2022 NASCAR Cup Series - Enjoy Illinois 300

The new World Wide Technology Raceway welcomes its NASCAR fanatics with the Enjoy Illinois 300 race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series and the entire St. Louis gone wild.

As the green flag waved, the action at St. Louis is on with Stage 1 seeing trouble for Chase Briscoe as the race progresses. As Austin Cindric won Stage 1, Stage 2 saw Ross Chastain and Denny Hamlin made contact in Turn 1 while Ryan Blaney got spun as well as the #9 car. and contact between the #47 and #23 cars. As Kurt Busch won Stage 2, the final stage saw the #8 car spin out and a crash by Kevin Harvick, not to mention overtime triggered.

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In the end, Joey Logano wins the Enjoy Illinois 300 of the NASCAR Cup Series.

The next race is at the Sonoma Raceway for the Toyota / Save Mart 350 this June 12th.

NTT IndyCar Series 2022 - Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix

The ultimate send-off to the final Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix is the continuation of this season's NTT IndyCar Series and this is the final splash to the fountain fans in Motown will remember forever.

As the green flag waved, the final Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix is on and the drivers are going for broke in the last 70 laps of the Detroit Grand Prix. However, Lap 2 saw trouble for Graham Rahal as the right rear tire suffered some problems following a collision. Lap 15 saw Josef Newgarden getting risky while Lap 18 saw Scott McLaughlin stuck off course. Halfway through the race, the remaining drivers are making their moves until Lap 51 saw Kirkwood tapped to the wall. As the race reaches its climax, Will Power goes all out.

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In the end, Will Power wins the final Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix while Alexander Rossi finished 2nd and Scott Dixon finished 3rd.

After Detroit, Will Power surged to the lead with 255 points while Marcus Ericsson's down to second with three points behind Power and Pato O'Ward's in 3rd with 243 points.

The next race will be at Road America for the Sonsio Grand Prix this June 12th.

Top Gear S32E01

BBC's hit motoring TV show, Top Gear, has returned for its 32nd season with more motoring mayhem with Chris Harris, Freddie Flintoff, and Paddy McGuinness.

Top Gear S31E01

In the Season 32 premiere, the boys flew to Miami, Florida, to explore the good, the bad, and the ugly side of car culture. They're getting their vice on the donk trend, a swamp buggy race, a showdown against Cleetus McFarland in the Dirty 30.

The Miami trip is a way to kick off the 32nd season of the world's best motoring TV show. Guess the summer season really is on with the boys' return.

Next time; a DIY bobsled and TV cop cars.

WRC 2022: Rally Italia Sardegna

It may be jubilee week in Britain but it's also race weekend and the Rally Italia Sardegna leg of the 2022 World Rally Championship is no exception as drivers like Dani Sordo and Kalle Rovanpera are going all out while the Toyota Gazoo Racing team bids for back-to-back wins on the tough Mediterranean event.

The opening stages saw Thierry Neuville storming into an early lead until Ott Tanak of Hyundai swoops into the top following Elfyn Evan's surrender due to mechanical failures. Although Esapekka Lappi gained a tiny lead after the Friday stages in Italy, his game is over following a crash into Tempio Pausania during the early phase of the Saturday stages. Despite Neuville getting rolled over, he's still into his fighting form while Ott Tanak stormed into the lead.

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In the end, Ott Tanak scored his first win of the Hybrid era of the WRC at the rate of 3:10:59.1 while Craig Breen of M-Sport Ford finished 2nd and Dani Sordo finished 3rd.

The next event will be the Safari Rally Kenya in Naivasha this June 23-26.

2022 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship - Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix

The 2022 season of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship continues in Detroit's Belle Isle for the final Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix event. As this venue wrote its final moments of this memorable race weekend, IMSA's finest racers are going all-out to deliver the final blow to Belle Isle Park and the winner gets their final splash at the fountain.

Screengrab from IMSA

The #1 Cadillac DPi of Renger van der Zande and Sebastien Bourdais emerged as the winner of the final Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix event while the #17 Lexus RC F GT3 emerged as the GTD class winner.

The Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix for the IMSA timetable is over for good but this season continues at Watkins Glen, New York, this June 23-26 for the Sahlen's Six Hours of the Glen endurance race.

Let's Do The News! (June 4, 2022)

              

Your daily round-up of today's news:

- Russian forces began blowing bridges in Donetsk to stop Ukrainian forces from advancing, according to the governor of the Luhansk region.

- Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah accused its enemies of stowing up unrest to overthrow the Islamic Republic, labeling the US and its allies as thieves.

- The future of Hong Kong's annual vigil to remember the Tiananmen Square victims is in doubt after the city banned this year's gathering.

- A day of celebrations of Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee was indebted to the royal family in events across the UK. Prince William and his wife are in Cardiff, Wales, while Prince Edward is in Northern Ireland. Final preparations have been made.

- The Bang Dream's Morfonica anime special will air this July 28-29.

- Anime song streaming service ANiUTa will end its service in Japan this July 31st.

- Nintendo will not be attending this year's gamescom in Germany.

TTFN.

Driving Music Vol. 113

 

Whether you're stuck in traffic in London because of the Queen's celebration or heading out over a certain app game's event (glad you got the in-game ticket ready for this), rest assured that your road trip needs a little tune to your eardrums and luckily, the latest batch of Driving Music playlist is here to pump yourself up while on the move. Add these latest recommendations to your driving playlists!

1) Genesis by Justice - from the Volvo USA XC60 commercial

2) It's a Lovely Day Today by Doris Day - from the Volkswagen USA Atlas commercial

3) Sheesh! by Surfaces and Tai Verdes - from the Toyota USA Corolla Cross "Perfect Getaway" commercial

4) With Me Now by Ashley Clark - from the Kia K9 commercial

5) Daybreak by Keith Kenniff - from the Enterprise Rent-A-Car France commercial

6) La mer by Charles Trenet - from the Fiat 500 Riva commercial

7) Galvanize by The Chemical Brothers - from the Michelin commercial

8) Don't Look Any Further by Edwards Dennis - from the Michelin commercial

Driving Music from Leopaul's Blog is the segment that solves every car enthusiast's questions about the title of the song of car commercials...with the risk of MATCHED THIRD PARTY CONTENT on their status. It's your jam. Drive to the Music You Love.