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Rick Hendrick and Roger Penske have been ordered by the Western District of North Carolina to provide deposition interviews with lawyers representing 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports in advance of the antitrust lawsuit trial brought by the teams against NASCAR set to begin on December 1.
A deposition is a formal interview under oath that is typically done as part of the fact discovery ...Keep reading

Overall, year-to-year, the NASCAR Cup Series experienced a 14 percent drop in television ratings for the 2025 season.
To wrap up this season, the Cup Series championship race at Phoenix Raceway drew 2.77 million viewers on NBC, down from the 2.9 million it drew last year. Last year, overall, the NASCAR Cup Series drew 2.892 million, which was a one percent increase from the 2023 season, while ...Keep reading

Chase Briscoe could choose to believe that making the Cup Series final four in his first season with Joe Gibbs Racing was akin to playing with house money but he left Phoenix Raceway on Sunday far more disappointed than he imagined.
“I mean, it was definitely a good first year, right,” said Briscoe on Tuesday ahead of the NASCAR Awards Show. “I texted our group chat and told them, ‘we ...Keep reading

On the weekend of June 19-21, NASCAR's three national divisions will compete at a brand new course at Naval Base Coronado in San Diego -- the first-ever NASCAR event to be run on an active military base.
That historic event will include an entry by seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion and California native Jimmie Johnson. The co-owner at Legacy Motor Club will drive the No. 84 Toyota Camry ...Keep reading

By the end of Tuesday night, Connor Zilisch and Jesse Love were performing a duet of ‘Sweet Caroline’ at the NASCAR Awards afterparty but there was a little awkwardness to get past following the events of Saturday’s Xfinity Series championship race.
 
Zilisch was the most dominant driver of the season, delivering 10 wins, 20 top-5s and 23 top-10s in 32 races, having missed one for a ...Keep reading

On one hand, the rookie season for Carson Kvapil was a disappointment, but on the other hand, he advanced to the final four and was able to scrounge enough success and attention that it got him a second full-time season at JR Motorsports, albeit under unique circumstances.
Kvapil advanced to the championship race in the No. 1 car with crew chief Andrew Overstreet but they didn’t win ...Keep reading

Aston Martin owner Lawrence Stroll has championed the team’s “monumental” signing of Adrian Newey among other high-profile additions to the Silverstone outfit, as he eyes world champion status. 
The Canadian businessman discussed the changes he has implemented within the team in a video on the Aston Martin YouTube channel.
"There’s a loyalty behind this 112-year-old British iconic ...Keep reading

Is it too early to think about the 2026 NASCAR Cup title? Yes, but that's not stopping sports bettors like BeT MGM. We still don't know if 2026 will feature a elimination-style format with an extended final round, a ten-season playoffs, or a return to a season-long points system.
Regardless of the final format, Kyle Larson and Denny Hamlin are likely early favorites, and BetMGM agrees. Both the ...Keep reading

Denny Hamlin has been racing in the NASCAR Cup Series for 20 years, ending the year inside the top five in the championship standings ten times.
That impressive career includes 60 career wins (tied for tenth on the all-time wins list), three Daytona 500 trophies, three Southern 500 triumphs, and a Coca-Cola 600. He's even won the All-Star Race. And while Hamlin has never won a NASCAR Cup ...Keep reading

Interlagos 1974 – Fittipaldi triumphs on home soil

Emerson Fittipaldi, McLaren M23
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McLaren’s 1974 campaign started off strongly, with Denny Hulme winning the opening round in Buenos Aires while Emerson Fittipaldi triumphed on home soil at the old-school, curvy, dusty, bumpy 7.96km Interlagos track.
On his way to a second world title ...Keep reading

Peugeot has revealed the reason behind Jean-Eric Vergne’s move into a development role with its World Endurance Championship squad in 2026, ending his continuous run as a race driver since the programme began.
Ahead of this weekend’s Bahrain finale, Peugeot revealed that Vergne will be stepping down from his race seat next year, with Stoffel Vandoorne rejoining the French team to take his ...Keep reading

Mercedes team chief Toto Wolff is looking to put the "tough weekends" behind him, confidently asserting the team can "strike back in Brazil".
Heading into the final four rounds of the 2025 Formula 1 season, Mercedes sits third in the constructors' standings, just one point behind second-placed Ferrari and nine points ahead of Red Bull in fourth.
After George Russell's victory in Singapore ...Keep reading

Trackhouse boss Davide Brivio believes Aprilia has what it takes to dethrone Ducati and become the new benchmark in MotoGP, but admits that it won’t be an easy task.
Ducati has faced the sternest challenge to its dominance in years during the 2025 season, with Aprilia making massive strides with the RS-GP to pose a significant threat to its supremacy.
The Noale-based marque scored ...Keep reading

Versatile racer and ex-Formula 1 driver Andrea de Adamich has died at the age of 84.
The Italian started 29 world championship grands prix between 1968 and 1973, driving for Ferrari, McLaren, March, Surtees and Brabham. He never quite scored a podium but finished fourth at both the 1972 Spanish and 1973 Belgian GPs – and scored top-threes in a trio of non-championship F1 events.
Having ...Keep reading

Formula 1 returns this weekend with the much-loved Brazil Grand Prix, which will provide the next instalment in 2025's unpredictable title fight.
Mexico last time out saw Lando Norris dominate from pole, meaning he moved one point clear of McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri at the top of the championship after the Australian struggled to finish fifth.
Max Verstappen is also a player in the ...Keep reading

Alpine says it is now “time” for Mick Schumacher to decide whether he wants to remain part of its World Endurance Championship programme in 2026, amid ongoing speculation linking the German to opportunities elsewhere.
Schumacher has made a successful switch to sportscar racing after losing his Haas Formula 1 seat, scoring three podiums aboard the Alpine A424 LMDh since his WEC debut in ...Keep reading

New circuits are a real challenge for Formula 1 teams. With recent additions like Miami and Las Vegas and Madrid’s new circuit arriving in 2026, those ‘unknowns’ are only multiplying. On top of the obvious pressures of learning a new track and its conditions, they can stress a team’s entire digital nervous system. 
That’s part of the conversation in the latest episode of the Securing ...Keep reading

MotoGP’s official doctor Angel Charte has highlighted how serious Marc Marquez’s season-ending injury is, saying the world champion made the right decision to focus on his recovery.
Marquez had to undergo a surgery on his right shoulder after being hit by Aprilia rival Marco Bezzecchi on the opening lap of the Mandalika race last month.
While the operation was successful, Marquez was ...Keep reading

Formula E has unveiled its new Gen4 car, which will debut in the 2026-27 season.
The Gen4 will enjoy 600kW power, which equates to over 800hp. This is a stark improvement over Formula E’s previous-generation machinery, as the Gen3 only reached 350kW (469hp).
The current Gen3 Evo goes up to 400kW (536hp) with the inclusion of all-wheel drive, which the Gen4 will retain.
The Gen4 will ...Keep reading

With four rounds to go in the 2025 Formula 1 world championship, Oscar Piastri will have to confirm he can overcome his late season slump as he battles Lando Norris for the world title.
After Norris' calamitous retirement in Zandvoort, Piastri's lead ballooned to 34 points, meaning a drama-free end to the season for Piastri would have made it extremely difficult for Norris to come back ...Keep reading