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Potential for Keselowski-Hocevar retaliation hangs over NASCAR Chase contenders in St. Louis – WTOP News
4+ hour, 18+ min ago (660+ words) Promotional posters are billing Sunday’s race at World Wide Technology Raceway as Round 2 in a “A Rivalry Worth Watching: Hurricane Hocevar vs. Bad Brad Keselowski.” While the dispute is between only those two, it’s caught the attention of the 16 drivers…...
Bell claims first victory of season to open the Chase and F1’s Antonelli wins Italian GP thriller – WTOP News
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (356+ words) Race distance: 240 laps, 300 miles. Schedule: Saturday, practice, 3:30 p.m., qualifying, 4:35 p.m.; Sunday, race, 3 p.m. (USA). Last year: Pole-sitter Denny Hamlin led 75 laps to secure a spot in the Round of 12 with his fifth victory of the season and 59th career series win. Last race: Christopher…...
Ex-F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone detained at Portuguese airport for carrying shotgun – WTOP News
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (218+ words) Ecclestone, 95, arrived at Tires Airport near Lisbon, where officers from the Portuguese Public Security Police airport division found a shotgun in his possession for which he lacked a permit. In an interview with the Daily Mail, Ecclestone admitted he brought…...
Bell passes defending NASCAR champion Larson to win the Southern 500 to start the Chase – WTOP News
6+ day, 8+ hour ago (848+ words) Bell’s crazy, frustrating season of seven second-place finishes without a victory at last came to an end with a win at the Southern 500 on Sunday night. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver passed defending NASCAR champion Kyle Larson with 18 laps left…...
Russell aims to trim Antonelli’s F1 lead at Italian GP, but starts behind surprise polesitter Gasly – WTOP News
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (162+ words) But he will start second, behind surprise polesitter Pierre Gasly, who stunned everyone by snatching top spot for the first time in qualifying on Saturday. Russell will also have both Ferrari cars breathing down his neck as Charles Leclerc and…...
Briscoe looking for Darlington history with a third straight Southern 500 to start NASCAR playoffs – WTOP News
1+ week, 11+ hour ago (702+ words) Only NASCAR Hall of Famer Jeff Gordon would have more, with four straight victories from 1995-98 at the track dubbed “Too Tough to Tame.” Briscoe recalled his opening practice in an O’Reilly Auto Parts Series car back in 2019. “After the first…...
Italian GP: Pierre Gasly stuns Monza again with his first-ever pole position – WTOP News
1+ week, 12+ hour ago (256+ words) The F1 driver seemed as surprised as everyone when he was informed on the team radio immediately after the session. “Let’s go! Been waiting for that one!” exclaimed Gasly, who took his only Formula 1 win at Monza in 2020. Gasly looked strong…...
NASCAR drivers scrambling for cameos after Tom Cruise announces ‘Days of Thunder’ sequel – WTOP News
1+ week, 3+ day ago (569+ words) But the driver of the No. 22 Penske Racing Ford said nothing would make him appear cooler in the eyes of his five children than securing a cameo in the upcoming sequel to “Days of Thunder,” which will star Tom Cruise…...
NASCAR drivers in favor of return to Chase format, saying it will yield a more legitimate champion – WTOP News
1+ week, 3+ day ago (680+ words) This may be the 45-year-old’s best chance based on his overall body of work this season. Hamlin enters NASCAR’s modified 10-race playoff format known as “The Chase” with a 25-point cushion over second-place Ryan Blaney and an even bigger advantage…...
Ross Chastain wins the pole for NASCAR’s regular-season finale at Daytona – WTOP News
2+ week, 1+ day ago (333+ words) Chastain covered the 2 1/2-mile superspeedway in 48.808 seconds, five-hundredths of a second faster than Chris Buescher in the second and final round of qualifying. “It’s almost indescribable,” Chastain said. “This is a life achievement. This is a moment I will never…...