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New Crew coach brings championship experience
3+ hour, 19+ min ago (366+ words) New Columbus Crew head coach Henrik Rydstrom brings championship experience to a team in transition. Rydstrom was hired Wednesday to replace former MLS Coach of the Year and MLS Cup champion "Wilfried Nancy, who departed on Dec. 3 to coach Scotland's…...
Jimmie Johnson, 50, to make bid for Daytona 500
2+ week, 2+ hour ago (193+ words) Seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson will attempt to qualify for the 2026 Daytona "500. Legacy Motor Club announced Thursday that the 50-year-old team owner will drive the No. 84 Carvana Toyota. A two-time Daytona 500 winner (2006, 2013), Johnson will attempt to "qualify for…...
Motor racing-FIA boosts F1 superlicence points allocation for IndyCar drivers
3+ week, 15+ hour ago (295+ words) LONDON, Dec 10 (Reuters) " Top IndyCar drivers will find the road to Formula One a little easier after the FIA increased the number of superlicence "points available to those competing in the U.S.-based open-wheel series. The International Automobile Federation (FIA) agreed…...
NASCAR CEO Jim France: ‘I have not’ changed stance on permanent charters
3+ week, 1+ day ago (582+ words) NASCAR chairman and CEO Jim France testified on Tuesday, the seventh day of an antitrust trial in Charlotte, that he has not budged from his position on granting racing teams permanent charters. Front Row Motorsports and 23XI Racing filed the federal…...
Economist testifies that NASCAR underpaid teams $1.06B over 4 years
3+ week, 2+ day ago (304+ words) A high-profile economist testified Monday that NASCAR should pay $215.8 million in damages to 23XI Racing and $148.9 million to Front Row Motorsports to account for its monopolistic behavior. Dr. "Edward A. Snyder, who served as the dean of Yale's business school from 2011-19 and…...
Lavar Scott signs with Alpha Prime Racing for ’26
3+ week, 2+ day ago (202+ words) After consecutive runner-up championship finishes on the ARCA Menards Series, Lavar Scott joined Alpha Prime Racing on Monday to compete in the newly branded NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series for 2026. Scott debuted in what was formerly known as the Xfinity…...
Frankie Muniz puts off Trucks retirement for ‘unfinished business’
3+ week, 2+ day ago (247+ words) Frankie Muniz pondered retirement but ultimately chose to keep driving full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, the actor and stock car racer announced Monday. Muniz will remain at the wheel of Team Reaume's No. 33 Ford while also competing outside…...
Motor racing-Hamilton plans to bin his phone following nightmare season
3+ week, 3+ day ago (393+ words) ABU DHABI, Dec 7 (Reuters) " Seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton plans to throw his phone in the bin as he does not want to speak to anyone when he heads into Formula One's winter break after a nightmare debut season with…...
Motor racing-Piastri looking forward to sun and cricket after tough F1 season
3+ week, 3+ day ago (565+ words) ABU DHABI, Dec 7 (Reuters) " Oscar Piastri looked forward to watching Australia beat England at cricket and enjoying some home summer sun after a Formula One season of highs and lows ended in disappointment on Sunday. The Australian's bid to become…...
Motor racing-Norris answers his critics with first F1 title
3+ week, 4+ day ago (804+ words) ABU DHABI, Dec 7 (Reuters) " Mentally fragile, too cocky, a privileged Gen Z kid bankrolled by a wealthy father, rapid but lacking the killer instinct that separates champions from the rest " Lando Norris has faced plenty of criticism on his road…...