How a new winner at Richmond shattered NASCAR’s playoff bubble battle
When the NASCAR Cup Series arrived at Richmond, Austin Dillon was 28th in points, but when the checkered flag flew, he was in the playoffs as the 14th different winner of the 2025 season.Before Dillon’s victory, there was a lively points battle around the cutline with Chris Buescher sitting 34Continue Reading
Matt Crafton to retire from full-time NASCAR Truck racing, ending 25-year streak
At 49 years old, Matt Crafton has been a part of the NASCAR Truck Series for almost 25 years with 585 starts. He also hasn’t missed a single race since the 2000 season in a record streak.However, that run will come to an end after the 2025 season. Crafton, whoContinue Reading
“Moneyball” Fornaroli would be “deal of the century” for an F1 team
Current Formula 2 championship leader Leonardo Fornaroli is something of a rarity in modern motorsport: he is currently in the lead of a top-level junior championship in his first year, but remains conspicuously unaffiliated to a Formula 1 academy.This is a quirk that Invicta team principal James Robinson believes isContinue Reading
NASCAR Xfinity to be rebranded as the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series
Xfinity has held the naming rights to NASCAR’s No. 2 division since 2015, but next year, it will be known officially as the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series. The company will be the fourth brand to hold the naming rights to the popular series, which is the final stepping stoneContinue Reading
How Hill rebounded with wins at Knockhill amid dramatic BTCC title fight
The paradox for Jake Hill was that illness added health to his prospects for Knockhill, where a double win for the current British Touring Car Championship title holder provided a welcome boost for the West Surrey Racing BMW team. And a new storyline for the championship itself. His struggles with labyrinthitisContinue Reading
What we learned at MotoGP’s Austrian GP
Fears of a dull second half to this year’s Marc Marquez romp towards a seventh MotoGP title proved – for now, at least – entirely unfounded in Austria.Sure, the usual suspect won both the sprint and the grand prix, but he did have various challenges to deal with, while othersContinue Reading
McLaughlin edges closer to British F4 title after dramatic Knockhill weekend
Jake Hill produced a dominant Knockhill weekend with two wins in the British Touring Car Championship, but there was also plenty of action in the support categories.British F4, Mini Challenge UK, Porsche Carrera Cup GB and Porsche Sprint Challenge GB were all on display at the sunny Scottish venue.Some driversContinue Reading
Diogo Moreira targets factory MotoGP spot in potential Moto2 graduation
After clinching his second Moto2 victory of the season in the Austrian Grand Prix, Diogo Moreira is openly aiming to step up to MotoGP next year with the goal of joining a manufacturer squad.In his second season in Moto2, Moreira started off slower than expected for a rider who, onContinue Reading
F1 2026 rules still “evolving” to prevent “unnatural things” on track, says FIA
Teams are currently preparing for Formula 1’s technical overhaul on both the chassis and engine side for 2026, although the prospect of new regulations is not welcomed equally by all.Several drivers have spoken out after their first runs in the simulator. Max Verstappen was the first one two years ago,Continue Reading
Winners and losers from MotoGP’s Austrian Grand Prix
MotoGP’s return from the summer break was an intriguing one. One factory brought a handy set of updates; another reached its nadir for the season. A double world champion continued to battle while a star rookie returned from the doldrums. The racing entertained, with at least three challengers squaring upContinue Reading