NASCAR has confirmed an FBI investigation is underway into a noose that was found in Bubba Wallace’s garage at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday. Late Sunday night, NASCAR announced it had launched an investigation into the discovery of a noose hanging in the garage stall of Wallace’s team earlier in the day at Talladega Superspeedway in
Month: June 2020
Alabama’s governor Kay Ivey issued a statement apologising to Bubba Wallace on Monday after a noose was found in the NASCAR Cup Series driver’s garage at Talladega on Sunday. Late Sunday night, NASCAR announced it had launched an investigation into the discovery of a noose hanging in the garage stall of Wallace’s team earlier in
The rescheduled Spa 24 Hours round of the GT World Challenge Europe in October has been extended by one hour to become a 25-hour race. Series boss Stephane Ratel told Autosport that he wants the event to become a “race to remember that we talk about in years to come” on what is the first
Prodrive says it will be “disappointed” if its rivals don’t perceive it as a “potential winner” when it makes its Dakar debut next year under the Bahrain Raid Xtreme banner. Prodrive announced in February that it will enter the prestigious rally raid from 2021 in a joint venture with Bahrain’s sovereign wealth Mumtalakat, and it
Double MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner thinks it’s “disappointing” Valentino Rossi will end up at a satellite team in 2021 and feels he is “more beatable” the longer he continues. Rossi has lost his ride at the works Yamaha team to 2019’s breakout rookie Fabio Quartararo, though is set to take the Frenchman’s place at
Rising World Rally Championship star Oliver Solberg will return to his roots by racing in the opening rounds of RallyX Nordic at Holjes in Sweden next week. Son of 2003 WRC champion Petter Solberg, Oliver began his career racing crosskarts in Scandinavia, then became the youngest ever Supercar competitor by racing a rallycross Supercar in
NASCAR has launched an investigation after a noose was found in Bubba Wallace’s garage at Talladega on Sunday, and vows to “eliminate” the perpetrator from the series. In a statement released Sunday evening, NASCAR said it was made aware of a noose found in the garage stall of the No. 43 team at Talladega Superspeedway.
The NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega has been postponed to Monday after thunderstorms hit the superspeedway circuit on Sunday afternoon. Originally slated to start at 3:24pm local time, drivers were unable to even take to their cars after lightning hit within the eight-mile safety radius, forcing a mandatory hold of 30 minutes. Efforts were
Motorsport UK is “optimistic” the UK will be represented in the World Rally Championship next year despite Rally GB not being included on an initial list of 2021 events. Autosport understands that two teams want a slimmed down calendar in 2021 comprising just 10 rounds, while WRC Promoter is pushing for 12, leaving 11 as
Fabio Quartararo admits securing his debut MotoGP win is not essential before his graduation to the factory Yamaha squad next year, but will still “try with all my might”. The 20-year-old enjoyed a breakout maiden season in MotoGP last year with Petronas SRT aboard the ‘B-spec’ customer Yamaha, scoring seven podiums on top of six
Danilo Petrucci is thought to have agreed a deal to join the KTM factory MotoGP team for the 2021 season, Autosport understands. As reported in recent weeks by Autosport, Pol Espargaro will leave KTM for the factory Honda squad alongside Marc Marquez in 2021. Petrucci confirmed recently that he will be leaving Ducati at the
Toyota’s NASCAR Cup Series performance at Martinsville earlier this month was “embarrassing” despite taking victory, according to Toyota Racing Development USA president David Wilson. Toyota has won four of the first 12 races this season and is attempting to score its third in succession at the Talladega Superspeedway this weekend after Joe Gibbs Racing’s Martin
As Autosport launches the latest episode in its Race of My Life podcast series, we revisit the race four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Rick Mears picked as his personal favourite – the 1981 Michigan 150 Race: 1981 Michigan 150 Car: Penske PC9B I guess the Indianapolis 500 in 1982 (pictured below, with Mears chasing Gordon Johncock)
Two-time World Endurance Championship title winner Timo Bernhard’s Porsche team has scratched plans to contest the rescheduled Spa 24 Hours in October. The German revealed that Team 75 Bernhard had filed a one-off entry for the fourth year in a row, but has now been forced to withdraw the Porsche 911 GT3-R from the blue
Ducati sporting director Paolo Ciabatti says the Italian marque is Andrea Dovizioso’s “best choice”, as both parties are yet to agree on terms to continue in MotoGP beyond 2020. Dovizioso has been part of the Ducati fold since 2013, and has won 13 races with the brand as well as taking it to runner-up spot
Indianapolis 500 regular James Davison’s NASCAR Cup debut has been delayed after series officials have not given him approval to race at Talladega Superspeedway. It was announced on Tuesday that 2009 Indy Lights runner-up Davison would compete in the Talladega event with the Spire Motorsports squad. But Davison, who has made four previous NASCAR Xfinity
Two-time Nurburgring 24 Hours winner Black Falcon is withdrawing from top-line GT3 racing and will be replaced in the Mercedes factory roster by a new operation. The Nurburgring-based squad has withdrawn its factory-backed entries from the Nurburgring 24 Hours, the sister Nurburgring Long-distance Series (formerly the VLN) and the GT World Challenge Europe. Its programmes
Avintia MotoGP boss Raul Romero says he is “counting on” keeping Johann Zarco in 2021 and Ducati hasn’t indicated otherwise, amid rumours of a Pramac move for the Frenchman. Despite initial reservations about joining the customer Ducati squad towards the end of last year, Zarco signed a deal in the winter to join Ducati and
The Nurburgring 24 Hours remains scheduled to take place in September despite a ban on major events being held in Germany until October. Organiser ADAC Nordrhein is considering a number of options to enable the race to go ahead as planned on 24-27 September – despite the ban on major events imposed by the German
Danilo Petrucci and KTM have had a “very positive” first meeting, according to Petrucci’s manager, as the outgoing Ducati MotoGP rider eyes a switch to the Austrian marque in 2021. Petrucci confirmed recently that he would be leaving Ducati at the end of this year, with Jack Miller stepping up from Pramac to take his
Pol Espargaro admits the Honda and Ducati MotoGP machines are the “dream bikes” to fight for the title, as he gets set to leave KTM at the end of the 2020 season. Last month, Autosport revealed that 2013 Moto2 champion Espargaro has agreed a deal to join the factory Honda squad in 2021 alongside reigning
Jack Miller says he feels “ready to guide” Ducati to the MotoGP world championship again, as he gets set to step up to the factory team in 2021. One-time MotoGP race winner Miller was announced last month by Ducati as one half of its factory team line-up for the 2021 season, having been part of
The organisers of the Ypres Rally have begun negotiations to host what could be Belgium’s first World Rally Championship event. The WRC has been hit by a string of cancellations due to the coronavirus pandemic, leaving just five rallies remaining on the schedule – on top of the three events that were completed before the
Indianapolis 500 regular James Davison will make his NASCAR Cup Series debut at Talladega Superspeedway this weekend in the No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet. The 33-year-old cousin of two-time Bathurst 1000 winner Will Davison has made five appearances in the IndyCar Series’ marquee event since 2014 with a best finish of 12th last year. As
Ex-World Rally Championship driver Kris Meeke could be handed a career lifeline as Pirelli’s tyre tester ahead of the marque’s return to the series in 2021. The Northern Irishman, a five-time WRC event winner, had been left without a drive for the 2020 season after being dropped by Toyota having spent just one season and
KTM’s racing director Mike Leitner has ruled out the Austrian marque filling the Honda-bound Pol Espargaro’s MotoGP seat in 2021 with Dani Pedrosa. Last month Autosport revealed that 2013 Moto2 champion Espargaro would be leaving KTM at the end of the year to join Marc Marquez at the factory Honda team, after a deal was
Organisers of Latvia’s World Rallycross Championship round, RA Events, are in talks with the World Rally Championship about hosting a round of the WRC this year. RA Events organises and promotes Rally Liepaja, a round of the European Rally Championship, which has been postponed this year until August 14-16. Following the latest cancellations of WRC
The NASCAR All-Star Race will move from Charlotte Motor Speedway for just the second time since its inception with a switch to Bristol Motor Speedway. Due to the recent increase of the number of COVID-19 cases in North Carolina and the corresponding increase in the state’s positive rate of infection, the annual All-Star race will
When the rally world reconvenes after the Covid-19 hiatus it will be without one of its most ardent supporters and knowledgeable chroniclers, Martin Holmes, who died late last week after a long battle with cancer. Martin had been part of the sport since the 1950s as a journalist, photographer and competitor who last year made
Toyota has decided against the introduction of its GR Yaris in the 2021 World Rally Championship, opting instead to continue using its current model. The Japanese manufacturer had originally planned to retire the current Yaris model after the end of the current season and replace it with a new contender based on the GR Yaris