Motor Sports

The Great Race: Old Cars, New Cities and Good Times (SportsTravel) The Daytona 500. The Indianapolis 500. 24 Hours of Le Mans. Great races all, but none are the Great Race.
The Great Race is an event that spans multiple states over the course of nine days. It features cars built in 1909 competing against 1965 Mustangs that move from city to city with the goal of arriving at a precise time in each location. It’s truly a one-of-a-kind event.

In Final Nascar Season, M&M’s Will Sponsor First Cup Series Race At Pocono (Forbes SportsMoney) M&M’s will be the entitlement sponsor for its first Nascar Cup Series race in its final season as a sponsor for Joe Gibbs Racing. The candy brand will sponsor the Cup race at Pocono Raceway on July 24. 

Sports DAOs Harness the ‘Mob’ With Blockchain Tech and Fans in Charge (Sportico) Flex Chapman (no, not his real name) believes fans could do more for their favorite teams than just cheer from the stands. And he thinks one of the newest blockchain-powered trends provides the perfect tool to let them.

Lewis Hamilton’s F1 Mercedes Team Runs Secret Tests on Car Mods (Bloomberg) Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes team have taken part in a secret test as they scramble to return to the front of the Formula One pack.

McLaren to Acquire Mercedes’ Formula E Team (Front Office Sports) Mercedes-Benz won’t be racing in Formula E next season, but its team will be: McLaren is acquiring Mercedes’ squad and will join the series for its ninth season. The transaction replaces one major racing name with another, after Mercedes stung the all-electric racing series last August with its announcement that it will not compete in the series after this year.