Motor Sports

8/12/2025 |  Team owner predicts van Gisbergen will make a deep run in NASCAR playoffs (Associated Press (AP)) Labeling statistics as “kind of an American thing,” Shane van Gisbergen avoids dwelling on his record-setting rookie season in the NASCAR Cup Series.
“It normally hits me on the plane ride home or at 4 a.m. after a few beers,” van Gisbergen said Sunday after conquering the Watkins Glen International road course in New York for his fourth victory this year. “I try to reflect on it, but I also try and get to the next week pretty quick. I’ll try not to tweet at 4 a.m. this morning.”

8/11/2025 |  NASCAR driver Shane van Gisbergen aiming for elite company at Watkins Glen International (Associated Press (AP)) On the NASCAR tracks with the most circuitous sequence of turns, Shane van Gisbergen has shown a remarkably sublime sense of direction.
But the Trackhouse Racing driver still needs help navigating his new life in the United States — such as the recent announcement of a 2026 street race in San Diego.

8/11/2025 |  NASCAR Truck Series driver to make sudden midseason team change (Yardbarker) Chalk up another surprising midseason lineup change in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. 
On Monday, Spire Motorsports announced that Truck Series rookie Andres Perez had been released from the organization, with Niece Motorsports announcing shortly after that Perez will drive the No. 44 Chevrolet for the remainder of his rookie campaign. 

8/11/2025 |  Rookie Shane van Gisbergen remains NASCAR’s king of the road courses with 4th victory of the season (Associated Press (AP)) WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (AP) — Shane van Gisbergen’s latest victory in NASCAR’s premier series was as historical as it was emotional.
With his father, Robert, on hand for the first time this year, the Auckland, New Zealand, native set a Cup Series rookie record with his fourth victory, blowing out the competition again at Watkins Glen International.

8/11/2025 |  Alex Palou is your 2025 IndyCar series champion with podium finish in Portland (Yahoo Sports) It wasn’t a win, but in the end — it was more than enough. Alex Palou brought home a third-place finish in Sunday’s BITNILE.com Grand Prix of Portland to clinch the 2025 IndyCar title with two races to spare.
The Spaniard’s 2025 campaign has been the most dominant of his IndyCar career, with eight victories and 10 top-two finishes in 15 events, including his first triumph in the Indianapolis 500 and wins on every track type.