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50 years later: David Pearson’s incredible 20mph Daytona 500 victory
Long before Larson vs. Hamlin or Earnhardt vs. Gordon, there was another clash of titans that divided the NASCAR world. And this battle was between the Silver Fox -- David Pearson, and The King -- Richard Petty.
These two drivers combine for ten championships and an astonishing 305 NASCAR Cup Series wins. On this day, February 15, 1975, they came together for one of their most memorable ...Keep reading
These two drivers combine for ten championships and an astonishing 305 NASCAR Cup Series wins. On this day, February 15, 1975, they came together for one of their most memorable ...Keep reading
Unprecedented: How every Daytona 500 three-peat was derailed
Hendrick Motorsports is the winningest team in Daytona 500 history with ten victories. William Byron, driving the No. 24 Chevrolet, won the event in both 2024 and 2025, and both races ended in dramatic crashes amongst the race leaders. Now, he will attempt to win the 500 for a third consecutive year, and it's a feat that has never been done before.
In 2024, Byron positioned himself out front ...Keep reading
In 2024, Byron positioned himself out front ...Keep reading
Oliver Solberg “didn’t deserve more than P4” from Sweden WRC round
Oliver Solberg says he didn’t deserve more than fourth from the WRC’s Rally Sweden, after admitting he was surprised by how difficult it was to open the road.
Solberg headed to Sweden on a high after scoring a sensational win in Monte Carlo last month, which had raised expectations ahead of a home event he previously won three times at the WRC2 level.
Having stunned the WRC service park ...Keep reading
Solberg headed to Sweden on a high after scoring a sensational win in Monte Carlo last month, which had raised expectations ahead of a home event he previously won three times at the WRC2 level.
Having stunned the WRC service park ...Keep reading
How Jorge Lorenzo is pushing Maverick Vinales beyond his limits in MotoGP
Maverick Vinales has offered insights into his new partnership with Jorge Lorenzo, revealing how the three-time MotoGP champion is pushing him to reach levels he wouldn’t otherwise access.
Following the end of last season, Vinales signed Lorenzo as his performance coach for 2026, hoping to unlock more speed and ultimately achieve his dream of winning a title in the premier class.
While the ...Keep reading
Following the end of last season, Vinales signed Lorenzo as his performance coach for 2026, hoping to unlock more speed and ultimately achieve his dream of winning a title in the premier class.
While the ...Keep reading
All Mercedes teams praise Red Bull’s new engine – but how political is it?
Formula 1’s 2026 season-opening Australian Grand Prix currently looks like a race nobody wants to win.
Of course, that’s not the case, but it jokingly underlines that, at this stage of the pre-season, everyone is keen to avoid the role of clear favourite.
Although that has always been the game during F1 testing, this year it is going to extreme lengths. On the very first day in Bahrain ...Keep reading
Of course, that’s not the case, but it jokingly underlines that, at this stage of the pre-season, everyone is keen to avoid the role of clear favourite.
Although that has always been the game during F1 testing, this year it is going to extreme lengths. On the very first day in Bahrain ...Keep reading
The storylines to follow throughout the 2026 Daytona 500
Here's all the major storylines you need to keep an eye on during the 68th running of the Daytona 500:
Brad Keselowski manages a leg injury
Brad Keselowski, RFK Racing Ford
Photo by: Patrick McDermott via Getty Images
The 42-year-old broke his femur during the off-season, and arrived to Daytona with a walking cane. While there is still pain, he has every intention of ...Keep reading
Brad Keselowski manages a leg injury
Brad Keselowski, RFK Racing Ford
Photo by: Patrick McDermott via Getty Images
The 42-year-old broke his femur during the off-season, and arrived to Daytona with a walking cane. While there is still pain, he has every intention of ...Keep reading
Ranked: Rate the 2026 F1 liveries
1. Red Bull
Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
Photo de: Joe Portlock / LAT Images via Getty Images
Jake Boxall-Legge: It's funny how our perceptions change. The matte Red Bulls had become so stale that I've been drawn towards the return of metallic blue, a livery I didn't really take a second look at during its pomp. But, under the floodlights, it looks great.
2. Haas
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Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
Photo de: Joe Portlock / LAT Images via Getty Images
Jake Boxall-Legge: It's funny how our perceptions change. The matte Red Bulls had become so stale that I've been drawn towards the return of metallic blue, a livery I didn't really take a second look at during its pomp. But, under the floodlights, it looks great.
2. Haas
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WRC Sweden: Elfyn Evans storms to victory as Toyota scores 1-2-3-4
Elfyn Evans produced a faultless drive to claim a third career Rally Sweden victory as Toyota dominated the second round of the 2026 World Rally Championship.
Evans and co-driver Scott Martin claimed a first win of the season by 14.3s from Toyota team-mate Takamoto Katsuta and Aaron Johnston. Toyota comprehensively defeated a struggling Hyundai across the 18 snow-covered stages, locking out the ...Keep reading
Evans and co-driver Scott Martin claimed a first win of the season by 14.3s from Toyota team-mate Takamoto Katsuta and Aaron Johnston. Toyota comprehensively defeated a struggling Hyundai across the 18 snow-covered stages, locking out the ...Keep reading
Esteban Ocon responds to Ayao Komatsu's F1 2025 season review
Esteban Ocon has responded to the frank assessment of his 2025 Formula 1 campaign by Haas team boss Ayao Komatsu - saying he wasn’t surprised to hear it.
Komatsu said last week that “we expected more” from the grand prix winner in his debut season with the American outfit, claiming “nobody’s satisfied with Esteban’s sporting result” in 2025.
That came after Ocon finished 15th ...Keep reading
Komatsu said last week that “we expected more” from the grand prix winner in his debut season with the American outfit, claiming “nobody’s satisfied with Esteban’s sporting result” in 2025.
That came after Ocon finished 15th ...Keep reading
Russell’s best meme moments as he turns 28
To celebrate George Russell turning 28, let’s look back on some of the Mercedes man’s best meme moments.
Wheatley ‘proud’ of Audi’s progress across pre-season testing
Audi team boss Jonathan Wheatley has admitted to an early feeling of pride over the operation’s progress ahead of their maiden F1 season, highlighting the “ambition, boldness and creativity” he has seen so far.
Winners and Losers from the first pre-season test
F1.com's Lawrence Barretto picks out his winners and losers from the first 2026 pre-season test in Bahrain.
Dan Ticktum, Pepe Marti settle “over the line” clash; Marti apologises for radio slur
Cupra Kiro Formula E team-mates Dan Ticktum and Pepe Marti have drawn a line under their late-race clash at the Jeddah E-Prix after clearing the air in the hours following Saturday’s round.
Marti was trying to pass Ticktum for fifth place on the penultimate lap at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit when the two came to blows entering the bus stop chicane.
Formula E rookie Marti subsequently ...Keep reading
Marti was trying to pass Ticktum for fifth place on the penultimate lap at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit when the two came to blows entering the bus stop chicane.
Formula E rookie Marti subsequently ...Keep reading
McLaren: Mercedes and Ferrari "quicker than us" in F1 race sims
McLaren F1 team principal Andrea Stella admitted Mercedes and Ferrari "were quicker than us" in race simulations at the first pre-season test in Bahrain, and also believes Red Bull will be in the mix.
As teams dug into long runs on Thursday and Friday, the fog of war surrounding pre-season testing was lifted little by little. While there are still a lot of question marks over the exact pecking ...Keep reading
As teams dug into long runs on Thursday and Friday, the fog of war surrounding pre-season testing was lifted little by little. While there are still a lot of question marks over the exact pecking ...Keep reading
Christopher Mies reacts to 250km/h kangaroo crash: "I'm glad I'm standing here right now"
Christopher Mies has explained his unfortunate collision with a kangaroo during the opening stages of the 2026 Bathurst 12 Hour, which the Ford driver survived unscathed.
Mies, who was sharing the #64 HRT Ford Mustang GT3 with reigning Supercars champion Broc Feeney and 2019 Intercontinental GT champion Dennis Olsen, hit a kangaroo at 250km/h on the Conrod Straight at Mount Panorama Circuit ...Keep reading
Mies, who was sharing the #64 HRT Ford Mustang GT3 with reigning Supercars champion Broc Feeney and 2019 Intercontinental GT champion Dennis Olsen, hit a kangaroo at 250km/h on the Conrod Straight at Mount Panorama Circuit ...Keep reading
Mercedes takes dramatic Bathurst 12 Hour win
Maxime Martin, Maro Engel and Mikael Grenier have won a dramatic – and dramatically shortened – Bathurst 12 Hour race.
Their Team GMR entry started from 29th on the grid after a series of problems during practice and qualifying, but the trio showed excellent pace throughout the race and when Martin was presented with the lead late in the race, he grabbed the opportunity and did not put a ...Keep reading
Their Team GMR entry started from 29th on the grid after a series of problems during practice and qualifying, but the trio showed excellent pace throughout the race and when Martin was presented with the lead late in the race, he grabbed the opportunity and did not put a ...Keep reading
Austin Hill's guide to beating Austin Hill at Daytona
At this point, Austin Hill believes he has a mystique of winning NASCAR O’Reilly Series races at Daytona that is more effective than the resume that generated the aura in the first place.
Of his 15 wins at the second-highest level of the discipline, 11 of them have come across Daytona, Talladega and Atlanta. And every time NOAPS comes to Daytona, the narrative is that everyone needs to gang ...Keep reading
Of his 15 wins at the second-highest level of the discipline, 11 of them have come across Daytona, Talladega and Atlanta. And every time NOAPS comes to Daytona, the narrative is that everyone needs to gang ...Keep reading
Austin Hill unstoppable in dominant Daytona NASCAR O'Reilly win
Austin Hill now has 15 wins in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, which includes an astonishing eleven on drafting tracks, with four of those coming at Daytona. He dominated the 2026 season-opener, delivering Richard Childress Racing the checkered flag once again.
"I love these guys, man," said Hill in Victory Lane. "Everybody that's been at Chevrolet, everybody at RCR, ECR, everyone that ...Keep reading
"I love these guys, man," said Hill in Victory Lane. "Everybody that's been at Chevrolet, everybody at RCR, ECR, everyone that ...Keep reading
ARCA Daytona decided by controversial crash, one-lap shootout
Jake Finch believes he should have three wins in the ARCA race at Daytona International Speedway.
He has been beat straight-up. He was once misled by his teammate on a ‘teammate restart’ in overtime and now he and that same teammate (Gus Dean) were involved in a crash while sharing the front row after a push from Gio Ruggiero.
At the end of the day, it was Ruggiero and Joe Gibbs Racing ...Keep reading
He has been beat straight-up. He was once misled by his teammate on a ‘teammate restart’ in overtime and now he and that same teammate (Gus Dean) were involved in a crash while sharing the front row after a push from Gio Ruggiero.
At the end of the day, it was Ruggiero and Joe Gibbs Racing ...Keep reading
25 years after the death of Dale Earnhardt, we remember NASCAR's darkest day
It is impossible to understate the impact Dale Earnhardt had on NASCAR, and the void left when he died on the final lap of the 2001 Daytona 500.
At the time, he was holding back several cars while the two he owned -- the No. 15 of Michael Waltrip and the No. 8 of his son, Dale Earnhardt Jr., drove off to a Dale Earnhardt Inc. (DEI) 1-2 finish. But mere seconds from finishing third right ...Keep reading
At the time, he was holding back several cars while the two he owned -- the No. 15 of Michael Waltrip and the No. 8 of his son, Dale Earnhardt Jr., drove off to a Dale Earnhardt Inc. (DEI) 1-2 finish. But mere seconds from finishing third right ...Keep reading