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2023 NASCAR Cup Homestead schedule, entry list, and how to watch

Kyle Larson held off a charging Christopher Bell to win at Las Vegas and lock himself into the Championship 4.

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Indy 500 champ Newgarden would “love to” race at Le Mans in future

Newgarden co-drove in the 10-hour sportscar classic, which ended the 2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship on Saturday, with Felipe Nasr and Matt Campbell in a Porsche Penske Motorsport 963. They finished fourth in the LMDh machine, which also races in the World Endurance Championship with the factory Penske squad.

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How Porsche runs its 963 customer car programme in the WEC

Porsche returned to the top echelon of sportscar racing this year for the first time since its wildly successful 919 Hybrid programme came to a conclusion in 2017. And on this occasion, Porsche’s presence goes beyond just a factory team, with a number of privateers running the 963 LMDh in…

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NASCAR rescinds Blaney's Las Vegas disqualification

Blaney finished sixth and scored eight stage points in a race narrowly won by Kyle Larson from Christopher Bell, but the Team Penske driver was later disqualified when his #12 Ford Mustang failed post-race inspection.

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Chastain tops Las Vegas Cup practice; Elliott and Suarez wreck

Chastain, who ran in the second group, topped the speed chart with an average lap speed of 186.857 mph. Chastain was among the four drivers eliminated from further playoff contention following last weekend’s race at the Charlotte Roval.

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Ranking the top 10 IndyCar drivers of 2023

It was a season of surprisingly few race winners, with Alex Palou sweeping to the championship with a round to spare and Josef Newgarden cleaning up on the majority of the oval tracks.

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What Button can expect on his IMSA debut

Jenson Button has sampled an eclectic mix of racing series in the past few years since his last full-time racing programme in Super GT concluded in 2019.

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What F1 champion Button can expect on his IMSA debut

Jenson Button has sampled an eclectic mix of racing series in the past few years since his last full-time racing programme in Super GT concluded in 2019.

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The factors that fuelled Palou’s 2023 IndyCar domination

It wasn’t supposed to be this easy. IndyCar’s USP is the high number of potential race winners in its pack for such a high-level open-wheel racing series. But Alex Palou defied this logic in 2023, making his second title appear routine on track with five victories. Off the track, however,…

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Petit Le Mans IMSA: Bourdais leads opening practice session

Sebastien Bourdais jumped to the top of the charts late with a 1:11.674s, leading the Penske duo at the conclusion of the 90-minute session. The No. 6 Porsche of Mathieu Jaminet was just 0.046s adrift of Bourdais with Matt Campbell in the sister No. 7 Porsche 0.233s back of the…

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How focusing on its strong suits has helped Penske optimise the Porsche 963

In the first season for the new breed of LMDh cars featuring spec hybrid systems in the World Endurance Championship and IMSA SportsCar Championship - in which they compete as GTP cars - the 963 has proven a strong contender.

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The winner takes all contenders for IMSA's first hybrid crown

Action Express heads to Road Atlanta with an excellent chance of a sixth IMSA SportsCar Championship title in 10 seasons. Its 2021 champion Pipo Derani and Alexander Sims lead both the regular points and the four-round Endurance Cup with third driver Jack Aitken, who rejoins the duo this weekend as…

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NASCAR Cup Charlotte: Allmendinger holds off Byron for emotional win

Allmendinger moved into the lead for the first time in the race when he passed Kyle Busch on the start of the final stage, but had to navigate five restarts over the final 31 laps.

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Porsche Penske's WEC program providing gains for its IMSA outfit

The 28-year-old Frenchman, along with co-driver Nick Tandy, are in the thick of an ultra-tight championship battle heading into Petit Le Mans – IMSA’s season finale – next weekend at Road Atlanta.

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NASCAR 2023 Charlotte Roval schedule, entry list, and how to watch

Originally at 16, the playoffs saw the elimination of Kevin Harvick, Joey Logano, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., and Michael McDowell in the first round.

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Blaney on playoffs: "It's not always going to go great"

Blaney, the only remaining Team Penske driver still in contention for the 2023 Cup Series championship, had an up-and-down day Sunday at Texas that mirrored much of his season.

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2023 NASCAR Cup Texas race results

Byron grabbed the lead from Bubba Wallace with a daring three-wide pass on a late-race restart, going on to earn his series-leading sixth win of the 2023 season.

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IMSA Indianapolis: Tandy pounces on Nasr error to lead Porsche 1-2

The #7 Penske Porsche Motorsport 963 of Matt Campbell started on pole and led the field to the green flag.

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2023 NASCAR Cup Kansas II race results

23XI Racing won at Kansas early in the 2022 season with Kurt Busch, then sweeping both races there with Bubba Wallace taking victory in the playoffs. Now, Tyler Reddick has followed suit with his own victory at Kansas while behind the wheel of the No. 45 machine.

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IndyCar track records set to tumble at “badass” repaved Laguna Seca

Team Penske’s Will Power led a series test on Thursday with a session-best lap of 1m07.2762s.

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NASCAR Cup Darlington: Larson beats Reddick in playoff opener

Larson grabbed control of the race late in the final stage, when he was first off pitroad after the field came in during a caution caused by Ryan Newman spinning off at Turn 4.

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JGR locks out front row for Southern 500 with Bell on pole

Bell, who was fastest in Saturday’s practice, capped the day by winning the pole for Saturday night’s playoff opener at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway.

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IndyCar Portland: McLaughlin tops FP2, Grosjean and Ilott clash

The New Zealander turned a flying lap of 58.1516s around the 1.964-mile, 12-turn natural terrain road course to take the top spot with 18 minutes remaining in the 45-minute session. He led a Team Penske 1-2, besting teammate Josef Newgarden by 0.1179s.

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Penske swaps crew chiefs for drivers Cindric and Burton

In a series of social media posts, Team Penske on Monday announced Cindric’s No. 2 Ford team would swap crew chiefs with the No. 21 Ford team owned by Wood Brothers, which has a technical alliance with Penske.

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Why retiring Kurt Busch's NASCAR career will be defined by success and resilience

On Saturday at Daytona International Speedway, Kurt Busch decided to publicly declare what many have suspected – he has competed in his last NASCAR event.

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