NASCAR has elected to postpone all events at Martinsville Speedway scheduled for May 8-9, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, per an April 17 release. The events were originally planned as the first event to return to the NASCAR schedule after a seven-week hiatus from competition that included postponements at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Homestead-Miami Speedway and five …
A ragequit has Blue-Emu raging mad at Bubba Wallace. The company pulled its sponsorship of Wallace and Richard Petty Motorsports after Wallace quit mid-race during Sunday’s (April 5) NASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series event at virtual Bristol Motor Speedway. Wallace was competing in the third iRacing event featuring drivers in the NASCAR Cup Series. But …
iRacing veteran William Bryon put on a commanding performance at the virtual Bristol Motor Speedway (April 5). Byron, who led a total of 116 of the 150 laps contested, retook the lead from Chris Buescher on lap 109 and cruised away from John Hunter Nemechek to claim his first win in the eNASCAR iRacing Pro …
Formula 1’s 2020 season may not start until the summer. Per a March 23 release by F1 CEO Chase Carey, the Formula 1 sanctioning body is aiming to have 15-18 events on the revised schedule for the 2020 championship season, which it’s currently aiming to kick off in the summer. F1 is hesitantly aiming to …
The organizers of Formula 1’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix have elected to postpone the event due to the COVID-19 pandemic, per a Monday, March 23, announcement. F1 officials had hoped to begin its newly abbreviated season in Azerbaijan (June 5-7) but are now unable to do so based upon the council of health professionals, as well …
IndyCar announced today (March 20) the formation of the IndyCar iRacing Challenge in wake of race postponements and cancelations caused by COVID-19, a type of coronavirus. Per a March 20 announcement, the simulated racing series will be contested every Saturday from March 28 to May 2 at 4 p.m. ET and will feature numerous IndyCar …
NASCAR officials have elected to postpone this weekend’s (March 13-15) racing festivities at Atlanta Motor Speedway due to COVID-19, also known as Coronavirus. Additionally, NASCAR racing at Homestead Miami Speedway next weekend (March 20-22) has also been canceled. Although nearly every team across all three NASCAR national touring series had shown up to the circuit, …
Due to COVID-19, also known as coronavirus, organizers of the Australian Grand Prix have elected to cancel the event, per a Thursday, March 12 announcement. The announcement comes in wake of McLaren F1’s decision to pull out of the event after a team employee tested positive for the virus this week. The FIA and Formula …
The 2020 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach has been canceled for next month. Per a city announcement on Thursday, March 12, the race, which was originally scheduled for April 19, is the latest in a series of changes, postponements, and cancelations across the motorsports community due to COVID-19, also known coronavirus. Organizers were forced …
In wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, also known as the coronavirus, NASCAR has elected to hold its race events at Atlanta Motor Speedway (March 13-15) and Homestead Miami Speedway (March 20-22) without fans in attendance, per an announcement on Thursday, March 12. Despite the changes, NASCAR plans to continue to hold all six events at …
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