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On second thought, NASCAR feared Rusty’s brother might be … yep … too rusty. Ten days after 65-year-old Mike Wallace announced he would attempt the Daytona 500, NASCAR’s competition department has intervened and essentially taken away grandpa’s keys. Wallace, the middle sibling of three racing brothers (Kenny is younger, Hall of Famer Rusty is older),

Associated Press Jan 13, 2025, 01:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions INDIANAPOLIS — Dale Coyne Racing has hired Jacob Abel as a full-time driver for the 2025 season, team officials announced Monday. The 23-year-old Abel has spent the past three seasons running on the Indy NXT circuit – IndyCar’s highest developmental series. He won three

ESPN News Services Jan 10, 2025, 05:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves claimed a spot in the season-opening Daytona 500 as part of a slew of rule changes, NASCAR announced Friday. Castroneves is guaranteed a spot in the field under a new provision that earmarks a

A federal district judge on Friday denied NASCAR’s motion to dismiss the antitrust lawsuit brought by 23XI Racing, which is owned by Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin, and Front Row Motorsports. The move sends the case to pretrial discovery, where both sides will be obligated to share emails, texts and other evidence as well as

Open Extended Reactions Franco Colapinto has joined Alpine as a reserve driver for the upcoming Formula 1 season, the team confirmed on Thursday. Editor’s Picks 1 Related The Argentine will be on stand-by behind Alpine race drivers Pierre Gasly and Australian rookie Jack Doohan should either be unable to contest a race, while also being

Associated Press Jan 8, 2025, 06:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, N.C. — – NASCAR went before a federal judge Wednesday and asked for the antitrust suit filed against the stock car series to be dismissed. Should it proceed, NASCAR asked that the two teams suing be ordered to post a bond to cover

An auto racing legend will attempt the Daytona 500 for the first time in 2025. Helio Castroneves, a record four-time winner of the Indianapolis 500, will make his NASCAR debut next month. He will hit Daytona International Speedway with Trackhouse Racing, which announced the move Monday, for the Feb. 16 Cup Series opener. “Never in

Jan 3, 2025, 10:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton said he was excited for 2025 and ready to embrace change at Ferrari as he updated his LinkedIn profile with the hashtag “newjob.” Editor’s Picks 2 Related Hamilton became a Ferrari driver on Jan. 1, joining the sport’s oldest and

Associated Press Jan 2, 2025, 07:56 PM ET WELLINGTON, New Zealand — NASCAR driver Shane van Gisbergen walked away from a multiple-car crash at a dirt track speedway meeting at Auckland in his native New Zealand on Thursday. Van Gisbergen, who drives the No. 88 Chevrolet ZL1 for Trackhouse Racing in the NASCAR Cup series,

Mike Wallace will seek to become the second-oldest driver to compete in the Daytona 500 when he drives for MBM Motorsports in February. The team announced Thursday that it plans to enter Wallace in the Daytona 500. MBM Motorsports last competed in the Daytona 500 in 2020. Timmy Hill finished 27th in that race. The

Zane Smith will race for Front Row Motorsports in the NASCAR Cup Series in 2025. (Photo by Jeff Robinson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Zane Smith is back at Front Row Motorsports. The team made its long-awaited announcement that Smith would be in a third NASCAR Cup Series car in 2025 on Thursday. The formality came

Marshall Pruett, Racing columnistJan 1, 2025, 09:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions A mannequin would cross Scott McLaughlin’s path at this bridge at Barber Motorsports Park in April. Joe Skibinski | IMS Photo Team Penske’s top IndyCar Series performer feared the worst. Scott McLaughlin, on his way to the first of three victories in 2024, thought

Jimmy Carter was a fan of NASCAR, but the possibility of peace in the Middle East got in the way when several drivers came to the White House for ham and cornbread in 1978. Carter, the 39th president of the United States, died Sunday in Plains, Georgia. He was 100. While governor of Georgia in the 1970s, Carter attended races

Dec 27, 2024, 07:47 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Lewis Hamilton has held “concrete talks” about investing in MotoGP outfit KTM, according to the brand’s boss. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Hamilton, the most successful Formula 1 driver of all time, with seven world titles and 105 race victories, is a lifelong fan of motorcycle racing’s

Denny Hamlin had one of the strongest starts to the season in 2024, winning the Clash at the Coliseum and three of the first 11 points races. While he still had strong results after that, Hamlin did not win again the rest of the season and was eliminated after the third round for the third

Field Level Media Dec 22, 2024, 02:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NASCAR will conclude its initial three-year agreement for the street race held in Chicago in July and has not yet committed to holding the event beyond 2025. “For us, we’re just looking at 2025. It’ll be the third year of a three-year run,

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A federal judge set a Jan. 8 hearing to hear NASCAR’s motion to throw out an antitrust lawsuit filed against the stock car series by Michael Jordan-owned 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports. The two teams are suing NASCAR and were granted a preliminary injunction Wednesday that will allow them to compete

Associated Press Dec 20, 2024, 07:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A federal judge set a Jan. 8 hearing to hear NASCAR’s motion to throw out an antitrust lawsuit filed against the stock car series by Michael Jordan-owned 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports The two teams are suing NASCAR and were