Justin Allgaier appeared to have Saturday’s win well in hand with a more than two-second advantage over Smith when a flat left-front tire sent his No. 7 Chevrolet into the Turn wall with five laps remaining.The wreck and cleanup sent the race into a two-lap overtime, where Smith got aContinue Reading
After taking advantage late following Justin Allgaier’s flat tire in the closing laps, Chandler Smith takes command in overtime at Phoenix to nab his first 2024 win. SourceContinue Reading
The best F1 driver in history is a debate that has, and will continue to, rage as long as Formula 1 exists, but we look at who the best drivers are statistically.Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, 1st position, celebrates on arrival in Parc FermePhoto by: Jerry Andre / Motorsport Images1. Lewis HamiltonContinue Reading
Chastain dominated last fall’s race at Phoenix, leading 157 of 312 laps, but had already been eliminated from the playoffs, which allowed runner-up finisher Ryan Blaney to claim the Cup Series title.Still, the victory, plus the strong start to the 2024 season by both he and the entire Trackhouse Racing organization,Continue Reading
From his sixth-placed grid slot, Norris briefly jolted forward before the five red lights went out as he prematurely released the clutch, but swiftly stopped again in his grid box before the start signal.Norris’ movement was immediately reported on the team radio by Mercedes’ George Russell, who started alongside himContinue Reading
Russell was second-fastest aboard the Mercedes W15 during FP2 at the Jeddah street circuit before qualifying in seventh place, but he would only go on to gain one position during the 50-lap race.That place came courtesy of one-time leader Lando Norris dropping to eighth after running out of sync, theContinue Reading
Hamlin ended up fastest in Round 1 of Saturday’s qualifying and repeated the effort in the final round, earning the pole for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup race with an average lap speed of 132.655 mph.Hamlin, who was second fastest in Friday’s practice, will be joined on the front row by hisContinue Reading
Amid turmoil at Red Bull, the double world champion continued where he left off a week ago in Bahrain to lead another 1-2 ahead of Sergio Perez.Charles Leclerc led the charge for Ferrari, finishing third on a weekend where his regular team-mate Carlos Sainz was replaced by Oliver Bearman, whoContinue Reading
After each grand prix in 2024, we’ll now be ranking each team based on its race and qualifying performances, plus how it fared in the differently complex political world away from the racing.It’s a subjective exercise, but one we hope will tell the story of each season in a differentContinue Reading
Newgarden, a two-time series champion and defending Indianapolis 500 winner, executed a stout lap of 59.5714s around the 1.8-mile, 14-turn temporary street circuit to claim the top spot by 0.0058s over Meyer Shank Racing’s Felix Rosenqvist.“It’s an elevated level when you start out the year,” said Newgarden, who now hasContinue Reading