Category: Motorsports

Kenseth, McGriff and Shelmerdine Join NASCAR Hall of Fame

CHARLOTTE, N.C.— Matt Kenseth was doing yardwork when wife Katie came outside with her phone in hand, letting him know he’d just been selected to the NASCAR Hall of Fame. A short while later Kenseth “celebrated” the night by cooking dinner for his daughters. “I never really thought about it,” the even-keeled Kenseth said on…


Miami Next in F1’s Road From Mockery to the Hottest US Ticket

MIAMI—Michael Jordan, David Beckham, and “The Rock” are among the celebrities expected to flock to Formula One’s first Miami Grand Prix as the sport’s popularity in the United States surges into new realms. After a series of failed attempts to break into the American market in the 1980’s, the country looked a lost cause for…


Max Verstappen Wins Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award

Formula One world champion Max Verstappen has been named the 2022 “Laureus World Sportsman of the Year” after his title triumph last season in one of the most stunning title-deciders in the sport’s history. The 24-year-old Red Bull driver of the Netherlands earned the prestigious annual cross-sport award after passing seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton…


Kyle Busch Steals Bristol Win as Reddick and Briscoe Crash

BRISTOL, Tenn.—Kyle Busch backed into the record book by stealing a win at dirt-covered Bristol Motor Speedway. That’s what he’d say if it had been anyone else, right? Busch won his first race of the season Sunday night by sliding past the leaders as Tyler Reddick and Chase Briscoe spun racing for the win. Busch…


Adelaide 500 Supercar Event Set to Return after South Australian Labor Victory

The iconic Adelaide 500 Supercars event is set to be reinstated after Labor’s Peter Malinauskas was voted in as Premier of South Australia (SA) over Liberal’s Steven Marshall on Saturday. Bringing back the event, which Marshall had canned in 2020 due to declining crowds, was one of Malinauskas’s pre-election pledges, and if all goes to…


F1 Team Haas Terminates Russian Driver Mazepin’s Contract

KANNAPOLIS, N.C.—Russian driver Nikita Mazepin was dropped by Haas F1 despite the FIA ruling he could compete in Formula One races under a neutral flag. Haas also ended its sponsorship with Uralkali, the Russian fertilizer company owned by Mazepin’s father. Dmitry Mazepin is a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin and his son’s contract…


McLaughlin Beats Teammate Power to Win First IndyCar Pole

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—Scott McLaughlin circled qualifying as the area he had to improve upon in his second season of IndyCar. He nailed it in his first session of the year. McLaughlin beat Team Penske teammate Will Power, one of the best qualifiers in series history, to win the pole Saturday for the season-opening race through…


Alpine Unveil 2022 F1 Challenger

French manufacturer Alpine unveiled their 2022 Formula One challenger in Paris on Monday, becoming the ninth team to take the wraps off their car for the upcoming season ahead of the first winter test later this week. The Renault-owned team’s new A522 has been designed to the sport’s radical new rules, with the cleaner, swept-back…


Herta, Johnson Lead Team USA to Surprise 2nd Spot in Sweden

The father-son tandem of Petter and Oliver Solberg beat the surprisingly competitive American team of Colton Herta and Jimmie Johnson on the the frozen Baltic Sea to win the Race of Champions (ROC) Nations Cup. Team Norway was led Saturday by 47-year-old Petter Solberg, the 2003 World Rally Champion and two-time World Rallycross Champion. His…


Rallying: Loeb Becomes Oldest WRC Winner After Monte Carlo Drama

France’s Sebastien Loeb won the season-opening Monte Carlo Rally on Sunday to become, at 47, the oldest driver to win a round of the world championship. The nine-times world champion, driving for M-Sport Ford in his first rally since 2020 after retiring from full-time competition in 2012, took a record-equalling eighth career Monte Carlo victory…