Backfire Racing

Walkinshaw TWG Was Fined and Docked Points Over Fuel Paperwork. Mostert Kept the Podium Anyway. Mostert and Coulthard Toyota GR Supra Supercar racing at The Bend

Mostert and Coulthard Toyota GR Supra Supercar racing at The Bend

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Walkinshaw TWG Was Fined and Docked Points Over Fuel Paperwork. Mostert Kept the Podium Anyway.

Eve Nowell October 26, 2026

Walkinshaw TWG lost teams' championship points over a fuel-reporting breach, but Chaz Mostert kept his podium.

Two Camaros Pitted for Fuel Late at Surfers Paradise, and Anton De Pasquale Took the Last Finals Seat Broc Feeney's Triple Eight Ford Mustang Supercar on track

Broc Feeney's Triple Eight Ford Mustang Supercar on track

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Two Camaros Pitted for Fuel Late at Surfers Paradise, and Anton De Pasquale Took the Last Finals Seat

Kyle Matthews October 26, 2026

Two late Camaro fuel stops pushed Anton De Pasquale into the Supercars Finals. GM denies any manipulation.

A One-Lap Restart Decided F1 Academy’s Austin Feature After the New Champion Crashed Out Grandstand along the front straight at Circuit of the Americas in Austin

Grandstand along the front straight at Circuit of the Americas in Austin

A One-Lap Restart Decided F1 Academy’s Austin Feature After the New Champion Crashed Out

EL Puckett October 26, 2026

Nina Gademan won F1 Academy's Austin Feature after champion Alisha Palmowski and Alba Larsen collided.

Cadillac’s Boss Won’t Talk 2027 Contracts, and How He Dodged Tells You Plenty Cadillac Formula 1 car driven by Valtteri Bottas at the 2026 Chinese Grand Prix

Cadillac Formula 1 car driven by Valtteri Bottas at the 2026 Chinese Grand Prix

Cadillac’s Boss Won’t Talk 2027 Contracts, and How He Dodged Tells You Plenty

Lauren Miller October 26, 2026

Marcin Budkowski praised Pérez, shrugged off Ocon questions and refused to confirm Cadillac's 2027 drivers in Austin.

Stat of the Day: Antonelli’s 123-Point Lead Leaves 125 Points to Play For A red open-wheel race car streaks past a blurred track wall at speed

Stat of the Day: Antonelli’s 123-Point Lead Leaves 125 Points to Play For

Kyle Matthews October 26, 2026

Kimi Antonelli leads the 2026 Formula 1 drivers’ championship by 123 points over George Russell. There are...

Aston Martin Kept Wrenching on Stroll’s Car Past the Deadline. The FIA’s Answer Was the Pit Lane. Mechanics and crew working on a race car in a garage, a generic pit-area scene

Mechanics and crew working on a race car in a garage, a generic pit-area scene

Aston Martin Kept Wrenching on Stroll’s Car Past the Deadline. The FIA’s Answer Was the Pit Lane.

EL Puckett October 26, 2026

The FIA sent Lance Stroll to the pit lane in Austin after Aston Martin breached parc fermé...

Today in Motorsport History, October 26: Mansell’s Tyre Exploded at 180 mph and Prost Stole the 1986 Title in Adelaide Side view of a McLaren-TAG Porsche MP4/2 Formula 1 car, the model family Alain Prost used to win the 1986 title, on display at the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart

Side view of a McLaren-TAG Porsche MP4/2 Formula 1 car, the model family Alain Prost used to win the 1986 title, on display at the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart

Today in Motorsport History, October 26: Mansell’s Tyre Exploded at 180 mph and Prost Stole the 1986 Title in Adelaide

Lauren Miller October 26, 2026

On October 26, 1986, Mansell’s tyre exploded at 180 mph in Adelaide, handing Alain Prost a second...

IndyCar’s 2027 Schedule Drops Nashville, and the Summer Oval Goes With It Alex Palou holds the 2026 NTT INDYCAR SERIES championship trophy alongside Chip Ganassi at the Milwaukee Mile

Alex Palou holds the 2026 NTT INDYCAR SERIES championship trophy alongside Chip Ganassi at the Milwaukee Mile

IndyCar’s 2027 Schedule Drops Nashville, and the Summer Oval Goes With It

EL Puckett October 23, 2026

Nashville is off IndyCar's 2027 schedule. Here's what the missing oval means for strategy, the calendar and...

NHRA Takes a Streaming Stage to SEMA, Where Drag Racing Does Its Shopping Spencer Massey’s orange Fram dragster and Antron Brown’s Aaron’s dragster launch side by side in a Top Fuel final at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2012

Spencer Massey’s orange Fram dragster and Antron Brown’s Aaron’s dragster launch side by side in a Top Fuel final at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2012

NHRA Takes a Streaming Stage to SEMA, Where Drag Racing Does Its Shopping

EL Puckett October 23, 2026

Drag racing is a parts-buying sport, and the biggest parts store on the calendar is in Las...

Hitachi Stays on Penske’s Front Wings. The Contract That Matters Is in the Truck Shop. Scott McLaughlin’s red-and-white No. 3 Team Penske Chevrolet IndyCar turning through a corner at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, with Hitachi lettering on the front-wing endplate

Scott McLaughlin’s red-and-white No. 3 Team Penske Chevrolet IndyCar turning through a corner at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, with Hitachi lettering on the front-wing endplate

Hitachi Stays on Penske’s Front Wings. The Contract That Matters Is in the Truck Shop.

Kyle Matthews October 23, 2026

Hitachi stays on Team Penske’s IndyCar front wings for 2027. The bigger story is which Hitachi is...

Backfire Racing

Walkinshaw TWG Was Fined and Docked Points Over Fuel Paperwork. Mostert Kept the Podium Anyway.

Two Camaros Pitted for Fuel Late at Surfers Paradise, and Anton De Pasquale Took the Last Finals Seat

A One-Lap Restart Decided F1 Academy’s Austin Feature After the New Champion Crashed Out

Cadillac’s Boss Won’t Talk 2027 Contracts, and How He Dodged Tells You Plenty

Stat of the Day: Antonelli’s 123-Point Lead Leaves 125 Points to Play For

Aston Martin Kept Wrenching on Stroll’s Car Past the Deadline. The FIA’s Answer Was the Pit Lane.

Today in Motorsport History, October 26: Mansell’s Tyre Exploded at 180 mph and Prost Stole the 1986 Title in Adelaide

IndyCar’s 2027 Schedule Drops Nashville, and the Summer Oval Goes With It

NHRA Takes a Streaming Stage to SEMA, Where Drag Racing Does Its Shopping

Hitachi Stays on Penske’s Front Wings. The Contract That Matters Is in the Truck Shop.

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