Bell raises some tempers en route to runner-up finish at COTA
Bell and Byron clearly had the two fastest cars throughout Sunday’s 68-lap race on the 3.41-mile, 20-turn road course but the two ended up on slightly different pit strategies.Bell and his No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing team adapted a two-stop strategy in the race and the benefit was Bell ended upContinue Reading
No. 2 for No. 24 in 2024: William Byron dominates at COTA to nail road-course win
Watch as William Byron completes a strong showing at Circuit of The Americas to tally his second road-course win of his Cup Series career and second overall in 2024. SourceContinue Reading
‘Just a lot of fun to win races’: William Byron discusses COTA triumph
A fast No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet rocketed William Byron to his second Cup Series win of 2024. The 26-year-old talks about the dominant showing at COTA. SourceContinue Reading
Christopher Bell talks about COTA finish, Kyle Busch conversation
Christopher Bell discusses his runner-up finish at Circuit of The Americas and the post-race talk the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing driver had with Kyle Busch. SourceContinue Reading
Byron holds off late charge from Bell to win NASCAR Cup race at COTA
Byron, who was fastest in practice on Saturday and won the pole, dominated Sunday’s race, leading five times for 42 of the 68 laps on his way to his second win of the 2024 season.Byron lost the lead at the start of the final stage to Ross Chastain, ran himContinue Reading
McLaughlin: “Clean air” aided Thermal IndyCar runner-up spot
McLaughlin was the main challenger to Alex Palou in the non-championship event’s 20-lap final, which was split into two segments, but couldn’t usurp the Chip Ganassi Racing driver who had previously topped his qualifying group and won his heat race.The 30-year-old New Zealander trailed Palou by 5.792s at the flag, butContinue Reading
Palou takes dominant IndyCar win in Thermal Million Dollar Challenge
Reigning and two-time IndyCar Series champion Palou controlled the non-points exhibition event, the first in IndyCar since 2008, to claim victory by 5.7929s over Team Penske’s Scott McLaughlin at the 3.067-mile, 17-turn road course.Palou started on pole in his respective heat and in the final, holding the top spot duringContinue Reading
Mir slams Morbidelli for ‘not clever’ opening lap clash in Portugal MotoGP
Although Pramac Ducati rider Morbidelli started Sunday’s Portimao three positions ahead of Mir in 17th, a poor getaway dropped him into the clutches of his Honda rival through the opening sequence of corners.As they battled for position, Morbidelli made contact with Mir in an incident not captured on TV, sendingContinue Reading
Vinales explains Portugal MotoGP race-ending gearbox issue
The Aprilia rider came into Sunday’s 25-lap grand prix in Portugal as one of the favourites for the victory, having won the sprint on Saturday.Vinales was a factor in the victory battle from the off, breaking away from the rest of the field between eventual winner Jorge Martin and EneaContinue Reading
Grosjean livid over early exit from IndyCar’s Thermal $1m Challenge
On the run towards Turn 1, Juncos Hollinger Racing driver Grosjean was hit by Chip Ganassi Racing’s Scott Dixon – who had already brushed wheels with a fast-starting Colton Herta (Andretti Global) as the race went green.The nose-to-tail contact with Dixon sent Grosjean spinning out of control through the dust towards theContinue Reading