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Brad Pitt Is Bristol’s Grand Marshal. The Real Pressure Is on the Points Sheet. Denny Hamlin's No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota on track during the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season

Denny Hamlin's No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota on track during the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season

Brad Pitt Is Bristol’s Grand Marshal. The Real Pressure Is on the Points Sheet.

Johnny Puckett September 22, 2026

Brad Pitt’s newest job title is Grand Marshal, but the résumé line that actually got him the...

Josh Berry Leaves Ford for Toyota as Legacy Motor Club Goes All-In on a Three-Car 2027 Josh Berry waving during NASCAR driver introductions

Josh Berry waving during NASCAR driver introductions

Josh Berry Leaves Ford for Toyota as Legacy Motor Club Goes All-In on a Three-Car 2027

Kyle Matthews September 22, 2026

Legacy Motor Club confirmed Friday that Josh Berry will drive its No. 42 Toyota Camry XSE in...

Alex Palou Won IndyCar’s Title by 86 Points. Second Through Fifth Were Decided by 31. Scott McLaughlin celebrates atop his No. 3 Team Penske Chevrolet in victory lane after winning the Mission Foods Grand Prix of Monterey at Laguna Seca.

Scott McLaughlin celebrates atop his No. 3 Team Penske Chevrolet in victory lane after winning the Mission Foods Grand Prix of Monterey at Laguna Seca.

Alex Palou Won IndyCar’s Title by 86 Points. Second Through Fifth Were Decided by 31.

Elle Puckett September 22, 2026

Alex Palou’s margin over second place in the final 2026 NTT INDYCAR SERIES standings was 86 points....

McLaughlin’s Laguna Seca Win Ends His Drought. The More Interesting IndyCar Story Was Two Garages Down. Scott McLaughlin celebrates atop his No. 3 Team Penske Chevrolet in victory lane after winning the Mission Foods Grand Prix of Monterey at Laguna Seca.

Scott McLaughlin celebrates atop his No. 3 Team Penske Chevrolet in victory lane after winning the Mission Foods Grand Prix of Monterey at Laguna Seca.

McLaughlin’s Laguna Seca Win Ends His Drought. The More Interesting IndyCar Story Was Two Garages Down.

Kyle Matthews September 22, 2026

Scott McLaughlin’s 36-race winless streak is over, and it ended about as emphatically as a streak can...

Ferrari’s Monza Crash Was the Third Warning, Not the First Charles Leclerc's Ferrari Formula 1 car on track

Charles Leclerc's Ferrari Formula 1 car on track

Ferrari’s Monza Crash Was the Third Warning, Not the First

Kyle Matthews September 22, 2026

The stewards at Monza looked at Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton running side-by-side into Turn 1, then...

Aston Martin’s Honda Problem Won’t Be Fixed by More Upgrades Fernando Alonso driving the Aston Martin Aramco F1 car at the 2025 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in Imola.

Fernando Alonso driving the Aston Martin Aramco F1 car at the 2025 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in Imola.

Aston Martin’s Honda Problem Won’t Be Fixed by More Upgrades

Kyle Matthews September 22, 2026

Fernando Alonso spent Thursday before the Italian Grand Prix telling reporters he trusts Honda “one hundred percent.”...

Red Bull Sticks With Lawson for Madrid as Hadjar Heals — and the Points Tell a Different Story Liam Lawson speaks to media at a Red Bull fan event while driving as a stand-in for Isack Hadjar in 2026.

Liam Lawson speaks to media at a Red Bull fan event while driving as a stand-in for Isack Hadjar in 2026.

Red Bull Sticks With Lawson for Madrid as Hadjar Heals — and the Points Tell a Different Story

Lauren Miller September 22, 2026

Liam Lawson gets a third straight start for Red Bull in Madrid as Isack Hadjar heals, but...

Haas Brought a New Ferrari Engine to Monza. Tyre Wear Beat It Anyway. Grandstand and pit straight at Autodromo Nazionale Monza, home of the Italian Grand Prix

Grandstand and pit straight at Autodromo Nazionale Monza, home of the Italian Grand Prix

Haas Brought a New Ferrari Engine to Monza. Tyre Wear Beat It Anyway.

Lauren Miller September 22, 2026

Formula 1’s power units are supposed to be locked in once the season starts. Under the 2026...

Indy Handed Out Four Trophies and Three New Points Leaders — and They Weren’t the Same People IndyCar Series race start at the Milwaukee Mile

IndyCar Series race start at the Milwaukee Mile

Indy Handed Out Four Trophies and Three New Points Leaders — and They Weren’t the Same People

Johnny Puckett September 22, 2026

Indianapolis used to make this simple: win the U.S. Nationals over Labor Day, and you had the...

Frankie Muniz’s First Pro Win Came at Road America, Where GT4 America’s Am Class Rewards Survival Over Speed McLaren 570S GT4 race car on track

McLaren 570S GT4 race car on track

Frankie Muniz’s First Pro Win Came at Road America, Where GT4 America’s Am Class Rewards Survival Over Speed

Lauren Miller September 22, 2026

Frankie Muniz picked up his first professional racing win on Friday at Road America. He picked up...