Le Mans 24h, H15: Heavy rain neutralises race behind safety car
As the race entered its second half, incessant rainfall meant that the race director kept the safety car out for an extended period.The #2 Chip Ganassi Racing Cadillac V-Series.R – which was third at the halfway point – took a nose change that meant IndyCar champion Alex Palou tumbled backContinue Reading
Le Mans 24h, H12: Porsche battles against Toyota at the halfway point
After all the rain and safety car drama of the previous couple of hours, the track dried out completely as it ticked past 1am local time on Sunday morning.All eyes were initially on Antonio Fuoco (#50 Ferrari) and Earl Bamber (#2 Cadillac) swapping fourth place in a pulsating battle inContinue Reading
Le Mans 24h, H9: Toyota leads Porsche after Kubica penalty for causing crash
After nine hours of frantic action, Toyota’s Ryo Hirakawa led in its #8 car after erstwhile leader Kubica was given a 30s stop/go penalty for causing a huge crash on the Mulsanne Straight.Hour seven began with a brief but hard rain shower as darkness fell, with Kubica’s #83 AF CorseContinue Reading
NASCAR Xfinity Iowa: Sam Mayer holds off Riley Herbst in OT for win
Mayer and his No. 1 JR Motorsports team were among the slowest cars in Friday’s practice, but you couldn’t tell in the race as he seemed to get stronger as the race went on.Mayer ran down Riley Herbst to take the lead with seven of the original 250 laps remaining,Continue Reading
Sam Mayer ‘out of breath’ after holding off Herbst for Iowa win
Sam Mayer walks through what he needed to do to hold off a late-charging Riley Herbst in the closing laps at Iowa Speedway. SourceContinue Reading
Le Mans-leading Ferrari hit with big penalty for BMW crash
AF Corse driver Robert Kubica was trying to put a lap on Dries Vanthoor in the seventh hour of the race when he side-swiped the BMW at the end of the Mulsanne straight, sending the car head-on into the barriers.The contact with the armco sent Vanthoor spinning to the otherContinue Reading
Sam Mayer claims second win of 2024 at Iowa
Sam Mayer holds off Riley Herbst on a late restart to take his second victory of 2024 in the Xfinity Series race at Iowa. SourceContinue Reading
Le Mans 24h, Hour 6: Ferrari keeps Hypercar lead as rain falls
The #83 AF Corse Ferrari continues to hold the net lead in the hands of Yifei Ye after the opening six hours of the race as rain hit the Circuit de la Sarthe, with Frederic Makowiecki grabbing second late on in the #5 Porsche.Robert Shwartzman was able to pull outContinue Reading
NASCAR Cup Iowa: Kyle Larson beats Ryan Blaney to pole
Saturday’s qualifying session was cut to from two rounds to one due to an extended weather delay, but it was still run in groups.The top five speeds from each group were placed in the top 10 starting lineup, with the fastest speed of the 10 earning the pole.Larson, who wonContinue Reading
Le Mans 24h, Hour 3: #83 Ferrari leads from Toyota after rain shower
The World Endurance Championship race has been shaped by a sudden shower at 5:38pm, before which the Nicklas Nielsen’s #50 Ferrari led Laurens Vanthoor’s #6 Porsche, Antonio Giovinazzi’s #51 Ferrari and Sebastien Buemi’s #8 Toyota.The Italian and the Swiss had previously overtaken Sebastien Bourdais’ Cadillac, respectively round the outside atContinue Reading