Motor Sports

1/27/2026 |  Inside The Garage: Potentially Wild Free Agency Tops 2026 NASCAR Storylines (Fox Sports) The 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season kicks off (weather permitting) this weekend with the exhibition Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium.
And take a good look at the starting lineup because it’s quite possible the lineup in 2027 could look quite different.
While only two drivers in 2026 have new Cup rides (rookie Connor Zilisch in at Trackhouse, replacing Daniel Suarez, who has replaced Justin Haley at Spire Motorsports), there could be many more changes in the next offseason.

1/27/2026 |  Will Christian Horner make F1 return as Alpine owner? (Insider Sport) The former Red Bull Team Principal could make a return to F1 as an owner in Alpine after just six months from his controversial exit. 
Christian Horner, former Team Principal and CEO of Red Bull Racing, is reportedly set for a return to Formula One as part of an investment group seeking a share in Alpine F1.

1/23/2026 |  Alex Palou ordered to pay McLaren Racing $12M in breach of contract suit (Associated Press (AP)) DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Four-time IndyCar champion Alex Palou on Friday was ordered to pay McLaren Racing more than $12 million in the breach of contract suit the team filed when the Spaniard backed out of two different deals with the racing team.
The Friday ruling from London’s High Court came after a five-week trial last year. McLaren initially sought almost $30 million in damages, but that number was reduced to $20.7 million as the racing juggernaut sought to reclaim money allegedly lost in sponsorship, driver salaries and performance earnings.

1/23/2026 |  Ferrari ‘more united than ever’ as Hamilton drives new F1 car after troubled 2025 (Associated Press (AP)) FIORANO MODENESE, Italy (AP) — Team principal Fred Vasseur says Ferrari is “more united than ever” as Lewis Hamilton test drove the car designed to bring the Italian giant back to the front of the Formula 1 field following a troubled 2025.
Hamilton was at the wheel as the SF-26 took to Ferrari’s Fiorano test track on a cool, damp winter’s day for brief “shakedown” runs Friday ahead of the start of official F1 preseason testing next week in Spain.

1/7/2026 |  NASCAR commissioner Steve Phelps resigns after inflammatory texts revealed in trial (Associated Press (AP)) CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The fallout from NASCAR’s federal antitrust trial continued into the new year as NASCAR Commissioner Steve Phelps on Tuesday announced his resignation after more than 20 years with the top racing series in the United States.