Motorsport

There are plenty of drivers in the IndyCar Series that Tony Stewart believes could find success at the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals, but he hailed Santino Ferrucci as the only one with enough courage to do it.
Stewart, a two-time Chili Bowl winner (2002, 2007) and three-time NASCAR Cup Series champion who also hoisted an IndyCar title 1997, is back at the Tulsa Expo Center for the 40th edition ...Keep reading

NASCAR's championship format has just undergone its latest change, but it's far from the first time the Sanctioning Body has tweaked the way it crowns a champion.
Red Byron winning the inaugural season in 1949, The King earning his first crown in 1971, Dale Earnhardt winning his seventh in 1994, Jimmie Johnson's historic run of five in-a-row in 2010, and Kyle Larson's latest triumph in 2025 -- ...Keep reading

Nico Rosberg's venture capital firm, Rosberg Ventures, has now shot beyond $200million in assets under management after it closed a $100million deal for its third fund.
On the announcement of the fund's close, the German-born racer posted the following on LinkedIn. 
"We’ve just closed our $100m Fund III at Rosberg Ventures, oversubscribed with unprecedented demand, and capped allocations ...Keep reading

Starting in 2026, NASCAR will revert to a variation of the Chase for the Championship format it used to crown its champions from 2004-to-2013.
In other words, no more win and you’re in and no more multiple elimination rounds. Most importantly, the sample size to determine the champion is no longer a single race but a 10-race points race.
However, unlike NASCAR’s first version of a ...Keep reading

In introducing the guests for the annual Monday morning Chili Bowl Midget Nationals press conference, event publicist Bryan Hulbert called the attending drivers Mount Rushmore caliber and heaped praise upon the city officials who make it happen.
Tony Stewart is back after a five-year hiatus, the two-time event winner turned groundskeeper, now tasked with just being a fan this week under the ...Keep reading

You hear it before you see it – that’s the motto of the Ford Raptor T1+ at the 2026 Dakar Rally. At the heart of the prototype lies a 5.0-litre Coyote Darkhorse V8 engine, featuring 32 valves, a bore of 93 millimetres and a stroke of 92.7 millimetres.
By using a naturally aspirated engine, Ford is following a different powertrain philosophy than its immediate competitors. The Dacia ...Keep reading

As two-time world rally champion Kalle Rovanpera tackles a new career in single-seaters, moving to Super Formula for 2026, he’s getting crucial experience in the Formula Regional Oceania Trophy.
Formerly known as the Toyota Racing Series, the FROT is typically used by young drivers to compete in the winter break, as it takes place in New Zealand’s summer. Previously won by Lance Stroll ...Keep reading

Romain Grosjean has been reunited with the Formula 1 race helmet that saved his life during his horrific 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix crash.
The French-Swiss driver suffered a violent crash on the opening lap of the race at the Sakhir circuit. After making contact with Daniil Kvyat, he crashed into the barriers at high speed, breaking the car in half and very quickly becoming engulfed in flames ...Keep reading