Alex Marquez ended MotoGP’s Sepang pre-season test at the top on Thursday, as Yamaha returned to action after resolving its recent engine concerns.Gresini rider Marquez set a best time of 1m56.402s on his factory-spec Ducati GP26, comfortably eclipsing Joan Mir’s Wednesday benchmark of 1m56.874s.His effort was also just a fractionContinue Reading
McLaren Formula 1 driver Oscar Piastri has backed the team’s finetuned approach to letting the Australian and team-mate Lando Norris compete on an equal footing, hoping the squad can avoid “causing some headaches for ourselves that we didn’t need”.Speaking at the 2026 Autosport Awards, Stella reaffirmed the team’s commitment toContinue Reading
Just over a year ago, Brandon Wilkinson was still spotting Super Late Models full-time across the Southeast.Now, and while it doesn’t officially count, he is a first-time Cup Series spotter alongside his driver Ryan Preece and crew chief Derrick Finley after dominating the second half of the Cookout Clash onContinue Reading
For the first time ever, the NASCAR Cup Series got to experience a full episode of The Ryan Preece Show because Wednesday night in the Cookout Clash was exactly that.It was also the unedited, unfiltered ‘fuck yeah’ version of the show, too.This was Preece Lightning, the 2013 Whelen Modified TourContinue Reading
Lando Norris’s battle to become Formula 1 world champion was one of the most fraught with challenges in recent years. The 26-year-old did the job in 2025 after a season-long battle with McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri, while Max Verstappen entered the frame across the final rounds – but it wasContinue Reading
It was just a non-points exhibition race but the Cup Series garage did not feel like the Cookout Clash was the finest hour from race control to those on the ground directly communicating with teams.Walking through the garage, there were several crew chiefs and veteran crew members who felt likeContinue Reading
Shane van Gisbergen spent the first half of the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray in the back half of the field. During that first time, he got into it with Austin Cindric and former Trackhouse teammate Daniel Suarez.At one point, he spun Cindric out in frustration and radioed, “PeopleContinue Reading
An emotional Ryan Preece couldn’t stop himself from tearing up and dropping a celebratory F-Bomb as he claimed victory in the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium.The Madhouse lived up to its name, as the race — which was already postponed several days due to snow — featured aContinue Reading
The Bathurst 12 Hour race has finally overcome the minor crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic in the early 2020s. For the first time since 2020, the last edition before the pandemic, the field again comprises more than 30 cars.The GT3 field alone has grown to 31 cars. Particularly encouragingContinue Reading
In a field of 18 desperate drivers, only the top two finishers + the points provisional (Alex Bowman) were going to transfer from the last-chance-qualifier (LCQ) into the main event for the Cookout Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium.Bowman was happy to take the points provisional on offer to him (asContinue Reading