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NASCAR champion Joey Logano tunes out critics and insists playoff format is 'very entertaining'
Joey Logano has found a way to tune out months of negativity. Critics? Naysayers? Anyone who thinks his third Cup Series championship was a fluke? “I can’t hear it because my trophies, they kind of, like, echo around me,” Logano quipped during a Zoom call with...
Bourdais seethes after IMSA strips team of class victory at Rolex 24 at Daytona
IMSA stripped Tower Motorsports of its LMP2 class victory at the Rolex 24 at Daytona because of a technical infraction. The victory was given Wednesday to runner-up United Autosports, the team co-owned by McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown. The Tower entry driven by John Farano, Sebastien...
Hailie Deegan puts NASCAR in rearview mirror as she fails to find funding for top Xfinity seat
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Hailie Deegan has left NASCAR behind for open-wheel racing this season and it could be for good. She's been one of NASCAR's most marketable drivers — she has nearly 5 million followers across ger social media platforms — but hasn't had the performance or...
McLaren eyes expansion into sports cars, a decision that could impact IndyCar and Formula E teams
The whispers that McLaren Racing was eyeing sports car racing have circulated for months and it made sense: The brand is, after all, a supercar to sell to consumers and the truest platform to showcase high-performance vehicles would be a prototype class of sports car racing. And even...
Jimmie Johnson becomes majority owner of Legacy Motor Club as private equity firm buys into team
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson is now the majority owner of Legacy Motor Club under a restructuring in which investment adviser Knighthead Capital Management bought into the Cup Series team. Knighthead manages $9 billion of assets with a portfolio...
LaJoie to run limited schedule with RWR and be analyst for Prime Video's portion of NASCAR schedule
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR driver Corey LaJoie will run a limited Cup Series schedule with Rick Ware Racing this year and also be an analyst for Amazon Prime Video's portion of the Cup Series schedule. LaJoie will drive No. 01 Ford Mustang for Ware as he works to build his...
Penske's pair of Porsches dominate as The Captain wins Rolex 24 at Daytona for 2nd consecutive year
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Roger Penske started his 59th season in motorsports the same way he closed last year — as a champion. Porsche Penske Motorsport on Sunday won the Rolex 24 at Daytona for the second consecutive year, and third time overall, to continue the domination...
Palou headed to London after Daytona for mediation in McLaren's $30 million breach of contract suit
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Three-time IndyCar champion Alex Palou must fly to London following the Rolex 24 at Daytona for mediation with McLaren, the race team suing him for at least $30 million over a breach of contract dispute. Palou in 2022 signed a contract to drive for...
F1 champion Max Verstappen the brightest star missing from stacked field at Rolex 24 of Daytona
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The notorious tune “Du du du duh ... Max Verstappen ...” is likely loathed by every racing driver other than the reigning four-time Formula 1 champion. But if many of those same drivers had their way, the Dutchman would be in Daytona this weekend...
Meyer Shank Racing returns to Rolex 24 as 61 cars and 235 drivers prep for Daytona endurance race
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Meyer Shank Racing opened the 2022 season with a win at the Rolex 24 of Daytona and closed it by winning the IMSA Series championship. The next year marked back-to-back Rolex wins, but by the end of the season, the team had split with Acura and MSR was...
