"THE LEAD LAP" current news from the racing world.
NASCAR Cup Series
- Post-Richmond playoff picture September 22, 2019Three drivers will be stress free during the elimination race at Charlotte after clinching their Round of 12 playoff spots early. Kevin (...)
- Jones DQ'd from fourth at Richmond September 22, 2019The No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota for Erik Jones has failed post-race inspection at Richmond Raceway, and has been disqualified. Jones (...)
- 'Car was fast. We made the most of our effort' - Kyle Busch September 22, 2019Kyle Busch finished second to teammate Martin Truex Jr. in what he called a valiant effort at Richmond Raceway. “And that’s all it (...)
- Newman content with top-10 finish at Richmond September 22, 2019Ryan Newman and Roush Fenway Racing just keep digging. Saturday night, Newman picked up his third straight top-10 finish with a sixth-place (...)
- Truex Jr. spins and wins, pacing a Gibbs sweep at Richmond September 22, 2019On a night of firsts for Joe Gibbs Racing drivers, Martin Truex Jr. continued to assert his mastery over the first round of the Monster (...)
NASCAR Cup Series
NASCAR Xfinity
- Bell makes a statement with Richmond Xfinity win September 21, 2019Eager to add a NASCAR Xfinity Series championship to his resume in perhaps his final season in the series, Christopher Bell made an (...)
- NASCAR interview: Tyler Reddick September 19, 2019It’s championship or bust for Tyler Reddick and Richard Childress Racing. Reddick admits that has been his mentality and that of the No. (...)
- Reddick gambles on fuel for Xfinity win at Las Vegas September 15, 2019Tyler Reddick and his Richard Childress Racing Team gambled and hit the jackpot at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Saturday evening – taking a (...)
- Sadler braces for final start of NASCAR career September 14, 2019Elliott Sadler made his final full-time NASCAR start last year at Homestead-Miami Speedway, but Saturday afternoon will be his final (...)
- Kyle Busch holds off Allgaier to notch Indy Xfinity win September 7, 2019It was more of the same for Kyle Busch in Saturday’s Indiana 250 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, but “more (...)
NASCAR Xfinity
NASCAR TRUCK SERIES
- Hill passes Chastain late to win at Las Vegas September 14, 2019Austin Hill earned his third NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series win of the 2019 season Friday night at Las Vegas Motor Speedway -- perhaps (...)
- NASCAR interview: Parker Kligerman September 11, 2019Parker Kligerman just might be the busiest man in motorsports. Kligerman is a part-time NASCAR Cup and Truck Series driver, (...)
- UPDATED: Dippel reinstated by NASCAR August 28, 2019UPDATE: NASCAR confirmed late on Wednesday that Dippel has been reinstated. No additional details were provided. Tyler Dippel has (...)
- Moffitt breezes to CTMP Trucks victory August 25, 2019Past NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series races on the historic and scenic Canadian Tire Motorsport Park road course have ended in hot (...)
- Dippel suspended indefinitely by NASCAR August 24, 2019UPDATED, Aug. 24: Young's Motorsports announced via Twitter that it "will evaluate its future course of action" with (...)
NASCAR Truck Series
Verizon IndyCar
- This year's rookie class ranks with the greats September 23, 2019There have been some great rookie lineups throughout the history of IndyCar, but the Class of 2019 must rank right up there. Pretty damn (...)
- Turnaround season for Pagenaud ends on a high September 23, 2019Simon Pagenaud fell just short of adding a second IndyCar championship to his resume his year, but he succeeded in completing a remarkable (...)
- 'Potential from day one' - Cindric on Newgarden September 23, 2019After taking command of the NTT IndyCar Series championship points for 16 of 17, Team Penske president Tim Cindric marveled as he has watched (...)
- 'We had the pace, and we deserved to win' - Herta September 23, 2019Colton Herta wasted little time applying lessons learned from Portland to close out his IndyCar rookie season with a win from pole at Laguna (...)
- RACER: Monterey IndyCar Race Report September 23, 2019It's the final "Hamburger & French Fry Show" of the 2019 NTT IndyCar Series season where co-host Sebastien Bourdais charged from (...)
NTT Indy Car
Formula One
- Giovinazzi assessed unusual time penalty September 22, 2019Antonio Giovinazzi picked up a bizarre time penalty after the Singapore Grand Prix as the stewards allowed two collisions to go (...)
- Hamilton wanted Mercedes to take more risks September 22, 2019Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes missed out on a podium in the Singapore Grand Prix because it did not take enough of a risk with its strategy. (...)
- Ferrari has ‘come alive’ in recent weeks - Vettel September 22, 2019Sebastian Vettel says Ferrari has “come alive” with its form in recent weeks after taking the team’s third straight victory at the (...)
- Leclerc wants explanation from Ferrari to understand strategy September 22, 2019Charles Leclerc wants an explanation from Ferrari to understand the team’s strategy but says a one-two result in the Singapore Grand (...)
- Vettel ends drought in Ferrari Singapore 1-2 September 22, 2019Sebastian Vettel won his first race in more than a year by accidentally undercutting polesitter Charles Leclerc for the lead at (...)
Formula One
