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German driver Nico Hülkenberg to leave Haas for Sauber next year ahead of Audi's arrival in F1
The Associated Press | Posted April 26 - 3:05 a.m. | Save Story
Formula 1 driver Nico Hülkenberg is leaving Haas for Sauber at the end of the year, giving the team a German presence on the grid when it rebrands to Audi for 2026. The 36-year-old Hülkenberg will depart Haas after two years. Hülkenberg outscored teammate Kevin Magnussen on points last season and is ahead of the Danish driver after five races this year. Audi agreed a full takeover of Switzerland-based Sauber last month and is planning to field a full works team from 2026. Sauber says Hülkenberg will be "an important building block" in that process and closely involved with developing the 2026 car.
F2 champion Theo Pourchaire gets another IndyCar race with McLaren as Malukas continues to heal
John Zenor, Associated Press | Updated April 25 - 1:20 p.m. | Save Story
Theo Pourchaire faces a new challenge following his IndyCar debut as he goes from the streets of Long Beach to the road course at Barber Motorsports Park in Alabama. The 20-year old Frenchman is the reigning Formula 2 champion. He will get his second turn racing for injured Arrow McLaren driver David Malukas on Sunday. He goes to a different side of the country and a much different course. Pourchaire went from 22nd to 11th as the biggest mover at Long Beach and called it a big positive from his first IndyCar race.
Triple Crown winner Justify, jockey Joel Rosario among those elected to horse racing's Hall of Fame
The Associated Press | Posted April 25 - 12:45 p.m. | Save Story
Triple Crown winner Justify, 2017 Horse of the Year Gun Runner and jockey Joel Rosario have been elected to the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility. They were elected this week in the contemporary category. Jockey Abe Hawkins, Kentucky Derby winner Aristides and Lecomte were selected by the Pre-1900 Historic Review Committee. The late Harry F. Guggenheim, the late Clement L. Hirsch and the late turf writer Joe Hirsch were selected by the Pillars of the Turf Committee. The enshrinement ceremony will be Aug. 2 in Saratoga Springs.
Kentucky appeals court denies Bob Baffert-trained Arkansas Derby winner Muth to enter Kentucky Derby
The Associated Press | Updated April 25 - 10:22 a.m. | Save Story
A Kentucky appeals court judge has denied Zedan Racing Stables' requests for an emergency hearing and ruling that sought to allow Bob Baffert-trained Arkansas Derby winner Muth to run in next week's Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. Kentucky Court of Appeals Judge Jeff S. Taylor issued an order denying relief on Wednesday, saying Zedan's motion failed to name the Hall of Fame trainer suspended by Churchill Downs as an "indispensable party" in its motion. A three-judge panel will hear the motions as standard procedure, but time is short for an immediate decision with eligible Derby horses required to be stabled at the track by Saturday morning. The post draw is Saturday evening.
Josef Newgarden stripped of season-opening IndyCar victory for manipulating push-to-pass system
Jenna Fryer, Associated Press | Updated April 24 - 6:44 p.m. | Save Story
Josef Newgarden has been stripped of his win in IndyCar's season-opening race at St. Petersburg because Team Penske manipulated its push-to-pass system during the race, making Pato O'Ward the winner. O'Ward, who drives for McLaren, had originally finished second. Penske teammate Scott McLaughlin, who finished third, was also disqualified. Will Power, the third Penske driver, was docked 10 points. Additionally, all three entries have been fined $25,000 and will forfeit all prize money associated with the race. Newgarden, a two-time IndyCar champion and reigning Indianapolis 500 winner who is in a contract year with Penske, fell from first in points to 11th with the disqualification.
NASCAR driver Erik Jones to miss Dover race because of broken lower vertebra
The Associated Press | Posted April 23 - 1:05 p.m. | Save Story
Erik Jones suffered a compression fracture in a lower vertebra in a wreck at Talladega and will not drive this weekend in the NASCAR race at Dover Motor Speedway. Corey Heim will substitute for Jones in the No. 43 Toyota for Legacy Motor Club. There is no timeline for Jones' return. He will attend Sunday's Cup race at the Monster Mile. The 27-year-old Jones has one top-10 finish in 10 races this season and is 20th in the points standings. Legacy will request a medical waiver for Jones to remain eligible for NASCAR's playoffs.
MJ for the win: Reddick pulls off a Talladega buzzer-beater for Michael Jordan
Paul Newberry, Associated Press | Updated April 21 - 6:47 p.m. | Save Story
wound up costing them both. McDowell crashed, Keselowski had to check up and Reddick sped by to win by 0.208 seconds.
Scott Dixon stretches fuel to inch closer to A.J. Foyt on IndyCar's all-time win list
Jenna Fryer, Associated Press | Updated April 21 - 5:41 p.m. | Save Story
Scott Dixon moved closer to A.J. Foyt on IndyCar's all-time win list by picking up his 57th career victory with a Sunday fuel-saving master class on the downtown streets of Long Beach. Foyt is IndyCar's winningest driver with 67 career wins. Dixon's win is his second career victory in the most prestigious street course race in the United States and gave Chip Ganassi Racing a sweep of the weekend. Ganassi's sports car team of Renger van der Zande and Sebastian Bourdais won the IMSA race on Saturday. Dixon used fuel saving strategy that his rival drivers could not figure how the New Zealander made it to the finish.
Another race, another victory for Red Bull's Max Verstappen at Chinese GP
Stephen Wade, Associated Press | Updated April 21 - 5:48 a.m. | Save Story
The three-time defending F1 champion Max Verstappen has won the Chinese Grand Prix. He started from pole for his fourth victory in five races this season and his 23rd in the last 27 extending through last season. Only a brake failure last month in the Australian GP in Melbourne probably kept him from winning all five. Lando Norris of McLaren was second followed by Verstappen's Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez.
Felix Rosenqvist career turnaround continues as Swede gives Meyer Shank Racing 1st IndyCar pole
Jenna Fryer, Associated Press | Posted April 20 - 3:21 p.m. | Save Story
Felix Rosenqvist's career turnaround continued Saturday when the Swede won Meyer Shank Racing its first pole in IndyCar by barely edging Will Power for the top starting spot at the Long Beach Grand Prix. Rosenqvist is in his first season with his third different IndyCar team and has proven to be fast every time he gets in the MSR car. He qualified second in the season-opening race, and then qualified first for his heat race in last month's $1 million exhibition. Rosenqvist beat Power of Team Penske by just 0.0039 seconds for the top starting spot in Sunday's race on the downtown streets of Long Beach.
18-year-old Jake Finch leads every lap to capture ARCA victory at Talladega
The Associated Press | Posted April 20 - 1:01 p.m. | Save Story
Jake Finch has captured the ARCA race at Talladega Superspeedway. The 18-year-old Floridian started from the pole and never relinquished the lead over 76 laps in the No. 20 Toyota, earning his first ARCA Menards Series victory. Finch stayed at the front of a five-car train to the finish line, holding off Kris Wright by 0.184 seconds. Tanner Gray finished third, followed by Gus Dean and Christian Rose. The top four were all driving Toyotas, while Rose was in a Ford. The ARCA race was one of two prelims to the NASCAR Cup race at Talladega. An Xfinity Series event is also on the schedule.
Verstappen takes pole for Chinese GP to extend F1 dominance. Hamilton 18th
Stephen Wade, Associated Press | Updated April 20 - 3:24 a.m. | Save Story
Max Verstappen of Red Bull has completed the Formula 1 double. Verstappen has taken the pole for the Chinese Grand Prix just hours after winning the first F1 sprint of the season. Verstappen is the sport's best driver in the quickest car. The Dutchman has won 22 of the last 26 GPs and three of the first four this season. Only a brake failure in Australia probably kept him from sweeping all four races. Teammate Sergio Perez will start alongside Verstappen on Sunday on the front row with Fernando Alonso of Aston Martin and Lando Norris of McLaren on the second row.
Verstappen wins again. This time he takes first Formula 1 sprint race of the season
Stephen Wade, Associated Press | Updated April 19 - 10:40 p.m. | Save Story
the prelude to the full-blown Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday. Verstappen passed Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes on the ninth of 19 laps and then stretched out his lead to win about 10 seconds on Saturday. Red Bull's Verstappen is the three-time defending F1 champion. He will be the favorite to win Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix, which is the fifth race of the season. Verstappen has won three of the first four GP races and 22 of the last 26.
Mario Andretti offended by F1 rejection. 'If they want blood, well, I'm ready,' says 1978 champ
Jenna Fryer, Associated Press | Updated April 19 - 7:38 p.m. | Save Story
Mario Andretti says he was deeply offended by the language Formula One Management used in denying his family and General Motors the opportunity to join the global motorsports series. Andretti Cadillac in late January was denied its application to expand the grid to accommodate a two-car American team. Andretti is the 1978 F1 champion and said he was offended by the reasoning F1 gave in denying the application. He was with his son, Michael, last week when the team opened its new facility for an F1 team in England. The Andretti executives were able to meet with FOM after. Another meeting is scheduled for the Miami Grand Prix next month.
F2 champion Pourchaire to make IndyCar debut as Malukas' injury keeps McLaren driver on sidelines
Jenna Fryer, Associated Press | Posted April 19 - 5:25 p.m. | Save Story
Reigning Formula 2 champion Theo Pourchaire will make his IndyCar debut on the streets of Long Beach with Arrow McLaren as the 20-year-old Frenchman becomes the latest replacement for injured driver David Malukas. Pourchaire said Friday at Long Beach that he was initially contacted about driving both Long Beach this Sunday and the road course at Barber, Alabama, next week. He then clarified that his use at Barber is dependent on both his performance at Long Beach and Malukas' ongoing recovery from a dislocated left wrist and torn tendons suffered in a mountain biking crash in February.
Owner of Bob Baffert-trained Arkansas Derby winner Muth appeals denial to run in the Kentucky Derby
The Associated Press | Posted April 19 - 2:03 p.m. | Save Story
Zedan Racing Stables has appealed a Kentucky Circuit Court ruling that denied its request for a temporary injunction seeking to allow Bob Baffert-trained Arkansas Derby winner Muth to race in next month's 150th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. Jefferson Circuit Judge Mitch Perry on Thursday denied the injunction and expressed concern about having to remove eligible horses from the milestone Derby on May 4 to accommodate the colt trained by the suspended Hall of Famer. The appeal stated that by excluding a horse for reasons other than qualifications and merit, Churchill Downs Inc. is "skewing the Derby and casting a cloud over the ultimate 'winner.'''
Judge denies request for Bob Baffert-trained Arkansas Derby winner Muth to run in Kentucky Derby
The Associated Press | Updated April 18 - 6:44 p.m. | Save Story
A judge has denied a request by the owner of Bob Baffert-trained Arkansas Derby winner Muth for the colt to run in next month's 150th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. Jefferson County Circuit Judge Mitch Perry declined Thursday to grant a temporary injunction to Zedan Racing Stables, which had argued that the ban of Baffert was "illegal." Muth won the Arkansas Derby on March 30 but is ineligible to receive the 100 points that would have put him in the Run for the Roses because of Baffert's suspension. ZRS sued Churchill Downs days later.
China-born Zhou Guanyu will be a star regardless of who wins the F1 race in Shanghai
Stephen Wade, Associated Press | Updated April 18 - 3:27 a.m. | Save Story
Formula 1 returns to China this weekend after a five-year absence. And no matter who wins on Sunday, the star locally will be China-born driver Zhou Guanyu. Despite his so-so results, Zhou is on the verge of stardom in China. He's the subject of a new film as the first Chinese driver to compete in F1. He's a favorite of sponsors who want a Chinese connection. Zhou has never won a F1 race or even reached the podium. He's driven in 48 races since his 2022 debut. Ahead of the first grand prix weekend in Shanghai since 2019, Zhou describes it as more than a race for him, saying "With a Chinese driver on the grid, we will write history."
MotoGP racing for new momentum in America, with hopes of riding an F1-like surge into the future
Jim Vertuno, Associated Press | Posted April 17 - 4:10 a.m. | Save Story
A new American team with ties to NASCAR, a new television deal in the United States, and soon-to-be new American ownership. MotoGP, global motorcycle racing's version of Formula 1, looks primed for an effort to copy F1's explosive growth in recent years and bring a new group of fans _ notably from the U.S. _ to the thrills of two-wheeled speed. Liberty Media's purchase of the commercial rights to MotoGP has fueled speculation of what F1's owners might bring to a racing series with its heart in Europe.
