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Aug 28, 2021 Lando Norris has been cleared to race at the Belgian Grand Prix after his heavy crash during qualifying. The McLaren driver lost control of his car in heavy rain and had a big impact with the wall at the famous uphill corner at Spa-Francorchamps. 1 Related Norris immediately radioed his team to

12:42 PM ET George Russell turbocharged his hopes of becoming Lewis Hamilton‘s next Mercedes teammate with a stunning second place for Williams in a wet qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix on Saturday. The performance put former champions Williams, who have been uncompetitive for years and this month scored their first points in Formula One

11:40 PM ET Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Ryan Blaney won for the second consecutive week when the race Saturday night at Daytona International Speedway ended under caution in overtime with a typical fiery finish. Tyler Reddick took the 16th and final spot in the playoffs with a seventh-place finish. Reddick needed only to

1:22 PM ET Sebastian Vettel said Formula One was lucky to avoid “a different outcome” when Lando Norris crashed out of qualifying in wet conditions in qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix. Vettel was furious qualifying was allowed to continue when it started to rain heavier at the start of Q3 and radioed his Aston

6:20 PM ET Associated Press BRAINERD, Minn. — Steve Torrence won at Brainerd International Raceway on Sunday, giving him a least one victory at every track on the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series circuit. The points leader and three-time defending Top Fuel champion drove to his seventh victory of the year and 47th overall,

8:17 PM ET Associated Press BRAINERD, Minn. — Brittany Force took the No. 1 spot in Top Fuel qualifying for the fifth straight event Saturday in the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway. Coming off her first victory of the season Sunday in Topeka, Kansas, Force had a 3.675-second run in a track-record

10:15 PM ET Associated Press MADISON, Ill. — Will Power pulled within four of Marco Andretti‘s poles record Saturday when he earned the top spot at Worldwide Technology Raceway, the 63rd pole of his career. It was the first of the season for the Australian, who a week ago earned his first victory of the

12:04 AM ET Associated Press MADISON, Ill. — The IndyCar championship flipped leaders Saturday night when Alex Palou was collected in an early three-car accident that moved Pato O’Ward to the point after a runner-up finish to Josef Newgarden at World Wide Technology Raceway. Newgarden won for the second time this season — third time

7:07 PM ET Associated Press BRAINERD, Minn. — Bob Tasca III topped Funny Car qualifying Friday in the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway. Tasca had a 3.941-second run at 326.63 mph in a Ford Mustang. “We came in here trying to run low 3.90s and the speed is good, and we knew

11:39 AM ET ESPN News Services IndyCar will return next season to Iowa Speedway, a short oval track beloved by fans and drivers that had fallen off the schedule after 14 years. The track in Newton will host a doubleheader in July in a deal brokered between IndyCar Series owner Roger Penske, team owner Bobby

Aug 14, 2021 Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Will Power spent this week seeking redemption. He found it in a familiar spot — on Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s road course. Just six days after enduring one of the most frustrating races of his career, Power took an early lead, pulled away from the field and held on

5:39 PM ET Dutch driver Nyck de Vries won the Formula E world championship as rivals crashed out of the season’s final race in Berlin on Sunday, with Mercedes also taking the teams’ title. De Vries finished eighth in a race at the capital’s old Tempelhof airport that was won by Frenchman Norman Nato for

6:55 PM ET Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. — John and Brittany Force completed the first father-daughter nitro sweep in NHRA history Sunday in the Menards NHRA Nationals at Heartland Motorsports Park. The 72-year-old John Force won for the 154th time overall. He beat fellow Funny Car driver J.R. Todd in the final round with a

8:53 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Pato O’Ward kept everyone waiting Friday — even after qualifying ended. After another few moments, the stewards made it official — the 22-year-old Mexican in championship contention earned his third pole of the season and fourth overall. Just seconds after Will Power thought he’d be taking the No.

10:59 PM ET Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. — J.R. Todd led Funny Car qualifying Friday night in the Menards NHRA Nationals at Heartland Motorsports Park. Coming off a runner-up finish two weeks ago in Pomona, Todd had a 3.884-second pass at 332.67 mph in a Toyota Camry. “I want to get going. After Pomona, I

12:27 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Helio Castroneves celebrated his record-tying fourth Indianapolis 500 victory in May. The rewards are still rolling in. When the popular 46-year-old Brazilian driver returned to Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Thursday, track officials presented him with a bronze brick, and on Friday, he was named as the headliner of

7:17 PM ET ESPN News Services Longtime racing announcer Bob Jenkins, a former radio voice of the Indianapolis 500 whose career spanned more than five decades on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network, died Monday at the age of 73, Indianapolis Motor Speedway said in a statement. Jenkins revealed in February that he had been

7:46 AM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing will field a car for Formula 2 Championship driver Christian Lundgaard in Saturday’s IndyCar road course race in Indianapolis. The Danish driver recently tested an Indy car for the first time with the team at Barber Motorsports Park. He’ll drive the No. 45 Honda

9:03 PM ET Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Marcus Ericsson soared over a car early, overcame hard-charging runs from Colton Herta and Scott Dixon late and survived the perilous city streets of Nashville on Sunday to win the inaugural Music City Grand Prix. Ericsson made the IndyCar highlight reel long before the checkered flag when

7:20 PM ET Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Colton Herta zipped around 11 turns, over a bridge and through an NFL parking lot and had one small piece of feedback for IndyCar’s debut race on Nashville’s city streets. “I’m still not really sure on how easy it’s going to be to pass,” he said. Herta

2:54 PM ET Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas — Speedway Motorsports named Texas Motor Speedway executive Rob Ramage as the track’s new general manager on Wednesday after Eddie Gossage had overseen the facility through its first 25 seasons of racing. Ramage had been the track’s general counsel since 2013, also serving as director of governmental

8:30 PM ET Associated Press POMONA, Calif. — Ron Capps and Leah Pruett gave Don Schumacher Racing a nitro sweep Sunday in the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals at Auto Club Raceway. Capps topped the Funny Car field and Pruett won in Top Fuel for their first victories of the season. Capps raced to his 67th

12:41 AM ET Associated Press POMONA, Calif. — Ron Capps took the No. 1 spot in Funny Car qualifying Saturday night in the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals at Auto Club Raceway. Capps had a 3.941-second run at 321.35 mph in a Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat in the final session of the day. Winless this season,

7:27 PM ET Associated Press FAIRMONT, Minn. — An auto racing announcer in southern Minnesota is out for the rest of the season following a racist rant he made during a side gig in Iowa last month, and the Minnesota track promoter who supported him is now apologizing. Fairmont Raceway promoter Jon McCorkell, in southern

6:55 PM ET Associated Press IndyCar rookie Jimmie Johnson is hopeful of testing in August on the oval at Homestead-Miami Speedway as part of a path toward running in next year’s Indianapolis 500. Johnson, a seven-time NASCAR champion, jumped this season to IndyCar and has competed in seven races for team owner Chip Ganassi. He’s

6:50 PM ET Associated Press FAIRMONT, Minn. — An announcer who was fired by an Iowa racetrack after a racist rant was back behind the microphone in southern Minnesota last weekend, but he did not receive a standing ovation as promised because he was apparently uncomfortable with that plan, according to the promoter of Fairmont

9:34 PM ET ESPN News Services SONOMA, Calif. — Top Fuel star Steve Torrence won the NHRA Sonoma Nationals on Sunday for his third straight victory. Torrence, the points leader and three-time defending series champion, beat Leah Pruett in the final with a 3.757-second run at 327.98 mph. He has six victories this season and

11:38 AM ET Associated Press MADRID — A 14-year-old Spanish rider died after being struck by another rider in a motorcycle race in Spain on Sunday, organizers said. Hugo Millán was run over after going down in the middle of the track on the second lap of the European Talent Cup race at the MotorLand

3:31 PM ET Associated Press NASCAR has penalized the Hendrick Motorsports teams of reigning Cup champion Chase Elliott and Alex Bowman for engine allocation infractions at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Elliott’s No. 9 team and Bowman’s No. 48 were found in violation of a rule that covers engine assembly. A statement from Hendrick Motorsports released

8:42 PM ET Associated Press SONOMA, Calif. — Brittany Force held onto the top spot in Top Fuel qualifying Saturday in the NHRA Sonoma Nationals. Force’s Friday night run of 3.694 seconds at 329.42 mph stood for her fourth No. 1 qualifier of the year and 24th overall. She’s winless this season. “We want that