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Verstappen’s Delft Blue Farewell Arrives on Zandvoort’s First and Last Sprint Weekend A race car is driving on the track.

Verstappen’s Delft Blue Farewell Arrives on Zandvoort’s First and Last Sprint Weekend

Lauren Miller August 17, 2026

Verstappen's Delft Blue helmet marks F1's final Dutch Grand Prix - a sprint weekend that gives Zandvoort...

Corey Heim Can Never Win NASCAR Rookie of the Year — Here’s the Rule That Locked Him Out A 23XI Racing Toyota Camry XSE on track, the same NASCAR Cup Series team that fields Tyler Reddick's Pinnacle-sponsored No. 45 car

A 23XI Racing Toyota Camry XSE on track, the same NASCAR Cup Series team that fields Tyler Reddick's Pinnacle-sponsored No. 45 car

Corey Heim Can Never Win NASCAR Rookie of the Year — Here’s the Rule That Locked Him Out

Kyle Matthews August 17, 2026

Corey Heim has two Cup Series wins on his résumé. He isn’t a full-time Cup driver yet,...

Rockingham’s NASCAR Comeback Stalls: No Truck or O’Reilly Series Dates in 2027 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series trucks racing at Rockingham Speedway's "The Rock" oval in 2012

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series trucks racing at Rockingham Speedway's "The Rock" oval in 2012

Rockingham’s NASCAR Comeback Stalls: No Truck or O’Reilly Series Dates in 2027

Kyle Matthews August 17, 2026

Track Enterprises spent two years selling a genuinely good story: a mothballed North Carolina oval, dark to...

Joey Logano’s Richmond Surge Is Exactly What NASCAR’s Playoff Format Was Built to Reward Joey Logano stands beside his 2018 NASCAR Cup Series championship helmet and trophy during a White House visit for the title-winning team.

Joey Logano stands beside his 2018 NASCAR Cup Series championship helmet and trophy during a White House visit for the title-winning team.

Joey Logano’s Richmond Surge Is Exactly What NASCAR’s Playoff Format Was Built to Reward

Kyle Matthews August 17, 2026

Joey Logano has a pattern: disappear for the first two-thirds of the season, then reappear right when...

Porsche’s 99X Electric Retires From Formula E as the Most Decorated Car Porsche Has Ever Built Porsche 99X Electric race cars at the start of the Formula E London E-Prix

Porsche 99X Electric race cars at the start of the Formula E London E-Prix

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Porsche’s 99X Electric Retires From Formula E as the Most Decorated Car Porsche Has Ever Built

Lauren Miller August 17, 2026

On Sunday in London, the Porsche 99X Electric took the grid for the final time in the...

F1’s 2027 Grid Is Already Taking Shape — And Williams Is the Team Everyone’s Watching Red Bull's RB22, driven by Max Verstappen, during the 2026 Austrian Grand Prix weekend

Red Bull's RB22, driven by Max Verstappen, during the 2026 Austrian Grand Prix weekend

F1’s 2027 Grid Is Already Taking Shape — And Williams Is the Team Everyone’s Watching

Shawn Henry August 17, 2026

Formula 1’s summer break is supposed to be time off. In practice, it’s when agents, managers, and...

Marcus Ericsson Ends His 63-Race Drought in IndyCar’s Chaotic Markham Debut Marcus Ericsson's No. 28 Delaware Life Andretti IndyCar on track

Marcus Ericsson Ends His 63-Race Drought in IndyCar’s Chaotic Markham Debut

Lauren Miller August 17, 2026

Marcus Ericsson hadn’t won an NTT INDYCAR SERIES race since the 2023 season opener at St. Petersburg....

Louis Foster Led 32 Laps at IndyCar’s Markham Debut. He Still Finished 22nd. Marcus Ericsson's No. 28 Andretti Global Honda on track during the 2026 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season

Marcus Ericsson's No. 28 Andretti Global Honda on track during the 2026 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season

Louis Foster Led 32 Laps at IndyCar’s Markham Debut. He Still Finished 22nd.

Elle Puckett August 17, 2026

Marcus Ericsson won the first IndyCar race ever run on the streets of Markham, Ontario — and...

Joey Logano’s Nine-Year Richmond Wait Ends at the Worst Possible Time for the Chase Bubble a row of checkered flags blowing in the wind

Joey Logano’s Nine-Year Richmond Wait Ends at the Worst Possible Time for the Chase Bubble

Kyle Matthews August 16, 2026

Joey Logano hadn’t won at Richmond Raceway since April 2017. Nine years and one genuinely rough start...

A Brief History of the Checkered Flag

Elle Puckett August 16, 2026

Few symbols are as instantly tied to racing as the black and white checkered flag, waved at...

Backfire Racing

Verstappen’s Delft Blue Farewell Arrives on Zandvoort’s First and Last Sprint Weekend

Corey Heim Can Never Win NASCAR Rookie of the Year — Here’s the Rule That Locked Him Out

Rockingham’s NASCAR Comeback Stalls: No Truck or O’Reilly Series Dates in 2027

Joey Logano’s Richmond Surge Is Exactly What NASCAR’s Playoff Format Was Built to Reward

Porsche’s 99X Electric Retires From Formula E as the Most Decorated Car Porsche Has Ever Built

F1’s 2027 Grid Is Already Taking Shape — And Williams Is the Team Everyone’s Watching

Marcus Ericsson Ends His 63-Race Drought in IndyCar’s Chaotic Markham Debut

Louis Foster Led 32 Laps at IndyCar’s Markham Debut. He Still Finished 22nd.

Joey Logano’s Nine-Year Richmond Wait Ends at the Worst Possible Time for the Chase Bubble

A Brief History of the Checkered Flag

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