RACING NEWS
NASCAR Series
- Riggs wins wild debut NASCAR Truck race at San Diego June 20, 2026Short on fuel and long on perseverance and good fortune, Layne Riggs won Friday’s inaugural Navy 250 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at San Diego Street Course at Naval Base Coronado.
- Larson on top as NASCAR takes the stage in San Diego June 19, 2026Kyle Larson will go down in the NASCAR record books as the fastest driver on the first day of track time at Naval Base Coronado.
- Magnussen embracing ‘memory for life’ with NASCAR ride June 19, 2026Kevin Magnussen expects to make a lifetime memory with his NASCAR debut Sunday at Naval Base Coronado in San Diego. And he’ll do it at a course like nothing he has ever seen or competed on before.
- ‘Odds-on favorite’ label at Coronado doesn’t sit well with van Gisbergen June 19, 2026Shane van Gisbergen is expected to end Sunday’s race at Naval Base Coronado in the same place he usually does at road and street courses: victory lane. But he doesn’t appreciate being given the trophy prematurely.
- Ready or not, NASCAR garage set to take on temporary San Diego course June 17, 2026The course on Naval Base Coronado will be 16 turns and 3.4 miles in length when it’s done being built over the next few days. It is expected to be one of the toughest tests for drivers, regardless of experience level.
- Love gets NASCAR Cup Series call-up with Wood Brothers for 2027 June 17, 2026Jesse Love will move into the NASCAR Cup Series beginning next season with Wood Brothers Racing.The reigning O’Reilly Auto Parts Series champion will be the next driver of the No. 21 Ford Mustang. Love will replace Josh Berry, who revealed last week that he had been informed he will not...
- HSR reveals entries for NASCAR Le Mans Classic Legend event June 17, 2026The entry list for the HSR NASCAR Classic presented by Goodyear feature race at the Le Mans Classic Legend weekend, July 3-5, was unveiled today along with the official poster (at bottom of this page) for the event that depicts each of the 36 historic stock cars entered to compete...
- Racing on TV, June 18-21 June 17, 2026IndyCar at Road America, NASCAR at Coronado, Pikes Peak & Formula DRIFT on RACER Network and more. Here's what's on and when...
Formula One F1
- Can open, worms everywhere June 19, 2026Remember how close last year’s drivers’ championship ended up being? Two points separated Lando Norris and Max Verstappen after the final round of the season, a gap that had been 88 after the Hungarian Grand Prix.During the summer break 12 months ago, small incidents didn’t appear so significant given the...
- Crawford to get next Aston Martin FP1 run in Austria June 19, 2026Jak Crawford will make another appearance for Aston Martin during first practice at the Austrian Grand Prix, as he continues his development as third driver.Aston ran Crawford for the first time this season at Suzuka, in part to allow Fernando Alonso to arrive in Japan later than usual as a...
- Audi hoping for long-term engine gains from ADUO June 18, 2026Audi is expecting a "significant benefit" from the additional development and upgrade opportunities (ADUO) but improvements will come in the medium-to-long-term.
- Hamilton can 'stick the middle finger up' after Barcelona GP win - Norris June 18, 2026Lando Norris says it was a special experience to share the podium with Lewis Hamilton for his first Ferrari victory, and that the seven-time world champion can “stick the middle finger up” to his critics.Hamilton won the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix to secure his first win for Ferrari, and close the...
- Leclerc knows the pressure’s on to match Hamilton June 17, 2026Charles Leclerc has acknowledged he has to get on terms with Lewis Hamilton after being outperformed by his Ferrari teammate across the past three race weekends.
- The RACER Mailbag, June 17 June 17, 2026Welcome to the RACER Mailbag. Questions for any of RACER’s writers can be sent to mailbag@racer.com. We love hearing your comments and opinions, but letters that include a question are more likely to be published. Questions received after 12pm ET each Monday will be saved for the following week.Q: The...
- McLaren confirms appeal of Monaco results revision June 16, 2026McLaren has lodged a formal notification of appeal with the FIA International Court of Appeal regarding the final race classification of the Monaco Grand Prix, which restored Alpine's Pierre Gasly to third place and dropped Oscar Piastri from fourth to fifth in the order..
- Piastri ‘surprised to struggle so much’ after distant fifth in Barcelona June 16, 2026Oscar Piastri says he was surprised to be struggling for pace during the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix, where he finished over half a minute behind McLaren teammate Lando Norris.
NTT Indy Car
- Ferrucci, Rossi get grid penalties for Road America June 20, 2026IndyCar Officiating has announced a six-position starting grid penalty for the No. 14 entry of AJ Foyt Racing Chevy driven by Santino Ferrucci, and No. 20 ECR Chevy driven by Alexander Rossi, for unapproved engine changes following Friday practice at Road America.
- Schumacher encouraged by Road America pace as Rahal calls car ‘diabolical’ June 19, 2026One Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing driver was pleased to be fast for the first time on a road course, and the other was “baffled” by the absence of speed that surrounded his car.
- Armstrong leads the way in opening IndyCar practice at Road America June 19, 2026Chip Ganassi Racing and its technical affiliate at Meyer Shank Racing were the dominant force on Friday at Road America.
- Some surprise players emerge in IndyCar’s silly season June 19, 2026Just weeks after Felix Rosenqvist and Meyer Shank won the Indy 500 together, might they be going their separate ways in 2027? Marshall Pruett unpacks this and other developments in IndyCar's silly season.
- Nasr on standby for Team Penske as Newgarden continues to recover from foot injury June 19, 2026Team Penske has put Felipe Nasr on standby for this weekend's IndyCar race at Road America as Josef Newgarden continues to recover from a foot injury sustained in a crash at the Indy 500.
- The 2026 IndyCar mid-season report card June 17, 2026Who's at the top of the class at the halfway point of the IndyCar season, and who needs to do some additional homework? Marshall Pruett – and the teams themselves – hand out some grades.
- Racing on TV, June 18-21 June 17, 2026IndyCar at Road America, NASCAR at Coronado, Pikes Peak & Formula DRIFT on RACER Network and more. Here's what's on and when...
- The RACER Mailbag, June 17 June 17, 2026Welcome to the RACER Mailbag. Questions for any of RACER’s writers can be sent to mailbag@racer.com. We love hearing your comments and opinions, but letters that include a question are more likely to be published. Questions received after 12pm ET each Monday will be saved for the following week.Q: The...