Motor Sports

9/18/2024 |  NASCAR Cup playoffs to run under the lights at Bristol bullring; F1 preps for streets of Singapore (Associated Press (AP)) NASCAR Cup Series
Bass Pro Shops Night Race.
Site: Bristol, Tennessee.
Schedule: Friday, practice, 4 p.m.; qualifying, 5:05 p.m.; Saturday, race, 7:30 p.m. (USA Network)
Track: Bristol Motor Speedway.
Race distance: 500 laps, 266.5 miles.
Last year: Denny Hamlin started second in the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota and led three times for 147 laps, including the final 135, to earn his third and final victory of 2023 on the way to finishing fifth in the standings. Kyle Larson was second in a Chevy and Christopher Bell third for JGR, which claimed three of the top five spots. Ryan Blaney was 22nd in a Penske Ford before recovering from that awful run and 28th the next race at Texas to win two of the final seven races and claim the title.

9/17/2024 |  Hamlin says he can win at Bristol and earn automatic berth in 2nd round of NASCAR playoffs (Associated Press (AP)) WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (AP) — Denny Hamlin never had a chance to race for the win at Watkins Glen after he was caught up in an opening-lap wreck that knocked fellow playoff driver Ryan Blaney out of the race.
Hamlin recovered to later gain a stage point, but he eventually spun and the nose of his Toyota tagged the wall. He finished 23rd and was dumped to 13th in the NASCAR playoff standings, six points behind Ty Gibbs on the postseason cutoff line.

9/16/2024 |  Buescher tries not to think about missed shot for NASCAR playoff spot after win at The Glen (Associated Press (AP)) WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (AP) — Chris Buescher had a playoff berth snatched from him at Kansas when Kyle Larson nipped him on the final lap to win the closest finish in NASCAR history.
Furious over another postseason bid derailed, Buescher scuffled with Tyler Reddick when he was denied a shot at the checkered flag after a late wreck at Darlington.

9/16/2024 |  Ferrari more of a threat than Red Bull, says Norris (Reuters Sports) LONDON, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Lando Norris pointed to Ferrari as a bigger threat than Red Bull after his McLaren team roared to the top of the Formula One constructors' standings for the first time in more than a decade.
Oscar Piastri's impressive victory and Norris' fine fourth place with fastest lap, from 15th on the grid, in Azerbaijan on Sunday catapulted McLaren 20 points clear of faltering champions Red Bull.

9/16/2024 |  Formula 1 races take an unpredictable turn as McLaren boss Zak Brown revels in ‘best season’ (Associated Press (AP)) LEBANON, Tenn. (AP) — After a thrilling Azerbaijan Grand Prix, it seems like nearly half the field is capable of winning races in Formula 1.
McLaren chief executive Zak Brown, whose driver Lando Norris is Max Verstappen’s closest title challenger, says he’s enjoying the best show he’s seen in his eight years in F1.