October 23, 2024

For over half a century, controversy and debate surrounded a NASCAR Cup Series race at Bowman Gray Stadium on August 6, 1971.It was one of six races that year featuring a mixed field with Cup cars and the smaller Grand American cars. Bobby Allison chose to drove a Grand American ’70 Ford Mustang that day and ended up beating all of the Cup stars, leading 138 of 200 laps with Richard ‘The King’ …Keep reading

On lap 89 of the race, regular season champion Tyler Reddick was having a strong run with the Stage 1 win already in the bag. On the restart, he had a run on the outside and made it three-wide with Chase Elliott and Martin Truex Jr. beneath him through Turns 3 and 4. They were battling for fourth position on track when Truex drifted up on corner exit.Elliott was in a difficult position and tried …Keep reading

“I’m so excited to announce that I’m going to be racing full-time next year in the NASCAR Truck Series,” actor Frankie Muniz said in a video posted by Ford Performance. “I can’t wait. I’m so excited to be full-time. We’re going to have so much fun next year. I can’t wait for you to watch.”Muniz will pilot the No. 33 Reaume Brothers Racing Ford full-time in the NASCAR Truck Series next year …Keep reading

Esteban Ocon questioned Alpine’s call to pit him late in the United States Grand Prix and take the fastest lap – before realising it was to stop Williams claiming an additional point in what could be a tight battle in the Formula 1 constructors’ championship.Williams driver Franco Colapinto was running 10th on Sunday, but was on to double his points haul for the race after setting the fastest …Keep reading

Liam Lawson’s impressive Formula 1 return at the United States Grand Prix will force Yuki Tsunoda to step up another gear, says RB team boss Laurent Mekies.Lawson was brought back for the final six races of the 2024 season as Red Bull weighs up its options for the Red Bull seat alongside Max Verstappen for 2025 and beyond.Read Also:Formula 1Red Bull hints at long-awaited Tsunoda F1 …Keep reading

Two-time Le Mans winner Earl Bamber will race for Cadillac in next year’s IMSA SportsCar Championship in what looks set to be a twin programme straddling the World Endurance Championship.Bamber, winner at the Le Mans 24 Hours in 2015 and 2017 with Porsche, was announced as a full-season driver for the solo Action Express Racing Cadillac V-Series.R LMDh when the General Motors brand took the …Keep reading

Kamui Kobayashi will return to Wayne Taylor Racing next year when he bids for a third victory in three starts at the Daytona 24 Hours IMSA SportsCar Championship season-opener.The two-time World Endurance Championship title winner with Toyota was named in the #40 WTR with Andretti Cadillac V-Series.R for Daytona in January when the team announced an unchanged full-season driver line-up after its …Keep reading

The Nissan and Jaguar Formula E teams have been handed a partial testing ban and been fined after both outfits broke the championship’s cost cap limit for the 2022-23 season.Having completed its review of documentation from all 11 Formula E teams, the FIA announced on Wednesday that it had found Jaguar and Nissan to be in breach of the cost cap limit of €13,668,000 (£11,634,213).Nissan were …Keep reading

American Express has become an official partner of Formula 1 after expanding its sponsorship deal with the series.Having previously been a regional partner in the Americas, Amex will now be visible at 15 of F1’s 24 grands prix next season.Amex card members will gain access to a raft of perks, including pre-sale tickets and a range of on-site experiences at the tracks where the company will hold …Keep reading

Francesco Bagnaia’s face in the post-race press conference at Phillip Island on Sunday, after finishing third in MotoGP’s Australian Grand Prix, was the best imaginable projection of the 10 seconds that separated him from the victorious Marc Marquez and runner-up Jorge Martin.Reigning two-time champion Bagnaia’s gesture was one of concern, a logical reaction considering that Marquez created that …Keep reading