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AJ Allmendinger wins at Charlotte Roval as eight advance in playoffs
Non-playoff driver AJ Allmendinger beat William Byron in a 10-lap dash in NASCAR's second playoff elimination race Sunday, winning the Bank of America Roval 400 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway road course in Concord, N.C....
Tyler Reddick narrowly clinches pole at Charlotte
CONCORD, N.C. - After running what he termed "one of the dirtiest laps I've ever had in practice," Tyler Reddick got just what he needed in Saturday's subsequent qualifying session at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course....
Max Verstappen wins third straight F1 title
Max Verstappen clinched the 2023 Formula One title on Saturday, still with six Grand Prix races remaining on the season....
AlphaTauri 'definitely' expects Daniel Ricciardo back for Austin
AlphaTauri driver Daniel Ricciardo is expected to be back behind the wheel at the U.S. Grand Prix on Oct. 22 at Austin, Texas....
2023 Bank of America ROVAL 400: Preview, 5 Best Bets, Longshot Pick
Entering the final race before the cut to the final eight drivers in the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs, only 27 points separate No. 6 from No. 11....
Weekend Preview: Charlotte Motor Speedway
Martin Truex Jr. has been playing with fire throughout the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs, but so far he hasn't been burned....
Iowa debut highlights 2024 NASCAR Cup Series schedule
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Iowa Speedway will make its NASCAR Cup Series debut next year, part of the 2024 schedules announced on Wednesday for the all of NASCAR's top series....
Stop knocking over Tour de France riders
Selfies are already a narcissistic activity. People taking pictures of themselves and then posting them on social media, and this self-absorbed activity is rewarded with likes, comments, and gifs. At least if a selfie is being taken at the Washington Monument or the last standing Blockbuster no harm...
Horse racing needs a stoppage, not a change of scenery
One of the rebuttals to Churchill Downs’ suspension of horse racing after this weekend was that officials couldn’t find proof of the venue’s role in the dozen horses who’ve died there this year. While that logic comes off like an amusement park owner saying “Nothing to see here” as kids get launched...
A fix for horse racing that’s more than an ‘emergency meeting’
Horse racing regulatory and safety officials, along with representatives from Churchill Downs, are holding an emergency meeting today in response to two more horse deaths at the famed track in Louisville, Ky. this spring. The reason I’m writing this before the actual meet-and-greet is that nothing i...
![Check out the multiple crashes that red-flagged the Indy 500 <i>three times</i> in the last 15 laps [Updated]](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/7bcb055193a1a365c5e570d8fc17dbde.jpg)
Check out the multiple crashes that red-flagged the Indy 500 <i>three times</i> in the last 15 laps [Updated]
First off, and most importantly, everyone came out of this crash at the Indy 500 okay. But check out this dash cam footage of what it was like inside driver Kyle Kirkwood’s car after he was clipped by Felix Rosenqvist, who skimmed into the wall and spun out into traffic. Even the broadcasting crew h...
Kentucky Derby winner Mage doesn’t disrespect horse racing by saying yea not 'neigh' to Preakness
Last year, Rich Strike won the Kentucky Derby at 80-1 odds, like a kamikaze to horse racing. Not honoring the tradition of the sport was the team behind the emeritus Kentucky Derby champion, who decided to sit the winner out of the second leg of the sport’s Triple Crown. The biggest prize in the spo...
Which sport has a clear-cut GOAT?
It’s a conversation that’ll lead to a fight over drinks and is a common one among sports fans. Who is the greatest of all time in their given sport? But which sport has the easiest GOAT to figure out isn’t discussed nearly as much. As far as I’m concerned, there are two options: Hockey and horse rac...
Is horse racing worth saving?
The discussion of the future of horse racing seems to be popping up more regularly these days. The greater regularity of the topic probably started in 2019, when Santa Anita Park in Southern California had an unprecedented rash of horses suffering fatal injuries, with 42 horses dying and shutting do...
Don’t get it twisted, there’s racism in Formula 1, too
Formula 1’s winningest, most visible driver, Lewis Hamilton, got called the N-word by FF1 champion Nelson Piquet in an interview during the 2021 season. Piquet is the father of 2021 F1 world champion Max Verstappen’s girlfriend Kelly. Verstappen is Hamilton’s biggest rival in F1, and that’s about as...
So Derby winner Rich Strike was a heart-warming story for less than a week
I wish Vegas would’ve given the public odds on how long Rich Strike’s feel-good story remained feel-good. While it didn’t take a turn to Cancel Town in the first 15 minutes after the race, it did get there during trainer Eric Reed’s 15 minutes of fame, so my unders bet would’ve hit....
80-1 shot Rich Strike wins Kentucky Derby
Rich Strike wasn’t in the Kentucky Derby field when head trainer Eric Reid woke up Friday morning. After a late scratch to Ethereal Road, a spot opened up for a 21st horse in the 20-thoroughbred field. And one of the longest shots in the field at 80-1 at post time just won the 148th Kentucky Derby....