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Denny Hamlin explains costly Las Vegas spin in rough NASCAR Cup race

Motorsport - 17 hours 18 min ago
Denny Hamlin had high expectations for Las Vegas, and it was hard not to after earning pole position in a Joe Gibbs Racing 1-2-3-4. Ultimately though, it was a day he'd like to soon forget.
He led the first 39 laps of the race, but after the first caution for Zane Smith spinning, Hamlin never returned to the lead. 
The decision to pit put him back outside the top five and left him needing ...Keep reading

Christopher Bell frustrated after mechanical issue tanks potential opportunity in Las Vegas

Motorsport - 17 hours 20 min ago
The stage was set for Christopher Bell to jump up the Chase standings with a strong finish on Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
After the top two drivers in the Chase, Kyle Larson and Denny Hamlin, both struggled in the opening stretch of the race, the potential was there for Bell to gain ground and elbow his way into championship contention with a win at the South Point 400.
Instead, Bell ...Keep reading

Austin Cindric feels like he’s right on the edge of winning

Motorsport - 17 hours 47 min ago
Austin Cindric had another strong finish at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday, taking fourth place in the South Point 400 to secure his second straight top-five of the Chase.
While Cindric was in the hunt for much of the race, it was Chase Briscoe who took the checkered flag with Kyle Larson and Tyler Reddick the most threatening cars to take the win from him in the late laps.
Still ...Keep reading

Kyle Larson, Tyler Reddick react to wild last-lap wreck that cost them nothing

Motorsport - 18 hours 10 min ago
No one can say Kyle Larson didn't give it his all in Sunday's NASCAR Cup race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. He charged from fourth to second in the closing laps, and smashed into the wall on the final lap. Tyler Reddick was collected in the melee, but somehow, neither lost any positions.
Larson was ripping the top, trying to pull off a similar feat to his protégé Corey Day in Saturday's NASCAR ...Keep reading

Chase Briscoe relieved to make up for falling short last week with win at Las Vegas

Motorsport - 18 hours 15 min ago
Chase Briscoe held off late charges from Kyle Larson and Tyler Reddick on Sunday to take the checkered flag at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
The win was a meaningful one for Briscoe, as he had let a similar opportunity slip through his fingers last week at Kansas. In that race, Briscoe made a pass on Larson to take the lead with 30 laps left after the No. 5 had been dominating all day, only for ...Keep reading

Complete NASCAR Cup points standings after 2026 Las Vegas II

Motorsport - 19 hours 23 sec ago
After rallying back from one lap down to finish second, Kyle Larson extended his championship lead over Denny Hamlin from +26pts to +40pts as the 2026 NASCAR Cup Chase crosses the halfway point. Hamlin finished 16th after an early spin derailed his day.
Battling power steering issues, Christopher Bell finished 23rd but he remains third in the standings, now 55 points behind.
With his big win ...Keep reading

Official race results: 2026 NASCAR Cup Las Vegas II

Motorsport - 19 hours 11 min ago
Chase Briscoe earned his seventh career NASCAR Cup Series win at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, crossing the line 1.3 seconds ahead of Kyle Larson, but there's a lot more to the story than that.
On the final lap, Larson crashed into the wall at the exit of Turn 4, collecting Tyler Reddick in the process. Somehow, Larson limped across the line in second and Reddick spun through the infield grass ...Keep reading

Chase Briscoe wins Las Vegas NASCAR Cup as Larson and Reddick crash across finish line

Motorsport - 19 hours 24 min ago
During a dramatic final run, Chase Briscoe had to fend off several challengers and navigate numerous lapped cars, but he held on to take the NASCAR Cup Series win at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
As Briscoe won, Kyle Larson in second slammed the wall behind him. Tyler Reddick hit the rear of Larson and spun through the infield grass. Somehow, both drivers managed to cross the finish line without ...Keep reading

New WRC champion Elfyn Evans relieved after “surreal” Sardinia title showdown

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-10-04 20:56
A relieved Elfyn Evans feels years of hard work have finally paid off after becoming Britain’s first World Rally Champion for 25 years following a “surreal” final stage showdown at Rally Sardinia.
The longtime championship leader could see the title slipping away after feeling powerless at times, having started from first on the road on Friday. A penultimate stage puncture on Sunday then ...Keep reading

Las Vegas honors hometown hero Kyle Busch with memorial rock and numerous tributes

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-10-04 20:18
Las Vegas Motor Speedway (LVMS) and the 0.375-mile Bullring just outside of the 1.5-mile intermediate speedway have been paying tribute to Las Vegas native and two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, Kyle Busch, all race weekend. Busch died suddenly at just 41 years old in May of this year, only a few days removed from his 234th and final NASCAR win in a Truck race at Dover.
When news initially ...Keep reading

Slick-tire gamble helps CrowdStrike seal Petit Le Mans win and IMSA championship

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-10-04 20:04
The path to the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2) title was anything but straightforward for George Kurtz, Alex Quinn, Toby Sowery, and the #04 ORECA LMP2 07 for CrowdStrike Racing by APR team.
In a grueling 10-hour trial in Saturday night’s wild Motul Petit Le Mans at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, the trio weathered penalties, contact, and sudden downpours ...Keep reading

Why Toto Wolff’s $102,000 IWC watch can survive almost anything

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-10-04 20:00
Toto Wolff has built up quite the reputation. He's a commanding character who oozes respect, class and swagger, and has a proven history in finance and the business of motorsport. But when he's sat in the Mercedes garage, his passion for the championship can be overwhelming with him being seen slamming his headphones to the desk on multiple occasions and even breaking a computer monitor on ...Keep reading

Paul Miller Racing survives Petit Le Mans chaos to win IMSA GTD Pro title

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-10-04 19:53
Surviving early-race contact, a costly drive-through penalty, slick tires in mixed conditions, and a harrowing final two hours, Paul Miller Racing emerged as IMSA GTD Pro champions.
Led by drivers Connor de Phillippi and Neil Verhagen alongside endurance co-driver Dan Harper, the team’s third-place Petit Le Mans finish capped a tense 10-hour battle at Road Atlanta, bookending a season that ...Keep reading

Oliver Solberg has no regrets after WRC title near-miss: “It hurts a lot”

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-10-04 19:29
After starting the weekend 21 points adrift, Solberg delivered a stunning drive to set up a final stage decider where, if he beat championship leader Elfyn Evans, he would become world champion.    
The 25-year-old, co-driven by Elliott Edmondson, appeared on course to achieve his dream having been 1.9s up on Evans’ time before he went off. With two corners remaining. Solberg suddenly ...Keep reading

NASCAR O'Reilly Series Chase wide open after Las Vegas

Motorsport - Sun, 2026-10-04 19:27
Sheldon Creed was presented with a legitimate opportunity to take real control of the NASCAR O’Reilly Series championship but let it slip away with an overall disappointing race on Saturday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
The leader of the Chase finished 13th and scored zero stage points on a night where presumptive title favorite Justin Allgaier was collected in an incident not of his doing ...Keep reading

All the key moments from the 2026 Bahrain GP in Malaysia

Formula 1 - Sun, 2026-10-04 19:08
Max Verstappen scored his first win of the 2026 season during a highly eventful Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia.

5 betting lessons after Verstappen wins Bahrain GP

Formula 1 - Sun, 2026-10-04 19:08
The four-time World Champion won his first race of the 2026 season at Sepang.

Wolff ‘not in a happy place’ after Russell Malaysia DNF

Formula 1 - Sun, 2026-10-04 19:08
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has shared his reaction to George Russell's retirement from the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia.

Mercedes better 'watch out - Verstappen 'imperious' in Bahrain GP win

Formula 1 at the BBC - Sun, 2026-10-04 18:41
The Chequered Flag Podcast's Sam Bird and Andrew Benson discuss Max Verstappen's impressive Bahrain Grand Prix victory, which secured his first win of the season.

Hamilton & Verstappen bemused after glitch turns F1 into 'Lego race'

Formula 1 at the BBC - Sun, 2026-10-04 17:58
Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton liken the effects of a software bug that affected multiple cars before the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia to a "Lego race".

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