Motor Sports

4/25/2024 |  Will Power denies participating in Penske cheating scandal. Silence from Josef Newgarden (Associated Press (AP)) Will Power said Thursday he was unaware of any manipulations to Team Penske’s push-to-power system until after last weekend’s IndyCar race at Long Beach and never illegally used the mechanism.
Team Penske is under heavy scrutiny following the March 10 season-opening race at St. Petersburg, Florida, in which Josef Newgarden was stripped of the victory and Scott McLaughlin, who finished third, was also disqualified.

4/24/2024 |  Josef Newgarden’s win in IndyCar’s season-opening race has been disqualified. O’Ward named winner (Associated Press (AP)) Josef Newgarden’s win in IndyCar’s season-opening race at St. Petersburg was disqualified Wednesday because Team Penske manipulated its push-to-pass system during the race, making Pato O’Ward the winner.
O’Ward, who drives for McLaren, had originally finished second.

4/24/2024 |  Michael Jordan more than just another NASCAR celebrity owner (Fox Sports) Michael Jordan doesn’t make his entrance to the pits of a NASCAR Cup Series race much before the start of the race.
When he enters, there isn’t a lot of fanfare — the only sign is if you see the NASCAR security personnel getting into position from where he and his small entourage might enter pit road (typically someone helping with logistics and a couple of people who travel with him).

4/23/2024 |  NASCAR to experiment with new tire during all-star race at North Wilkesboro (Fox Sports) NASCAR will use its annual all-star race to test a tire that uses rubber that Goodyear developed for its rain tires to see if it will wear quicker than the current rubber used on Goodyear’s slick tires.
Drivers in the main event on May 19 at North Wilkesboro Speedway will have two sets of "prime" tires — traditional slicks that were used during a tire test there last month — and two sets of "option" tires — tires that are slicks (not grooved) but use the rubber from the rain tires NASCAR uses on short tracks and road courses.

4/22/2024 |  MJ for the win: Reddick pulls off a Talladega buzzer-beater for Michael Jordan (Associated Press (AP)) TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — So much for Michael Jordan being a jinx at the race track.
The Basketball Hall of Famer celebrated as if he was still on the court after Tyler Reddick stole a NASCAR Cup victory at Talladega Superspeedway, speeding across the line after front-runner Michael McDowell — swerving back and forth in a desperate bid to hold the lead — crashed with the finish line in sight.