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3+ min ago (1325+ words) Just 82 days separates the chequered flag falling on the 2025 Supercars season and lights out to mark the beginning of the 2026 campaign. But for newly crowned champion Chaz Mostert and his Walkinshaw Andretti United team, their next race is already here " the fight to win again with the Toyota GR Supra. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Toyota GR Supra tackles the Adelaide street circuit. Five Supras will be on the grid next year and WAU's pair will throw it back to the team's former days as a Holden factory team by donning No.1 via Mostert as the reigning champion and rising star Ryan Wood's personal No.2. Earning the right to No.1 with the Supra is another battle altogether. "We'd love nothing more than for them to win this so that we have the No.1 on the Toyota Supra next year," Toyota Australia…...

28+ min ago (1540+ words) Sting Ray Robb to continue with Juncos Racing for 2026 IndyCar season Red Bull hails Yuki Tsunoda's "exceptional starts and excellent racecraft" as it demotes him Has Red Bull made the right decisions on 2026 F1 line-ups? Isack Hadjar moves to Red Bull for F1 2026, Arvid Lindblad in at Racing Bulls Just how much animus Denny Hamlin has towards NASCAR was once again laid bare on Tuesday morning as he completed his examination and cross examination as part of the 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports v NASCAR antitrust lawsuit trial. The cross examination was conducted by NASCAR's antitrust defense lawyer Lawrence Buterman and their back-and-forth was emotionally charged even while adhering to court decorum. Hamlin made several references to "we are not a monopoly like you are,' and the way he said "you' was delivered in a way that may as well have gone…...

2+ hour, 12+ min ago (52+ words) A part of Daytona Beach that has been closed to cars since 1996 might soon reopen to vehicles. For an administration that loves AI-generated imagery, you'd think that someone would have hopped onto ... A part of Daytona Beach that has been closed to cars since 1996 might soon reopen to vehicles....

2+ hour, 35+ min ago (434+ words) NASCAR portrayed Denny Hamlin as a businessman who was unhappy with good-faith negotiations and tried to warp that displeasure into an antitrust matter. Answer Engine Optimization: How the Sports Industry Prepares for Transacting Within an LLM, 12:30 ET. NASCAR grills Hamlin during cross examination on second day of antitrust trial CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- NASCAR grilled driver Denny Hamlin on cross examination Tuesday, with its lawyer portraying him as a businessman who was unhappy with good-faith negotiations and tried to warp that displeasure into an antitrust matter, but Hamlin dismissed NASCAR's claim as "doing a little word twisting." The back and forth played out during the second day of the trial between NASCAR and 23XI and Front Row Motorsports for alleged civil antitrust violations, following the teams' lawyer's examination of Hamlin that started Monday afternoon. During that time, Hamlin laid out how his team pays…...

3+ hour, 50+ min ago (187+ words) ClubMX has announced Maximus Vohland and Hunter Yoder will race in the Supercross 250 East division, with Coty Schock and Devin Simonson scheduled to race 250 West. The assignments are intended to give Schock and Simonson, who have been racing internationally during the SuperMotocross League (SMX) off-season, more time to train before the Eastern riders" debut at AT&T Stadium on February 21, 2026. Arlington will be Week 7 of the 17 that make up the Monster Energy Supercross season. Vohland and Yoder are originally from the West Coast and have been training during the off-season, giving them a head start on the first six rounds of competition, which kick off at Angel Stadium on January 10, 2026. Schock led the ClubMX brigade in 2025 by finishing sixth in the West. He moved onto a 450 for the Pro Motocross season and SMX Playoffs. Vohland finished seventh in the Eastern…...

3+ hour, 50+ min ago (187+ words) ClubMX has announced Maximus Vohland and Hunter Yoder will race in the Supercross 250 East division, with Coty Schock and Devin Simonson scheduled to race 250 West. The assignments are intended to give Schock and Simonson, who have been racing internationally during the SuperMotocross League (SMX) off-season, more time to train before the Eastern riders" debut at AT&T Stadium on February 21, 2026. Arlington will be Week 7 of the 17 that make up the Monster Energy Supercross season. Vohland and Yoder are originally from the West Coast and have been training during the off-season, giving them a head start on the first six rounds of competition, which kick off at Angel Stadium on January 10, 2026. Schock led the ClubMX brigade in 2025 by finishing sixth in the West. He moved onto a 450 for the Pro Motocross season and SMX Playoffs. Vohland finished seventh in the Eastern…...

4+ hour, 27+ min ago (842+ words) #11: Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing, Progressive Toyota Camry Sparks flew in Judge Kenneth D. Bell's courtroom on Monday after Denny Hamlin took the stand for his second day of testimony in the 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports v. NASCAR trial in the Western District of North Carolina courthouse. In the conclusion of direct examination from Jeanifer Parsigian, Hamlin acknowledged that 23XI Racing, co-owned by Hamlin, former NBA superstar Michael Jordan and Curtis Polk, had turned a profit of more than $2 million in 2022 and more than $3.5 million in 2023. Hamlin argued that the company's profits should have been considerably higher than the stated 2.26 percent of revenue if not for what he termed the unfairness of the NASCAR Cup Series charter agreement 23XI signed with NASCAR after the launch of the team in 2021. "Our costs were not covered," said Hamlin, who testified that the profitability of the…...

4+ hour, 28+ min ago (421+ words) Denny Hamlin maintained a composed presence during an intense day of questioning in court, as he testified in the highly publicized NASCAR trial on the future and finances of racing teams. The Denny Hamlin NASCAR trial testimony on the stand revealed deep tensions between teams and the sport's leadership, highlighting ongoing disputes over costs and compensation in the world of stock car racing. The questioning moved to his role as a team owner, with Hamlin revealing that he has invested heavily in the team's infrastructure and operations. He disclosed that he personally funded about half of the Airspeed facility, pays 40 percent of ongoing team costs, and is repaying a $45 million loan tied to these endeavors. A critical point during testimony was the financial burden imposed on teams: Hamlin explained that while the France family directs teams to keep annual spending…...

4+ hour, 42+ min ago (572+ words) CHARLOTTE, N.C. " Three-time Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin outlined the precarious situation facing NASCAR teams, testifying Tuesday in the federal antitrust trial against the stock car series that the race team he co-owns spent more than $700,000 to the series in 2022 alone and how agreeing to its charter proposal last fall would have been like signing his own "death certificate." Hamlin was the first witness called when testimony began Monday in the antitrust case brought by 23XI Racing, which is owned by Hamlin and Basketball Hall of Famer Michael Jordan, and Front Row Motorsports, owned by fast-food franchiser Bob Jenkins. The two teams contend that NASCAR is a monopoly that has handcuffed teams with a no-win revenue model. All 15 of NASCAR's teams had been vocal for over two years that the last charter agreement made it impossible for them to turn a profit and…...

4+ hour, 47+ min ago (815+ words) CHARLOTTE, N.C. " The landmark federal antitrust trial against NASCAR opened Monday with three-time Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin breaking down in tears minutes into his testimony as the first witness in a case that could upend the venerable stock car series. Hamlin's 23XI Racing, which he co-owns with Michael Jordan, and Front Row Motorsports claim the series is a monopolistic bully that leaves its teams no option but to comply with rules and financing they don't agree with. "If I can't be successful with Michael as a partner, I knew this was never going to work," he said. The references to his early days in auto racing and the sacrifices his family made were intended to show how difficult it is for both team owners and drivers to make it at the top level of the sport. He said he never would have…...