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Monday, Mar 27

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Reddick survives late restarts to earn NASCAR victory COTA

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Tyler Reddick scored his first victory with new team 23XI Racing by holding on over multiple late restarts to win in triple overtime Sunday at Circuit of the Americas, the first road course race on this year’s NASCAR schedule.

Sunday, Mar 26

01

Allmendinger beats Byron to Xfinity road course win at COTA

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A.J. Allmendinger dominated early, then had to fight to retake the lead at the start of the final stage to earn his 11th career NASCAR Xfinity series road course victory Saturday at the Circuit of the Americas.

Saturday, Mar 25

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Piquet fined for racist, homophobic comments about Lewis Hamilton

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Retired Formula One champion Nelson Piquet has been ordered to pay $950,000 in “moral damages” for making racist and homophobic comments about Lewis Hamilton.

Tuesday, Mar 21

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Keselowski finally seeing results from long rebuild at RFK

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One of the best things to happen to rebranded RFK Racing came exactly one year ago when NASCAR found an illegal part on Brad Keselowski’s car.

Sunday, Mar 19

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Logano passes Keselowski on last lap to give Ford win at Atlanta

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Joey Logano dominated early and then passed Brad Keselowski on the final lap to win NASCAR’s race at Atlanta Motor Speedway and end the early season domination of Chevrolet and Hendrick Motorsports on Sunday.

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F1 Takeaways: Red Bull remains unrivalled with dominant 1-2 finish in Saudi Arabia

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It was another dominant 1-2 finish for Red Bull for the second race in a row only this time the roles were reversed in Sunday’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

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Perez holds off Verstappen’s charge to win Saudi Arabian GP, Alonso gets 100th podium

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Sergio Perez won the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix and Max Verstappen drove from 15th to second to give Red Bull a 1-2 finish Sunday in what is shaping up to be a runaway season for the reigning Formula One champions.

Saturday, Mar 18

Perez on pole for Red Bull in Saudi Arabia for second year

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Sergio Perez stepped up for Red Bull to ensure the team started from the pole at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix after a mechanical issue sidelined two-time defending world champion Max Verstappen.

Thursday, Mar 16

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Max Verstappen has stomach bug, will arrive late to Saudi Arabian GP

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Two-time defending Formula One champion Max Verstappen’s arrival at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix has been delayed because of a stomach bug.

Wednesday, Mar 15

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Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc set for Saudi Arabian GP grid penalty

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Charles Leclerc will start this weekend’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix with a grid penalty after Ferrari used a third electronics control unit on the car’s engine, the Formula One team said Wednesday.

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NASCAR issues largest team fine in history against Hendrick

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NASCAR levied the largest combined fine on one team in series history Wednesday, hammering Hendrick Motorsports for modifying air-deflecting pieces last weekend at Phoenix Raceway.

Tuesday, Mar 14

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Seven-time NASCAR champ Johnson adds COTA, Coca-Cola 600 to plans

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Jimmie Johnson is adding Coke and COTA to his NASCAR schedule.

Monday, Mar 13

01

Byron wins 2nd straight Cup race, beats Larson at Phoenix

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William Byron won his second straight NASCAR Cup Series race, taking advantage of a pair of late cautions to give the rolling Hendrick Motorsports team a victory in overtime at Phoenix Raceway on Sunday.

Saturday, Mar 11

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Kyle Larson wins pole for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup race at Phoenix Raceway

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Kyle Larson won the pole Saturday for the NASCAR Cup Series’ United Rentals Work United 500 at Phoenix Raceway on Sunday.

Wednesday, Mar 8

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Hamilton says Mercedes ‘didn’t listen’ to his advice on car

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Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes “didn’t listen” when he raised concerns about the development of this season’s Formula One car.

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Kimi Räikkönen to return to NASCAR and race again at COTA

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Kimi Räikkönen will again enter a NASCAR Cup Series race, this time at Circuit of the Americas, where the Finnish driver scored the final victory of his Formula One career in 2018.

Monday, Mar 6

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Aston Martin looking like ‘Awesome Martin’ after great start

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With re-branding commonplace in Formula One, this Aston Martin team might consider calling itself “Awesome Martin” after a stunning start to the season at Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Prix.

02

William Byron wins at Las Vegas as Hendrick dominates

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William Byron took the lead on the second-to-last lap of overtime to win the NASCAR Cup Series race at Las Vegas on Sunday and put an exclamation mark on a dominant day for Hendrick Motorsports.

Sunday, Mar 5

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Marcus Ericsson wins rough IndyCar season-opening race

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Ericsson outlasted the carnage on the downtown streets of St. Petersburg for a surprise victory for Chip Ganassi Racing on a swampy Sunday in Florida.

F1 Takeaways: Red Bull a grade above the class at season opener in Bahrain

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A new Formula One season has arrived and things have picked up where we left off: Red Bull dominates, Ferrari experiences misfortune and … Aston Martin is second in the constructors’ championship? Here are five takeaways from the Bahrain…

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Verstappen opens with a win as Red Bull takes 1-2 in Bahrain, Alonso in third

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New season, another victory. Max Verstappen won the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix from pole position on Sunday, leading almost the entire race as he opened the defence of his back-to-back Formula One titles.

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Misery continues for Ferrari, Charles Leclerc with DNF at Bahrain GP

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The Ferrari driver was forced to retire from the Bahrain Grand Prix after completing 41 laps in a podium position with an electrical issue.

Saturday, Mar 4

Red Bull’s Verstappen on pole as he bids to end barren run in Bahrain

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World champion Max Verstappen took pole position ahead of Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez for the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix on Saturday.

02

NASCAR star Chase Elliott to miss race after hurting leg in snowboarding accident

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Chase Elliott injured his leg in a snowboarding accident in Colorado on Friday and will miss this weekend’s NASCAR race at Las Vegas.

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Will Power focused on defending IndyCar title amidst wife’s health fight

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Will Power insisted Friday he is ready to begin his IndyCar title defense this weekend even as his wife battles a serious staph infection.

Friday, Mar 3

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Alonso steals the show as F1 season begins in Bahrain

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Fernando Alonso started his 20th season in Formula One with a strong opening day of practice at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.

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Hamilton cleared to race in Bahrain after jewelry inspected

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Hamilton clashed with governing body FIA last year over the wearing of jewelry, and his nose stud was cleared at the Singapore GP in October.

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Grand Prix-view: Burning questions heading into F1’s season opener in Bahrain

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Is it March yet? Why, yes it is, which means the new Formula 1 season is set to start this Sunday with the Bahrain Grand Prix. Here are some burning questions we’ll be looking for clarity on when the 2023 campaign gets underway.

Thursday, Mar 2

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Herta still in IndyCar but as veteran driver at Andretti

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Depending on who you ask, Colton Herta is the highest-paid driver on the IndyCar grid.