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The playoff standings didn’t change that much at Kansas. Sunday’s race won by Kyle Larson has been viewed by many as some sort of playoff shakeup because so many playoff drivers had issues during the race. But here’s the thing, since so many playoff drivers had issues during the race the standings didn’t change all

Over 1 million people watched Max Verstappen win Sunday’s United States Grand Prix.  The lone Formula 1 race in the United States this season was watched by 1.23 million people (according to Sports Business Journal) despite being run at the same time as the 1 p.m. ET NFL games and the NASCAR Cup Series race

7:14 PM ET Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Kyle Larson drove to yet another victory, his ninth of the year and most meaningful to date in his new job with Hendrick Motorsports. Larson drove the No. 5 Chevrolet to victory lane at Kansas Speedway on Sunday, the 17th anniversary of a Hendrick plane crash

Kyle Larson won again on Sunday. Larson got his ninth win of the season at Kansas Speedway and has won at least 25% of the races in 2021. Larson won his third consecutive race for the second time this season and denied anyone else a chance of locking in a spot in the championship race.

10:34 AM ET Associated Press KERRVILLE, Texas — A driver lost control during a Texas drag racing event on an airport runway and slammed into a crowd of spectators, killing two children and injuring eight other people, authorities said. A 6-year-old boy and an 8-year-old boy were killed in the crash Saturday afternoon at an

Formula 1 is back in the United States this weekend for the first time since 2019. Sunday’s United States Grand Prix (2 p.m. ET, ABC) is set to be the biggest motorsports event of the weekend across the country. F1’s popularity in the United States has skyrocketed thanks to the “Drive to Survive” Netflix Series,

11:46 AM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Christian Lundgaard will leave European racing and switch to IndyCar next season in a third seat for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing. The Danish driver is a member of the Alpine Formula One team’s junior program and made his IndyCar debut in August on the road course at Indianapolis

Kyle Larson enters Sunday’s race at Kansas Speedway (3 p.m. ET, NBCSN) as an absurd favorite. Larson is +225 to win the race after he dominated at Texas for his eighth win of the season a few days ago. That win qualified him for a shot at the championship and his odds to win the

6:51 PM ET Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas — Kyle Larson claimed the first of four championship-contending spots in NASCAR’s season finale with a dominating victory at Texas on Sunday to start the round of eight in the playoffs. Larson led 256 of 334 laps at the 1 1/2-mile track and got his eighth win

Kyle Larson will race for the 2021 Cup Series title. Larson led 256 of 334 laps at Texas on Sunday in a chaotic final stage to get his eighth win of the season and ensure he’ll be one of the four drivers racing for the title at Phoenix on Nov. 7. Larson’s domination of Sunday’s

2:05 AM ET Associated Press BRISTOL, Tenn. — Steve Torrence made the quickest Top Fuel run in Bristol Dragway history Saturday to top qualifying for the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals. Torrence closed out qualifying with a 3.667-second run at 331.28 mph for his fourth No. 1 qualifier of the this season and 31st in his

Is Sunday’s race at Texas Motor Speedway the most important race of the third round? The playoff driver who wins on Sunday (2 p.m. ET, NBC) guarantees a chance to race for the championship at Phoenix on Nov. 7. A win at Texas removes playoff pressure for two weeks ahead of the most pivotal race

Kyle Larson will have the best starting spot at Texas as he goes for his eighth win of 2021. Larson will start first on Sunday (2 p.m. ET, NBC) as he attempts to defend his All-Star Race win at Texas Motor Speedway. Larson won the non-points event earlier in the season in the midst of

10:16 AM ET Associated Press Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing confirmed the worst kept secret in IndyCar on Monday when British driver Jack Harvey was officially added to its 2022 lineup. Harvey had been assumed to be headed to Rahal since August, when he informed Meyer Shank Racing he was leaving at the end of his

6:42 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Kyle Larson rallied from early electrical issues Sunday to win for the seventh time this season and storm into the third round of NASCAR’s playoffs. Larson’s victory on The Roval at Charlotte Motor Speedway ended a topsy-turvy day for Hendrick Motorsports. Larson and reigning Cup champion Chase

Kyle Larson won at the Charlotte Roval on Sunday and Kevin Harvick‘s championship chances ended in the outside wall of Turn 1. Harvick crashed out of Sunday’s race on lap 97 of the 109-lap race when his brakes locked up heading into the first corner. Harvick was just ahead of Chase Elliott when he hit

Max Verstappen has the points lead again. Verstappen finished second to Valtteri Bottas in Sunday’s Turkish Grand Prix to take a six-point lead over Lewis Hamilton with six races to go in the Formula 1 season. Hamilton finished fifth — eight points behind Verstappen — after he made a pit stop with less than 10

CONCORD, N.C. – AJ Allmendinger scored his fifth win of the season Saturday, taking the checkered flag in overtime at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval. The victory is the seventh this season for Kaulig Racing. Reigning series champion Austin Cindric placed second. Daniel Hemric, who won both stages, finished third. Justin Haley and Brandon Jones