CHARLOTTE, N.C.—The jolts are more jarring, the impacts feel harder and the pain hangs on longer for NASCAR drivers in the first season of the Next Gen car. Stories of sore backs, headaches and damaged ribs that don’t heal as quickly as they did in the past are more common heading into the opener of…
F1 Champ Max Verstappen Surges From 14th to Win Belgian GP
SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium—Formula One championship leader Max Verstappen quickly carved his way through the field from 14th to win the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday and widen his lead in the title race. Verstappen, who in the final race before F1’s summer break drove from 10th to win the Hungarian Grand Prix, produced another imperious drive…
Red Bull’s Christian Horner Remains ‘Motivated’ to Lead F1 Team
Red Bull principal Christian Horner said he remains committed to the Formula 1 team for the foreseeable future. Horner, 48, has led the team since it entered F1 in 2005. Red Bull has won four Constructors Championships during that time and Max Verstappen has an excellent chance to win consecutive driver’s championships—which would give the…
Ex-Formula One Boss Bernie Ecclestone Denies Fraud Charge
LONDON—Former Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone on Monday denied a fraud charge over his alleged failure to declare millions of pounds (dollars) in overseas assets. Ecclestone, 91, entered a not guilty plea as he appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London for a brief hearing. Prosecutors issued a charge of fraud by false representation between…
Josef Newgarden Claims Win in Illinois for 5th of Season
Josef Newgarden took the checkered flag at the Bommarito Automotive Group 500 on Saturday in Madison, Illinois, for his series-best fifth win of the season. He withstood a late charge from rookie David Malukas for the win, Newgarden’s third straight at World Wide Technology Raceway. Scott McLaughlin finished third. The race was delayed for two…
Kyle Larson’s Late-Race Luck Yields Win at Watkins Glen
In the moments after claiming the checkered flag for the Sunoco Go Rewards 200 at the Glen Saturday afternoon, Kyle Larson smiled and conceded he was a bit fortunate. “I got lucky,” he told USA Network. Or perhaps more accurately, he was in the right place at the right time. Larson was running third on…
Ty Gibbs Wins at Michigan for 9th Career Xfinity Win
Taking control of the race in the final stage, Ty Gibbs sped to his NASCAR Xfinity Series-best fifth victory of the season in Saturday’s New Holland 250 at Michigan International Speedway. The tenor of the race changed markedly near the end of the second stage when pole winner Noah Gragson opted to stay on the…
Cup Series Welcomes Russian Driver’s Return to Racing
INDIANAPOLIS—Daniil Kvyat spent nearly two years waiting anxiously to race again. After being relegated to reserve driver for last year’s Formula One season, he watched helplessly as his team withdrew from the world endurance series in March when the governing body imposed sanctions against Russians because of their country’s invasion of Ukraine. On Sunday, the…
NASCAR and IndyCar Intersect at Indianapolis Extravaganza
INDIANAPOLIS—Now is the time to tune into American motorsports, on display all weekend at famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where NASCAR and IndyCar intersect with both series embroiled in turmoil. Two-time IndyCar champion Josef Newgarden was cleared to compete on the road course on Indy’s hallowed grounds after successfully completing Friday morning practice and passing a…
4-Time Champ Sebastian Vettel to Retire
Four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel plans to retire from Formula One at the end of the 2022 season. Vettel, who has 53 career wins, plans to remain in his Aston Martin for the remainder of the current schedule before ending his 15-year driving career. The 35-year-old ranks third in career wins behind Michael Schumacher and…
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