Category: Motorsports

Ford Announces Return to Formula One in 2026 With Red Bull Partnership

Ford will return to Formula One as the engine provider for Red Bull Racing in 2026, the carmaker announced on Friday at Red Bull’s launch event in New York. Ford will resume its involvement when F1’s new power unit regulations are introduced. The F1 2026 rule changes call for the current twin-turbo V6 engines to…


Martin Truex Jr. Wins Season-Opening Clash at the Coliseum

Martin Truex Jr. passed Ryan Preece with 25 laps to go in the season-opening Clash at the Coliseum and held on during two wild restarts, opening NASCAR’s 75th season by winning in the Busch Light Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Sunday night. In the non-points race’s second visit to Los Angeles to start a season,…


New-Look Logano Leads NASCAR Back to the L.A. Coliseum

LOS ANGELES—Joey Logano arrived at the first event of the season with a jet black shock of thick hair and a banner in the grandstands advertising the company that treated NASCAR’s reigning champion for alopecia and early baldness. “Ask Joey!” the company Hairclub urged on a banner draped in the lower bowl of the Los…


New-Look Logano Leads NASCAR Back to the LA Coliseum

LOS ANGELES—Joey Logano arrived at the first event of the season with a jet black shock of thick hair and a banner in the grandstands advertising the company that treated NASCAR’s reigning champion for alopecia and early baldness. “Ask Joey!” the company Hairclub urged on a banner draped in the lower bowl of the Los…


Haas First F1 Team to Reveal New Look for 2023

Haas became the first Formula One team to show off their new look for 2023 on Tuesday with growing optimism for the season ahead and U.S.-based MoneyGram now prominent as the title sponsor. The online reveal of digital renders showed the Ferrari-powered car in a freshened up red, black, and white color scheme. “It’s great…


Ogier Heading for Record 9th Monte Carlo Win

France’s Sebastien Ogier was heading for a record ninth Monte Carlo Rally win after taking a 16-second lead over Toyota team mate Kalle Rovanpera into Sunday’s final four stages. The eight times world champion, now competing part-time, played it safe on the tricky mountain roads as reigning champion Rovanpera closed the gap from an overnight…


Actor Frankie Muniz to Race Fulltime in NASCAR

Television and film actor Frankie Muniz is dedicating himself full-time to race car driving at age 38, he announced on Jan. 12. “Finally making my dream a reality, this one is for my son and showing him that you can always chase your dreams,” Muniz said via Twitter. “Excited for this opportunity with Rette Jones…


Larson to Attempt Indy 500 and NASCAR 600 Double in 2024

Kyle Larson will attempt the Indianapolis 500 and NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 double next year after announcing on Thursday he would join Arrow McLaren Racing for a one-off run at the famed Brickyard. Larson, the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series champion, will become the first driver to attempt the double since Kurt Busch raced in both events…


Driver and YouTube Star Ken Block Dies in Snowmobile Accident

The world of motorsport paid tribute to American Ken Block, the professional rally driver whose daring stunts made him an internet sensation, after his death aged 55 in a snowmobile accident. Block’s Hoonigan Racing team confirmed his death in a statement on Instagram on Monday. “Ken was a visionary, a pioneer, and an icon. And…


Next Gen Car Leveled NASCAR Field in 2022, Possibly Beyond

The most meticulously designed and intently controlled racecar in NASCAR history leveled the field in 2022. The so-called Next Gen car resulted in 19 different winners over 36 races, including five first-timers and two guys who earned their first shot at a championship in the season finale. It provided more exciting racing at most tracks…