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At Jerez on Saturday, KTM rider Pedro Acosta couldn’t do better than last place in Q2. That unfortunately meant he had to content himself with starting from the 12th spot on the grid. As a result, any possibility of running at the front of the field was gone.Still, Acosta was reasonably satisfied with his Friday results, achieving a top 10 finish that won him a ticket straight into Q2 …Keep reading

When Ryan Preece pulled a wheelie and flipped at the Daytona 500 earlier this year, he called for NASCAR to take action to help keep the Next Gen (Gen-7) cars from taking flight. There have been eight occasions where Cup cars have gone completely upside down in the last three years of competition, including five in the last calendar year.Unfortunately, Preece has the distinction of being the …Keep reading

While Lawless Alan earned his first career ARCA win, YouTuber Cleetus McFarland avoided the chaos and collected an impressive top-ten finish in the No. 30 Rette Jones Racing Ford. Nearly 70,000 people were watching the in-car camera as he took on the infamous superspeedway.McFarland, whose real name is Garrett Mitchell, made his ARCA debut at Daytona earlier this year where he was involved in …Keep reading

These are tough times for KTM in MotoGP. The RC16 has chronic vibration niggles. The latest version of the bike appears to be slower than last year’s. The broader KTM company has been placed into administration. Star factory rider Pedro Acosta is being linked with any number of moves to escape the marque that nurtured him.The list goes on. Brad Binder, the man who scored the breakthrough …Keep reading

Front Row Motorsports isn’t unfamiliar with the front row at superspeedways, but it’s not a place we’ve ever seen Zane Smith before today. Driving the No. 38 Ford Mustang, he was the fastest man at Talladega in both rounds of qualifying, earning his first career pole in his 55th career start. Crew chief Ryan Bergenty was ecstatic and actively celebrating on pit road as his car rocketed to the top …Keep reading

Justin Haley is likely just looking for a little bit of stability in the 2025 NASCAR Cup season after losing four crew members, his car chief and now his crew chief since the beginning of April. Car Chief Robert “Cheddar” Smith left at the start of the month to take over those same duties for Ty Gibbs at Joe Gibbs Racing. His replacement, Doug Powers, was actually ejected from Talladega …Keep reading

Marc Marquez shrugged off a brief challenge from Fabio Quartararo as he took a fifth straight 2025 sprint race victory aboard the factory Ducati.Although Quartararo was able to convert his surprise pole position into a brief lead, he fell when Marquez overtook him halfway around the second lap.That was the end of any challenge to the Ducati dominance, as the Bologna bikes swept the top six …Keep reading

Hyundai has admitted it underestimated the difficulty of Rally Islas Canarias that has left the team in damage limitation mode while Toyota has locked out the top five.The Korean marque has found itself on the backfoot having failed to unlock the secrets to speed on the Canary Islands’ smooth asphalt roads that are making their World Rally Championship debut this weekend.Thierry …Keep reading

The motorsport world is currently sitting on the edge of its seat as Formula 1’s Oscar Piastri has become embroiled in a title battle with his McLaren team-mate Lando Norris. The two have traded barbs throughout the season, with Piastri recently edging ahead of his more seasoned team-mate with his win in Saudi Arabia. And the infighting isn’t likely to stop anytime soon, ensuring fans are …Keep reading

Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo broke Ducati’s long stranglehold on MotoGP pole positions by going fastest in Saturday’s qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez.The 2021 world champion thus delivered on the clear potential he had shown in Friday practice, when he reported he was surprised by his own speed aboard the M1.The pole position is the first for a non-Ducati since Pedro …Keep reading