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Justin Allgaier victorious in wild NASCAR O'Reilly race at Martinsville

Motorsport - Sat, 2026-03-28 22:56
After taking the lead on a late-race restart, Justin Allgaier held on to win for the 31st time in his NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts (NOAPS) career, and the third time this season. His victory at Martinsville means that JR Motorsports has managed to win the last five consecutive races.
Corey Day finished second, Sammy Smith third, Sheldon Creed fourth, and Lee Pulliam fifth in his O'Reilly Series ...Keep reading

Jorge Martin’s “full send” celebration ends in wheelie crash after US GP sprint win

Motorsport - Sat, 2026-03-28 22:33
Jorge Martin says he suspected a crash was inevitable as he attempted a wheelie on the in-lap following his victory in the United States Grand Prix sprint.
The Spaniard was celebrating his first win since his title-winning 2024 campaign when he bizarrely fell off his Aprilia on the back straight.
Martin lifted the front of the bike in the air in front of the packed Austin crowd, but as the ...Keep reading

Marc Marquez penalised for Fabio di Giannantonio clash in US GP sprint

Motorsport - Sat, 2026-03-28 22:31
Marc Marquez has been slapped with a long-lap grid penalty for the opening-lap clash with Fabio di Giannantonio that left both riders on the ground in the US GP sprint.
Marquez was trying to repass di Giannantonio for third place at the end of the back straight, but couldn’t slow his bike down in time into Turn 12, falling and taking out an innocent di Giannantonio.
The stewards deemed ...Keep reading

George Russell urged to "reassert himself" at Mercedes amid Kimi Antonelli threat

Motorsport - Sat, 2026-03-28 22:26
Former Formula 1 driver David Coulthard has urged George Russell to "assert himself" within Mercedes after his team-mate Kimi Antonelli secured his maiden F1 win at the Chinese Grand Prix.
Russell currently leads the drivers' championship with 51 points, but his team-mate follows just four points behind him in second. After Mercedes had a dominant start to the season, Russell quickly became the ...Keep reading

Missed shift sparks race-halting pileup crash in Martinsville NASCAR race

Motorsport - Sat, 2026-03-28 22:13
Lee Pulliam was making his NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts debut on Saturday, driving the No. 9 JR Motorsports Chevrolet. He was very impressive, leading some laps and restarting second inside 20 laps to go.
However, he proceeded to miss a shift from the outside of the front row, triggering a massive chain-reaction crash on the frontstretch. His teammate Carson Kvapil ran directly into the back of ...Keep reading

Jos Verstappen hits out at new F1 era: 'Creating chaos but nothing to do with racing'

Motorsport - Sat, 2026-03-28 21:58
Jos Verstappen has called out the new Formula 1 regulations, which have been introduced into the championship in 2026.
Verstappen Sr, father of four-time champion Max Verstappen, claimed that while the racing has been more chaotic, "it has nothing to do with racing".
The new regulations feature an almost 50:50 split between internal combustion and electric power, active aerodynamics ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen’s GT3 outings will not solve F1 frustration, says Jenson Button

Motorsport - Sat, 2026-03-28 21:42
Jenson Button does not think that Max Verstappen's endurance racing will help change his opinion of the new Formula 1 regulations.
The 2026 F1 season has welcomed a new wave of regulations for the championship. Verstappen has been upfront with his thoughts on the new-regulation cars, which feature an almost 50:50 split between internal combustion and electric power.
Initially describing the ...Keep reading

Will Power crashes in Barber qualifying but "can definitely win” from the back

Motorsport - Sat, 2026-03-28 21:39
Will Power will have to start from the back of the grid after suffering a massive shunt in IndyCar qualifying at Barber Motorsports Park. 
A participant in the first group, the 45-year-old Aussie began to pick up the pace roughly halfway through the session when a brake issue left him unable to make the corner plowed past the grass and gavel trap into the foam and tire barriers in Turn 5 ...Keep reading

MotoGP United States GP: Jorge Martin ends victory drought in thrilling sprint

Motorsport - Sat, 2026-03-28 20:59
Jorge Martin passed Francesco Bagnaia on the final lap of the sprint race at Austin on Saturday to win his first MotoGP race since his world championship-winning season in 2024. 
The thrilling sprint also saw Marc Marquez clash with Fabio Di Giannantonio on the first lap, ruining both of their races. Marco Bezzecchi also fell, losing his points lead to factory Aprilia team-mate ...Keep reading

Martinsville is NASCAR's next 750 package test

Motorsport - Sat, 2026-03-28 20:40
For Denny Hamlin, winning another pole on Saturday at Martinsville Speedway, is just another sign that he still as it.
It, of course, is the much-discussed pure speed that often fades away in the mid-40s but the Joe Gibbs Racing No. 11 driver now has two poles in addition to a win while sitting fourth in the championship standings.
“Really, with age, the hardest part is actually still ...Keep reading

Alex Palou beats Malukas to Barber pole after tight IndyCar qualifying

Motorsport - Sat, 2026-03-28 20:25
Alex Palou stormed to pole in the Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix at Barber Motorsports Park.
The reigning and four-time IndyCar Series champion, Palou pushed his #10 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda to a flying lap of 1m06.2341s around the 2.3-mile, 17-turn natural terrain road course to claim the top spot. It’s the 13th pole of his career, and second pole at the Alabama circuit.
“Oh ...Keep reading

Our final Japanese Grand Prix betting predictions

Formula 1 - Sat, 2026-03-28 20:17
Our expert betting writers make their final predictions before the action gets underway in Japan.

Marco Bezzecchi forced to drop two slots on MotoGP United States GP grid

Motorsport - Sat, 2026-03-28 19:43
MotoGP championship leader Marco Bezzecchi has been handed a two-position penalty on the starting grid for Sunday's United States Grand Prix, following a qualifying incident with Marc Marquez. 
The Italian will thus start the race in fourth place instead of the second place he earned on the qualifying timesheets. Pedro Acosta (KTM) will inherit Bezzecchi's spot alongside polesitter Fabio Di ...Keep reading

NASCAR Cup Martinsville starting lineup: Denny Hamlin wins pole, SVG impresses

Motorsport - Sat, 2026-03-28 18:54
The No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota of Denny Hamlin will lead the field to the green flag in Sunday's NASCAR Cup race at Martinsville Speedway. The Virginia native now has five poles at the half-mile short track, and 49 total in his career.
"The car is good today," said Hamlin. "We did a lot of really good things in practice. I was hoping to get somewhere in that top eight for qualifying, but ...Keep reading

Late crash hands Nikita Johnson Indy NXT win at Barber

Motorsport - Sat, 2026-03-28 18:18
Nikita Johnson wasn’t the fastest, but was in the right place at the right time to win the first race of a doubleheader weekend for Indy NXT at Barber Motorsports Park.
The Florida native was running third but vaulted to the lead after pole-sitter Alessandro de Tullio and Max Taylor collided with nine laps to go. Johnson was untouchable after leading the field to the restart with five laps ...Keep reading

Ducati debuts Aprilia-inspired MotoGP wing in Austin

Motorsport - Sat, 2026-03-28 18:03
Ducati team manager Davide Tardozzi has admitted that the latest aero updates on the factory MotoGP bikes have in part been inspired by the Aprilia package. 
An all-new rear wing appeared on the red machines during Free Practice 2 for the United States Grand Prix on Saturday morning. It evidently got a good reception from factory riders Marc Marquez and Francesco Bagnaia, who both ran the ...Keep reading

Our Bet Builder picks after Antonelli’s Japan pole

Formula 1 - Sat, 2026-03-28 17:01
F1's expert betting writers have picked their four Bet Builder selections for the Japanese Grand Prix.

Wolff explains Russell’s ‘disadvantage’ in Japanese GP

Formula 1 - Sat, 2026-03-28 17:01
Toto Wolff has conceded that George Russell with face a “disadvantage” entering the Japanese Grand Prix, with the team boss admitting that his driver will have to carry the issue he experienced in Qualifying forwards to race day.

Hadjar names Red Bull's 'end goal' in Japanese GP

Formula 1 - Sat, 2026-03-28 17:01
Isack Hadjar admits that while scoring points in the Japanese Grand Prix is the goal, the ultimate priority is "to understand how we can make that car faster" after another difficult Qualifying session for Red Bull.

Lindblad outlines his bold approach to Q3 appearance in Japan

Formula 1 - Sat, 2026-03-28 17:01
Arvid Lindblad relied on his courage in order to progress to Q3 at the Japanese Grand Prix for Racing Bulls.

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