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Corey Lajoie is excited to be a dang NASCAR driver at Kaulig RAM

Motorsport - Fri, 2026-04-03 21:29
Corey Lajoie stopped by one of his favorite coffee shops on the way to Rockingham Speedway on Friday morning.
Local Patriot Roasting Company
While there, and after placing his order, engaged in a conversation that kind of encapsulated the head space for the 34-year-old heading into this new opportunity in the Craftsman Truck Series with RAM and Kaulig Racing.
“We were just chopping it ...Keep reading

Carson Ferguson to make NASCAR Truck debut in Kaulig Ram entry at Bristol

Motorsport - Fri, 2026-04-03 21:04
Kaulig Racing has announced Carson Ferguson as the next driver of the team's No. 25 Ram 1500 'free agent' truck, with the accomplished dirt racer making his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debut at Bristol next weekend.
Ferguson was the runner-up in the 'Ram: Race for the Seat' competition, which decided the full-time driver of the team's No. 14 truck for the 2026 season. He lost out to Mini ...Keep reading

NASCAR O'Reilly Rockingham starting lineup: Corey Day earns first career pole

Motorsport - Fri, 2026-04-03 20:42
In qualifying ahead of Saturday's NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Rockingham, Corey Day put the No. 17 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet on pole with a 27.717s lap. He will share the front row with reigning series champion Jesse Love in the No. 2 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet, who fell 0.064s short of the top spot.
"I felt really good," said Day. "We got a really good car, so thanks ...Keep reading

Gasly consistency sparking Alpine betting boost

Formula 1 - Fri, 2026-04-03 20:16
Three races down and Gasly has picked up points in every one this season.

Our writers reflect on the first three rounds of 2026

Formula 1 - Fri, 2026-04-03 20:16
With a few weeks to go until the next round on the calendar, we asked our writers to give us their take on how the 2026 season has unfolded so far – and who has the most work to do when the campaign resumes…

What NASCAR O'Reilly Series field expects of Cleetus McFarland at Rockingam

Motorsport - Fri, 2026-04-03 19:14
When it comes to the YouTuber known as Cleetus McFarland making his NASCAR O’Reilly Series debut this weekend at Rockingham Speedway, future NASCAR Hall of Famer Rodney Childers articulated the benefits and potential concerns as well as anyone.
“We need the publicity and we need the personalities,” Childers told Motorsport.com on Friday morning. “You know, we have a lot of drivers these ...Keep reading

NASCAR Truck Rockingham starting lineup: Jake Garcia earns pole position

Motorsport - Fri, 2026-04-03 18:13
After a brief rain delay, qualifying got underway for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at Rockingham on Friday.
38 trucks were competing for 36 spots on the grid, with two missing the snow. One of those was Jonathan Shafer in the No. 69 MBM Motorsports Ford, after a crash in practice meant he could not take part in qualifying. The other DNQ was Justin Carroll in the No. 90 Terry Carroll ...Keep reading

Ayao Komatsu admits he would have “laughed” at Haas being P4 after three races

Motorsport - Fri, 2026-04-03 17:36
Haas Formula 1 team principal Ayao Komatsu has admitted he would have laughed if he had been told the American outfit would be fourth in the constructors' championship after the first three rounds of the season. 
The Gene Haas-owned team has emerged as one of the paddock's most surprising challengers in the early stages of the new season. After the first three rounds, Haas sits fourth with 18 ...Keep reading

Pierre Gasly: "Too much negativity" around F1 2026 as driver skill still matters

Motorsport - Fri, 2026-04-03 17:26
Alpine's Pierre Gasly backs calls to tweak the divisive 2026 Formula 1 regulations and improve qualifying, but disagrees with the negativity around the new rules taking away opportunities for the drivers to make a difference. The new regulations, which place a huge emphasis on electric energy management, have significantly changed how drivers and teams approach qualifying, with the need to ...Keep reading

Why Lewis Hamilton's battle with Lando Norris highlights another critical 2026 F1 flaw

Motorsport - Fri, 2026-04-03 16:18
The Suzuka race highlighted why the 2026 Formula 1 regulations can both create exciting races – thanks to hybrid energy deployment strategies that cause near-constant passing – but also what the critical issues are that need addressing, starting at next week’s meeting between F1, the FIA, and the teams.
Precisely because of this dynamic of overtakes and counter-overtakes, the Japanese ...Keep reading

George Russell told to 'erode' Kimi Antonelli’s confidence as Mercedes title battle heats up

Motorsport - Fri, 2026-04-03 15:57
David Coulthard believes George Russell needs to "start eroding" his Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli's confidence in order to fight for his first drivers' championship.
Russell was tipped as a favourite for the 2026 drivers' championship title ahead of the season, but Antonelli's strong streak, which has included two grand prix wins in the first three rounds, has dented the Briton's title ...Keep reading

How the BMW M3 Touring challenged the M4 GT3 Evo at the Nordschleife

Motorsport - Fri, 2026-04-03 15:50
The second round of the Nurburgring Endurance Series (NLS) was dominated by two major talking points: the guest appearance of Max Verstappen and the highly anticipated racing debut of the BMW M3 Touring 24h. For factory drivers Jens Klingmann and Ugo de Wilde, the weekend provided a unique laboratory to test whether a performance estate can truly rival a purebred GT3 machine.
Due to a ...Keep reading

Prince Albert of Monaco's wedding gift to Charles and Alexandra Leclerc revealed

Motorsport - Fri, 2026-04-03 14:55
Charles Leclerc and his wife Alexandra have shared their wedding gift from Prince Albert of Monaco after the couple tied the knot ahead of the 2026 Formula 1 season.
The Leclercs got married in a small, private civil ceremony in Monaco before a larger celebration with their extended friends and family next year. While they initially kept the ceremony quiet, news quickly spread of their ...Keep reading

After Kimi Antonelli, this is every F1 driver to win their first two races back to back

Motorsport - Fri, 2026-04-03 14:39
It is often said that the hard part is not getting there, but staying there – so perhaps the real challenge isn’t winning in Formula 1 (which it absolutely is, very much so), but repeating it.
Kimi Antonelli has done just that: after becoming the second-youngest driver to win in F1 history at the Chinese Grand Prix, he followed it up by winning again in the Japanese Grand Prix a few weeks ...Keep reading

Joan Mir explains why he crashes so often in MotoGP

Motorsport - Fri, 2026-04-03 13:30
Joan Mir says his recent string of crashes in MotoGP was caused by him overcompensating for Honda’s weaknesses - and insists he has “no regrets” about this.
The Spaniard has arguably been Honda’s fastest rider so far in 2026, but has just one points finish to his name from the opening three flyaways. 
At the season opener in Thailand, a tyre issue forced him out of fourth place ...Keep reading

Why Aston Martin has no need to “make peace” with Honda

Motorsport - Fri, 2026-04-03 12:36
Aston Martin chief trackside officer Mike Krack has stated “there are no issues” between the team and engine supplier Honda, despite their troubled start to the 2026 Formula 1 season.
Aston Martin switched from a customer Mercedes engine supply to a works partnership with Honda for 2026, as it attempted to finally become a top team amid colossal investment by billionaire team owner Lawrence ...Keep reading

NASCAR veteran reacts to first laps at the Nurburgring: "Scariest race track"

Motorsport - Fri, 2026-04-03 12:10
The Wallace brothers are well-known stateside, and for good reason. Rusty is a NASCAR Hall of Famer and a former Cup Series champion, Mike is a winner in both the O'Reilly and Craftsmen Truck Series, and Kenny has 904 starts across all three national divisions.
Kenny Wallace's career at the national level of NASCAR spanned from 1988 all the way into 2015. He started ten Daytona 500s, and won ...Keep reading

Storm damage forces changes to WRC Rally Islas Canarias route 

Motorsport - Fri, 2026-04-03 11:52
Organisers have been forced to make minor route changes for the World Rally Championship’s visit to the Canary Islands later this month due to damage caused by a recent weather event.
Last month the Canary Islands were hit by Storm Therese, which resulted in high winds and heavy rain battering the Spanish archipelago. The storm caused widespread flooding, power cuts, road closures and ...Keep reading

10 of the most striking one-off liveries in recent F1 history

Formula 1 - Fri, 2026-04-03 11:10
Haas and Racing Bulls caught the eye at Suzuka last weekend with a couple of creative one-off liveries – the former introducing the iconic Godzilla monster to the F1 world and the latter taking inspiration from Japanese shodo calligraphy.

Stella on where McLaren need to improve after Japan

Formula 1 - Fri, 2026-04-03 11:10
McLaren Team Principal Andrea Stella has set out the factors that he believes helped the squad to “stay in the race” in Japan, with the Italian admitting that there is one particular area where the team “have to improve”.

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