May 19, 2025

NASCAR’s longest race to feature a full field of 40 entries for the Coke 600

For the first time since the season-opening Daytona 500, NASCAR will reach 40 entries for a Cup Series race. Along with the usual 36 charted teams, four open entries will take part in NASCAR’s longest race on Memorial Day Weekend.Seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion and four-time Coke 600 winner Jimmie Johnson will be one of those open entries, driving the No. 84 Legacy Motor Club Toyota. It …Keep reading

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Alex Palou leads tense Indy 500 drafting practice, Rasmussen crashes

The two-hour session is the last on-track practice until Carb Day on Friday, and all 33 teams took full advantage of it. Alex Palou led the way in the No. 10 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda with a 226.765mph lap, followed by Helio Castroneves in the No. 06 Meyer Shank Racing Honda at 226.441mph, and Takuma Sato in the No. 75 RLL Racing Honda at 226.087mph.Jack Harvey was the top Chevrolet in …Keep reading

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IndyCar president says qualifying scandal is “devastating” to Roger Penske

On Monday morning, news rocked the IndyCar paddock as the No. 2 Team Penske Chevrolet of Josef Newgarden and the No. 12 Chevrolet of Will Power were sent to the rear of the field for the 109th running of the Indy 500. Both teams have been fined $100,000 each and their race strategists [Tim Cindric and Ron Ruzewski] have been suspended.The reason? An illegal modification to the rear attenuator …Keep reading

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Winners and losers from NASCAR All-Star weekend at North Wilkesboro

The third edition of the North Wilkesboro All-Star Race was a good one with a record number of lead changes and plenty of action from start to finish. The field of 23 included race winners from the previous year, former All-Star winners, and Cup champions. Carson Hocevar and John Hunter Nemechek raced their way into the field via the Open while Noah Gragson claimed the final spot on the grid, via …Keep reading

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Inside Carbone Beach: The most exclusive event on the F1 calendar

Hours after clinching his first-ever Formula 1 victory, Lando Norris found himself exactly where any newly-minted race winner might hope to be: flanked by the likes of Travis Kelce while partying beneath the glittering chandeliers at Carbone Beach. The McLaren driver made a beeline for the velvet-roped supper club after the 2024 Miami Grand Prix, celebrating amongst a crowd that felt plucked from …Keep reading

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Indy 500: 2-time winner Newgarden, Team Penske suffer grid drop after illegal part modification

IndyCar also announced Monday that the team strategists have been suspended for the race; the cars will forfeit their qualification points; and each of the entries has been fined $100,000. ​IndyCar also announced Monday that the team strategists have been suspended for the race; the cars will forfeit their qualification points; and each of the

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What happened to McLaren’s pace advantage on Red Bull at F1 Imola GP?

At the Miami Grand Prix Max Verstappen denied Lando Norris pole but only crossed the finish line in fourth in the race, nearly 40 seconds adrift of winner Oscar Piastri in the second McLaren.Fast-forward two weeks and Verstappen not only defeated both papaya drivers, but did so comfortably. If his Japanese Grand Prix win was largely down to retaining track position in a strategy-starved race …Keep reading

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Penske penalized, Will Power and Josef Newgarden to start last in Indy 500

Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, IndyCar officials saw something they didn’t like on the rear attenuator of Josef Newgarden’s No. 2 Penske Chevrolet. Allegedly, the team smoothed out a part there that should not have been modified. Will Power passed pre-qualifying tech despite the modifications while Newgarden did not. The team had tried to fix the cars in the pit lane, hoping to still …Keep reading

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Christopher Bell responds to Logano criticism: “I’ve seen Joey do much worse”

All-Star Race winner Christopher Bell was surprised to hear that Joey Logano took issue with the way he was raced for the win in the closing laps of NASCAR’s annual exhibition race.Bell leaned on Logano and forced him up the track as he cleared him for the race lead with just ten laps to go, driving off with the victory and the $1 million dollar prize. Logano was critical of both Bell and the …Keep reading

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Jacques Villeneuve accuses McLaren of being weak

Jacques Villeneuve has accused McLaren of being weak when it comes to fighting with Red Bull.The 1997 Formula 1 world champion has taken aim at the Woking-based team after Max Verstappen swooped past polesitter Oscar Piastri on his way to victory last weekend in the Emilia-Romagna GP.Red Bull boss Christian Horner spoke about his surprise at how much of a pace advantage Verstappen had over …Keep reading

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