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The race itself will stay with a simplified format – two heat races to set the All-Star Race starting lineup, a 100-lap All-Star Open, and a 200-lap main event at the historic .625-mile track that pays $1 million to the winner.However, several new features will debut including a tire strategy element, a new qualifying/pit crew challenge format and pitting requirements.Potentially, three …Keep reading
Jones, who drives the No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota Camry, was following eventual race winner Tyler Reddick in a single-file line of seven Toyotas during Sunday’s race.On Lap 157 with just over 30 laps remaining, a push into the corner unsettled the group. The bump from behind started a chain-reaction crash that saw Jones’ car hooked head-on into the outside wall. The wreck collected four of the …Keep reading
LaJoie, who drives the No. 7 Chevrolet for Spire Motorsports, was entering the tri-oval as the eighth car back in the outside line.When Michael McDowell crashed from the lead after a failed double block for the win, the field scattered and spun in every direction..LaJoie moved out of line, missing McDowell as he attempted to follow Todd Gilliland through the smoke. Unfortunately, he was pushed up …Keep reading
‘Win and you’re in’ is a popular tagline in the current-day NASCAR playoff system. Whether it’s the Cup Series, Xfinity Series, Craftsman Trucks, or even the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series, the only sure way to compete for a title is to collect a victory during the regular season. There are some stipulations, however. In the real-world action, drivers need to attempt every race, or in worst case scenarios, be approved for a waiver to utilize a win towards the playoffs. Winners also have to watch their points in case there are more winners over the course of the year than…
Ferrari had been the 2024 season’s second-best team so far, but didn’t live up to those expectations at last weekend’s Shanghai event.Having had at least one driver on the podium across the first four races, Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz only qualified sixth and seventh respectively, six tenths off Max Verstappen.The pair managed to move ahead of Mercedes’ George Russell and Aston Martin man …Keep reading
Mosack, who raced predominately Late Models and in the SCCA Trans Am Series until venturing into ARCA and NASCAR competition in 2021, earned his first victory in a stock car with a win last fall in the ARCA Menards Series race at Kansas.The 25-year-old Charlotte native will return to the track next week to compete in the May 4 Truck race driving Spire’s No. 7 Chevrolet.Mosack will also compete …Keep reading
McLaren’s Lando Norris started on pole for Saturday morning’s 19-lap sprint race, but after going off at the start he fell down to seventh. That became sixth at the chequered flag due to Fernando Alonso’s retirement, finishing in front of team-mate Oscar Piastri but behind both Ferraris.Its race pace relative to the Scuderia seemed in line with the Woking team’s muted expectations for the weekend …Keep reading
RB’s hopes of a points finish in Shanghai were dashed within a dramatic few moments in Sunday’s race after Ricciardo was hit from behind by Lance Stroll behind the safety car, while Tsunoda was involved in a race-ending clash with Kevin Magnussen at the restart.Neither driver was able to finish the race, and RB team principal Laurent Mekies felt that both of the incidents against his drivers could …Keep reading
The Scuderia is set to unveil a one-off look for the Miami Grand Prix which will make reference to the heritage of the manufacturer in a contemporary manner, with two shades of blue being brought back from the pages of history: Azzurro La Plata and Azzurro Dino.The change will be made to honour Ferrari’s historical place in the US motorsport environment, marking the manufacturer’s 70th …Keep reading
Magnussen was handed a 10-second time penalty for hitting RB rival Yuki Tsunoda during the restart of the race following the first safety car period.As they exited Turn 6, Magnussen appeared to suffer a snap of oversteer and hit the right rear tyre of Tsunoda’s car, sending the Japanese driver into a spin.The damage caused to Tsunoda’s car forced him to retire from the race straight away while …Keep reading