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Layne Riggs wins Pocono NASCAR Truck shocker after issues take out leaders

Motorsport - 18 hours 23 min ago
With 3.6 seconds over runner-up finisher Tanner Gray, Front Row Motorsports' Layne Riggs piloted the No. 34 Ford to victory at Pocono Raceway. He became the first Ford driver to win a Truck race at Pocono since Ryan Blaney did it in 2013. Friday's triumph is Riggs' third career win, but his first of the 2025 season.
"That's just a testament to this team," said Riggs. "This thing was bad fast ...Keep reading

Hyak Motorsports fires NASCAR Cup spotter Tab Boyd

Motorsport - Fri, 2025-06-20 19:34
Hyak Motorsports has parted ways with spotter Tab Boyd, who worked with Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and the No. 47 Chevrolet. Weekend rosters show that Clayton Hughes will be atop the spotter's stand for Pocono, replacing Boyd.
Stenhouse confirmed the news on Friday morning in a SiriusXM NASCAR interview, saying: "That's an unfortunate deal. The team let Tab Boyd go this week, and we got Clayton Hughes ...Keep reading

23XI and FRM make final effort to save charters, claim ruling sets "dangerous precedent"

Motorsport - Fri, 2025-06-20 18:19
23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports are on the precipice of losing their charters mid-season in a legal loss that would cause an immediate financial hit for the two multi-car organizations. 
On June 5th, the U.S. Court of Appeals ruled in favor of NASCAR, revoking the preliminary injunction that allowed 23XI and FRM to race as chartered teams while this antitrust lawsuit is ongoing. The ...Keep reading

Stream 24h Nürburgring live at Motorsport.tv with full coverage this weekend

Motorsport - Fri, 2025-06-20 17:52
Every minute of the 2025 Nurburgring 24 Hours will be broadcast via Motorsport.tv this weekend. 
The famous enduro dates back to 1970 and some of the world’s best GT drivers will tackle the gruelling Nordschleife in Germany to become champion.
It forms part of the Intercontinental GT Challenge calendar, which this year is a five-round campaign featuring some of the most intense ...Keep reading

Can Kakunoshin Ohta’s switch to IndyCar emulate Alex Palou’s success?

Motorsport - Fri, 2025-06-20 17:36
In last month’s Indianapolis 500, Takuma Sato demonstrated once again that age is a mere number as he led a significant number of laps on his way to ninth place. Indeed, only the smallest of braking misjudgements on pitlane cost him a shot at a third victory at the Speedway.
But, no matter how impressive his run at the wheel of a one-off additional Honda-powered Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing ...Keep reading

Ram CEO wants Dodge to enter NASCAR Cup by 2027

Motorsport - Fri, 2025-06-20 16:53
Speaking to Kevin Harvick on his 'Happy Hour' podcast, Ram CEO Tim Kuniskis, who used to work as the CEO for Dodge under Stellantis, made it clear that the manufacturer has Cup aspirations. Ram recently announced their plans to return to the Truck Series in 2026, but the return of Dodge to Cup could come as soon as 2027.
"Coming into Truck is a lot easier than coming into Cup," admitted ...Keep reading

Fabio Quartararo injures shoulder in practice crash at MotoGP's Italian GP

Motorsport - Fri, 2025-06-20 16:49
MotoGP world champion Fabio Quartararo has been taken to hospital following a big accident during the first official practice session at this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix.
The Yamaha rider went down after just 10 minutes as the front of the bike got away from the Frenchman heading into the fast left-right sequence at Turn 4 in Mugello.
Quartararo's left shoulder hit the ground hard before ...Keep reading

Brad Pitt drives F1 car for the first time at private McLaren test in Austin

Motorsport - Fri, 2025-06-20 16:21
Brad Pitt may play a Formula 1 driver in his upcoming summer blockbuster, but he’s never gotten behind the wheel of a real F1 car – until now. McLaren held a private test at the Circuit of the Americas earlier this week, allowing the A-lister to take one of its previous cars for a drive, the team confirmed to Motorsport.com.
The reigning constructors’ champions hinted at the test on ...Keep reading

The “best mistake ever made” led Phil Hanson to Le Mans victory

Motorsport - Fri, 2025-06-20 14:55
Phil Hanson calls it “the best mistake I ever made”. He’s talking about the decision to begin his car racing career in the world of endurance, rather than stepping onto the single-seater ladder. Nine years later, he’s celebrating an overall Le Mans 24 Hours victory at the wheel of a Ferrari.
He’s about right when he calls his start in motorsport “a crazy story." 
Crazy because ...Keep reading

How Richard Lietz went from worrying about retirement to winning Le Mans

Motorsport - Fri, 2025-06-20 13:43
Richard Lietz driving a GT Porsche in the Le Mans 24 Hours has become a real fixture of the race over the past two decades but, prior to picking up a second LMGT3 class win in succession last weekend, the Austrian had feared his racing days were over.
With the introduction of the new LMGT3 class in the World Endurance Championship, Lietz felt there could be a changing of the guard in 2024. He ...Keep reading

12 of the most dramatic team mate clashes on track

Formula 1 - Fri, 2025-06-20 13:42
Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri sparked huge drama in the final laps of the Canadian Grand Prix by colliding as they battled for P4, an incident labelled as “not acceptable” by McLaren boss Andrea Stella. The duo join a long list of team mates who have clashed on the track, so it seems only fitting to take a look through the archive at 12 of the most dramatic intra-team collisions in F1 history…

Why MotoGP riders like Francesco Bagnaia face a braking dilemma at Mugello 

Motorsport - Fri, 2025-06-20 12:35
The hot topic at Mugello for this weekend's Italian Grand Prix is brakes. With Francesco Bagnaia's much-publicised change in brake disc specification on Sunday in Aragon, there has been plenty of discussion about the improvement in feeling that comes with selecting a larger disc size.
However, increasing the diameter of a rider's brake discs isn't a silver bullet that unlocks performance, and ...Keep reading

Construction of Madrid’s new GP circuit continues despite local resistance

Motorsport - Fri, 2025-06-20 12:01
Work is ongoing around the clock as organisers of Madrid's 2026 Spanish Grand Prix are bullish on their chances of getting Formula 1's latest venue ready in time - in the face of local resistance.
Just over a month ago, construction began on the Madring circuit. The track is set to make its F1 debut next September, using a hybrid of existing streets and a purpose-built road course section ...Keep reading

Everything Cadillac must learn from the new teams that thrived or failed in F1

Motorsport - Fri, 2025-06-20 10:56
Sometimes, Formula 1 needs a hint of acidity to cut through some of its more cloying elements; a little lemon sorbet, perhaps, or a raspberry coulis.
The addition of Cadillac to the grid in 2026 has partially offered that, although recent weeks have felt like one of the troughs in the many waves of information from the team. We know it'll be running Ferrari powertrains until its own project is ...Keep reading

Red Bull’s Canadian GP protest should spark F1 reform

Motorsport - Fri, 2025-06-20 10:29
Red Bull’s decision to appeal the result of the Canadian Grand Prix drew widespread criticism, with Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff branding it “petty” and “embarrassing.” The ensuing delay in confirming the race result drew negative reactions from both fans and the media alike.
It took more than five and a half hours for George Russell’s victory to be officially confirmed by the ...Keep reading

The next Vettel or Verstappen? Meet Fionn McLaughlin

Formula 1 at the BBC - Fri, 2025-06-20 09:35
Following in the footsteps of Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen, Northern Ireland teenager Fionn McLaughlin is aiming to make it to Formula 1 with Red Bull.

'Boys push us into walls so we don't beat them'

Formula 1 at the BBC - Fri, 2025-06-20 06:34
Girls take part in a driver development day in Lincolnshire with the dream of becoming F1 stars.

How to solve Formula 1’s stewarding problems

Motorsport - Fri, 2025-06-20 06:00
Rules can be as clear as you like, but the interpretation and enforcement of them will always introduce an element of subjectivity.
That’s why the quality of officiating in Formula 1 regularly returns to the top of the agenda, rightly or – more often than not – wrongly.
Some commentators have connected Derek Warwick’s suspension from his stewarding role ahead of the Canadian Grand ...Keep reading

57-year-old David Starr to run NASCAR Cup race at Atlanta

Motorsport - Thu, 2025-06-19 19:38
Garage 66 (formerly known as MBM Motorsports) will run the NASCAR Cup race at Atlanta Motor Speedway next weekend, making their sixth start of the year.
The non-charted team has used a variety of drivers including Josh Bilicki, Chad Finchum, and Casey Mears. Their best finish of the year came in the Coca-Cola 600 where Bilicki placed 33rd in the 40-car field.
But at Atlanta, David Starr ...Keep reading

Francesco Bagnaia “will try to fight” but can't “imagine winning” MotoGP's Italian GP

Motorsport - Thu, 2025-06-19 18:29
Francesco Bagnaia has labelled the Italian Grand Prix weekend as make or break for his MotoGP campaign in 2025.
The two-time MotoGP world champion outlined that if he doesn't have the pace around the Mugello circuit this weekend, then he and Ducati clearly have a deeper issue than he and the team thought.
Aragon looked very bleak for Bagnaia all weekend with only a late increase in brake ...Keep reading

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