Kyle Busch scored an unlikely victory in the exhibition NASCAR Clash race on the Daytona road course, after last lap contact between leaders Ryan Blaney and Chase Elliott. Heading onto the final tour of the 35-lap Speedweeks curtain-raiser building up to the Daytona 500, Blaney had snatched the lead away from Hendrick Motorsports’ Elliott in
Month: February 2021
Larson was fired from his Chip Ganassi Racing team in April of last year for using a racial slur during the broadcast of an iRacing event and was also indefinitely suspended by NASCAR at the time. He has since been reinstated and found a new ride with Hendrick Motorsports for the 2021 season, staging his
Kyle Larson feels “extremely grateful” to be able to return to NASCAR, admitting he “never really thought I’d get another chance” following his suspension for using a racial slur. Larson was fired from his Chip Ganassi Racing team in April of last year for using a racial slur during the broadcast of an iRacing event
Romain Grosjean will follow in esteemed footsteps when he makes the switch to IndyCar this season, the well-trodden path from Formula 1 most recently traversed by Marcus Ericsson. But who is the greatest F1-to-Indy convert? Drivers must first have competed in F1 to be eligible for our list, which rules out 1993 McLaren driver Michael
As Romain Grosjean becomes the latest former Formula 1 driver to make the switch to IndyCar with Dale Coyne Racing in 2021, James Newbold picks out the 10 converts who made the best impression Stateside Romain Grosjean will follow in esteemed footsteps when he makes the switch to IndyCar this season, the well-trodden path from
Oliver Solberg has said making the switch to a World Rally Car was “easier” than he expected, following his first test ahead of his Arctic Rally debut in the class. The Swede experienced Hyundai Motorsport’s i20 Coupe WRC for the first time at a test in Finland on Sunday, after confirmation came last week of
Ilott finished as runner-up in last year’s Formula 2 championship behind fellow Ferrari Driver Academy member Mick Schumacher, but confirmed he would not be returning to the category. Ferrari announced in December that Ilott would serve as its test driver in 2021, and is due to make some F1 free practice appearances this year. Six
Ferrari Formula 1 test driver Callum Ilott is set to embark on a GT racing programme in 2021 that will see him appear in a number of undisclosed sportscar races. Ilott finished as runner-up in last year’s Formula 2 championship behind fellow Ferrari Driver Academy member Mick Schumacher, but confirmed he would not be returning
Cindric will dovetail a select schedule at Cup level with defending his Xfinity crown in 2021 will drive the #33 Ford Mustang alongside team regulars Brad Keselowski, Ryan Blaney, and Joey Logano, before graduating to a full-time drive in 2022 at Penske-affiliated Wood Brothers Racing. However, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, NASCAR has decided
Reigning NASCAR Xfinity Series champion Austin Cindric says he has “compartmentalised” his Daytona 500 programme for Penske, describing his Cup debut as a “separate programme”. Cindric will dovetail a select schedule at Cup level with defending his Xfinity crown in 2021 will drive the #33 Ford Mustang alongside team regulars Brad Keselowski, Ryan Blaney, and
Toyota young gun Kalle Rovanpera believes this month’s Arctic Finland Rally presents his best chance yet to fight for a maiden World Rally Championship victory. The series travels to the Arctic Circle for the first time later this month for the only snow event of 2021 as a replacement for the cancelled Rally Sweden. Comprising
Hamlin, a triple Daytona 500 winner who is also seeking a third consecutive win the Cup Series’ showpiece event later this month, will combine driving duties in the #11 Toyota with running a team of his own concern along with NBA legend Michael Jordan. 23XI Racing, which has signed Bubba Wallace to be its sole
Denny Hamlin has shed light on how he’ll split his workload between racing for Joe Gibbs and be co-owner at the new 23XI Racing squad in the NASCAR Cup Series. Hamlin, a triple Daytona 500 winner who is also seeking a third consecutive win the Cup Series’ showpiece event later this month, will combine driving
Busch, the 2004 Cup champion, has been one of a number of drivers to test the generation seven car that was slated for introduction into competition this year, before being delayed by a year because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Chip Ganassi driver Busch, and Martin Truex Jr, the 2017 title winner, undertook testing at
Kurt Busch has pinpointed the exhaust system of the Next Gen NASCAR car currently undergoing testing as an area that needs development through its “venting and cooling”. Busch, the 2004 Cup champion, has been one of a number of drivers to test the generation seven car that was slated for introduction into competition this year,
The inaugural Music City Grand Prix will be held on 6-8 August as the 12th race in a 17-round in the 2021 IndyCar Series season, and will take place on a brand new 2.17-mile layout (below) that includes the Korean Veterans Memorial Bridge (above). Swiss company Geobrugg is currently shipping over 2,150 debris fence panels
Construction has begun on IndyCar’s new street course in Nashville, and local star Josef Newgarden is excited to race in front of his home fans on a truly unique layout. The inaugural Music City Grand Prix will be held on 6-8 August as the 12th race in a 17-round in the 2021 IndyCar Series season,
Oliver Solberg will step up to the premier class in the World Rally Championship with Hyundai at Arctic Rally Finland. The drive is seen by Hyundai as part of the “ongoing learning curve” for the promising 19-year-old, with Solberg sharing the i20 Coupe WRC with Aaron Johnston which will be serviced by French team 2C
Although Grosjean was confirmed as driver of the #51 Dale Coyne Racing with RWR-Honda for all road and street course races on Wednesday, the team’s primary sponsor has not yet been revealed. Coyne’s new full-time partner Rick Ware said that the team is “probably a week or two away from that announcement” because he and
Dale Coyne and Rick Ware hope to confirm Romain Grosjean’s primary backers by the end of the month, and say the ex-Formula 1 driver will be a hit in IndyCar. Although Grosjean was confirmed as driver of the #51 Dale Coyne Racing with RWR-Honda for all road and street course races on Wednesday, the team’s
The Frenchman revealed the unique helmet over the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend in the wake of him being forced out of the event because of the hand injuries he picked up in his Bahrain crash. Grosjean’s three children came up with the colours and drawings, and the former Haas driver expressed his regret over
Romain Grosjean plans to wear the helmet design that his children originally designed for his final Formula 1 race when he tests an IndyCar for the first time. The Frenchman revealed the unique helmet over the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend in the wake of him being forced out of the event because of the
The vicious accident which forced Newman to be extricated from his car and sidelined for three races with a closed head injury has been viewed by millions of people from numerous angles. Newman – the one with the best angle of what took place – has no memory of the accident itself which may have
Ryan Newman says he has no fear on his return to the Daytona 500 because he has no memory of his massive last-lap crash in last year’s NASCAR Cup race. The vicious accident which forced Newman to be extricated from his car and sidelined for three races with a closed head injury has been viewed
“I heard it’s a different atmosphere in IndyCar, and that’s going to be great. The fans are made very welcome, the drivers are having barbecues beside their RVs, socialising. It’s top-level racing on track but outside of the car, it’s back to why we started racing when we were young – because we loved it.
Romain Grosjean’s remarkable escape from the flaming wreck of his Haas in Bahrain marked his final act in Formula 1, but his single-seater career is by no means finished. As he told DAVID MALSHER-LOPEZ, IndyCar holds an appeal that F1 could not satisfy “I heard it’s a different atmosphere in IndyCar, and that’s going to
Grosjean, who has 180 F1 starts to his name, will race in all 13 road and street races on the 2021 IndyCar Series schedule, and will have his first test in the DCR-RWR car on 22 February at Barber Motorsports Park. The 34-year-old Frenchman has ruled out competing on the superspeedways, namely at Texas Motor
Ex-Formula 1 star Romain Grosjean will switch to IndyCar this season, driving for the Honda-powered Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing entry. Grosjean, who has 180 Formula 1 starts to his name, will race in all 13 road and street races on the 2021 IndyCar Series schedule, and will have his first test with
Armando Christian Perez, better known as the international star Pitbull, is co-owner along with Justin Marks of the new Trackhouse Racing team, which will field a full-time entry in the Cup Series this season for driver Daniel Suarez. He also has been named grand marshal of the 2021 Daytona 500, which will kick off the
Grammy award-winning singer and songwriter Pitbull sees his new NASCAR team ownership role as a “higher calling” and an opportunity to “bring people together”. Armando Christian Perez, better known as the international star Pitbull, is co-owner along with Justin Marks of the new Trackhouse Racing team, which will field a full-time entry in the Cup