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Keselowski watched race winner Wallace use a block to protect his lead, and felt he had a way to get around the 23XI driver before running out of time. Instead, a four-car wreck on Lap 117 of the scheduled 188 laps at Talladega brought out a caution, locking Keselowski into second place. Soon after the caution was displayed, the rain returned, and NASCAR halted the race. With not enough time ...Keep readingView the full article

The pair will join Thierry Neuville and 2019 champion Ott Tanak to complete the Korean marque’s driver line-up for the WRC’s new hybrid Rally1 era. Solberg, the son of 2003 world champion Petter Solberg, had been tipped to make the step up to the third car after impressing in the WRC car in selected outings this season, with a third appearance set for Rally Spain later this ...Keep readingView the full article

As previously reported the Irishman has been heavily linked with the Cumbrian outfit this season, with his and co-driver Paul Nagle’s move to the Ford team now confirmed. A chance for a first full-time WRC drive in M-Sport’s all-new hybrid Ford Puma Rally1 car arrives after operating a part-time WRC programme with Hyundai since 2019. The 31-year-old has enjoyed a career-best run of form ...Keep readingView the full article

Take a listen to Bubba Wallace and other NASCAR Cup Series drivers' in-car communication from Monday's race at Talladega Superspeedway. View the full article

The 42-year-old has five starts in the 24 Hours of Le Mans (all in GTE Pro), taking the class win once in 2016 and finishing on the podium on two other occasions. He has also enjoyed plenty of success stateside, winning overall in the 24 Hours of Daytona in 2011. He then claimed a class win in 2017. Hand has also won twice in both the Sebring 12 Hours and the Six Hours at The ...Keep readingView the full article

He will be piloting a Rick Ware Racing Ford Mustang in the event. The 42-year-old has five starts in the 24 Hours of Le Mans (all in GTE Pro), taking the class win once in 2016 and finishing on the podium on two other occasions. He's also enjoyed plenty of success stateside, winning overall in the 24 Hours of Daytona in 2011. He then claimed a class win in 2017. Hand has also won twice ...Keep readingView the full article

Despite hearing boos and jeers at the track and receiving harassment online from those who don’t believe he belongs in NASCAR, Wallace has persevered. It paid off handsomely on Monday when he won a rain-shortened race at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway becoming just the second Black driver to win in the Cup Series in NASCAR history. The only other came in 1963 with Wendell Scott’s victory ...Keep readingView the full article

Bubba Wallace’s big win at Talladega came with historical context. He became the second black driver ever to win a race since Wendell Scott in 1963. Wallace also won the first race for Michael Jordan’s NASCAR team. Afterwards, he said quote: 'This is for all the kids out there that want to have an opportunity and whatever they want to achieve, and be the best at what they want to do.' Shannon Sharpe shares what Wallace's historical win means for the sport. View the full article

Top Performer – Elfyn Evans After delivering the best performance of his WRC career to date, Elfyn Evans thoroughly deserves the Top Performer award. The Toyota driver was simply supreme as he fended off Hyundai’s Ott Tanak and Craig Breen to win Rally Finland, becoming only the second British driver after Kris Meeke (2016) to conquer Finland’s unforgiving rollercoaster gravel ...Keep readingView the full article

Hamlin and NBA legend Michael Jordan co-own 23XI Racing, which fields Wallace’s #23 Toyota, so both also became first-time winning owners. When NASCAR called Monday’s rain-delayed Cup race at Talladega Superspeedway early for rain – again – Bubba Wallace was the leader. Although only 117 of the scheduled 188 laps were completed, the race had passed the halfway point and was declared ...Keep readingView the full article

The Frenchman revealed the news on social media on Tuesday morning, although details of the incident and exactly what happened remain scarce. Loubet has been driving selected rounds of the WRC for Hyundai's 2C Competition squad, sharing the car with Oliver Solberg across the season. The 24-year-old was set to be part of a five-car Hyundai entry for Rally Spain later this month, teaming up ...Keep readingView the full article

Instead, a four-car wreck on Lap 117 of the scheduled 188 laps of Monday’s rain-delayed race at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway brought out a caution, locking Keselowski into second place. Soon after the caution was displayed, the rain returned, and NASCAR halted the race. With not enough time to dry the track before darkness, the race was declared official since it had already passed the ...Keep readingView the full article

When NASCAR called Monday’s rain-delayed Cup Series race at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway early for rain – again – Bubba Wallace was the leader. Although only 117 of the scheduled 188 laps were completed, but the race had passed the halfway point and was declared official, handing Wallace his first series victory and just the second by an African American driver in NASCAR ...Keep readingView the full article

Former NASCAR Cup Series driver, Bill Lester, shares his thoughts on Bubba Wallace's winning his first Cup Series victory. View the full article

It was also the first win for the 23XI team co-founded by NBA legend Michael Jordan and Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin for this season, while Wallace's crew chief Bootie Barker scored the first win of his career after nearly 500 races atop the box. The 188-lap race was postponed from Sunday due to rain, but after repeated rain interruption, NASCAR was forced to bring out the red flag for ...Keep readingView the full article

Relive Bubba Wallace's full celebration after a rain shortened NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway. View the full article

Full highlights from Monday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway. View the full article

After a stoppage and a futile attempt to dry the track, NASCAR called it after 117 of 188 laps. Bubba Wallace was declared the race winner, earning his first victory at the Cup level and making history in the process. The Alabama native is the first African-American racer to win at NASCAR’s premier level since Wendell Scott in 1963. "Part of me was just sitting there waiting during the ...Keep readingView the full article

Wallace was scored as leading Brad Kewselowski, Joey Logano and Kurt Busch when the race went yellow for a multi-car pileup, and was then red flagged for rain with three laps remaining in Stage 2. As half distance has been covered, the race would be official if NASCAR decides not to restart due to continued poor weather conditions. “I’m a big believer in, when you get a tyre vibration or ...Keep readingView the full article

The Irishman has been operating as a part-time WRC campaign with Hyundai since 2019, but is desperate for a full season in the future. Breen stated before last weekend's run to third at Rally Finland that a "concrete" update regarding his future will be released within "a couple of weeks". The 31-year-old has emerged as a key figure in the WRC silly season and has been heavily linked to a ...Keep readingView the full article

Following earlier rain, officials got the track dry in time to fire engines at approximately 3:35pm ET, but as cars were taking pace laps, it began pouring with rain again. With no lights at Talladega Superspeedway, NASCAR would not be able to complete the race once the track was dried again and it was postponed until 1pm ET on Monday (4 October). The race will be broadcast live on NBC Sports ...Keep readingView the full article

Following an early rain, officials got the track dry in time to fire engines at approximately 3:35 p.m. ET, but as cars were taking pace laps, it began pouring again. With no lights at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway, NASCAR would not be able to complete the race once the track was dried again and it was postponed until 1 p.m. ET Monday. The race will be broadcast live on NBC Sports ...Keep readingView the full article

The ACC Police public information office said officers responded to a call at a residence approximately 8:45 p.m. ET Saturday in the Five Points section of Athens, Ga. Upon arrival they found a 30-year-old woman and a 31-year-old man, both from Athens, who had been shot. Both were transported to a local hospital, where the man subsequently died. He was later identified as Townley. The ...Keep readingView the full article

Pre-event favourite Rovanpera returned to the action on Sunday following a crash on Saturday’s Stage 10 resulting in the Finn suffering a heavy head on collision with a sand bank. After receiving the all clear by doctors Rovanpera returned but was reduced to a “high-speed recce” due to some soreness and pain from Saturday’s impact. Rovanpera was deployed on Sunday morning’s first ...Keep readingView the full article

The Toyota driver produced a faultless display to fend off a strong challenge from the Hyundai pair of Ott Tanak and Craig Breen to win the event, reigniting his championship hopes in the process. Evans’ triumph at Rally Finland’s 70th anniversary event ensured he is only the second Briton to win one of rallying’s most prestigious events, following in the footsteps of Kris Meeke in ...Keep readingView the full article