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EDDIE KALEGI - STAFF WRITER Williams teammates Carlos Sainz Jr. (left) and Alex Albon (right) at the 2025 British Grand Prix (Photo Credit: Getty Images) Last season, Carlos Sainz Jr. and Alex Albon scored a whopping 137 points for Williams, placing the team fifth in the constructors’ standings. This was the squad’s highest points finish since 2017, and most points scored since 2016. Although 2026 hasn’t been as kind to the duo so far, it is clear that they remain part of tea

Kelsey Christman - Staff Writer Connor Zilisch waves to fans prior to the race at Rockingham Speedway. (Fisher Giannotti, Motorsports Today, 2025) Concord, N.C. — Rick Hendrick announced today that Connor Zilisch will officially take over the No. 48 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports beginning in 2028, following Alex Bowman’s retirement. Hendrick Motorsports confirmed that Zilisch has signed a multiyear contract, although specific details regarding the expiration of the agree

EDDIE KALEGI - STAFF WRITER Joey Logano celebrates Cookout 400 victory (Photo Credit: Motorsports Today) RICHMOND, VA - Death. Taxes. Even year Joey. Joey Logano continued he and Team Penske’s stellar summer, collecting his third career victory at Richmond Raceway, and second win of the 2026 season, in the Cookout 400 at Richmond Raceway in front of a sellout crowd. With the victory, the three-time Cup Series champion vaulted to ninth in the standings, after spending most of

EDDIE KALEGI - STAFF WRITER Tristan McKee celebrates in victory lane after winning the JR & CO 150 at Iowa Speedway (Photo Credit: Ashton Tackwell, Motorsports Today, August 7th, 2026) Tristan McKee just turned 16 years-old last week. He doesn’t even have his street driver’s license yet, and noted during a Friday morning media availability that he’s still a couple months away after being “a little late” to the permit process. However, the Williamsburg, Virginia product has an

EDDIE KALEGI - STAFF WRITER Four-time NTT INDYCAR Series champion Alex Palou leading the field at St. Petersburg, which will return as the season opener in 2027 (Photo Credit: Marvin Hernandez Jr., Motorsports Today) As the 2027 NTT INDYCAR Series driver lineup continues to take shape, so too does the schedule. Per a Wednesday morning release, the series has finalized and publicized 'phase one' of next season's calendar, which is quite similar to this year. The new campaign w

Ty Gibbs celebrates Iowa Corn 350 win with a burnout across the line! (Ashton Tackwell | Motorsports Today) NEWTON, I.A.- The NASCAR Cup Series headed back out to the mid-west, Sunday, August 29, for the Iowa Corn 350 Powered by Ethanol. In a race that saw many contenders for the win, it was strategy that prevailed late with Tyler Allen's bold two tire call, giving Ty Gibbs his second win of 2026. HOW IT HAPPENED: Penske dominated the day early with Ryan Blaney and Joey Logan

EDDIE KALEGI - STAFF WRITER Dean Thompson (left) and Joe Custer (right) make Haas Factory Team's 2027 announcement Saturday at Iowa Speedway (Photo Credit: NASCAR Media Group) NEWTON, IA - Just two years after losing three NASCAR Cup Series charters and Tony Stewart from their ownership group, Haas Factory Team will be expanding its arsenal once again. Joe Custer, the Chief Operating Officer of Haas's NASCAR efforts, announced Saturday in the Iowa Speedway media center that D

EDDIE KALEGI - STAFF WRITER Marcus Ericsson at the media podium at St. Petersburg earlier this season. (Photo Credit: Marvin Hernandez Jr. - Motorsports Today) Although it's already been a tumultuous silly season cycle for the NTT INDYCAR Series between a charter sale and Arrow-McLaren's major moves, one significant name who's future was uncertain is now off the market. 2022 Indianapolis 500 champion Marcus Ericsson will return to Andretti Global's driver lineup for the 2027

EDDIE KALEGI - STAFF WRITER Initial rendering and design of the IR-28. Photo Credit: INDYCAR Communications (July 28, 2026) After 16 years of the Dallara DW12, the NTT INDYCAR Series will make a long-anticipated pivot to a new chassis. The series announced Tuesday morning that the new IR-28 will debut in 2028, described in the release as a chassis that is "faster, lighter, and built to break records." "With initial testing to begin this week, there is still plenty of work to

Justin Allgaier waves to the crowd at Kanas. (Riley Ogle | Motorsports Today) HAMPTON, G.A. - Justin Allgaier clinched the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series regular season championship, Saturday, July 12 after picking up his career high sixth win of 2026 at EchoPark Speedway. The scoreboard of the Focused Health 250 may display that Allgaier had an excellent day, but in reality his win was anything but easy. HOW IT HAPPENED: Sam Mayer of Haas Factory team earned the pole Sat

EDDIE KALEGI: STAFF WRITER Scott Dixon driving his iconic #9 Honda for Chip Ganassi Racing at WWT Raceway. (Photo Credit: Riley Ogle, Motorsports Today, June 6th, 2026 Yes, NBA and NHL free agency have been wild the last few days. But INDYCAR silly season just said “hold my milk.” One of the longest tenured athletes in American professional sports will move on from a quarter century partnership at season’s end. Six-time NTT INDYCAR Series champion Scott Dixon, the second winn

EDDIE KALEGI - STAFF WRITER Chris Buescher celebrates rain-shortened win at Pocono Raceway (Photo Credit: Matthew O'Haren, USA Today Sports, August 2nd, 2016) “It was a big moment for that rookie season of ours.” This summer’s stock car racing trip to Long Pond, Pennsylvania marks the tenth anniversary of one of NASCAR’s most unconventional race weekends in recent memory. The Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway was postponed to Monday due to rain, but the weather didn’t get muc

EDDIE KALEGI: STAFF WRITER Pictured left to right, the front row starters for Sunday's Indianapolis 500. David Malukas (left) 3rd, Alexander Rossi (center) 2nd, and Alex Palou (right) 1st. [Photo Credit: INDYCAR on X, May 18, 2026] On Sunday afternoon in Indiana, 33 cars will hit the track for the most storied race in motorsports, the Indianapolis 500. Below is everything YOU need to know ahead of the 110th installment of the “Greatest Spectacle in Racing.” The Man on Top Fou

EDDIE KALEGI - STAFF WRITER Alex Palou celebrates his third win of 2026, and his first career victory at Long Beach. (Photo Credit: Penske Entertainment, April 19, 2026) Sunday’s Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach had no shortage of drama, particularly on pit road and hours after the race. An underrated driver from an underrated team dominated qualifying and much of the proceedings, but INDYCAR’s star remained inevitable. Here are four takeaways from what we saw in round 5 of the

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EDDIE KALEGI - STAFF WRITER Josef Newgarden celebrating his win at Nashville Superspeedway last season. (Photo Credit: Casey Shepherd, Motorsports Today, August 2025) Just like INDYCAR’s most recent trip to the desert in 2018, Saturday afternoon’s Good Ranchers 250 at Phoenix Raceway ended in a Josef Newgarden win, a much-needed victory to set the tone for a resurgent season for Team Penske. Newgarden’s teammate David Malukas started from the pole for the first time in his NT

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EDDIE KALEGI - STAFF WRITER NTT INDYCAR Series driver Graham Rahal (Photo Credit: Tim Allen, Rides&Drives, 2021) Throughout Tuesday's proceedings at the NTT INDYCAR Series' annual "Content Days" in Indianapolis, there was little discussion about a bombshell report involving a race in the nation's capital that was sweeping the racing world in recent days. Some drivers, like two-time Indianapolis 500 champion Josef Newgarden, explained that they didn't have much information abo

EDDIE KALEGI - STAFF WRITER The NASCAR Cup Series championship trophy. (Photo Credit: @nascaronnbc Instagram, November 2024) NASCAR leadership has scheduled a press conference for Monday afternoon at 3:30 p.m. to announce “the championship format for 2026 and beyond.” Multiple sources tell Motorsports Today that the sport is expected to revert back to its ‘Chase’ era postseason structure, bringing an end to the current elimination-style playoffs and the one race, winner-take-

EDDIE KALEGI - STAFF WRITER Steve Phelps discussed NASCAR's antitrust lawsuit during his annual "State of the Sport" at Phoenix Raceway last November. (Photo Credit: Jared C. Tilton - Getty Images) In the wake of continued fallout from last month's trial against 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports, NASCAR Commissioner Steve Phelps has made the personal decision to step away from the sport ahead of the 2026 season. Phelps, a Burlington, Vermont native and University of Vermo