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Basically, Ryan Preece is standing on deck and his manager just told him 'we need you to hit a home run here.'
That's not even entirely a metaphor. That is literally the exchange the RFK Racing No. 60 driver and crew chief had on Saturday morning facing uphill climbs in two different championship battles at New Hampshire and Daytona.
Preece is 50 points behind Shane Van Gisbergen for the ...Keep reading

Ed Carpenter Racing’s Christian Rasmussen delivered the best qualifying performance of his IndyCar career on Saturday, charging into the Fast Six and securing a fourth-place starting position for the Freedom 250 Grand Prix.
Navigating the 1.7-mile, 7-turn temporary street circuit wrapped around the National Mall, the 26-year-old Dane saved his best for last. As the final driver to take the ...Keep reading

Bowman Gray Stadium will host a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race in 2027. The historic North Carolina short track has hosted the pre-season Clash exhibition race with the NASCAR Cup Series for the past two years, but it hasn't been the site of points-paying national-level NASCAR race since 1971. The Clash is set to move back to Daytona next year.
The Trucks have never raced at the 0.250-mile ...Keep reading

Matt Youson takes a look at the different pit stop and tyre options that are available to the teams on race day at Zandvoort.

We have picked a four-leg Bet Builder for Zandvoort, including a podium finish and top-six selection.

Chip Ganassi Racing’s Alex Palou stormed to pole for Sunday’s Freedom 250 Grand Prix. 
The reigning, four-time IndyCar Series champion went out second in the Fast Six and delivered a stout flying lap of 56.899s at the 1.7-mile, 7-turn temporary street circuit to claim pole position. It marks Palou’s seventh pole of the season, and first since Road America in June.
Kyle Kirkwood, who ...Keep reading

Andrea Caldarelli claimed pole for the Michelin GT Challenge at Virginia International Raceway.
Driving the #9 Lamborghini Temerario GT3 for Pfaff Motorsports, the Italian threw down a flying lap of 1m44.773s around the 3.27-mile, 18-turn natural terrain road course. It marked the third career IMSA pole for Caldarelli.
Nicky Catsburg, driving the #4 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R for Corvette ...Keep reading

Eight IROC cars took part in a pair of races Saturday on the streets of Washington D.C. with the US Capitol providing the backdrop.
As a support race for the IndyCar Series this weekend, the classic race cars from the early 2000s and the legends piloting them did not disappoint.
Four-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jeff Gordon won both races, and the 55-year-old NASCAR Hall of Famer put on ...Keep reading

Williams Formula 1 driver Alex Albon has revealed a surprise encounter with Max Verstappen while attempting to learn how to e-foil during the summer break in Sardinia.
Speaking on the squad's official Team Torque podcast alongside team-mate Carlos Sainz and team principal James Vowles, Albon detailed his packed summer itinerary before recounting the run-in with the four-time champion.
While ...Keep reading

It was a Front Row Motorsports 1-2 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS), as Layne Riggs claimed the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series victory over teammate Chandler Smith in double overtime.
It's been an incredible season for Riggs, who enters the Chase as the No. 1 seed with his sixth win of the 2026 Truck season.


Watch: Riggs celebrates New Hampshire win, regular-season ...Keep reading

The 2026 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Chase grid is set after Saturday's race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS). With the return of the Chase, the 'win and you're in' playoff format is gone, and so, the ten drivers with the most points after 18 races simply advance into the Chase.
The points will now reset, with bonus points awarded to drivers based on where they ended the regular season ...Keep reading

Carlos Sainz has revealed the message he gave to staff at the Williams Formula 1 team factory following a tough start to the 2026 season.
After securing two podiums with the Grove outfit in his first year with the team in 2025, there were high hopes for 2026. But the team arrived at pre-season testing in Bahrain on the back foot, having missed private testing in Barcelona, and was faced with ...Keep reading

The drivers and teams report back on all the action from the Sprint and then Qualifying ahead of the 2026 Dutch Grand Prix from Zandvoort.

Chris Medland picks out five key things to keep an eye on when the lights go out on race day at Zandvoort.

Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc shared differing opinions when it came to their success in Qualifying for the Dutch Grand Prix.

Seventh place was not what Max Verstappen had hoped for in Qualifying at the Dutch Grand Prix, the Red Bull driver lining up one spot ahead of stand-in team mate Liam Lawson.

George Russell was keen to focus on the positives after he missed out on pole position for the Dutch Grand Prix to McLaren’s Lando Norris.

Off the back of his winning weekend last time out in Hungary, McLaren's Lando Norris made it back-to-back pole positions in Qualifying for the Dutch Grand Prix.

Pato O'Ward and the #5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet team endured a difficult start to the Freedom 250 Grand Prix on Saturday morning, placing 13th overall in an opening practice session defined by massive bumps, blended track surface irregularities and stifling humidity.
The 27-year-old Mexican driver set a best lap of 58.2334 seconds around the newly designed 1.7-mile, 7-turn temporary street ...Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton says he is "much happier" with his Ferrari after qualifying fifth for the Dutch Grand Prix compared to Friday's sprint shootout, and is "excited" for the race.
“I was much, much happier with the car,” he told the media on Saturday evening, having endured a difficult Friday, when he qualified seventh, 0.624s off sprint pole.
Right after the sprint, which he also finished ...Keep reading