"THE LEAD LAP" current news from the racing world.
NASCAR Cup Series
- The Lockdown Diaries: The NASCAR Hall of Fame April 3, 2020The disruptions caused by current shutdowns reach into every corner of the racing industry. RACER.com is sharing stories of how different (...)
- NASCAR delays Next Gen rollout April 2, 2020The Next Gen car will not hit the track until 2022. NASCAR has confirmed that the introduction of its next-generation race car will (...)
- INSIGHT: Bristol date strikes a bittersweet chord for DiBenedetto April 2, 2020Matt DiBenedetto can't bring himself to relive what has thus far been the most significant moment of his NASCAR Cup Series career. "It's (...)
- The Lockdown Diaries: The NASCAR Truck team April 2, 2020The disruptions caused by current shutdowns reach into every corner of the racing industry. RACER.com is sharing stories of how different (...)
- NBC’s NASCAR America launches Short Track iRacing Challenge April 2, 2020Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin headline a group of 18 drivers that will compete at virtual versions of iconic and short (...)
NASCAR Cup Series
NASCAR Xfinity
- Homestead NASCAR race postponed March 12, 2020NASCAR's race on March 22 at Homestead-Miami Speedway has been postponed. Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez issued a (...)
- Giant killer Brandon Jones knocks off Kyle Busch to win Phoenix Xfinity March 8, 2020From race winner Brandon Jones’ standpoint, it’s too bad there wasn’t a bounty on Kyle Busch in Saturday’s LS Tractor 200 at (...)
- Lots more than a Big Three for this year's Xfinity Series March 7, 2020Three drivers made everyone else in the Xfinity Series field look bad last year. What Tyler Reddick, Cole Custer and Christopher Bell did by (...)
- NASCAR hits three for ACS lug nut violations March 3, 2020Three NASCAR crew chiefs have been fined for lug nut violations in last weekend's races at Fontana. In the NASCAR Cup Series, Randall (...)
- Breakthrough Xfinity win for Burton at Fontana March 1, 2020Holding off teammate Riley Herbst with a determined run over the final 19 laps, 19-year old rookie Harrison Burton charged to his first (...)
NASCAR Xfinity
NASCAR TRUCK SERIES
- Moffitt fractures legs in motorcycle accident March 16, 2020Truck Series driver Brett Moffitt suffered fractures to both of his legs in a motocross bike accident on Saturday. Moffitt, whose injuries (...)
- Homestead NASCAR race postponed March 12, 2020NASCAR's race on March 22 at Homestead-Miami Speedway has been postponed. Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez issued a (...)
- Ragan returning to Trucks at Richmond March 11, 2020David Ragan will jump back into a truck next month for the first time since 2006 with DGR-Crosley. The team announced Wednesday that the (...)
- Anyone-but-Busch bounty for Truck winners hits $100K February 28, 2020There is officially a bounty on Kyle Busch. It started as an idea last weekend on social media. Kevin Harvick threw it down on Twitter that (...)
- Dominant Kyle Busch rolls to seventh straight Trucks win February 22, 2020It’s easy to spot a trend where Kyle Busch is concerned. Put Busch in one of his own Kyle Busch Motorsports trucks, and he’s all but (...)
NASCAR Truck Series
Verizon IndyCar
- Andretti Autosport gains Surgere backing for iRacing at Barber April 3, 2020Andretti Autosport has made an interesting expansion in its relationship with Surgere, the sponsor of Marco Andretti’s No. 98 (...)
- Sim debut first step toward racing return - Wickens April 3, 2020Late Thursday evening, Robert Wickens got his first taste of driving an Indy car since his life-altering crash in 2018. The laps came in (...)
- Andretti Autosport rallies around veteran mechanic struck by cancer April 3, 2020Veteran Andretti Autosport mechanic Corey McClish has been diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer. Support from within the team has been strong (...)
- Reinbold touts Esports value for sponsors April 3, 2020NTT IndyCar Series team owner Dennis Reinbold has been pleasantly surprised by the value delivered by his driver Sage Karam after (...)
- Wilson brother tribute Esports livery April 3, 2020Two-time Indy 500 starter Stefan Wilson has a treat in store for fans of his late brother Justin with a tribute livery dating back to a rich (...)
NTT Indy Car
Formula One
- Podcast: Reader Q&A with F1 writer Chris Medland April 3, 2020RACER.com's F1 correspondent Chris Medland is joined by ESPN F1's Nate Saunders to answer questions from fans sent in on social media, as (...)
- McLaren drivers take pay cut as team members furloughed April 2, 2020Carlos Sainz and Lando Norris have both taken voluntary pay cuts while a number of McLaren team members have been furloughed in response to (...)
- Leclerc, Albon and Russell in for F1 Virtual Grand Prix Round 2 April 2, 2020Five current Formula 1 drivers -- Charles Leclerc, Alex Albon, George Russell, Lando Norris and Nicholas Latifi -- are set to be on the grid (...)
- The Lockdown Diaries: The postponed F1 race April 1, 2020The disruptions caused by current shutdowns reach into every corner of the racing industry. RACER.com is sharing stories of how different (...)
- F1’s British Grand Prix sets end of April deadline April 1, 2020The organizers of the British Grand Prix will make a decision about whether it can try and host its July 19 race at the end of April. A (...)
Formula One
