ADDITIONAL RACING NEWS & LINKS


NASCAR Cup Series
- Chicago street circuit dropped from NASCAR schedule for 2026 July 18, 2025NASCAR will not return to Chicago in 2026 but has not ruled out eventually running the street course again in the future.
- 23XI, Front Row lose chartered status for next two NASCAR races July 17, 202523XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports will compete as Open teams this weekend at Dover Motor Speedway and next weekend at Indianapolis Motor Speedway after being denied a temporary restraining order to keep NASCAR from revoking their charters. The teams, which field a combine six entries, are not guaranteed spots...
- Legacy Motor Club suing Puchyr over Ware involvement, Johnson comments July 17, 2025Legacy Motor Club is accusing T.J. Puchyr of tortious interference and unfair and deceptive trade acts in a lawsuit filed Wednesday.
- NASCAR headed for San Diego in 2026 July 17, 2025RACER has learned a deal has been reached for NASCAR to return to Southern California next year, and the announcement of the event could come as soon as next week.
- The RACER Mailbag, July 16 July 16, 2025Welcome to the RACER Mailbag. Questions for any of RACER’s writers can be sent to [email protected]. We love hearing your comments and opinions, but letters that include a question are more likely to be published. Questions received after 3pm ET each Monday will be saved for the following week. Q:...

Formula One F1
- Sauber’s Audi transition already bearing fruit, Wheatley says July 18, 2025Sauber team principal Jonathan Wheatley says recent improvements and results are demonstrating the potential of what will become the Audi Formula 1 works team next season.
- Sainz needs to deliver in the second half, says Williams’ Vowles July 17, 2025Williams team principal James Vowles says the target for the second half of the Formula 1 season with Carlos Sainz is to turn demonstrated potential into results.
- ‘Not a magic formula’ for title success - Piastri July 16, 2025Oscar Piastri says the pressure of fighting for the Formula 1 championship is similar to his junior titles, but his past successes have shown him there is “not a magic formula” to winning.Lando Norris won back-to-back races in Austria and Silverstone to cut Piastri’s lead at the top of the...
- The RACER Mailbag, July 16 July 16, 2025Welcome to the RACER Mailbag. Questions for any of RACER’s writers can be sent to [email protected]. We love hearing your comments and opinions, but letters that include a question are more likely to be published. Questions received after 3pm ET each Monday will be saved for the following week. Q:...
- Cowell engineering a change in approach at Aston Martin July 15, 2025“I think it's more a change of approach and a change of quizzing, asking questions in simple terms,” team principal and CEO Andy Cowell tells RACER.
- Crawford hopes Silverstone F2 win boosted his F1 chances July 15, 2025Jak Crawford believes his victory in the Formula 2 feature race at Silverstone displayed what he’s capable of to both Aston Martin and potential suitors at Cadillac.

NTT Indy Car
- Kirkwood slides into first in slick first Toronto practice July 18, 2025The streets around Exhibition Place in Toronto felt more like a hockey rink than a racetrack on Friday as the field of IndyCar Series drivers spent the afternoon slipping and sliding around the gripless circuit.
- Dixon hit with six-place grid penalty for Toronto July 18, 2025Scott Dixon will start Sunday’s Honda Indy Toronto with a six-spot grid penalty applied to his qualifying position after an unapproved engine change was performed following last weekend’s Iowa Speedway doubleheader.
- The Diuguid era at Team Penske starts now July 18, 2025“Sometimes evolution is a natural iterative process, and sometimes it comes with a lot of pain," says Team Penske's new boss. "And in this situation, it's coming with a lot of pain."
- Racers Unchained with Paul Tracy: Arie Luyendyk, The Flying Dutchman July 17, 2025In this high-octane episode of Racers Unchained, host Paul Tracy sits down with Dutch motorsport legend Arie Luyendyk – a two-time Indianapolis 500 winner whose fearless driving and record-breaking speed earned him the nickname “The Flying Dutchman.” This episode offers an unfiltered look at one of racing’s most enduring figures,...
- Siegel cleared to return for Toronto July 17, 2025Nolan Siegel will return to the cockpit of his No. 6 Arrow McLaren Chevy this weekend for the Honda Indy Toronto after receiving clearance from IndyCar Medical.