"THE LEAD LAP" current news from the racing world.
NASCAR Cup Series
- Bowyer crew chief suspended after New Hampshire August 4, 2020Johnny Klausmeier, the crew chief for Clint Bowyer, has been suspended for one race as NASCAR handed out a hefty penalty report in the wake (...)
- CRANDALL: The kick that Keselowski needed August 4, 2020On January 6, after completing his purchase of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, NTT IndyCar Series and IMS productions, Roger Penske (...)
- New crew chief at Michigan for Kenseth's CGR Chevrolet August 4, 2020Matt Kenseth will work with a new crew chief beginning this weekend in Michigan, Chip Ganassi Racing announced on Tuesday. “Phil Surgen has (...)
- Perfect storm in the wrong direction led to LFR sale August 4, 2020A perfect storm of unfortunate circumstances led to the sale of Leavine Family Racing, owner Bob Leavine explained on Tuesday morning. (...)
- Leavine Family Racing sold August 4, 2020Leavine Family Racing and its assets have been sold, team owner Bob Leavine announced Tuesday morning. The single-car team, fielding the (...)
NASCAR Cup Series
NASCAR Xfinity
- Bowyer crew chief suspended after New Hampshire August 4, 2020Johnny Klausmeier, the crew chief for Clint Bowyer, has been suspended for one race as NASCAR handed out a hefty penalty report in the wake (...)
- Bamber set for NASCAR Xfinity debut on Daytona road course July 31, 2020New Zealand’s Earl Bamber, factory Porsche driver in IMSA’s WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and two-time overall winner of the (...)
- Briscoe gets another IMSA GT4 chance at Road America July 31, 2020Rising NASCAR star Chase Briscoe will get another chance to hone his road racing skills this weekend at IMSA’s Road America round where (...)
- Jones ends Cindric's win streak with last-lap pass in Kansas Xfinity July 26, 2020On the final lap of overtime in Saturday’s Kansas Lottery 250, Brandon Jones stole a victory and a piece of history from Austin (...)
- UPDATED: Cindric declared Texas Xfinity winner, Kyle Busch DQ'd July 18, 2020Austin Cindric collected his third consecutive NASCAR Xfinity Series win Saturday afternoon at Texas Motor Speedway after Kyle Busch’s (...)
NASCAR Xfinity
NASCAR TRUCK SERIES
- Reigning champ Crafton secures playoff spot with Kansas win July 25, 2020For Matt Crafton, the victory couldn’t have been sweeter. The 44-year-old reigning NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series (...)
- Austin Hill triumphs at Kansas for first Trucks win of the season July 25, 2020As the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series leader for seven straight weeks, Austin Hill was all but assured of making the (...)
- Fifth Trucks win at TMS for Kyle Busch as Eckes makes it tough July 19, 2020Kyle Busch held off 19-year old rookie Christian Eckes by .777-seconds to earn the victory in the Vankor 250 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors (...)
- Creed gets first Trucks win in rain-shortened Kentucky race July 12, 2020Sheldon Creed prevailed in a frantic three-wide restart on Lap 52 of Saturday’s Buckle Up in Your Truck 225 NASCAR Gander RV & (...)
- IndyCar, NASCAR Trucks to race on same day at Gateway July 8, 2020IndyCar and the NASCAR Truck series will now share a Sunday, August 30 race day at World Wide Technology Raceway following schedule changes (...)
NASCAR Truck Series
Verizon IndyCar
- Honda would offer tech help to a third IndyCar engine manufacturer August 6, 2020Honda and its racing department at Honda Performance Development are willing to go to extraordinary lengths to help the NTT IndyCar Series (...)
- “It’s not as different as people would think from Cup to IndyCar” - Pearn August 6, 2020The last time a veteran NASCAR engineer made the first-time switch to IndyCar, it didn’t take long for wins and a trip to victory lane at (...)
- The Week In IndyCar, August 6, with Sebastien Bourdais August 6, 2020Four-time Champ Car champion Sebastien Bourdais stops in for The Week In IndyCar to answer listener questions on: His chances of landing a (...)
- Accomplished race engineer Gary Grossenbacher dies at 65 August 5, 2020Gary Grossenbacher, one of the pivotal team members who led Holbert Racing to multiple IMSA GTP titles in the 1980s, died Monday at the (...)
- New Laguna Seca operator aiming to build new volunteer group August 5, 2020New WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca track manager John Narigi hopes to have a brand-new volunteer corps in place to facilitate its upcoming (...)
NTT Indy Car
Formula One
- Bottas signs new Mercedes deal for 2021 August 6, 2020Valtteri Bottas will remain with Mercedes until at least the end of the 2021 season after signing a new contract extension. The Finn has (...)
- Hamilton’s fairness makes him better than Senna, Schumacher - Walker August 5, 2020Legendary Formula 1 commentator Murray Walker says Lewis Hamilton is better than both Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher due to his (...)
- Di Resta on standby for McLaren at Silverstone August 5, 2020McLaren has lined up Paul di Resta as its standby driver for this weekend’s 70th Anniversary Grand Prix due to issues with its (...)
- FIA calls Racing Point, Renault and Mercedes for protest hearing August 5, 2020The FIA has called representatives from Racing Point, Renault and Mercedes to a hearing into the protest against the legality of this (...)
- Pirelli says British GP tire failures wear-related August 4, 2020Pirelli said the tire failures that occurred during last weekend's British Grand Prix were due to excessive wear as teams tried to do the (...)
Formula One
