Showing posts with label racing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label racing. Show all posts

Monday, April 14, 2025

2025 NASCAR Cup Series - Food City 500

The Last Great Coliseum, Bristol, is the next stop for the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series with the Food City 500 as drivers are going "beast mode" in this Palm Sunday oval racing action.

As the green flag waved, Palm Sunday racing action commenced. As Kyle Larson wins Stage 1, Stage 2 saw Brad Keselowski nudged Denny Hamlin followed by Ryan Blaney nudging Keselowski from behind but no chaos erupted. That could have been...something. With Larson bagged Stage 2, the final stage saw trouble for Alex Bowman saying he was "blowing up". The rest is history.

2025 NASCAR Cup Series - Food City 500
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With the action in Bristol done, Kyle Larson wins the Food City 500 of the NASCAR Cup Series!

The next race is the Jack Link's 500 in Talladega Superspeedway this April 27, 2025.

NTT IndyCar Series 2025 - Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach

The most iconic street racing event on the US West Coast is celebrating its 50th anniversary, with IMSA and IndyCar participating in the Golden Jubilee of Long Beach street racing. Let's focus more on the IndyCar side as drivers are going all-out in this Palm Sunday racing action to wrap up Long Beach's Golden Jubilee celebration.

NTT IndyCar Series 2025 - Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach
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Kyle Kirkwood won the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, defeating Alex Palou, while Christian Lundgaard secured third place on the podium.

After Long Beach, Alex Palou maintains his lead with 142 points, 34 points ahead of Kyle Kirkwood, while Christian Lundgaard is in 3rd with 96 points.

The next race is at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the Sonsio Grand Prix this May 10. Indy Month is coming...

F1 2025 - Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix

Formula 1's 75th anniversary celebration continues at the Bahrain International Circuit with the Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix. This race also marks Oscar Piastri's 50th start. Additionally, spectators have the opportunity to see F1 legend Jackie Stewart perform an exhibition lap in his championship-winning Tyrrell to support his charity.

F1 2025 - Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix
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Oscar Piastri celebrated his 50th Formula 1 race in style by defeating George Russell from Mercedes to win the Bahrain Grand Prix. Lando Norris, despite receiving a penalty for overshooting his grid box, managed to secure third place. 

This is good news for McLaren, as the team maintains its lead in the Constructors' Championship. Norris currently sits at the top of the driver standings with 77 points, three points ahead of Piastri.

The next race is the STC Saudi Arabian Grand Prix this April 19, 2025.

Sunday, April 13, 2025

Autobacs Super GT 2025 Series Round 1

The 2025 season of the Autobacs Super GT has officially begun, with Okayama serving as the starting point for this new season. As Toyota bids farewell to the GR Supra this year, it remains uncertain whether this will be the last time the GR Supra GT500 machines compete. Nevertheless, this season is expected to be a memorable one.

Autobacs Super GT 2025 Series Round 1

In the season opener, three GR Supra machines dominated the podium. The winner was the #1 au TOM'S GR Supra, followed by the #14 ENEOS X PRIME GR Supra in second place, and the #39 DENSO KOBELCO SARD GR Supra in third. 

In the GT300 class, the race was led by the #65 LEON PYRAMID AMG, which took first place. The #26 ANEST IWATA RC F GT3 secured second place, while the #56 REALIZE NISSAN MECHANIC CHALLENGE GT-R finished in third.

The next race is at Fuji Speedway this May 4, 2025.

2025 Repco Supercars Championship - ITM Taupō Super 440

The 2025 Repco Supercars Championship arrives in Taupō, bringing the Camaros and Mustangs together for a showdown on the island during the ITM Taupō Super 440.

2025 Repco Supercars Championship - ITM Taupō Super 440
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Ford dominated the entire Taupō race weekend, with Matthew Payne winning the first and third races while Chaz Mostert claimed the second.

Post-Taupō, Will Brown remains in the lead with 651 points while Cam Waters is in 2nd with 617 points, and Payne's in 3rd with 605 points.

The next event is the Snowy River Caravans Tasmania Super 400 this May 8 to 11, 2025.

2025 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship - Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach

The most iconic street racing event on the US West Coast is celebrating its 50th anniversary, with IMSA and IndyCar participating in the Golden Jubilee of Long Beach street racing. Let's focus more on the IMSA side, where GTD and GTP cars clash in the Long Beach Grand Prix's Jubilee Year.

2025 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship - Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach
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Porsche achieved a double victory at the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach. The #7 Porsche Penske Motorsport 963 won in the GTP class, while the legendary #177 AO Racing 911 GT3 R, affectionately known as Rexy, claimed victory in the GTD class.

The next race is the Monterey Sportscar Championship in Laguna Seca this May 9-11, 2025.

ABB FIA Formula E S11 - Miami ePrix

The United States may have become a troubled nation again with the return of the Trump administration, but that doesn't stop the ABB FIA Formula E from making a grand spectacle at the Miami ePrix. While Miami may be seen as a Republican stronghold, the GEN 3 EVO cars are as exhilarating as the Miami Heat.

ABB FIA Formula E S11 - Miami ePrix
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Due to the penalties that affected Norman Nato's first-place finish, Porsche claims the 1st and 3rd place podiums with Pascal Wehrlein and Antonio Felix Da Costa. LOLA secured its first podium finish with Lucas Di Grassi finishing in 2nd.

After the heat in Homestead-Miami, Nissan driver Oliver Rowland remains in the lead with 69 points, 15 points ahead of Da Costa.

The next race is the two-part Monaco ePrix this May 3-4, 2025.

Monday, April 7, 2025

2025 NASCAR Cup Series - Goodyear 400

The "Too Tough To Tame" track is the next stop for the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series with the Goodyear 400. With their throwback looks on, the drivers are going all out to survive the Darlington mayhem.

As the green flag waved, the race known as "Too Tough To Tame" began. In the first stage, Kyle Larson experienced a spin, followed by Carson Hocevar's troubles, which included sliding out and then being hit by Riley Herbst. William Byron won Stage 1, while in Stage 2, Larson went to the pits for repairs. Byron claimed another stage victory at Darlington. The climax of the race proved to be "too tough to tame," featuring Josh Berry's misfortune and a dramatic spin by Kyle Larson.

2025 NASCAR Cup Series - Goodyear 400

After a chaotic Sunday that is "Too Tough To Tame", Denny Hamlin wins the Goodyear 400 of the NASCAR Cup Series!

The next race is at Bristol, Tennessee for the Food City 500 this Palm Sunday, April 13th, 2025.

Sunday, April 6, 2025

F1 2025 - Lenovo Japanese Grand Prix

Formula 1's 75th-anniversary celebration continues at Suzuka for the Lenovo Japanese Grand Prix. A significant highlight of this event is the switch between Yuki Tsunoda and Liam Lawson: Tsunoda has officially become a driver for Red Bull Racing, while Lawson has been demoted back to the junior team, VCARB, following a challenging performance in the last two races.

F1 2025 - Lenovo Japanese Grand Prix
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Defending champion Max Verstappen made headlines in Suzuka by winning the race against the two McLaren drivers, Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri. Following the race, the gap between Norris and Verstappen has narrowed to just one point, with Norris at 62 and Verstappen at 61. As always, it’s still too early to draw any conclusions.

The next race is the Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix on April 12, 2025.

2025 Formula DRIFT Pro Championship - Streets of Long Beach

FORMULA Drift returns for its 2025 season and as always, the streets of Long Beach, California, is the first stop of the new season.

2025 Formula DRIFT Pro Championship - Streets of Long Beach
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The clash between James Deane, in his Mustang RTR drift car, and Fredric Aasbo, in his GR Supra drift car, became too close to call, the audiences demanded an encore. As encore strikes, it's everything on the table with nothing left to give.

Winning by unanimous decision, Fredric Aasbo drew first blood by beating Deane to score his first win of the season. Adam LZ settles for third place.

The next event is at Atlanta for the Road To The Championship this May 8-10, 2025.

Monday, March 31, 2025

2025 NASCAR Cup Series - Cook Out 400

Martinsville Speedway is the next stop of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series with the Cook Out 400. Drivers are wrapping up March Madness with intense oval racing madness.

As the green flag waved, the action in Martinsville was underway. The first stage encountered trouble for the No. 17 on the front stretch after colliding with the No.77. While Joey Logano secured Stage 1, Denny Hamlin took Stage 2, and the final stage experienced issues for Shane Van Gisbergen.

2025 NASCAR Cup Series - Cook Out 400
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After an intense race in Martinsville, Denny Hamlin wins the Cook Out 400 of the NASCAR Cup Series!

The next race is at Darlington Raceway for the Goodyear 400 this April 6, 2025.

Monday, March 24, 2025

2025 NASCAR Cup Series - Straight Talk Wireless 400

Homestead-Miami is the next stop for the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series with the Straight Talk Wireless 400.

As the green flag waved, the action in Homestead-Miami was underway with Stage 1 seeing an opening lap contact involving the No.11 and the No.41 cars followed by Christopher Bell sliding badly. With Ryan Blaney taking Stage 1, Stage 2 belongs to Denny Hamlin. As the final stage approaches, Ryan Blaney experiences problems that make him surrender followed by Alex Bowman hitting the wall while Kyle Larson is in the lead.

2025 NASCAR Cup Series - Straight Talk Wireless 400
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After an intense fight at Homestead-Miami, Kyle Larson wins the Straight Talk Wireless 400 of the NASCAR Cup Series!

The next race is at Martinsville for the Cook Out 400 this March 30th, 2025.


NTT IndyCar Series 2025 - The Thermal Club IndyCar Grand Prix

The 2025 NTT IndyCar Series continues in The Thermal Club for The Thermal Club IndyCar Grand Prix. Drivers are feeling the heat in the second race of the season.

NTT IndyCar Series 2025 - The Thermal Club IndyCar Grand Prix
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Alex Palou made headlines at The Thermal Club by making a late push to overtake Pato O'Ward and win the second race of the season. The standout moment of the race, however, was Christian Lundgaard achieving his first-ever podium finish by coming in third place.

The next race is the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach this April 13, 2025.

WRC 2025: Safari Rally Kenya

The 2025 World Rally Championship continues with the Safari Rally Kenya. From scorching desert conditions to muddy paths, the drivers are throwing all means necessary to survive and dominate one of the harshest rally events in history.

WRC 2025: Safari Rally Kenya
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Elfyn Evans made headlines as the winner of this season's Safari Rally Kenya by beating Ott Tanak by 1m9.9s, cementing his lead in the championship leaderboard. Thierry Neuville completes the podium by finishing 3rd amid a one-minute time penalty due to gearbox issues, jump start, and late arrival.

The next event is the first-ever Rally Islas Canarias this April 24-27, 2025.

F1 2025 - Heineken Chinese Grand Prix

Formula 1's 75th anniversary celebration for the Heineken Chinese Grand Prix continues in Shanghai. As Lewis Hamilton delivered his first F1 Sprint win as a Ferrari driver, some say he has a chance. However, can he overcome the team-related problems that hurt his chances in the past? Let's find out.

F1 2025 - Heineken Chinese Grand Prix
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Oscar Piastri leads McLaren's 1-2 finish in Shanghai with Lando Norris finishing 2nd, giving last year's constructor's championship-winning team a lead in the standings. George Russell of Mercedes-AMG, meanwhile, finished 3rd.

Alpine driver Pierre Gasly, and the rest of Ferrari, Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc, were disqualified as the cars of Leclerc and Gasly were found to be underweight with Hamilton's car having excessive wear on its skid block.

Hamilton's Sprint effort gone to waste following the disqualification while McLaren's leading the constructor's championship pack with Norris still leading. It's still too early to tell.

The next race will be in Suzuka for the Lenovo Japanese Grand Prix this April 6, 2025.

F1 Academy 2025 - Shanghai

Now in its third season, the F1 Academy Racing Series is participating in the Formula 1 75th-anniversary celebrations with Shanghai, the venue for the Chinese Grand Prix, serving as the first stop of the 2025 season for this all-female junior racing series. With the addition of the Hi-Tech team and a host of new faces, the 2025 season centers on who will be the next to follow in the footsteps of past champions. In the first outing of the 2025 season, Shi Wei has been named as the inaugural wild card entry, but she faced some heartbreak before her home crowd, including getting beached mid-race.

F1 Academy 2025 - Shanghai
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The first race of the season saw the first race win of newcomer Alisha Palmowski of Campos Racing backed by Red Bull. She led a 1-2 finish for the Campos team with Chloe Chambers, backed by Red Bull Ford, finished 2nd. Maya Weug, the MP driver backed by Ferrari, finished 3rd. In the final race, meanwhile, Doriane Pin, PREMA driver backed by Mercedes-AMG, is the winner, beating Weug and Chambers in the fray.

The next race is at Jeddah this April 18-20.

Monday, March 17, 2025

2025 NASCAR Cup Series - Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube

As spring approaches, the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series continues in Las Vegas for the Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube. Sin City has transformed, but that doesn't stop NASCAR's most daring drivers from making things exciting.

As the green flag waved, the action in Viva Las Vegas commenced. Stage 1 saw a loose tire from the No. 19 car on Lap 34. As Austin Cindric wins Stage 1, Stage 2 gets even more intense as Alex Bowman pits over vibration issues, followed by a spin by Shane van Gisbergen on Lap 108, trouble on the restart for Kyle Busch, and Todd Gilliand gets into the wall on Lap 147. With Stage 2 going to Kyle Larson, the final stage saw a multi-car incident on Lap 195, followed by another where Ryan Blaney was the hardest to get hit. The unexpected comes into place with Noah Gragson triggers a caution with only 20 laps left.

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For the first time ever, Josh Berry wins the Pennzoil 400 of the NASCAR Cup Series!

The next race is at Homestead-Miami for the Straight Talk Wireless 400 this March 23, 2025.

Sunday, March 16, 2025

2025 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship - Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring

The 2025 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship continues at Sebring International Raceway for the Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring. With lessons learned from their Daytona campaign, these drivers and teams surely know how to keep Florida heated with intense endurance racing action.

2025 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship - Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring
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The #7 Porsche Penske Motorsport 963 nailed its second GTP win of the season while the #43 Intel Europol Competition Oreca LMP2 07 won the LMP2 class, the #57 Winward Racing Mercedes AMG GT3 in the GTD class, and the fan-favorite #77 AO Racing 911 GT3 R in the GTD PRO class.

The next event is the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach this April 11-12, 2025.

F1 2025 - Louis Vuitton Australian Grand Prix

The year 2025 marks the 75th anniversary of Formula 1, and the celebrations kicked off at Albert Park in Melbourne, despite a rainy forecast. 

This season will be the last for the current generation of F1 cars before major rule changes in 2026 when Cadillac will join the grid for the first time. 

Notably, Lewis Hamilton has made headlines by switching to Ferrari this season. Additionally, several drivers have changed teams: Carlos Sainz moved to Williams, Nico Hülkenberg is now with Sauber, and Esteban Ocon has joined Haas. 

This season also features a record number of newcomers, including Isack Hadjar for VCARB, Jack Doohan for Alpine, Gabriel Bortoletto for Sauber, Kimi Antonelli for Mercedes, and Oliver Bearman for Haas. 

The 75th anniversary season promises to be one for the history books.

F1 2025 - Louis Vuitton Australian Grand Prix
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Lando Norris drew first blood by beating last year’s champion Max Verstappen to win the Australian Grand Prix while Mercedes-AMG driver George Russell completed the podium by finishing 3rd. In addition, Kimi Antonelli appealed the 5-second penalty imposed for his tangle with Hülkenberg. Isack Hadjar’s debut race unfortunately ended in shambles before it started when his car crashed on the second turn.

Norris won his first race of the season but the Mercedes-AMG team is in the offense. F1's 75th-anniversary celebration has truly begun. The next race is the Heineken Chinese Grand Prix this March 22, 2025.

2025 Repco Supercars Championship - MSS Security Melbourne SuperSprint

The 2025 Repco Supercars Championship continues in Albert Park, the venue that the Formula 1 camp will be using for the start of its 75th-anniversary celebration, for the MSS Security Melbourne SuperSprint.

2025 Repco Supercars Championship - MSS Security Melbourne SuperSprint
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As expected, only those who were inside the track for Supercars action have witnessed it because due to international broadcast rights associated with the F1 2025's Australian Grand Prix, their usual highlights and live video coverage of the Repco Supercars Championship events are not available.

Here's the TL;DR summary. Except for the 4th and final race canceled due to rainfall, three Chevrolet drivers took the win; with Red Bull Ampol Racing's Broc Feeney for the first race, Dabble Racing's Cameron Hill in the second race, and Will Brown in the third race.

Post-Melbourne, Will Brown is leading the championship with 467 points.

The next event is the ITM Taupō Super 440 this April 10-12, 2025.