Motor Sports

3/19/2026 |  Indiana coach Curt Cignetti to drive the honorary pace car at the Indianapolis 500 (Associated Press (AP)) INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Curt Cignetti, who coached Indiana to its first national title in football, will drive the honorary pace car at the Indianapolis 500.
Race organizers made the announcement Tuesday night during the World Baseball Classic championship game. Cignetti will drive a Chevrolet Corvette ZR1X, touted as the most advanced Corvette ever made, at “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” on May 24.

3/19/2026 |  NASCAR suspends Daniel Dye after livestream mockery of IndyCar’s David Malukas (Associated Press (AP)) CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR driver Daniel Dye was suspended Tuesday — the second known major penalty of his racing career — for mocking IndyCar driver David Malukas during a recent livestream.
In the video, which circulated Tuesday on social media, Dye used voices that made inferences about Malukas’ sexuality. He mimicked Malukas’ voice at one point.

3/17/2026 |  Why F1’s calendar blow won’t derail its long-term plans (Insider Sport) F1 sponsors will experience the biggest disruption from the Bahrain and Saudi cancellations. 
Formula 1 (F1) is unlikely to feel any long term impacts from cancelling the Saudi Arabia and Bahrain Grands Prix, according to an industry expert.
The 2026 F1 season began on 6 March and is already well underway, with the Australian and Chinese Grands Prix completed and attention now turning to Japan.
However, it has perhaps not been the flawless start the series would have hoped for. Earlier this week, the FIA confirmed the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix will not take place in April due to the ongoing US-Israel war with Iran.

3/16/2026 |  Roger Penske’s Texas-sized ‘playground’ in Jerry Jones’ neighborhood is IndyCar’s new street course (Associated Press (AP)) ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Roger Penske and IndyCar found a Texas-sized “playground” in Jerry Jones’ neighborhood for a temporary street course to bring the series back to the Dallas-Fort Worth market.
Nearly three years after IndyCar last ran on the fast 1 1/2-mile oval at Texas Motor Speedway about 30 miles away, the open-wheel series will race Sunday on a 2.73-mile, 14-turn circuit on the streets of Arlington around the home stadiums of the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys and MLB’s Texas Rangers. 

3/16/2026 |  McLaren launches investigation after Norris and Piastri unable to start F1’s Chinese Grand Prix (Associated Press (AP)) McLaren has launched an investigation with engine supplier Mercedes to investigate why both of its cars suffered terminal electrical faults that ruled them out of the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday, as Formula 1 champion Lando Norris said the team must rule out a repeat.