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NASCAR introduced the choose rule a few years ago, which is their own take on the choose cone commonly used at short tracks around the country. It's a V-shaped painted box on the frontstretch and its purpose is simple: Drivers may choose which lane they wish to restart in for double-file restarts.
At tracks like Martinsville, the inside is obviously favored while the outside is clearly better ...Keep reading

Jesse Love and Connor Zilisch are good friends off the track, but with a win on the line, both of the young racers battled fiercely at the front of the pack. And on the final lap of the NASCAR Xfinity race at Talladega, Love's attempt to cut under Zilisch for the lead ended poorly for one — and awful for the other.
Zilisch spun, slamming the inside wall nose-first. He impacted the wall in ...Keep reading

Saturday's NASCAR Xfinity race featured an unfortunate accident with just 13 laps to go where some spotter miscommunication resulted in a multi-car crash that eliminated, Katherine Legge, Aric Almirola and Jeffrey Earnhardt from the event.
It was a solid day up until that point for Legge, who led her first lap ever in NASCAR during a cycle of green-flag pit stops. She was running around 15th ...Keep reading

Two-time Talladega Xfinity winner Jeb Burton is not ready to accept the results of Saturday's NASCAR Xfinity race at the superspeedway. While he was battling three-wide for the race lead, officials threw the caution when Connor Zilisch slammed the inside wall. Zilisch himself was leading the race only moments prior.
After reviewing the tape, NASCAR determined that Austin Hill was narrowly ahead ...Keep reading

It seems inevitable at this point, but Austin Hill is once again the winner at a superspeedway track. Connor Zilisch was in control of the race on the final lap, but an unfriendly bump from his friend Jesse Love sent the JR Motorsports driver spinning across the back stretch. Zilisch slammed the inside wall hard, and the caution flag promptly waved.
Austin Hill, who was narrowly ahead at the ...Keep reading

The year is 2022, the stage is Mandalika International Street Circuit, Central Lombok, Indonesia, and the rider sitting in pole position is Fabio Quartararo. That’s the last time Quartararo sat in first position on the grid until this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix, and nothing could take the smile from the French rider’s face.
Three years out of pole position is a long time for a rider who ...Keep reading

Kalle Rovanperä says he cannot remember the last time he felt so comfortable driving a World Rally Championship car after winning a stunning 12 consecutive stages at Rally Islas Canarias.
The two-time world champion has so far delivered a masterclass display on the Canary Islands smooth asphalt roads to open up a commanding 45.2s lead over Toyota team-mate Sébastien Ogier. Championship leader ...Keep reading

At Jerez on Saturday, KTM rider Pedro Acosta couldn’t do better than last place in Q2. That unfortunately meant he had to content himself with starting from the 12th spot on the grid. As a result, any possibility of running at the front of the field was gone.
Still, Acosta was reasonably satisfied with his Friday results, achieving a top 10 finish that won him a ticket straight into Q2 ...Keep reading

While Lawless Alan earned his first career ARCA win, YouTuber Cleetus McFarland avoided the chaos and collected an impressive top-ten finish in the No. 30 Rette Jones Racing Ford. Nearly 70,000 people were watching the in-car camera as he took on the infamous superspeedway.
McFarland, whose real name is Garrett Mitchell, made his ARCA debut at Daytona earlier this year where he was involved in ...Keep reading

When Ryan Preece pulled a wheelie and flipped at the Daytona 500 earlier this year, he called for NASCAR to take action to help keep the Next Gen (Gen-7) cars from taking flight. There have been eight occasions where Cup cars have gone completely upside down in the last three years of competition, including five in the last calendar year.
Unfortunately, Preece has the distinction of being the ...Keep reading

These are tough times for KTM in MotoGP. The RC16 has chronic vibration niggles. The latest version of the bike appears to be slower than last year’s. The broader KTM company has been placed into administration. Star factory rider Pedro Acosta is being linked with any number of moves to escape the marque that nurtured him.
The list goes on. Brad Binder, the man who scored the breakthrough ...Keep reading

Front Row Motorsports isn't unfamiliar with the front row at superspeedways, but it's not a place we've ever seen Zane Smith before today. Driving the No. 38 Ford Mustang, he was the fastest man at Talladega in both rounds of qualifying, earning his first career pole in his 55th career start. Crew chief Ryan Bergenty was ecstatic and actively celebrating on pit road as his car rocketed to the top ...Keep reading

Justin Haley is likely just looking for a little bit of stability in the 2025 NASCAR Cup season after losing four crew members, his car chief and now his crew chief since the beginning of April. 
Car Chief Robert “Cheddar” Smith left at the start of the month to take over those same duties for Ty Gibbs at Joe Gibbs Racing. His replacement, Doug Powers, was actually ejected from Talladega ...Keep reading

Innovation in Formula 1 goes beyond the looks of the cars and, with looming regulation changes on the horizon, fuels are becoming an ever-increasing focus for teams and power unit manufacturers in the chase for performance.

As one of several rookies on the 2025 grid, Kimi Antonelli is the next driver to face F1.com’s Getting to Know quickfire questions. From his earliest karting memories to wild experiences at theme parks, and an amusing dinner party guest list to his passions outside of F1, the Italian teenager shares all in the video player above and transcript below…

Marc Marquez shrugged off a brief challenge from Fabio Quartararo as he took a fifth straight 2025 sprint race victory aboard the factory Ducati.
Although Quartararo was able to convert his surprise pole position into a brief lead, he fell when Marquez overtook him halfway around the second lap.
That was the end of any challenge to the Ducati dominance, as the Bologna bikes swept the top six ...Keep reading

Hyundai has admitted it underestimated the difficulty of Rally Islas Canarias that has left the team in damage limitation mode while Toyota has locked out the top five.
The Korean marque has found itself on the backfoot having failed to unlock the secrets to speed on the Canary Islands’ smooth asphalt roads that are making their World Rally Championship debut this weekend.
Thierry ...Keep reading

The motorsport world is currently sitting on the edge of its seat as Formula 1’s Oscar Piastri has become embroiled in a title battle with his McLaren team-mate Lando Norris. The two have traded barbs throughout the season, with Piastri recently edging ahead of his more seasoned team-mate with his win in Saudi Arabia. 
And the infighting isn’t likely to stop anytime soon, ensuring fans are ...Keep reading

Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo broke Ducati’s long stranglehold on MotoGP pole positions by going fastest in Saturday’s qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez.
The 2021 world champion thus delivered on the clear potential he had shown in Friday practice, when he reported he was surprised by his own speed aboard the M1.
The pole position is the first for a non-Ducati since Pedro ...Keep reading

Welcome to the 2025 edition of Rotax MAX Challenge Euro Trophy where 239 young drivers are set to compete in the opening round of the series at Prokart Raceland in Wackersdorf.  This year's five categories are Senior MAX (101 drivers) featuring the "triple-digit" entries of the year, Junior MAX (61), DD2 and DD2 Masters running together as a combined class with 34 drivers, and Mini MAX (43) ...Keep reading