All posts by David Morgan

By David Morgan, Associate Editor MADISON, Ill. – A busy Friday at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway is complete, with one final practice session in the books for Saturday’s running of the Bommarito Automotive Group 500. Pato O’Ward, looking to build on previous success at Gateway, where he has finished second in three of his last four starts at the track and never lower that fourth, topped the charts in the final one-hour session of the day in his No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet with a lap of 25.7572 seconds,Read More

By David Morgan, Associate Editor MADISON, Ill. – When it comes to qualifying on ovals in 2024, Scott McLaughlin has been on it. The driver of the No. 3 Team Penske Chevrolet has not started off the front row in any of the oval races thus far through the NTT IndyCar Series season, adding another oval pole with his qualifying run on Friday afternoon at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway. McLaughlin rocketed to the pole with a two-lap average of 179.972 mph to bank the top spot over Meyer ShankRead More

By David Morgan, Associate Editor MADISON, Ill. – David Malukas has got Gateway figured out. With a pair of podium finishes over the past two years on his resume at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway, the driver of the No. 66 Meyer Shank Racing Honda picked up right where he left off, powering his machine to the top of the board with a lap of 25.1635 seconds, 178.830 mph. Since returning from a wrist injury that saw him booted from his ride at Arrow McLaren and picked up by MeyerRead More

By David Morgan, Associate Editor MADISON, Ill. — Oval season is upon us. The final sprint to the finish of the 2024 NTT IndyCar Series season begins this weekend at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway with Saturday’s running of the Bommarito Automotive Group 500. The 1.25-mile oval will be one of three ovals on the remaining schedule, along with the doubleheader at Milwaukee and the season finale at Nashville. Only Portland stands alone as the one final road course still to be contested this season. Two-time series champion Alex PalouRead More

By David Morgan, Associate Editor Following Sunday night’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Richmond Raceway, Austin Dillon appeared to be Playoff bound for the first time in two years. On Wednesday afternoon, that all changed. The factors of Dillon’s victory, which saw him intentionally spin out leader Joey Logano and then hook Denny Hamlin over the course of the final half a lap to take the victory for himself, has had the sport embroiled in controversy ever since, leading many to wonder if Dillon had stepped over the line with hisRead More

By David Morgan, Associate Editor Don’t count on Joey Logano and Denny Hamlin to be applying for membership in the Austin Dillon fan club. In Sunday’s Cook Out 400 at Richmond Raceway, Dillon was racing for his Playoff life, having gone from a near lock to win in the closing laps of regulation to having to battle it out amongst two of the best in overtime. For Dillon, it was win or bust, with his current points position making it that his only path to the Playoffs would have to comeRead More

By David Morgan, Associate Editor SPEEDWAY, Ind. – Kyle Larson has been the talk of the town both in NASCAR and the IndyCar world after his debut in the Indianapolis 500 in May and Sunday’s win in the Brickyard 400. If Larson has it his way, he’ll be back at Indianapolis Motor Speedway next May looking to have another go at the Greatest Spectacle in Racing and hopefully be able to complete his attempt at the Indy 500/Coca-Cola 600 Double. Immediately upon climbing from his car as the winner on Sunday,Read More

By David Morgan, Associate Editor SPEEDWAY, Ind. – Ryan Blaney didn’t know whether to be mad or frustrated with the way Sunday’s Brickyard 400 ended for he and the No. 12 Team Penske team. Blaney looked to be in the catbird seat as the laps were winding down on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval, chasing down Brad Keselowski with Kyle Larson in his rear-view. Keselowski was iffy on even being able to make it to the end, while Blaney had hopefully saved enough to see him through to the finish andRead More

By David Morgan, Associate Editor SPEEDWAY, Ind. – Kyle Larson has gotten his redemption at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Two months removed from his debut in the Indianapolis 500, the driver of the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, sporting the same paint scheme that he was scheduled to run that weekend in Charlotte, charged through the field late, putting himself in position to capitalize when the race went into overtime. As the laps were winding down, it was shaping up to be a battle among those saving fuel (Brad Keselowski and RyanRead More

By David Morgan, Associate Editor SPEEDWAY, Ind. – Ladies and gentlemen, the NASCAR Xfinity Series. The fans in attendance for Saturday’s Pennzoil 250 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway certainly got their money’s worth in the return to the famous 2.5-mile oval for the first time in three years. What looked to be Cole Custer’s race down the stretch turned into a three-car battle royale, with Custer’s Stewart-Haas Racing teammate Riley Herbst and Aric Almirola joining the fray as the laps wound down. As the laps clicked away toward the finish, Herbst chewedRead More