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Aston Martin says its car risks giving drivers 'nerve damage' and can't finish F1 season-opener
2+ hour, 7+ min ago (458+ words) Adrian Newey, the F1 car design great who's heading into his first race as Aston Martin's team principal, said Thursday the team's Honda power unit causes vibrations which could damage the hands of drivers Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll. Neither will…...
As Cadillac makes its F1 debut, history shows new teams can win big or fail
17+ hour, 19+ min ago (473+ words) As Cadillac makes its F1 debut, history shows new teams can win big or fail'AccessWDUN As Cadillac makes its F1 debut, history shows new teams can win big or fail The General Motors-backed team racked up the virtual miles in detailed race…...
Cadillac names its first F1 car after Mario Andretti in 'ultimate compliment"
5+ day, 17+ hour ago (209+ words) F1's new 11th team announced on Friday its car will be the MAC-26, short for Mario Andretti Cadillac, for the most recent American F1 champion. "Naming our first chassis MAC-26 reflects the spirit Mario carried into Formula 1 and the belief that an…...
Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin's 23XI Racing aims for motorsports dominance
1+ week, 20+ hour ago (894+ words) To be the world's most recognizable motorsports team, winning on and off the track, moving forward together, and setting the standard for excellence," it reads. Any questions about how 23XI would emerge from December's federal antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR have been…...
Elliott back home at 'comfort track' after Daytona 500 disappointment
1+ week, 4+ day ago (892+ words) NASCAR's eight-time most popular driver lives about 80 miles from the track south of Atlanta, so the Dawsonville native can sleep in his own bed if he pleases. That's if he chooses to deal with the traffic. "I say it all…...
Elliott 3rd in points as NASCAR heads to Atlanta this week
2+ week, 1+ day ago (352+ words) Dawsonville's Chase Elliott was just one turn from grabbing his first-ever Daytona 500 victory. But a late crash ended that dream and he ended up finishing fourth overall. "He had a great shot at it coming off four," Hendrick Motorsports teammate'William…...
Elliott takes 4th in wild Daytona finish; Reddick gets win on final lap
2+ week, 3+ day ago (755+ words) Reddick, in a Toyota for 23XI Racing, led only one lap Sunday: the one to the checkered flag for the team owned by the NBA Hall of Famer and three-time Daytona 500 winner'Denny Hamlin. "Just incredible how it all played out. Just…...
Could a trade deadline enliven the NASCAR season?
2+ week, 5+ day ago (764+ words) Try, which driver could kiss his current ride goodbye. What if NASCAR took a cue from stick-and-ball sports and had a trade deadline? Forget trading paint. How about trading a star driver for a pair of minor-league prospects? Maybe a…...
A spin, a patch of grass and inches from a crash, Casey Mears still makes the Daytona 500
2+ week, 6+ day ago (857+ words) Mears choked back tears three separate times after squeezing into the 41-car field as the highest-finishing "open" car in the first of two 150-mile qualifying races. "I was worried when we got stuck. I was worried about going two laps…...
Kyle Busch grabs Daytona 500 pole
3+ week, 6+ hour ago (625+ words) Busch is 0 for 20 in the Daytona 500 and hasn't started in the top five since 2016, when he still drove for Joe Gibbs Racing. He started fourth and finished third that year, then was a career-best second to then-teammate Denny Hamlin in…...