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14+ min ago (470+ words) NASCAR president Steve O'Donnell acknowledged to the court Thursday afternoon that there was concern within his organization over what the Superstar Racing Experience (SRX) was turning into. SRX (main image) only lasted three seasons after debuting in 2021. It was shuttered before its fourth season for what were described as market reasons." "I recall we all became concerned at the look and feel of the series," O'Donnell said under questioning from the team's lead counsel, Jeffrey Kessler. SRX was founded by Tony Stewart and Ray Evernham. Stewart was a NASCAR team owner at the time, and Kessler honed in on the fact that meant he was a charter holder with Stewart-Haas Racing. This was significant in that NASCAR had clauses in its agreement with the teams expressing that they could not compete or invest in other series. At the heart of…...

15+ min ago (334+ words) Lando Norris insists he doesn't want McLaren to lean on team orders to hand him a maiden Formula 1 world title " even if the championship decider in Abu Dhabi turns chaotic enough to make that the difference. Norris enters the final race with a slim but crucial advantage: 12 points over Max Verstappen and 16 over teammate Oscar Piastri. The math is simple: finish ahead of both, or at least inside the top three, and the Briton becomes world champion. Verstappen must win and hope Norris finishes off the podium; Piastri needs victory and a Norris finish of sixth or lower. Still, the hottest topic heading into Yas Marina has been the possibility of team orders " especially in a scenario where Verstappen leads, Piastri runs third, and Norris trails in fourth. In that case, a simple swap of the McLarens would swing the…...

48+ min ago (39+ words) It's the longest of long shots, but Oscar Piastri is comforted by one particular title oddity as he dreams of bringing home the F1 crown to Australia. "I'll try my best to bring it home for everyone," he smiled....

1+ hour ago (626+ words) Oscar Piastri has sidestepped the question of whether he'd be prepared to play Formula 1 kingmaker by helping teammate and overwhelming championship favourite Lando Norris race to the world drivers' crown. Norris, who leads by 12 points from champion Max Verstappen and 16 from McLaren teammate Piastri going into the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix with all three still in the hunt, said on Thursday he felt he would help the Australian if the boot was on the other foot. But quizzed on his stance, Piastri neatly ducked the burning topic on pre-race media day, shrugging: "It's not something we've discussed " I don't really have an answer until I know what's expected of me." Others, though, had plenty to say, with Mercedes driver George Russell adamant it would be "unfair" to ask Piastri to sacrifice his admittedly slim title chances, even if it…...

1+ hour, 12+ min ago (1175+ words) CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The attorney for the two teams suing NASCAR portrayed series chairman Jim France as "a brick wall" in negotiations over the new revenue-sharing model that has triggered the Michael Jordan-backed federal antitrust case against the top form of motorsports in the United States. 23XI Racing, owned by Basketball Hall of Famer Jordan and three-time Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin, and Front Row Motorsports, owned by fast food franchiser Bob Jenkins, were the only two organizations out of 15 that refused to sign extensions on new charter agreements in September of 2024. A charter is the equivalent of the franchise model used in other sports and in NASCAR guarantees every chartered car a spot in all 38 races, plus a defined payout from NASCAR. NASCAR spent more than two years locked in bitter negotiations with the teams over the extensions because the teams made specific…...

1+ hour, 32+ min ago (611+ words) Here are the 1st go-round results from the National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center. Here are the 1st go-round results from the 2025 National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. 1. Shad Mayfield, 6.8 seconds, $36,668; 2. Joel Harris, 7.6, $28,980; 3. (tie) Tom Crouse and Riley Mason Webb, 7.9, $18,630 each; 5. Brushton Minton, 8.0, $9,463; 6. Marty Yates, 8.1, $5,914; 7. (tie) John Douch and Dylan Hancock, 9.3 each; 9. (tie) Shane Hanchey and Kincade Henry, 9.8 each; 11. Zack Jongbloed, 10.1; 12. Haven Meged, 10.2; 13. Ty Harris, 24.0; 14. Kyle Lucas and Riley Pruitt, NT. 1. Riley Mason Webb, $333,762; 2. Shad Mayfield, $302,978; 3. Kincade Henry, $196,718; 4. John Douch, $184,970; 5. Dylan Hancock, $182,104; 6. Joel Harris, $179,834; 7. Tom Crouse, $176,438; 8. Riley Pruitt, $175,787; 9. Marty Yates, $172,525; 10. Brushton Minton, $165,106; 11. Zack Jongbloed, $147,678; 12. Ty Harris, $147,197; 13. Haven Meged, $143,805; 14. Kyle Lucas, $139,298; 15. 1. Stetson Dell Wright, 89.8 points on Powder River Rodeo's Big Shasta, $36,668; 2. Wacey Schalla, 88.5, $28,980; 3. Hayes Weight, 87, $21,882; 4. Ky Hamilton, 86, $15,377; 5. JR Stratford, 85, $9,463; 6. Luke Mackey, 84.8, $5,914; 7. Mason Moody, 83; 8. Jesse Petri, 75.5; 9. Qynn Andersen, Hudson Bolton, T.J. Gray, Tristen Hutchings, Bryce…...

2+ hour, 13+ min ago (315+ words) Published - December 05, 2025 05:06 am IST - ABU DHABI Toyota Gazoo Racing, the Japanese car maker's motorsport division, will become the title sponsor of the Haas Formula One team next season in a deal that strengthens an existing technical partnership. The U.S.-owned team, who use Ferrari engines and also has close ties with Maranello, said they would be rebranded as TGR Haas F1 from 2026. "Our working relationship to date has been everything we hoped it would be," said Haas's Japanese principal Ayao Komatsu. "The cultivation of personnel, all working collaboratively between Haas F1 Team and TGR, has benefited us greatly and that's something that will only increase as our partnership matures." Haas, the smallest of what will be 11 teams on the starting grid next season, are eighth in the standings ahead of this weekend's season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. They announced a multi-year technical partnership…...

2+ hour, 21+ min ago (732+ words) Published - December 05, 2025 04:58 am IST - Abu Dhabi Lando Norris will battle his own nerves as much as his rivals" speed as he bids to end Max Verstappen"s four-year reign as F1 world champion in Sunday"s (December 7, 2025) season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. After two weekends of self-inflicted setbacks, championship leader Norris and his McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri need an error-free event to ensure Red Bull"s number one cannot complete a spectacular end-of-season recovery in glorious style. For the first time since a four-way scrap at the final race in Abu Dhabi in 2010, the title will be decided by a contest involving more than two drivers with McLaren, in particular, nervously glancing in their mirrors for Verstappen. Norris has a 12-point lead on Verstappen ahead of the finale and a 16-point advantage on team-mate Piastri, and needs to finish on the…...

2+ hour, 57+ min ago (551+ words) The 2025 F1 season nears its end as both McLaren drivers and Max Verstappen fight for the title Australia hosted the opening race of the Formula 1 season this year " with no new races once again on the calendar. Lewis Hamilton made his debut for Ferrari at Albert Park in Melbourne, which last hosted the first race of the season in 2019 after Covid put paid to the 2020 opener. Australia staged the first race of the season on Sunday 16 March - two weeks later than the 2024 start date. Bahrain has hosted the first race of the season since 2021, following on from pre-season testing at the same track in Sakhir, but has moved to April due to Ramadan. Saudi has also moved to April, with China and Japan being shifted forward a month to races two and three respectively. The 24-race season will finish in Abu…...

3+ hour, 14+ min ago (440+ words) Formula One F1 - Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - December 4, 2025 Red Bull's Max Verstappen, McLaren's Lando Norris and McLaren's Oscar Piastri during a press conference ahead of Abu Dhabi Grand Prix REUTERS/Jakub Porzycki ABU DHABI, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Max Verstappen could become only the second driver after Michael Schumacher to win five Formula One titles in a row this weekend but the Red Bull driver was relaxed about iton Thursday. Neither parent will be in attendance in Abu Dhabi -- father Jos rallying in Africa and mother Sophie staying at home with the dogs -- largely because he had written off his chances earlier in the season and they had made other plans. After a home Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort at the end of August, Verstappen was 104 points behind then-leader Oscar Piastri. He is now four…...