"THE LEAD LAP" current news from the racing world.
NASCAR Cup Series
- LaJoie explains Daytona crash with Newman February 20, 2020Corey LaJoie has offered details from his point of view of the last lap crash in the Daytona 500, where he hit Ryan Newman's airborne car. (...)
- Alan excited for ARCA West debut in Las Vegas February 20, 2020Lawless Alan will debut his No.12 AUTOParkit / Bill McAnally Racing Toyota Camry under the lights in tonight's ARCA Menards West Star (...)
- Chastain to fill in for Newman February 19, 2020Roush Fenway Racing has tabbed Ross Chastain as its substitute driver starting this weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Chastain (...)
- CRANDALL: How Denny tamed Daytona February 19, 2020"Who you got?" A fellow media member threw out the question as we made our way down pit road to stage for the Daytona 500 post-race bullpen. (...)
- UPDATED: Newman leaves hospital February 19, 2020Two hours after its first update of the day on Ryan Newman, sharing a picture of its driver standing up and smiling with his two daughters, (...)
NASCAR Cup Series
NASCAR Xfinity
- First Xfinity win for Gragson in finish under caution February 15, 2020It was a first for Noah Gragson. It was more of the same for Dale Earnhardt Jr. When a wreck on the backstretch at Daytona International (...)
- Briscoe's bold goal for 2020: "There's no reason we can't win 8-10 races" February 15, 2020The tighter limitations on Cup Series drivers participating in NASCAR's other national touring series create more opportunities for (...)
- Cup drivers join Fox Sports Xfinity broadcast team February 13, 2020Fox Sports has announced its plans to incorporate NASCAR Cup Series drivers into the Xfinity Series broadcast booth once again. Brad (...)
- Ford Performance Racing School backs Briscoe for NXS February 8, 2020Ford Performance Racing School will sponsor Chase Briscoe in 16 NASCAR Xfinity Series races this season, Stewart-Haas Racing announced (...)
- NASCAR podcast: Anthony Alfredo February 5, 2020Anthony Alfredo is going to run the bulk of the NASCAR Xfinity Series schedule for Richard Childress Racing this season, and the 20-year-old (...)
NASCAR Xfinity
NASCAR TRUCK SERIES
- Enfinger wins a nail-biter in Gander Trucks opener at Daytona February 15, 2020Grant Enfinger held off charging Jordan Anderson on the final lap of overtime Friday night at Daytona International Speedway to win the (...)
- NASCAR Truck playoffs field expands to 10 for 2020 January 21, 2020NASCAR's Truck Series playoff field will be expanded from eight drivers to 10 for the 2020 season. Along with that change will be (...)
- K&N West champ Kraus moving to Truck Series full time January 13, 2020NASCAR K&N Pro Series West champion Derek Kraus will move into the Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series full-time this year. Kraus, 18, (...)
- Front Row Motorsports adds Truck program for Gilliland January 13, 2020Front Row Motorsports has announced an expansion into the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series beginning this season. Todd (...)
- WoO racer Gravel gets NASCAR Truck chance January 10, 2020World of Outlaws driver David Gravel will try his hand in NASCAR this year by running a limited number of Gander RV & Outdoors Truck (...)
NASCAR Truck Series
Verizon IndyCar
- Johnson backs McLaughlin for full-time IndyCar move February 20, 2020Australian racing legend Dick Johnson is prepared to lose his driver Scott McLaughlin to the NTT IndyCar Series as soon as 2021. The (...)
- Week in IndyCar, February 20: Listener Q&A February 20, 2020It's time for the The Week In IndyCar Listener Q&A show driven by fans and their conversation topics submitted via social media.
- More races possible for Hinchcliffe but not Toronto, Andretti says February 19, 2020The Canadian fans of James Hinchcliffe are no doubt ecstatic their favorite IndyCar driver will have a great ride for the 104th (...)
- Alonso hints at Indy deal...but where? February 19, 2020Fernando Alonso revealed Wednesday through his Instagram account that he's got a ride for the 2020 Indianapolis 500 so by process of (...)
- The Week In IndyCar, Feb 19, with Marco Andretti February 19, 2020Marco Andretti makes his first visit to The Week In IndyCar show to share insights on the new aeroscreen, driver coaching, mental (...)
NTT Indy Car
Formula One
- MEDLAND: Why Racing Point is gambling on a pink Mercedes February 20, 2020If you replayed this week’s first test in black and white, there are times when you could be forgiven for thinking you were watching a (...)
- Vettel doubts unique Mercedes DAS is a game-changer February 20, 2020Sebastian Vettel admitted to being intrigued by the the innovative Mercedes steering system known as DAS that broke cover during testing (...)
- Raikkonen fastest in Barcelona; Mercedes sparks intrigue before hitting trouble February 20, 2020Kimi Raikkonen set the pace on the second day of pre-season testing in Barcelona but Mercedes was center of attention, with the discovery of (...)
- Innovative Mercedes steering system is legal – Allison February 20, 2020Mercedes technical director James Allison is confident in the legality of an innovative steering solution that the team was discovered using (...)
- Miami F1 race clears next hurdle, but hit by lawsuit February 20, 2020The planned Miami Grand Prix has passed another hurdle before the Miami-Dade County Commission, but now faces a lawsuit from the (...)
Formula One
