"THE LEAD LAP" current news from the racing world.
NASCAR Cup Series
- INSIGHT: How NASCAR drivers are preparing for Next Gen August 3, 2021It started with NASCAR and its manufacturers developing a new car. Since then, it’s been tested, re-tested, and tested some more, had a (...)
- Chastain to join Trackhouse on multi-year deal August 3, 2021Trackhouse Racing has finalized its 2022 plans by naming Ross Chastain as its second NASCAR Cup Series driver. Trackhouse purchased Chip (...)
- Fugle and Byron clicking fast in their second time around July 31, 2021Rudy Fugle is off to a great start as a NASCAR Cup Series crew chief with the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports team. Fugle and his driver (...)
- Power, Cindric to call karting event in NC July 28, 2021With a relatively quiet weekend of racing ahead among major North American pro series, a karting event in North Carolina featuring the (...)
- How Cindric is preparing for his Cup promotion July 28, 2021It didn’t take long for Austin Cindric to realize he was playing with the big boys. “When I got in my car for the Duels (at Daytona), (...)
NASCAR Cup Series
NASCAR Xfinity
- Karam to make NASCAR Xfinity debut on IMS road course July 26, 2021Sage Karam will make his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut in the Pennzoil 150 on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course on Aug. 14. The (...)
- Bell wins third straight Xfinity race at New Hampshire July 18, 2021Kyle Busch had used up his eligibility for this year in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. Ty Gibbs had the week off. But the No. 54 Joe Gibbs (...)
- Kyle Busch takes overtime win in Xfinity Series race at Atlanta July 10, 2021Kyle Busch earned his record 102nd NASCAR Xfinity Series race victory Saturday afternoon in the Credit Karma Money 250 at Atlanta Motor (...)
- Kyle Busch captures Xfinity Series win at Road America July 3, 2021Taking advantage of a late wreck that foiled other contenders—not to mention fresher tires for the final six-lap green-flag run—Kyle (...)
- Austin Cindric holds off Ty Gibbs for first NASCAR Xfinity win at Pocono June 27, 2021Austin Cindric held off a ferocious charge by part-time NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Ty Gibbs to win Sunday’s Pocono Green 225 Recycled by (...)
NASCAR Xfinity
Verizon IndyCar
- Miller's Mailbag to return next week August 3, 2021Dear RACER family, A few weeks ago, when we announced that Mailbag was being parked indefinitely so that Robin could focus all of his energy (...)
- Juncos to return to IndyCar full-time as Juncos Hollinger Racing August 3, 2021Ricardo Juncos is returning to the NTT IndyCar Series with a new partner in former Williams Grand Prix Formula 1 stakeholder Brad (...)
- Hulkenberg enters the frame for 2022 IndyCar ride with ECR August 2, 2021Nico Hulkenberg has held talks with Ed Carpenter Racing about an IndyCar seat in 2022 if he doesn’t return to the Formula 1 grid. The (...)
- Take a virtual lap of Nashville with Romain Grosjean August 2, 2021Romain Grosjean, driver of the No. 51 Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda, takes you on a virtual lap on the streets of Nashville (...)
- MILLER: A letter to the RACER nation July 31, 2021Facing your mortality isn't something to think about every day or dwell on, because you're alive and death isn't in your daily mindset. (...)
NTT Indy Car
Formula One
- Ferrari expects Leclerc penalty after PU crash damage August 3, 2021Ferrari expects Charles Leclerc is likely to face a grid penalty later in the season due to power unit damage suffered during the Hungarian (...)
- How Mercedes left Hamilton alone on Hungary's restart grid August 3, 2021Mercedes has explained how it came to pass that Lewis Hamilton was the only car on the grid for the restart of the Hungarian Grand Prix. (...)
- Hulkenberg enters the frame for 2022 IndyCar ride with ECR August 2, 2021Nico Hulkenberg has held talks with Ed Carpenter Racing about an IndyCar seat in 2022 if he doesn’t return to the Formula 1 grid. The (...)
- Alonso thought win was possible before Hamilton fight August 2, 2021Fernando Alonso thought a win in the Hungarian Grand Prix was on the table before encountering a thrilling battle with Lewis Hamilton, (...)
- ‘Again, taken out by a Mercedes’ - Verstappen August 2, 2021Max Verstappen was left with a car that was “almost impossible to drive” after being collected in an incident triggered by Valtteri (...)
Formula One
