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Josef Newgarden stripped of season-opening IndyCar victory for manipulating push-to-pass system

Apr. 24, 2024 20:44 PM EDT

Team Penske was dealt a humiliating disqualification Wednesday when reigning Indianapolis 500 winner Josef Newgarden was stripped of his victory in the IndyCar season-opening race for manipulating his push-to-pass system. Penske teammate Scott McLaughlin, who finished third in the...

NASCAR driver Erik Jones to miss Dover race because of broken lower vertebra

Apr. 23, 2024 15:14 PM EDT

STATESVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Erik Jones suffered a compression fracture in a lower vertebra in a wreck at Talladega and will not drive this weekend in the NASCAR Cup series race at Dover Motor Speedway. Corey Heim will substitute for Jones in the No. 43 Toyota for Legacy Motor Club. ...

NASCAR revels in an M.J. moment. His Airness gives a big boost to his posthoops passion

Apr. 22, 2024 11:52 AM EDT

TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — Suddenly, Michael Jordan's new life seems just as satisfying as his old one. This felt a whole lot like M.J. knocking down a buzzer beater, winning the big game, celebrating like a champion. Of course, his title-hoarding days in the NBA are long behind him. ...

MJ for the win: Reddick pulls off a Talladega buzzer-beater for Michael Jordan

Apr. 21, 2024 20:47 PM EDT

TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — So much for Michael Jordan being a jinx at the race track. The Basketball Hall of Famer celebrated as if he was still on the court after Tyler Reddick stole a NASCAR Cup victory at Talladega Superspeedway, speeding across the line after front-runner Michael...

Scott Dixon stretches fuel to inch closer to A.J. Foyt on IndyCar's all-time win list

Apr. 21, 2024 19:41 PM EDT

LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Scott Dixon used mind-boggling fuel-saving strategy Sunday to win the Grand Prix of Long Beach and move closer to A.J. Foyt on IndyCar's all-time win list with his 57th career victory. Foyt is IndyCar's winningest driver with 67 victories — a mark the...

Another race, another victory for Red Bull's Max Verstappen at Chinese GP

Apr. 21, 2024 07:48 AM EDT

SHANGHAI (AP) — Another Formula 1 race. Yet another victory for Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. The three-time defending champion won the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday starting from pole, his fourth victory in five races this season and his 23rd in the last 27 extending through last...

Felix Rosenqvist career turnaround continues as Swede gives Meyer Shank Racing 1st IndyCar pole

Apr. 20, 2024 17:23 PM EDT

LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Felix Rosenqvist's career turnaround continued Saturday when the Swede won Meyer Shank Racing its first ever pole in IndyCar by barely edging Will Power for the top starting spot at the Long Beach Grand Prix. Rosenqvist is in his first season with his...

18-year-old Jake Finch leads every lap to capture ARCA victory at Talladega

Apr. 20, 2024 15:02 PM EDT

TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — Jake Finch led from start to finish to capture the ARCA race at Talladega Superspeedway on Saturday. The 18-year-old Floridian started from the pole and never relinquished the lead over 76 laps in the No. 20 Toyota, earning his first ARCA Menards Series...

Two teams blowing everyone else away in NASCAR Cup. Can the others catch up at Talladega?

Apr. 20, 2024 14:47 PM EDT

TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — The Rick Hendrick Express rolls into Talladega Superspeedway, with Joe Gibbs Racing nipping at their bumpers. Good luck to everyone else in the NASCAR Cup series. Even at this high-banked madhouse in rural Alabama, which is usually as much of a...

Verstappen wins again. This time he takes first Formula 1 sprint race of the season

Apr. 20, 2024 00:40 AM EDT

SHANGHAI (AP) — Max Verstappen, continuing his dominance in Formula 1, took Saturday's first sprint race of the season — the prelude to the full-blown Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday. Verstappen passed Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes on the ninth of 19 laps and stretched out his lead to...