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The race on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval once boasted the largest crowd of the season, with over 250,000 attending at its peak, but in recent pre-pandemic years has struggled to attract 50,000 fans in the stands. Ever since the 2008 race – which featured NASCAR throwing competition cautions every 10 laps or so to prevent tyre blowouts – attendance has waned. The declining crowd ...Keep readingView the full article

The event is the first time Neuville will perform on home soil in the WRC as the famous tarmac rally finally joins the calendar following its cancellation due to COVID-19 last year. The Hyundai Motorsport driver is the most familiar with Belgium’s unique asphalt roads and is a former Ypres winner in 2018, while teammate Craig Breen triumphed at the event the following season. Armed with ...Keep readingView the full article

Papis, 51, hasn't started a NASCAR race at the national level since 2013. But this weekend, he will pilot the No. 17 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet Camaro at the famed Brickyard. “I was talking with Max last week in Nashville and I brought up the race on the Indy Road Course," said team owner Rick Ware. "I jokingly asked Max if he remembered how to drive a four-speed manual or if he was too ...Keep readingView the full article

Ever since the 2008 race which featured NASCAR throwing competition cautions every 10 laps or so to prevent tire blowouts, attendance has waned. A race that once boasted the largest crowd of the season (250,000-plus) has in recent years been lucky to attract 40,000 to 50,000 fans in the stands. Read Also: NASCAR suspends Xfinity Series car chief, issues fines Christopher Bell ...Keep readingView the full article

Joseph Keim, car chief of driver Alex Labbe’s No. 36 Chevrolet team, has been suspended from this weekend’s Xfinity Series race on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course. Keim was suspended as part of a penalty for Labbe’s Chevy losing its rear axle during last Saturday’s race at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International. Labbe retired from the race because of the issue and finished ...Keep readingView the full article

Radioactive from Watkins Glen International for the NASCAR Cup Series. View the full article

Jenkins revealed in February that he was suffering brain cancer and on Monday this week died at the age of 73. Roger Penske, chairman of Penske Entertainment Corp., said: “Bob Jenkins had an incredible passion for racing and his enthusiasm, combined with his genuine love and knowledge of the sport, endeared him to motorsports fans all over the world. “His announcing career spanned ...Keep readingView the full article

Bell got some tough news even before the race got underway as his No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota failed pre-race inspection twice and he was forced to start the race from the rear of the field. Bell’s crew chief, Adam Stevens, was also ejected from the track, which left car chief Chris Sherwood leading the team. He methodically began his march up through the field and found that his No. 20 ...Keep readingView the full article

Elliott came into Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race on the 2.45-mile, seven-turn road course as a heavy favorite having won the last two races at the track as well as winning on two other road courses this season. However, before the race even began, Elliott’s No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet twice failed pre-race inspection and NASCAR confiscated several parts from the ...Keep readingView the full article

Larson got ahead of Martin Truex Jr after the two made their final green-flag pitstop of Sunday’s race at Watkins Glen International and moved out to a big lead. But over the final 15 laps Larson’s Hendrick Motorsports team-mate, Chase Elliott, began running down the leader andpassed Truex for second place on lap 82 of 90. In the last three laps, Larson had to navigate a lot of lapped ...Keep readingView the full article

Larson got ahead of Martin Truex Jr. after the two made their final green-flag pit stop of Sunday’s race at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International and moved out to a big lead. But over the final 15 laps Larson’s Hendrick Motorsports teammate, Chase Elliott, began running down the leader. He passed Truex for second on Lap 82 of 90. In the last three laps, Larson had to navigate a lot of lapped ...Keep readingView the full article

Full highlights from Sunday's GoBowling At The Glen at Watkins Glen International. View the full article

Both team will be starting from the rear of the field, be docked 10 driver and owner points and fined $25,000. Elliott, who is trying to win three consecutive races at The Glen, was set to start 11th before the penalty. Bell was going to line up seventh on the grid. Additionally, crew chiefs Adam Stevens (Bell) and Alan Gustafson (Elliott) have been ejected from the race track ...Keep readingView the full article

Allmendinger powered past Gibbs and into the lead on a restart with four of 82 laps remaining but Gibbs didn’t go away. With two laps to go, Gibbs – the 18-year-old grandson of NASCAR Hall of Famer Joe Gibbs – went to the inside of Allmendinger to reclaim the lead for the final time. Gibbs cruised from there, taking the checkered flag by 0.948 seconds ahead of Allmendinger for his ...Keep readingView the full article

Hill was leading the way in the final stage of Saturday’s race at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International when NASCAR was forced to halt the race due to lightning strikes within an 8-mile radius of the track. After waiting nearly an hour and with an Xfinity Series race still to be run later Saturday afternoon, NASCAR called the race official at approximately 3:25 p.m. ET with the completion of 61 ...Keep readingView the full article

Rank Driver Team Manufacturer Wins Points 1 John Hunter Nemechek Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 5 2049 2 Austin Hill Hattori Racing Toyota 2 2021 3 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Toyota 2 2019 4 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 1 2015 5 Sheldon ...Keep readingView the full article

Heim got around Gibbs on Lap 25 of 41 to take the lead for the first and only time and held off a late charge from Austin Hill to win Friday’s Clean Harbors 100. Heim entered the race trailing Gibbs by eight points and now trails by two as the series moves next to Michigan on Aug. 20. The win is Heim’s fifth of the 2021 season for his No. 20 Venturini Motorsports team. “Everything ...Keep readingView the full article

Prior to last year’s cancellation due to COVID-19, Elliott had won the last two races at historic Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International, including his 2018 victory which was his first career win. Should he win again on Sunday, Elliott would join NASCAR Hall of Famers Mark Martin and Jeff Gordon as the only drivers since track’s first race in 1957 to win three consecutive times on the 2.45-mile ...Keep readingView the full article

Prior to last year’s cancellation due to COVID-19, Elliott had won the last two races at Watkins Glen, including his 2018 victory which was his first career win. Should he win again on Sunday, Elliott would join NASCAR Hall of Famers Mark Martin and Jeff Gordon as the only drivers since track’s first race in 1957 to win three consecutive times on the 2.45-mile, seven-turn road course. A ...Keep readingView the full article

The British squad scaled down its WRC entry from three to two cars this season, with Gus Greensmith piloting one Fiesta, while the second is shared by Teemu Suninen and Adrien Fourmaux. However, with the introduction of new hybrid regulations for 2022, and increased support from Ford to develop the all-new Puma, revealed at June's Goodwood Festival of Speed, Malcolm Wilson's squad is planning ...Keep readingView the full article

Regions of Belgium and Germany have been ravaged by some of the heaviest rainfall recorded last month, resulting in flash floods that have destroyed communities and claimed more than 200 lives. It is estimated that the cost of recovery will run into billions of euros. Given the plight that faces parts of Belgium, Fourmaux has called on the WRC family to help raise funds for those affected by ...Keep readingView the full article

What time is the NASCAR race? All three series are racing this weekend at Watkins Glen. The Cup Series will take the green flag Sunday following the Truck and Xfinity Series races Saturday Race: Go Bowling at The Glen Date: Sunday, August 8th, 2021 Start time: 3 p.m. EST. Location: Watkins Glen International (NY) This race will kick-off two consecutive weekends of ...Keep readingView the full article

Purdy’s GMS Racing team said in a statement on Thursday that Purdy tested positive on Wednesday afternoon and was experiencing mild symptoms. Xfinity Series regular A.J. Allmendinger will fill in for Purdy in the No. 23 Chevrolet for Saturday’s Truck series race at the Glen. “We wish Chase a steady recovery and hope to see him compete at the series’ next event at World Wide ...Keep readingView the full article

Annett has been medically cleared to return following surgery to repair a stress fracture in his right femur. The 35-year-old has missed three races, but remains in the hunt for a playoff spot. “I can’t thank Dr. Beaver and Dr. Heisel and everyone at OrthoCarolina enough for all of their hard work to get me back in the car in just over three weeks,” Annett said. “The work that Dr ...Keep readingView the full article

In late June, Trackhouse announced the purchase of the assets of Chip Ganassi Racing, where Chastain currently calls home. Trackhouse said it still planned to run two fulltime Cup teams in 2022 but its current driver, Daniel Suarez, would fill one of the positions. The other remained up for grabs with Ganassi’s two current drivers – Chastain and Kurt Busch – candidates for the ...Keep readingView the full article