Chase Briscoe — winner: “At the end, that was way harder than it needed to be. Man, what an incredible Toyota. It was fun to finally be behind the wheel of it. So cool to win two Southern 500s in a row. This is my favorite race of the year. Just because every time we come here, the place is …
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Denny Hamlin claims Southern 500 pole as playoff drivers take top 12 starting spots
DARLINGTON, S.C. — Denny Hamlin won the pole for Sunday’s Southern 500, the opening race of the Cup playoffs. Playoff drivers dominated Saturday’s qualifying. The top 12 starting spots were claimed by playoff drivers. Hamlin won his second pole of the season and 46th of his career with a lap of 171.381 mph. This is his second career Darlington pole. …
Read More »Oregon drivers miss out as U.S. gas prices fall to lowest level of past 4 years
The average price of a gallon of regular gas in the U.S. reached its lowest late-summer price of the past four years this month — but not in Oregon, where gas prices rose over the same time period. So far this month, the U.S. average for a gallon of gas has been about $3.13, a 3-cent drop from August 2021, …
Read More »Newsom, California lawmakers strike deal that would allow Uber, Lyft drivers to unionize
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom and California lawmakers on Friday announced a landmark deal with Uber and Lyft to allow hundreds of thousands of rideshare drivers to unionize and bargain collectively while still being classified as independent contractors. The compromise between labor unions and the Silicon Valley companies, backed by Newsom, Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas and Senate Pro Tem Mike McGuire, would …
Read More »Good news, bad news for NASCAR Cup drivers ahead of Southern 500 playoff opener
NASCAR returns to its roots with a visit to Darlington Raceway for Sunday’s Southern 500. At a track that hosted its first Cup race in 1950, the playoffs will begin. Coverage begins at 5:30 p.m. ET Sunday on USA Network. The green flag is scheduled to wave shortly after 6 p.m. ET. With help from Racing Insights, here is a …
Read More »Cup Series drivers see 2025 playoffs as a wide-open affair – NASCAR.com
Cup Series drivers see 2025 playoffs as a wide-open affair NASCAR.com Notable quotes from 2025 Cup Playoff Media Day NASCAR.com NASCAR Playoffs Wide Open But Championship Favorite Is … FOX Sports The new rule that helped Kyle Larson secure No. 1 seed for NASCAR Cup playoffs Motorsport.com NASCAR Cup Series Playoff Media Day Notebook Jayski’s NASCAR Silly Season Site Source link
Read More »Why Cadillac chose Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Perez over American drivers for F1 2026
“Mick Schumacher snubbed” is one of the more outre – if suitably attention-grabbing – headline takes on the news that Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Perez will drive for Cadillac when the General Motors brand appears on the F1 grid next season. Read Also: True, Schumacher Jr is understood to have been one of the names potentially up for consideration, along …
Read More »Trump’s DOT threatens to withhold funds from states that don’t enforce English requirements for truck drivers
WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Tuesday that three Democrat-led states must enforce English language proficiency requirements for commercial drivers or face federal funding cuts. Duffy singled out California, Washington and New Mexico, saying they had 30 days to comply before seeing their funds from the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program cut off. That money aims to help state …
Read More »Cadillac F1 names Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas as 2026 drivers
Cadillac has officially announced Formula 1 veterans Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Perez as the driver line-up for its F1 debut season in 2026. Both have been off the grid this season after losing seats – Bottas replaced at Sauber by Gabriel Bortoleto and Perez dropped mid-contract by Red Bull in favour of Liam Lawson, who was then replaced by Yuki …
Read More »Radioactive: Drivers, crew wade through race-shaping ‘Big One’ at Daytona – NASCAR.com
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