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Christian Lundgaard wins first race since 2023 at Sonsio Grand Prix
Christian Lundgaard snapped a 47-race winless drought and secured his first IndyCar win in nearly three years with a victory in the Sonsio Grand Prix at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course on Saturday.,The Danish racer, who started in fourth place, took the lead for good on the 68th lap of t...
Carson Hocevar rides the wave to NASCAR Cup pole at Texas
FORT WORTH, Texas -- In a manner of speaking, Carson Hocevar called his shot at Texas Motor Speedway--and wound up on the pole for Sunday's Wurth 400 Presented by LIQUI MOLY (3:30 p.m. ET on FS1, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).,Before Saturday's time trials at the 1.5-mile track, Hocevar said he hop...
Red-hot Carson Hocevar tops Kyle Busch to win Truck race in Texas
FORT WORTH, Texas -- The glass slipper still firmly on his foot from last Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series win at Talladega, Carson Hocevar mashed the gas in overtime on Friday night and ran away to victory in the SpeedyCash.com 250 at Texas Motor Speedway.,Beating runner-up and Spire Motorsports teammate...
Buckle up: Cup Series 'roller coaster' travels to Texas
Talladega's fast-paced action gave fans a thrilling finish last week with Carson Hocevar recording his first win, and the Lone Star State will try to match or eclipse that this weekend.,With 10 races in the books, the NASCAR Cup Series travels to Texas Motor Speedway for Sunday afternoon's Wurth 400...
Kyle Busch outduels field for record 9th NASCAR Truck Series win
HAMPTON, Ga. -- Kyle Busch took his third consecutive and record ninth win of his career in the Fr8 208 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at EchoPark Speedway on Saturday afternoon, capping a dramatic push to the checkered flag to collect his record 68th series victory.,In the closing laps, Busch, ...
Speed skating: Jorrit Bergsma, 40, takes mass start gold; Jordan Stolz fourth
MILAN -- Jorrit Bergsma turned back the clock to claim men's mass start gold at the Winter Games on Saturday, securing the second Olympic title of his career at the age of 40, while Marijke Groenewoud triumphed in the women's race to seal a Dutch double.,As Bergsma approached the final straight, he ...
Corinne Stoddard earns bronze in 1500m, halts U.S. speed skating drought
South Korea and the United States had a lot to celebrate as the curtain came down for short-track speed skating at the Milan Cortina Olympics.,While Koreans Kim Gil-li and Choi Min-jeong earned gold and silver in the 1,500 meters, Seattle native Corinne Stoddard captured bronze and halted a 16-year ...
Speed skater Jordan Stolz denied 3rd gold medal, takes silver in 1500m
MILAN -- China's Ning Zhongyan won the men's 1,500 meters at the Winter Olympics on Thursday, denying American Jordan Stolz of his third speed skating gold medal of these Games.,Stolz claimed silver, while two-time defending Olympic 1,500m champion Kjeld Nuis of the Netherlands secured bronze to rou...
American Jordan Stolz hunts third speed skating gold
MILAN -- American standout Jordan Stolz will chase a third gold in Thursday's men's 1,500 meters at the Winter Games, while three-times champion Kjeld Nuis aims to close out his illustrious career with one final medal in his Olympic farewell.,Stolz delivered on the huge expectations surrounding him ...
Italy shocks US, wins men's speed skating team pursuit
MILAN -- An inspired Italy delighted the home crowd with a stunning victory in the Winter Olympics men's team pursuit final, while Canada's Ivanie Blondin, Valerie Maltais and Isabelle Weidemann delivered another seamless performance to beat the Netherlands in the women's event and retain their titl...
Netherlands' Femke Kok takes speed skating 500m gold; Erin Jackson 5th
MILAN -- World record holder Femke Kok asserted her dominance in the women's 500 meters to win Winter Olympics gold and deliver the Netherlands a second speed skating title at the Milan Cortina Games on Sunday.,Kok finished second behind Jutta Leerdam in the 1,000m on Monday but swapped places with ...
Austin Hill holds the line at Daytona in NASCAR O'Reilly Series opener
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Austin Hill continued his mastery of NASCAR's big tracks, dominating Saturday's United Rentals 300 at Daytona International Speedway -- the Georgia native's fourth win in this NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series season-opener here in the last five years.,As typically happens on ...
US speed skater Jordan Stolz wins 500m, sets Olympic record
MILAN -- American speed skating phenomenon Jordan Stolz once again stole the spotlight on Saturday, rocketing to the men's 500 meters title at the Winter Olympics and securing his second gold medal of the Milan Cortina Games.,Stolz already had met the towering expectations by winning the men's 1,000...
Czech teenager Jilek outclasses strong field to take 10,000m gold
MILAN -- Czech teenager Metodej Jilek produced the race of his life to beat a powerful field and seize gold in the 10,000 meters on Friday, delivering the Czech Republic its first speed skating title of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.,Jilek was joined on the podium by Poland's Vladimir Semirunniy...
Arianna Fontana’s silver lining: matching Italian medal record
MILAN -- Italian short track skater Arianna Fontana had to settle for silver in the Olympic 500 meters on Thursday but was delighted to match the tally of Italy's most decorated Olympian.,With 13 medals across six Games, Fontana is tied with fencer Edoardo Mangiarotti, who competed at five Olympics ...
American Jordan Stolz takes 1,000m for speed skating gold
MILAN -- Jordan Stolz lived up to expectations as he charged to the men's 1,000 meters gold on Wednesday, delivering the United States' first speed skating title of the Milan Cortina Games after a brief delay caused by a re-skate in an earlier pair.,Dutchman Jenning de Boo and China's Ning Zhongyan ...
Speed skating: Nuis says Stolz the man to beat but expects battle in 1,000m
MILAN -- Jordan Stolz is speed skating's hottest property heading into Wednesday's men's 1,000 meters at the Milan Cortina Winter Games, but a pack of seasoned challengers led by three-time Olympic champion Kjeld Nuis are ready to crash the American's party.,The 21-year-old Stolz arrived in Milan as...
Speed skater Francesca Lollobrigida wins Italy's first gold of home Games
MILAN, Italy -- Francesca Lollobrigida powered to victory in the women's 3,000 meters speed skating on Saturday, bringing Italy its first gold medal of the Milan Cortina Games and ending Dutch dominance marked by three straight Olympic titles at the distance.,Norway's Ragne Wiklund and Canada's Vale...
Speed skater Gina Lollobrigida wins Italy's first Gold of home Games
MILAN, Italy -- Francesca Lollobrigida powered to victory in the women's 3,000 meters speed skating on Saturday, bringing Italy its first gold medal of the Milan Cortina Games and ending Dutch dominance marked by three straight Olympic titles at the distance.,Norway's Ragne Wiklund and Canada's Vale...
Buccaneers RB coach Skip Peete in stable condition after 'medical episode'
Tampa Bay Buccaneers running backs coach Skip Peete is responsive, coherent and in stable condition after experiencing a medical episode during Wednesday morning's team walk-through practice, the team announced via press release.,Peete was attended to by team medical personnel before he was transpor...