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Logano has had a miserable start to the 2024 NASCAR Cup season, with just one top 10 finish in the first six races and four finishes of 22nd or worse, including a pair of DNFs.He didn’t know quite what to expect going into Richmond, but the weekend got off to a surprisingly strong start when he advanced to the final round of qualifying on Saturday, which guaranteed a start in the top 10.Sunday ...Keep reading

NASCAR's Sr. VP of Competition, Elton Sawyer, reacts to the wet-weather tires at Richmond Raceway and comments on Denny Hamlin's late-race restart that propelled him to Victory Lane.

NASCAR.com's Alex Weaver caught up with No. 19 crew chief James Small following Martin Truex Jr.'s loss in overtime at Richmond Raceway.

The early races have suggested that the Red Bull, Ferrari, McLaren, Mercedes and Aston Martin teams are set to dominate the top 10 in both qualifying and races, leaving everyone else to challenge for rare opportunities to break into the points.RB now leads that group after Yuki Tsunoda secured seventh place in the high-attrition Australian Grand Prix, having qualified an encouraging eighth."The ...Keep reading

It may have been announced on April Fools Day, but it's no joke - Liberty Media, owners of Formula 1, have paid €4.2 Billion to take over MotoGP, World Superbikes and MotoE from previous owners Dorna Sports. Given F1's boom since Liberty's 2016 ownership, will this be a good thing for MotoGP? Steph Wentworth chats with Oriol Puigdemont to find out all the details. 0:00 Liberty Buy MotoGP 0:33 The Deal's Timeline 1:56 Still Hurdles to Beat 3:48 Other Purchase Offers 5:55 Immediate MotoGP Changes 8:19... Читать дальше...

The Toksport Skoda driver came down with a stomach bug on the eve of the Safari Rally that marked the start of his WRC2 campaign.The illness left Greensmith severely sapped of energy ahead of the toughest rally on the WRC calendar. However, the 27-year-old refused to quit and relied heavily on hydration tables to get him through the rally which resulted in a faultless run to victory.Greensmith set ...Keep reading

On Monday 1 April, Formula 1 owner Liberty announced it had acquired MotoGP and parent company Dorna Sports from Bridgepoint Capital for €4.2 billion.The deal was originally set to be finalised prior to the start of the 2024 MotoGP season, but getting it cleared by anti-trust boards – particularly in the European Union – slowed the process.Former owner CVC Capital was forced to sell MotoGP ...Keep reading

On Monday morning, American media giant Liberty announced it had acquired 86% ownership in MotoGP in a deal worth €4.2 billion.The deal – set to be completed by the end of 2024 – will see Liberty hold ownership of motorsports' two biggest championships in Formula 1 and MotoGP, though the latter will continue to be independently run by Dorna.Since buying F1 in 2016, Liberty has been able to ...Keep reading

Mercedes has consistently avoided publicly backing a number one driver during the stints that Nico Rosberg, Valtteri Bottas and now Russell have had alongside Hamilton since 2013.Although the seven-time champion will exit the Silver Arrows at the end of the season to move to Ferrari, long-time Mercedes driver Russell remains under contract until the end of 2025.But regardless of whether Mercedes ...Keep reading

McLaren is one of the teams that have progressed the most since the start of last year, with most of its gains coming from mid-2023 upgrade packages that allowed it to finish the season in fourth place.The Woking team started 2024 roughly where it finished, battling Mercedes for third, although Ferrari's massive race pace improvements are keeping the Scuderia out of reach.Max Verstappen's rare ...Keep reading

Now contesting his fourth top-flight season, Tsunoda has gained a reputation for airing his emotions in public via punchy, sometimes expletive-filled team radio messages.He opened up about “getting heating moments in my brain” in response to a pitwall call to fall behind team-mate Daniel Ricciardo, which he initially refused, in the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix last month.But the Japanese ...Keep reading

In July of last year, Audi announced that it would effectively end its involvement in customer racing as part of a wider restructuring of its motorsport division. This included, among other changes, the disbandment of its roster of factory drivers.However, as it turns out, four names will continue to represent Audi in a variety of championships this year.“The three drivers Ricardo Feller ...Keep reading

It is a blockbuster deal that will get the financial markets hot and bothered. Liberty Media's acquisition of Dorna Sports from Bridgepoint Capital has come in a deal worth €4.2 billion. That's not bad for a company that was worth around €500 million in 2006, when Bridgepoint bought Dorna from CVC in 2006 after the latter was forced to get rid of it by the European Commission at a time when it ...Keep reading

Gus Greensmith got his WRC2 campaign off to the perfect start at Safari Rally Kenya after winning the FIA World Rally Championship’s premier support category by 1m 23.1 in his Škoda Fabia RS Rally2.

The American entertainment company, which owns the rights to Formula 1 since 2016, will pay around 4.2 billion euros to take over Dorna, which has owned MotoGP since 1992 and also controls WorldSBK and the MotoE World Cup.Liberty Media will acquire 86% of MotoGP, while MotoGP management will retain approximately 14% of their equity in the business. The equity consideration to sellers is expected ...Keep reading

Kalle Rovanperä became a two-time winner of Safari Rally Kenya on Sunday afternoon, ending the gruelling African fixture with a 1m 37.8s victory margin having led since Friday morning.

Get a behind-the-scenes look at Kyle Larson and Bubba Wallace's conversation after the two got tangled up at Richmond Raceway.

Larson dominated the first part of the race from pole position before a mid-race caution gave control to Truex.. Later on, the battle for the win appeared as if it was going to be between Truex and Larson, with Larson beating him out of the pits during the final cycle of green-flag stops. However, Truex quickly fought back, while Larson faded down the running order.Although Joey Logano and Denny ...Keep reading

After almost spinning and sending the race into an overtime finish after contact with Bubba Wallace, Kyle Larson and the No. 5 team rebound to finish third.

Relive the 2024 Toyota Owners 400 from Richmond Raceway that saw plenty of side-by-side action and tempers flare following a wild NASCAR Overtime finish in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Martin Truex Jr. details what went wrong on the final restart in a thrilling overtime finish at Richmond that saw him come up just short.

Kyle Larson got spun on the frontstretch by Bubba Wallace with one of the originally scheduled 400 laps remaining Sunday night at Richmond (Va.) Raceway which brought out a caution – just the fifth of the night – and sent the race into overtime.Because new tires mean so much at Richmond, all 15 lead-lap cars elected to pit and Denny Hamlin’s pit crew got him off pit road first as the ...Keep reading

Denny Hamlin wins at his hometown track over Joey Logano and Martin Truex Jr. in a thrilling overtime finish at Richmond Raceway.

Denny Hamlin gives major thanks to his No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing team after an electric overtime win at Richmond Raceway.

Truex Jr. had dominated what ended up being a very uneventful race – leading 228 of the 407 laps – and appeared to have his first win of the 2024 season well in hand when Kyle Larson got spun out with one lap remaining and sent the race into overtime.All of the lead lap cars elected to pit for new tires under the caution and Hamlin beat Truex off pit road to lead the way on the restart.Hamlin ...Keep reading