David Malukas was everything the Meyer Shank Racing team hoped for, and more, after he featured all last weekend in the No. 66 Honda at the Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey. After missing the last four months while recovering from significant damage done to his left wrist and hand during the offseason, expectations were held […]
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Chase Briscoe’s signing with Joe Gibbs Racing happened in the blink of an eye. The timeline starts May 28, when Stewart-Haas Racing announced it would cease operations at the end of the season. Briscoe quickly hopped into action, asking Tony Stewart what the rules of engagement were for talking to other teams. Stewart told the […]
The appeal against Antonio Felix da Costa’s disqualification from the first race of the Misano E-Prix has been dismissed. The TAG Heuer Porsche driver won on the road in Italy, but was later stripped of the victory after it was found that the throttle damper spring fitted to his Porsche 99X Electric did not conform […]
Chase Briscoe will have a new home with Joe Gibbs Racing next season as he inherits the No. 19 Toyota Camry from Martin Truex Jr. Truex, 43, announced he will retire from full-time NASCAR Cup Series competition at the end of this season after winning 15 races for Joe Gibbs over the last six seasons. […]
NASCAR legend Mark Martin retired from racing in 2013, but he is getting back behind the wheel. On July 19-20, Martin will pay his first ever visit to Lime Rock Park in Lakeville, Conn., for the return of IROC as part of the SpeedTour All-Star Weekend. While Martin, and other IROC legends such as Greg […]
Red Bull has confirmed its car and driver lineup for the 2024 Goodwood Festival of Speed, where it will celebrate 20 years in Formula 1. Drivers for the team past and present will be in action, as well as team principal Christian Horner, who will be driving the team’s 2012 double championship-winning RB8. While it’s […]
No matter how many NASCAR Cup Series drivers were asked about what they’ll remember about racing against Martin Truex Jr., the responses were all pretty similar. “I tried to think… it’s hard to believe I’ve been teammates with Martin as long as I have and I’ve never had a, ‘What the [expletive], Martin?’ moment,” Denny […]
Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur believes there is no clear pecking order among the top four teams this season and is not overly concerned by the Scuderia’s performance in the Spanish Grand Prix. Victory in Monaco for Charles Leclerc was followed by both drivers failing to reach Q3 or finish the race in Canada, but […]
Mick Schumacher will take part in an Alpine test alongside reserve driver Jack Doohan as the team continues to weigh up its driver options for 2025. The test will be in a 2022 car at the Paul Ricard circuit in France, as part of the testing of previous cars (TPC) running that is allowed under […]
After his latest outrageous display of circuit ownership, we may as well rename Laguna Seca (Dry Lake) Lake Palou in honor of its newest winner. In his four visits to the legendary road course situated just outside of Monterey, Alex Palou has never finished off the podium. He opened with a second-place in 2021, ran […]
