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NASCAR is racing at Iowa Speedway this weekend for Round 23 of the 26-race regular season. Both the Cup and O'Reilly Series will be racing at the short track, along with ARCA.
William Byron is the defending winner of the Iowa Cup race, but the Hendrick Motorsports driver is winless so far in the 2026 season. Corey Heim won the most recent Cup race at Indianapolis, but as a part-time driver, he ...Keep reading

The September 25-26 race weekend will once again return to New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS) for the 2027 NASCAR season, hosting both the NASCAR Cup and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.
“We are thrilled to return to September and The Chase next year,” said New Hampshire Motor Speedway Executive Vice President and General Manager David McGrath. “Last September, New England race fans showed ...Keep reading

The Iowa Speedway short track will host a NASCAR weekend from July 2-4 in 2027, moving a month earlier in the Cup schedule to race on Independence Day. The Cup Series will be joined by the O'Reilly Series and ARCA Menard's Series.
The track has sold out for three consecutive years after joining the Cup schedule in 2024. Originally, the inaugural Cup race at Iowa was scheduled for mid-June, but ...Keep reading

Marcus Ericsson will continue as a driver for Andretti Global into the 2027 IndyCar season, piloting the No. 28 entry. The ex-F1 driver and IndyCar star has been with Andretti since the start of the 2024 season. They've yet to win a race together, but have collected two runner-up finishes and a pole position.
Ericsson will continue alongside teammates Kyle Kirkwood and Will Power for his ...Keep reading

Round No. 13 of the 2026 IndyCar season takes the open-wheel division to Portland International Raceway as we enter the final stretch of the championship.
Alex Palou continues to lead the standings, 83 points, ahead of David Malukas in second and and 87 points ahead of Kyle Kirkwood in third.
Will Power is the defending winner of the Portland race, and he's still searching for his first ...Keep reading

Two-time Formula 1 champion Emerson Fittipaldi says he is thrilled by Lewis Hamilton's resurgence at Ferrari, sharing that he hopes the British driver can mount a serious championship challenge in the second half of the season.
Hamilton is currently in his second year with the Maranello outfit. While his initial season with the team prompted some to question whether he could continue competing ...Keep reading

Fifteen years ago, Iowa Speedway hosted one of the wildest and strangest finishes in NASCAR history.
On 6 August 2011, the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series contested the U.S. Cellular 250 at Iowa Speedway. The race was dominated by Roush cars, with Carl Edwards and teammate Ricky Stenhouse Jr. combining to lead 134 of 250 laps. 
Things got a bit tense between the teammates, and they ...Keep reading

Following our initial two parts, the obvious question remains: Who is in the right, and who is in the wrong? Who is good, and who is bad?
As is so often the case, there is no black-and-white answer, as the situation looks entirely different depending on the perspective you take.
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There is just one month of racing left in the regular season for the NASCAR Cup Series, as the Chase for the Championship returns for the first time since 2013. The revised format will take the top 16 drivers in the standings and reset their points after the 26th race of the season.
The points leader will begin the final ten-week stretch with 2100 points, second will have 2075, third will begin ...Keep reading

The Chequered Flag podcast look ahead to the second half of the F1 season and make some predictions for the remainder.

The Chequered Flag podcast look ahead to the second half of the F1 season and make some predictions for the remainder.

Formula 1 is now in its summer recess with the series on hold between the last race in Hungary and the next grand prix in the Netherlands. But, why does the championship take a two-week break and what do teams do during the time off?
Despite the disrupted calendar due to the conflict in the Middle East, F1 has just polished off the first half of its season with a run of 11 grands prix. Now ...Keep reading

 
One of the pitfalls of the stage racing format across all three NASCAR national touring divisions is what happens when there is a caution in the closing laps of a stage.
For example, there have been times in recent NASCAR history where there was a caution at the end of the stage, a one or two lap shootout, the stage break itself, and then a caution in the opening laps of a stage.
Then ...Keep reading

F1.com delves into the data to assess just how much of a step up Kimi Antonelli has made from his rookie season to his sophomore campaign with Mercedes.

20 years on from Jenson Button’s first Grand Prix victory in Hungary, here’s how the 2009 World Champion’s style evolved throughout his career.

Motorsport: Let’s talk about your current role at Williams. Can you explain what impact you have on the car?
Victor Martins: “I can have an impact on the car, but is it direct? Not necessarily, I’d say, because there are many people in the team, many departments, many things to improve, to analyse – so ‘direct’, I’d say no.
“However, taking part in development, yes – be it ...Keep reading

The Chequered Flag podcast discuss the statement issued by the CEO of Formula 1, Stefano Domenicali, in which he states 'If the Qatar or Abu Dhabi Grand Prix can't be put on, the F1 season will be finished in Europe'.

The Chequered Flag podcast discuss the statement issued by the CEO of Formula 1, Stefano Domenicali, in which he states 'If the Qatar or Abu Dhabi Grand Prix can't be put on, the F1 season will be finished in Europe'.

Marc Marquez says he is under no extra pressure despite re-emerging as a genuine MotoGP title contender this year, insisting that winning another championship would not change his life. 
After battling with severe physical limitations in the early part of the 2026 season and missing two races due to surgery, Marquez has mounted an impressive comeback on the factory Ducati, winning three of ...Keep reading

Valtteri Bottas has used the start of the Formula 1 summer shutdown to secure qualification for the UCI Gravel World Championship, finishing fifth in his age group at the qualifying event in the Czech Republic.
The Finnish driver chose to tackle the 131km off-road cycling event alongside his partner, Olympic cyclist Tiffany Cromwell, while the F1 paddock observes its mandatory August break ...Keep reading