Alonso beats Franchitti in F1 Legends race

  Aston Martin and Mercedes take championships in All-Star Series
Two-time Formula 1 World Champion Fernando Alonso dominated Torque Esports’ The Race All-Star Series powered by ROKiT Phones Legends Trophy for the second week in a row with back-to-back wins today at Silverstone. While the Spaniard followed up his Indianapolis victories from last week with another pair of wins at Silverstone today, his former McLaren Formula 1 teammate Jenson Button was able to claim the Legends Trophy championship with a second-place finish in the opening race.

Vandoorne sails to victory in Brooklyn

  Converts pole to victory
Mercedes-Benz EQ Formula E Team’s Stoffel Vandoorne broke his duck in the ABB Formula E Race at Home Challenge in Support of UNICEF, converting pole position at the fourth time of asking with a cool, calm and collected win in Round 6 from New York. “It’s taken a little while before getting there but today was a perfect result with the race win, pole and fastest lap,” said Vandoorne, whose victory was lights-to-flag. “It’s been coming but today we were fast without any issues and it was 99 per-cent done from there.”

Q&A with Kyle Busch Crew Chief Adam Stevens

  Ahead of Bristol Race
Joe Gibbs Racing crew chief Adam Stevens was made available to media via videoconference prior to Sunday’s race. What are the challenges in getting a race car setup for Bristol? It’s a long list. The biggest thing with Bristol is how much the track changes through the weekend. Now, all of that is going to be consolidated to just to race.

Porsche recognizes Gerard Larrousse on his 80th birthday

  Larrousse, former Porsche works driver, celebrates his 80th birthday
Gerard Gilles Marie Armand Larrousse was born in 1940 in Lyon, where his father ran a textile factory. “I was fascinated by motorbikes and sports cars from a young age but my family had other plans for me. For my father, cars were mainly a means of transport,” he reminisces. When he was 21 and still a student, he attended the Ecole Superieure de Commerce de Paris and took part in his first rally in France. After completing his studies and military service, Larrousse decided in 1966 to make racing his career.

Chase Elliott week of misery ends with Charlotte victory

  by Pete McCole
Everything finally went right for a change for Chase Elliott on Thursday night, as his luck finally turned around and landed him in Victory Lane with a win in the Alsco Uniforms 500 NASCAR Cup Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Elliott led the final 28 laps of the final 93-lap segment after powering past race leader Kevin Harvick and then easily out-distanced Denny Hamlin to the line by 2.208 seconds to claim his first NASCAR Cup Series victory of the season and seventh of his career.

Chase Elliott beats Kyle Busch to earn $100,000 bounty

  by Pete McCole
Just call him Chase Elliot – Bounty Hunter. Elliott beat out one of the best in business Tuesday night after taking the checkered flag over Kyle Busch in the North Carolina Education Lottery 300 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway to notch his third-career truck series victory and collect not one, but two $50,000 bounties placed on Kyle Busch – earning Elliott a $100,000 bonus for charity

Kyle Busch wins in last lap Xfinity duel at Charlotte

  by Brandon Reed
Despite being held on the Charlotte Motor Speedway oval, Monday night’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race had more twists and turns than the track’s infield road course layout. But in the end, there was no surprise in the winner, as Kyle Busch came back from a pit road speeding penalty to make a last lap pass on Austin Cindric for the victory.

Keselowski holds off Johnson to win Coca-Cola 600

  by Pete McCole
Chase Elliott had the Coke 600 won easily Sunday night but his Hendrick Chevy teammate William Byron brought out the caution with less than 3 laps to go. The #9 Chevy team made the call to pit for 4 tires for the shootout while Team Penske made the call for Brad Keselowski to stay out on worn tires for the 2-lap shootout and that was the right call as he was able to hold off Jimmie Johnson, who also did not stop for tires, by just 0.293s. Elliott fought his way back up to third on his new tires while Ryan Blaney and Kyle Busch rounded out the top-5.

Superstar Fernando Alonso dominates virtual Indy 500

  Wins both heats
Two-time Formula 1 World Champion and esports newcomer Fernando Alonso dominated Torque Esports/Engine Media's (TSX-V: GAME) (OTCQB: MLLLF) The Race All-Star Series powered by ROKiT Phones Legends Trophy races today on the virtual version of the historic Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Featuring an entry list with a total of 13 Indy 500 wins to their credit, Alonso not only triumphed in the opening race after chasing down pole winner Petter Solberg (former World Rally Champion), he had to hold off a hard-charging fellow ex-Formula 1 World Champion, Jenson Button.

Corvette Racing Chassis History: 1999-2004

  Looking back at Corvette C5-R GT1 era
Corvette Racing’s legacy in sports car racing dates back more than 20 years. The program’s decade of competition includes 107 race wins worldwide and multiple IMSA Manufacturer, Driver and Team championships since 1999. These accomplishments came in some of the most memorable and revered cars in all of road racing.  Today we offer this look back at the Corvette C5-R, Chevrolet’s first entry into modern factory racing. As the C5 did against its production-based competitors, the C5-R quickly established itself as a world-beater against some of the biggest names in endurance racing. 

Chase Briscoe Scores Bittersweet Darlington Victory

  by Brandon Reed
With the beating and the banging in the final 10 laps that probably had the fans at home on their feet, an emotional Chase Briscoe battled Kyle Busch to the line to capture the win in the Toyota 200 at Darlington Raceway in the NASCAR Xfinity Series’ first race back since the COVID-19 pandemic brought sports to a halt. The win was made all the more poignant for Briscoe by the personal emotions of the week, as he and his wife, Marissa, had shared on Wednesday they had learned the day before they lost the baby they were expecting to welcome late in the year.

Hamlin strategy wins rain-shortened Darlington 500K

  Toyota 500 at Darlington Raceway
Denny Hamlin grabbed the lead of the Toyota 500 at Darlington Raceway Wednesday night just before the rains came and was declared the winner under the red flag ahead of his Joe Gibbs Toyota teammate Kyle Busch. Busch was involved in a late controversial move on Hendrick Chevy driver Chase Elliott that saw Elliott hit the wall and exit the race.  It was Hamlin's 2nd win of 2020. Sunday's Darlington winner Kevin Harvick was third while Brad Keselowski and Erik Jones rounded out the top 5.