he was 26th at Watkins Glen and 20th at Bristol. Thanks to his many bonus points, he still moved forward to the Round of 12, but a repeat of that could end his title hopes this weekend at Kansas …Keep reading

Sebastien Ogier believes his bid for a record-equalling ninth World Rally Championship title is over after retiring from Rally Chile.The Toyota driver headed into the final gravel round of the season 38 points adrift of championship leader, Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville, having emerged as a serious title contender after winning Rally Finland in August.Ogier’s three wins and three second-place …Keep reading

Christopher Bell hasn’t lost a pole at Kansas since the spring of 2023, and he will again lead the field to the green flag on Sunday. At a 30.111s, he bested teammate Ty Gibbs by 0.040s off in a front row sweep for for the Joe Gibbs Racing camp.It was Bell’s 12th career pole and his second of the 2024 season.”I’ll tell you what, it’s the people that work on this race car that made the statement,” …Keep reading

Earlier this month marked 10 years since the first Formula E race was held in Beijing, and since then there has been no shortage of drivers with varying abilities who have tried their hand in the all-electric championship.This includes a Formula 1 world champion, Le Mans 24 Hours race winners and Indy 500 victors, but not all made the grade and even fewer have made it to the very pinnacle of the …Keep reading

Liam Lawson will race in the US Grand Prix next month after replacing Daniel Ricciardo at Red Bull’s sister Formula 1 team RB.It won’t be the first time the Kiwi competes in F1 but, on this occasion, it’s not just as a stand-in, and his arrival is seen as a test for Red Bull to find out if it has the right man for the future.So is Lawson the driver Red Bull needs? Our writers debate. Only time …Keep reading

Elfyn Evans claimed two of the three Saturday morning stages to extend his Rally Chile lead as reigning world champion Kalle Rovanperä emerged as his nearest rival.Evans, who was handed a three-second overnight lead following a change to his notional stage one time, completed a trio of abrasive gravel stages with a 11.3s margin over Toyota team-mate Rovanperä.Hyundai’s Ott Tänak slipped from …Keep reading

The two-car NASCAR Cup team, which recently signed industry veteran Ty Norris as the Chief Business Officer, has announced its full driver roster for 2025.Joining A.J. Allmendinger will be Ty Dillon, who returns to full-time competition after running part-time for this year — including a handful with Kaulig Racing. Previously, he drove full-time for Spire Motorsports, Petty GMS Motorsports (now …Keep reading

Williams sporting director Sven Smeets has hinted funding had not been solely behind Zak O’Sullivan’s ART departure in Formula 2, after he was replaced by fellow Williams junior Luke Browning.O’Sullivan announced following the Monza event that he would not be completing his rookie campaign, citing funding issues as the reason to be stepping away.Replacing him at ART was Browning, who …Keep reading