Motor Sports

8/3/2026 |  So Sleek & So Clean: 8 Elements To Like About INDYCAR's Newly Designed Ride (Fox Sports) INDYCAR HEADQUARTERS (Indianapolis) — I got to see the 2028 INDYCAR. And there is a lot to like.
Well, it won’t be exactly what will run at the track starting in 2028. With 19 months to go before it actually is used to race, it will undergo more tweaks and adjustments.
Testing starts Saturday and Sunday, with Alexander Rossi in the car on Saturday and Alex Palou in it on Sunday. It won’t have the actual race engines, as Chevrolet and Honda are still developing their power plants. Instead, it will have a 2.4-liter V-6 engine that was developed a f

8/1/2026 |  TNT NASCAR viewership mixed depending on methodology (Sports Media Watch) NASCAR viewership continues to take a “Big Data” hit on linear TV, with the TNT portion of the season down slightly under the new methodology — and up slightly under the old.
The five NASCAR Cup Series races on TNT Sports averaged 2.0 million viewers per the Nielsen “Big Data + Panel” data that is the official currency, down slightly from a year ago, but 2.1 million per the prior ‘panel-only’ methodology that NASCAR is now publicizing for its races — up 4%.

7/31/2026 |  Bryce Harper, Andy Roddick And Other Investors Join Jimmie Johnson's NASCAR Team (Fox Sports) Seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson is adding some big-time winners to his race team.
Johnson announced a strategic ownership group for Legacy Motor Club on Thursday that includes championship athletes, Grammy Award winners, entrepreneurs, investors, motorsport greats and cultural leaders. Johnson remains the team's majority owner.

7/29/2026 |  F1 chief says season finale could shift to Europe if Qatar, Abu Dhabi races are affected by war (Associated Press (AP)) LONDON (AP) — Formula 1 president Stefano Domenicali says the current world championship could end in Europe if the war in the Middle East affects races planned in Qatar and Abu Dhabi at the conclusion of the season.

7/29/2026 |  F1 chief says season finale could shift to Europe if Qatar, Abu Dhabi races are affected by war (Fox Sports) LONDON (AP) — Formula 1 president Stefano Domenicali says the current world championship could end in Europe if the war in the Middle East affects races planned in Qatar and Abu Dhabi at the conclusion of the season.