Month: May 2021

8:02 PM ET Associated Press BAYTOWN, Texas — Rain washed out most of the final eliminations Sunday in the Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals at Houston Raceway Park, forcing officials to postpone the event until Monday. Top Fuel finished all but one pair in the opening round, with No. 1 qualifier and points leader Steve
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4:19 PM ET ESPN News Services Scott Dixon will start next Sunday’s Indianapolis 500 from a familiar spot for the six-time IndyCar Series champion: the front. Dixon posted a four-lap speed of 231.685 mph to edge Colton Herta (231.655) for pole position at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday. The 40-year-old Dixon is now the fifth
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6:34 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — It has been 26 years since a Roger Penske car missed the Indianapolis 500 in one of the lowest points for the storied organization. Penske now owns the place, yet his team stunningly finds itself fighting for a spot in the field. Will Power, one of the greatest
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Enjoy the best bits from our long-awaited return to Monaco, as Red Bull dominated the first practice session. For more F1® videos, visit http://www.Formula1.com Follow F1®: http://www.instagram.com/F1 https://www.facebook.com/Formula1/ Tweets by F1 https://www.twitch.tv/formula1 @f1 #F1
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8:25 PM ET Associated Press BAYTOWN, Texas — Funny Car points leader Bob Tasca III powered to the top spot right before the rain came, taking the No. 1 qualifying position Saturday in the Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals at Houston Raceway Park. Tasca had a 3.908-second run at 331.53 mph in a Ford Mustang,
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Overnight leader Tanak had begun to build a considerable advantage through Saturday’s stages, dominating the morning loop for Hyundai and continuing to stretch his advantage through the same stages in the afternoon. Tanak set the fastest time on the second stage after the break, thereby claiming the 250th stage win of his career, which handed
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2:21 PM ET MONACO — Ferrari’s initial inspection of Charles Leclerc’s car following his crash in Monaco Grand Prix qualifying has revealed no serious damage to its gearbox, but a final decision on whether fit a replacement, which could drop him from pole position to sixth, will be made on Sunday. Leclerc secured pole in
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F1 championship leader Hamilton slumped to his worst qualifying result in almost three years on Saturday in Monaco, finishing seventh after lapping almost three-quarters of a second off the pole position time. Team-mate Valtteri Bottas was able to qualifying third for Mercedes, while Hamilton’s primary title rival, Max Verstappen, took second on the grid. Hamilton
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1:52 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Chart-topping, platinum-selling country recording artist Jimmie Allen will perform the national anthem at this year’s Indianapolis 500. Allen will sing “The Star-Spangled Banner” before drivers are called to their cars May 30 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. NBC will telecast “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” for the third consecutive
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Home favourite Charles Leclerc stormed to the top of the FP2 standings, with Ferrari team mate Carlos Sainz close behind. Catch the best bits from Thursday’s second session here. For more F1® videos, visit http://www.Formula1.com Follow F1®: http://www.instagram.com/F1 https://www.facebook.com/Formula1/ Tweets by F1 https://www.twitch.tv/formula1 @f1 #F1
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Motorsport.com spoke with race engineer Mattia Spini about how AlphaTauri tries to turn the Japanese ‘fury’ into a driver that can ‘achieve what we all want him to achieve’. Tsunoda impressed by scoring points on his F1 debut as he finished ninth in Bahrain. A qualifying crash at Imola, conditions that were especially tricky for
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May 20, 2021 ESPN News Services IndyCar announced a multiyear contract extension with NTT at its title sponsor Thursday, a move that solves one of the looming financial questions facing Roger Penske in his second year as owner of the series. NTT is a global technology giant that became the title sponsor of the IndyCar
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