Sammy Smith upsets the playoff picture with Talladega Xfinity win
Sammy Smith restarted on the front row alongside Riley Herbst as the race went into overtime. Leading the bottom train, he surged ahead after the outside line got stacked up. Driving the No. 8 JR Motorsports (JRM) Chevrolet, he then held off Ryan Sieg to earn his second-career win andContinue Reading
Sammy Smith wins Talladega, advances to Round of 8
Sammy Smith holds off the field behind him to win at Talladega in NASCAR Overtime, punching his ticket to the Round of 8. SourceContinue Reading
Michael McDowell: ‘We’ve been laser-focused’ to earn sixth pole
Michael McDowell talks after winning his sixth Busch Light Pole award this season and what his team has done to be quick in qualifying all year long. SourceContinue Reading
Michael McDowell earns Talladega Cup pole for Front Row Motorsports
Despite the lawsuit, Michael McDowell said he and his Front Row Motorsports (FRM) team have been “laser-focused” heading into Talladega. The veteran driver had zero Cup poles in his previous 15 years of competition, but now has six poles this year alone — more than any other driver during the 2024Continue Reading
Denny Hamlin would “love to see change” in NASCAR after lawsuit
Denny Hamlin, who co-owns 23XI Racing with long-time friend Michael Jordan, revealed that the NBA legend sent him a clip from the move ‘Moneyball’ this week after the lawsuit’s filing. It included this relevant line: “The first one through the wall always get bloody.”The quote resonated with Hamlin, who spokeContinue Reading
BTCC Brands Hatch: Turkington claims pole for season finale
Four-time British Touring Car champion Colin Turkington took pole position at Brands Hatch for the final round of a 2024 series he is unlikely to win.The Northern Irishman’s fourth pole position of the season will make a slight dent to his deficit to championship leader Jake Hill and Tom IngramContinue Reading
DTM rivals question Lamborghini’s “overperformance” in Spielberg races
Mirko Bortolotti’s pace in the SSR Lamborghini caught his DTM rivals by surprise at Spielberg. Despite being hit with a series of blows under the series’ Balance of Performance system, Bortolotti was able to follow up his victory in the wet/dry opening race with pole position and a fourth place inContinue Reading
Red Bull staff being poached is a “natural development” – Marko
Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko has downplayed the latest developments within the Milton Keynes-based squad, with key staff having been poached by rival teams.In the last few months, chief technical officer Adrian Newey, sporting director Jonathan Wheatley and head of race strategy Will Courtenay have been signed by Aston Martin,Continue Reading
BTCC Brands Hatch: Vauxhall duo claim 1-2 in free practice
Aron Taylor-Smith led Mikey Doble in a 1-2 for Power Maxed Racing in free practice for the British Touring Car Championship finale at Brands Hatch.The experienced Irishman, who clinched the Independents’ title last time out at Silverstone, eclipsed his Jack Sears Trophy champion team-mate right at the chequered flag onContinue Reading
Vinales “looked like a traffic cone” after Motegi sprint start woes
Maverick Vinales said he “looked like an traffic cone” after making a disappointing start to the MotoGP Japanese GP sprint race on Saturday.Hopes were high for Aprilia after Vinales qualified third on the grid, but these were dashed when he lost several places at the first corner of the sprint,Continue Reading