Penske, Porsche chasing significant milestones in 2024
Roger Penske has only found Victory Lane once in the twice-around-the-clock battle at Daytona International Speedway, and that happened in 1969 courtesy of Mark Donohue and Chuck Parsons in a Lola T70 that was powered by Chevrolet.However, Porsche have been a force in the endurance classic, capturing a record 19Continue Reading
Are fears over F1’s street race surge justified?
“Not another street circuit,” was the dominant line of response on social media in the wake of F1’s announcement that the Spanish GP would move away from its long-time home in Barcelona.With Barcelona’s future in limbo, from 2026 onwards the event will head to a new semi-street circuit in Madrid,Continue Reading
Rallye Monte-Carlo Thursday night highlights
Elfyn Evans dominated Thursday evening’s opening two speed tests to claim the early lead at Rallye Monte-Carlo. SourceContinue Reading
Daytona 24h: Derani fastest for Cadillac in night practice
Driving the No. 31 Cadillac V-Series.R that is prepared by Action Express Racing, the Brazilian dropped the hammer for a flying lap of 1m35.708s around 12-turn, 3.56-mile road course at Daytona International Speedway.The No. 7 Porsche Penske Motorsports 963, which led the early part of the session thanks for FelipeContinue Reading
Aric Almirola finds “purpose” in NASCAR mentor role at JGR
Almirola, 39, decided to retire as a full-time Cup Series driver at the end of the 2023 season, having spent the past six years with Stewart-Haas Racing.It wasn’t long after he came to his decision that he was approached by Joe Gibbs Racing owner Joe Gibbs about returning to theContinue Reading
WRC Monte Carlo: Evans makes perfect start to new season
Last year’s championship runner-up blitzed the pair of night stages held in dry conditions to open up a 15.1s lead over Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville.It proved to be a challenging evening for Hyundai as all three of its entries suffered issues. Ott Tanak battled a throttle problem to end the loopContinue Reading
Ford hopes hit by BoP change for Daytona 24 Hours debut, claims Rockenfeller
Mike Rockenfeller, who is racing the #64 GTD Pro entry with Harry Tincknell and Christopher Mies run by the factory Multimatic squad, told Autosport that “for sure the car is not at the sharp end of the field” ahead of the opening round of the IMSA SportsCar Championship.“That is my feelingContinue Reading
Daytona 24h: Palou keeps Cadillac out front in second IMSA practice
In the #01 Chip Ganassi Cadillac V-Series.R Palou put in a stellar stint and throttled to a flying lap of 1m35.589s around Daytona International Speedway’s 3.56-mile road course. The reigning and two-time IndyCar champion secured the top time on the 40th of the entry’s 48 laps logged.Felipe Nasr pushed the #7Continue Reading
Rovanpera makes WRC Monte visit to launch special Toyota
Rovanpera is unusually absent from this weekend’s entry list event after electing to contest a partial WRC campaign with Toyota as he plans to “recharge his batteries” ahead of a full-time return to the championship in 2025.However, the Finn was present at the ceremonial start at Casino Square in MonacoContinue Reading
Trevor Bayne, Corey Heim join Legacy Motor Club in new roles
Bayne, the 2011 Daytona 500 champion, will join LMC as a driver optimization leader for the 2024 Cup Series season working under LMC’s new competition advisor, Matt Kenseth.In the new role, Bayne will focus primarily on the race preparation of LMC Cup drivers John Hunter Nemechek, Erik Jones and teamContinue Reading