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It took Carson Kvapil 64 races to earn his first NASCAR O’Reilly Series victory, but he has now won back-to-back after triumphing at Iowa Speedway.
JR Motorsports teammate Ross Chastain led most of the final run, but a caution with five laps to go completely changed the complexion of the race.
Chastain spun the tires in the first overtime restart, allowing Kvapil to move ahead. Right ...Keep reading

Ryan Preece and the No. 60 RFK Racing Ford arrive at Iowa Speedway 38 points outside the top 16 in the driver standings and 13 points below the cut in the owners’ standings.
With just four races left in the regular season, Preece needs to close the gap to 16th-placed Austin Cindric, who was very fast in practice, but Preece faced a small setback at Iowa on Saturday.
The RFK Racing car ...Keep reading

Whatever chance Ryan Blaney has to win the NASCAR Cup Series regular season championship, and the number one Chase for the Championship seed that comes with it, Sunday afternoon at Iowa will be instrumental.
Blaney is 120 points behind Denny Hamlin for the championship lead with four races left until The Chase. He is 36 points behind Tyler Reddick for second in the standings. All of this is ...Keep reading

At Iowa Speedway on Saturday, Haas Factory Team announced plans to expand its NASCAR O'Reilly Series team with a third full-time entry for 2027, piloted by Dean Thompson.
The team also runs one full-time entry in the NASCAR Cup Series, driven by Cole Custer. During the announcement, team president Joe Custer — Cole’s father — also addressed the future of Haas’s Cup operation.
Haas is ...Keep reading

Ryan Blaney secured pole position at Iowa with a 23.474s lap in his No. 12 Team Penske Ford, beating the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet of Kyle Larson by 0.018s. Blaney's Penske teammate Joey Logano will start third.
This will be Blaney's 15th career pole and his first at Iowa. He also won the inaugural Cup race at Iowa in 2024.
"Really cool day. I appreciate the really fast car ...Keep reading

Saturday’s 50-minute NASCAR Cup practice at Iowa Speedway featured just one incident, involving Chase Elliott. Elliott, driver of the No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, and perennially ranked as NASCAR's most popular driver, spun out and hit the wall with 27 minutes left in the practice.
After 30 laps of practice, Elliott spun while running the second lane through Turns 1 and 2. The car ...Keep reading

Barring a rain delay at the Marion County Fairgrounds next Saturday night, Kyle Larson is not going to be able to compete for a fourth victory in the prestigious Knoxville Nationals but he’s going to give himself a chance.
In the process, the goal is to win as much money as possible.
Larson, driving his familiar No. 57 for Paul Silva, has entered the Grandaddy of Them All at Knoxville ...Keep reading

Marco Bezzecchi says he exceeded his own expectations by finishing on the British Grand Prix sprint podium despite feeling exhausted and “destroyed” by Saturday’s running.
While the factory Aprilia rider had topped Friday’s main practice session on his return from the injuries he sustained at the Sachsenring, Saturday provided the first serious test of his fitness as qualifying and the ...Keep reading

As the IndyCar Series enters its closing stretch, Team Penske veteran Scott McLaughlin believes the key to aiding teammate David Malukas in his championship pursuit against points leader Alex Palou comes down to flawless execution and a collective team effort.
Malukas currently sits 83 points behind four-time and reigning series champion Palou in the overall standings, facing his first true ...Keep reading

Saturday at Iowa Speedway was big for the underdogs, as driver/owner Ryan Sieg earned his first-ever pole as a NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series driver.
Driving the No. 39 RSS Racing Chevrolet, Sieg went fastest with a 23.966-second lap at Iowa, 0.064s clear of Ross Chastain in second. Chastain led a fleet of JR Motorsports cars, with Carson Kvapil third, Rajah Caruth fourth, and Justin ...Keep reading

Marc Marquez says he had no explanation as to why he suffered such a severe tyre drop in the British Grand Prix sprint after slumping to ninth at the finish.
The factory Ducati rider was immediately on the move when the race began, passing the Aprilia of Marco Bezzecchi for fourth by the end of the first lap.
His race began to unravel on lap five when Bezzecchi repassed him through Maggots ...Keep reading

Will Power has heaped high praise on the working relationship built with Andretti Global teammates Kyle Kirkwood and Marcus Ericsson during his first season with the organization in 2026.
Following the team’s decision to renew Ericsson’s contract for 2027, announced earlier this week, the two-time IndyCar Series champion expressed relief and excitement for the future. Kirkwood, currently ...Keep reading

Brent Marks Racing has now become Chase Briscoe Racing in the High Limit Sprint Car Series.
The NASCAR Cup Series contender, now in his second year driving for Joe Gibbs Racing has a second-generation non-wing Sprint Car background and has continued to support the discipline as a team owner in recent years.
Meanwhile, Marks has struggled to balance running a family team alongside trying to ...Keep reading

British GP sprint winner Jorge Martin says reverting to an older-specification Aprilia base set-up has helped him climb “out of the hole” and rediscover his winning form.
The Aprilia rider dominated Saturday’s half-distance race at Silverstone from pole position, leading every lap to extend his championship lead to 17 points.
The result allowed him to bounce back from a tough run of ...Keep reading

Jorge Martin converted pole position into a commanding victory in the British Grand Prix sprint to extend his lead at the top of the MotoGP standings.
The Spaniard nailed the start and then led every lap of the half-distance race at Silverstone, only facing a brief threat from Trackhouse’s Ai Ogura during the middle stages before pulling comfortably clear in the final laps.
With Marco ...Keep reading

F1 TV Lead Commentator Alex Jacques takes us through five young drivers we should all be paying attention to for the rest of 2026.

The Haas Factory Team will add a third car for the 2027 NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series schedule, signing Dean Thompson. They currently field the No. 00 with Sheldon Creed and the No. 41 with Sam Mayer.
The 24-year-old will have sponsorship from Thompson Pipe Group and MCM Transportation, while details regarding the car number and crew chief will be announced at a later date. It is a ...Keep reading

Seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton has shared his first photos with the newest member of his family, a golden retriever puppy named Halo.
After a demanding first half of the 2026 season, in which Hamilton secured his maiden grand prix victory with Ferrari at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix and a string of podiums, the Briton is taking the opportunity to rest and recharge with a new ...Keep reading

Isack Hadjar has described his graduation from Racing Bulls to the senior Red Bull team as a "culture shock", though the 21-year-old insists his years in the junior programme made the transition feel natural.
Hadjar stepped up to partner four-time Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen at Red Bull for the 2026 season following his rookie year with Racing Bulls. While both operations fall under the ...Keep reading

Haas Formula 1 driver Oliver Bearman has opened up on his deeply emotional experience driving Ayrton Senna's 1985 race-winning Lotus, admitting the moment moved him to tears.
In a recent appearance on the F1 Beyond The Grid podcast, Bearman detailed his unforgettable run in Senna's iconic Lotus 97T at Silverstone. The 21-year-old Briton drove the exact chassis in which the three-time champion ...Keep reading