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Rockingham Speedway Wants $10 Million. The Company That Knows It Best Just Said No. 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 Speedway Wants $10 Million. The Company That Knows It Best Just Said No.

Lauren Miller September 22, 2026

Kenny Nowling has been Rockingham Speedway’s president for six weeks, and he already had to put something...

Ferrari’s Engine Upgrade Was Free. The Grid Penalty for Using It Still Isn’t. Charles Leclerc's Ferrari Formula 1 car on track

Charles Leclerc's Ferrari Formula 1 car on track

Ferrari’s Engine Upgrade Was Free. The Grid Penalty for Using It Still Isn’t.

Lauren Miller September 22, 2026

Ferrari has spent most of 2026 insisting its power unit is the one part of the car...

Trident’s First 2027 F3 Move Fills the Seat Freddie Slater Is Leaving Behind Kean Nakamura-Berta poses in Williams F1 Driver Academy kit ahead of his 2027 FIA Formula 3 move to Trident

Kean Nakamura-Berta poses in Williams F1 Driver Academy kit ahead of his 2027 FIA Formula 3 move to Trident

Trident’s First 2027 F3 Move Fills the Seat Freddie Slater Is Leaving Behind

Lauren Miller September 22, 2026

Formula 3’s 2026 season was five days old in the history books when Trident put out the...

Shelby American Ties Trans Am’s 60th Anniversary to Real Prize Money, Not Just Nostalgia Blue Shelby GT350-style Ford Mustang parked on a race track apron with a control tower in the background

Blue Shelby GT350-style Ford Mustang parked on a race track apron with a control tower in the background

Shelby American Ties Trans Am’s 60th Anniversary to Real Prize Money, Not Just Nostalgia

Kyle Matthews September 22, 2026

Trans Am’s 60th anniversary partnership with Shelby American, announced September 14, could have been just another two-logos...

Acura’s Farewell Livery Shows Up on the One Car Still Racing for a Championship preview-928x522

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Acura’s Farewell Livery Shows Up on the One Car Still Racing for a Championship

Lauren Miller September 22, 2026

On Sunday, Meyer Shank Racing will roll the No. 93 Acura ARX-06 off pit lane at Indianapolis...

Race Weekend Notebook: Bristol’s New Wet-Tire Rule Meets a Nine-Point Title Fight Cars race under the lights during a NASCAR Cup Series night race at Bristol Motor Speedway's concrete half-mile

Cars race under the lights during a NASCAR Cup Series night race at Bristol Motor Speedway's concrete half-mile

Race Weekend Notebook: Bristol’s New Wet-Tire Rule Meets a Nine-Point Title Fight

Kyle Matthews September 22, 2026

BRISTOL, Tenn. — Sept. 17, 2026. NASCAR’s Cup, Truck and O’Reilly Series teams converge on Bristol Motor...

Sebastien Loeb’s C4 WRC Reunion Comes With a New Co-Driver: His Daughter A rally car kicking up a dust cloud on a gravel special stage

A rally car kicking up a dust cloud on a gravel special stage

Sebastien Loeb’s C4 WRC Reunion Comes With a New Co-Driver: His Daughter

Kyle Matthews September 22, 2026

Sebastien Loeb hasn’t needed a competitive entry to draw a crowd at a rally in years, and...

Formula Drift Calls Las Vegas a ‘Debut.’ The Track Explains Why That’s Not Spin. red and white ferrari f 1 on track

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Formula Drift Calls Las Vegas a ‘Debut.’ The Track Explains Why That’s Not Spin.

Kyle Matthews September 22, 2026

When Formula Drift announced its 2026 stop in Las Vegas, the series’ own event page skipped past...

Today in Motorsport History, September 17: Mercedes’ Tourist Trophy Sweep Became Its Last Win for Three Decades Dun201

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Today in Motorsport History, September 17: Mercedes’ Tourist Trophy Sweep Became Its Last Win for Three Decades

Johnny Puckett September 22, 2026

On September 17, 1955 — his 26th birthday — Stirling Moss and American co-driver John Fitch won...

Honda’s Newest Aston Martin Engine Upgrade Arrived in Madrid Attached to a Grid Penalty 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.

Honda’s Newest Aston Martin Engine Upgrade Arrived in Madrid Attached to a Grid Penalty

Elle Puckett September 22, 2026

Lance Stroll couldn’t set a qualifying time at the first Spanish Grand Prix run on Madrid’s new...