Byron gets his back-to-back victory as the leaders crash in stunning Daytona 500 finish
History was made tonight as William Byron accomplished the improbable, and in the most unconventional of ways. At 27 years old, he joins four other illustrious names in racing, becoming the fifth driver to successfully defend their Daytona 500 victory — winning back-to-back.Those watching the late-running race were still reeling fromContinue Reading
Double take: Byron claims back-to-back Daytona 500s wins as cars crash
Hendrick Motorsports driver William Byron claims his second consecutive Daytona 500 victory as cars crash down the backstretch on final lap. SourceContinue Reading
Rain puts a pause on 2025 Daytona 500 just after green flag
Threats of weather have been top-of-mind for NASCAR officials coming into Sunday’s Daytona 500. Enough that Friday, they announced an hour earlier start time for the race. While that allowed them to see the green flag wave at Daytona International Speedway, the storms also didn’t want to miss the action,Continue Reading
Fourmaux fined for swearing on WRC TV broadcast
Adrien Fourmaux has been fined €10,000 and hit with a further suspended €20,000 fine for using “inappropriate language” during a World Rally Championship television interview.The Hyundai driver’s comments following the end of stage 18 at Rally Sweden have been deemed to have breached FIA Article 12.2.1.l of the 2025 FIAContinue Reading
WRC women’s driver development programme winner selected
Claire Schonborn has claimed a fully funded drive in the Junior World Rally Championship after winning the Beyond Rally Women’s Driver Development Programme shootout at Rally Sweden.The WRC conducted a global search to unearth the next female rally star last year with the programme reaching its culmination in Sweden.A groupContinue Reading
How Evans issued a WRC statement victory to deny Katsuta in Rally Sweden epic
Elfyn Evans has thrown down the gauntlet to his World Rally Championship title rivals.The Toyota driver survived an intense Rally Sweden pressure cooker to deliver a statement victory, denying team-mate Takamoto Katsuta what would have been an emotional maiden WRC triumph in dramatic circumstances.Evans’ 10th WRC win, to tie withContinue Reading
History is betting against William Byron earning back-to-back victories at the Daytona 500
The odds for a repeat Daytona 500 win in 2025 for William Byron are incredibly slim. Only four drivers in the 67-year history of the 500 have ever won it back-to-back: Richard Petty did it first in 1973-1974, followed by Cale Yarborough in 1983-1984, Sterling Marlin in 1994-1995, and mostContinue Reading
NASCAR’s official 2025 Daytona 500 starting lineup in photos
Welcome to the 77th NASCAR Cup Series season, kicking off with the 67th running of the Daytona 500. What you’ll want to know going into Sunday’s race: This year’s field for the 200-lapper features eight former winners of the race and nine NASCAR Cup Series champions, with drivers on theContinue Reading
Can 2025 be Piastri’s year to win the F1 title?
Somewhere near the end of Oscar Piastri’s press conference last week when McLaren launched its Formula 1 car for 2025, the Australian answered a question that nobody was asking.The actual question was about his relationship with team-mate Lando Norris and how McLaren would handle the competitiveness between the two.Towards theContinue Reading
A positive weekend for DS Penske
After Max Gunther’s victory in the first of the two Jeddah Formula E races, it was the French driver of the DS Penske team, Jean-Eric Vergne, who stood out in the second race, spending most of it at the front of the pack.However, he lost a few positions in theContinue Reading