The NTT IndyCar Series and Indianapolis Motor Speedway itself, along with several other related companies, have been sold to the Penske Entertainment Corporation, part of the Penske Corporation. This news was announced Monday morning, Nov. 4. “We recently approached Roger Penske and Penske Corporation about this opportunity and began working to put an agreement in …
Oscar Mayer has renewed its sponsorship with Roush Fenway Racing and Ryan Newman‘s No. 6 team, the team announced Wednesday, Oct. 30. The deal will run through the 2021 season for what’s being described as “multiple races” each season, beginning with the TicketGuardian 500k spring race at ISM Raceway on March 8, 2020. Oscar Mayer …
NTT IndyCar Series team Arrow McLaren SP has announced its 2020 driver lineup. Oliver Askew and Pato O’Ward will run the team’s Chevrolets next season, Arrow announced Wednesday, Oct. 30. Arrow McLaren SP was formed from Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports merging with McLaren Racing’s IndyCar effort. The team’s first campaign will feature the past two …
Our Motorsports will attempt to run the full schedule in the NASCAR Xfinity Series during the 2020 season, the team announced Wednesday, Oct. 30, fielding the No. 02. The organization has previously competed in the Whelen Modified Tour and ARCA Menards Series. “We’re excited to be expanding to compete in the NASCAR Xfinity Series in …
Martinsville Speedway is the oldest track on the NASCAR circuit, but lately the tracks uniqueness has been entirely flattened by awful racing throughout the pack, marked by an inability to pass and one driver pulverizing the rest of the field. In this case, a snoozer of a race resulted in a Joe Gibbs Racing driver …
Denny Hamlin has won the pole for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series’ First Data 500 at Martinsville Speedway. The driver of the No. 11 FedEx Toyota Camry drove to the top of the leaderboard with a lap of 97.840 mph, three-hundredths of a second quicker than Chase Elliott. Given Elliott’s engine failure a few …
Kyle Busch Motorsports’ Todd Gilliland survived the chaos to claim the checkered flag in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series’ NASCAR Hall of Fame 200 at Martinsville Speedway Saturday (Oct. 26), his first NGOTS victory in 56 starts. KBM’s Christian Eckes started on the pole for the third time in seven NGOTS starts, but early …
Christian Eckes has won the pole for the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series’ NASCAR Hall of Fame 200 at Martinsville Speedway. It’s his third pole this season in seven starts. The driver of the No. 51 Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Tundra shot to the top of the leaderboard with a lap of 95.424 mph, followed …
After a conference of FIA stewards, Renault has been disqualified from the Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix, Motorsport reports. Both cars were accused of using an illegal braking adjustment system on a day when they each scored in the points. This affects Daniel Ricciardo, stripping him of his sixth-place finish, and Nico Hulkenberg, who crossed …
Hertz Rental Car has extended its relationship with Hendrick Motorsports into the 2021 season, sticking with the No. 24 team of William Byron, the team announced Wednesday, Oct. 23. Hertz joined Byron’s team in 2018 and will be the primary sponsor on the No. 24 for four races, along with an associate sponsorship for the …
Carson Hocevar will be back in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series when the series heads to ISM Raceway in November. He will be piloting the No. 56, which is normally run by Hill Motorsports, in a partnership with Jordan Anderson Racing, according to a release by the latter team. “I’m confident that he’s going …
Kansas isn’t exactly known as a state full of scenic beauty, unlike its neighbors Colorado, Nebraska and Missouri. (Oklahoma has its fair share of scenery as well.) Sunday’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race, the Hollywood Casino 400, at Kansas Speedway (located on the Sunflower State side of Kansas City) felt like a typical stormy …
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