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August 30, 2026

Macedo Charges From Sixth to Win at West Fargo

Carson Macedo won the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series’ Danny Schatz Memorial on Saturday at Fix It Forward Speedway in West Fargo, North Dakota, ending a 24-race drought and giving him his fifth victory of the season and 63rd career World of Outlaws win. Macedo started sixth in the 35-lap feature, reached second by Lap 12 and took the lead three laps later before pulling away for the victory.

Jason Johnson Racing entered the event after dealing with hauler problems and a crash the day before the race. Garet Williamson finished second, Bill Balog was third, and David Gravel and Michael “Buddy” Kofoid rounded out the top five.
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August 30, 2026

Marquez’s Aragon masterclass sends title battle to Misano

Marc Marquez completed a perfect weekend at MotorLand Aragon, winning both the Sprint and Sunday’s Grand Prix to cut Jorge Martin’s championship lead from 40 points to 19 and move into second in the standings. Marquez recovered from an early rear ride-height mistake, then passed Marco Bezzecchi in a close battle and pulled away to win by about 1.7 seconds. It was his fourth Grand Prix victory of the season and his record eighth premier-class win at Aragon.

Pedro Acosta gave KTM its best result of the weekend by finishing second, 1.754 seconds behind Marquez, and said he had extracted the maximum from his package. Acosta said he briefly had a chance to fight for his first win of the year, but would have run out of tire life if he had kept matching Marquez’s pace. He said KTM still lacked enough qualifying speed and short-distance performance, and said he was working on changing his riding style to improve tire consumption. Bezzecchi took pole, led early, and finished third after saying the Marquez brothers had a little more pace than he did. Jorge Martin salvaged two fifth-place finishes and kept the title lead, but said Aragon’s lack of grip made the weekend one of the toughest of the season.

Elsewhere, Francesco Bagnaia described his Aragon weekend as “humiliating and mortifying” after crashing out of Sunday’s race for a second straight non-finish. He said he felt unable to ride naturally on the current Ducati and called the situation one of the lowest points of his career. Fabio Quartararo also had a brutal weekend, retiring from the Sprint with an engine blow-up before finishing last in the Grand Prix, and said Yamaha’s latest updates had made the bike worse. The championship now moves on to Misano, where several riders said they hope to reset after a difficult round at Aragon.
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August 30, 2026

Ethan Dotson Rallies From Ninth to Win at Shelby County

Ethan Dotson won Saturday’s World of Outlaws Late Model Series feature at Shelby County Speedway, making a last-corner pass on a green-white-checkered restart to beat Daulton Wilson by a car length. Dotson started ninth and used the high line over the final two laps, getting to Wilson’s outside off Turn 2 and clearing him exiting Turn 4.

A late incident between Wilson and Bobby Pierce set up the restart. Wilson was ruled the leader after the incident, while Pierce was sent to the tail for the restart. The victory was Dotson’s first World of Outlaws win of the season.

Justin Duty finished third, Tristan Chamberlain was fourth and Nick Hoffman placed fifth.
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August 29, 2026

Adelaide unveils $96m MotoGP street circuit for 2027 debut

South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas has unveiled the official layout for Adelaide’s new A$96 million street circuit, which is set to host MotoGP from 2027 and has been described as the world’s first city-center MotoGP race. The 4.13-kilometer track has 15 corners and reuses sections of Adelaide’s former Formula One circuit, including Stag Corner, Rundle Road, Brewery Bend and Dequetteville Terrace. MotoGP said the layout was developed with the FIM and local partners to meet modern safety standards while accounting for community and environmental impacts.

Simulations of the circuit project MotoGP bikes reaching speeds of up to 343 km/h, with premier-class lap times of about 1 minute 26 seconds. The redevelopment is expected to be completed around November 2027. Organizers said the plan is intended to deliver an exciting but safe race that also leaves a legacy through upgrades to parklands and public spaces and protections for green space.

The project includes the removal of 42 significant trees and 335 other trees, the relocation of 88 trees and A$15 million for habitat restoration. Malinauskas said 95% of the 8,895 trees in the precinct will remain untouched, and 10 new trees will be planted for each tree removed. The plan drew opposition from some locals worried about habitat loss. Malinauskas said the event is expected to return annually through 2032, draw tens of thousands of visitors and showcase South Australia to a global audience of more than 630 million people.
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August 29, 2026

Preece Wins Daytona, Earns First Cup Playoff Berth

Ryan Preece won the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday night, earning his first NASCAR Cup Series victory in his 249th start and clinching the final spot in the 16-driver playoffs. Preece beat Daniel Suárez by 0.024 seconds in overtime after a late caution froze the field with Preece in front, and he finished 17 points ahead of Shane van Gisbergen in the battle for the last berth.

Preece’s night included an early spin and damage in a three-car wreck, but he recovered with stage points and stayed in contention through a series of late crashes. A Lap 154 or 156 incident involving Carson Hocevar set up overtime, and a final-lap scramble with Zane Smith triggered the caution that sealed the win. Suárez finished second, followed by Michael McDowell, Tyler Reddick and Ricky Stenhouse Jr., while van Gisbergen won Stage 1 but was eliminated after a late fuel stop left him 28th.

Austin Cindric also locked into the postseason with a sixth-place finish, and Bubba Wallace secured one of the remaining berths as the regular season ended. Denny Hamlin will open the playoffs as the No. 1 seed with a 25-point bonus, and the 10-race championship run begins next Sunday at Darlington Raceway with the Southern 500.
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August 29, 2026

Cole Davies wins 250 crown on 19th birthday at Ironman

The Pro Motocross season finale at Ironman Raceway in Crawfordsville, Indiana, crowned three champions for the first time at the series’ closing round, with Hunter Lawrence sealing the 450 premier-class title, Cole Davies locking up the 250 crown and Lachlan Turner completing a third straight WMX championship. The event drew the largest crowd in its 13-year history, and the title races set up a day of mixed results in the motos that decided the season.

Hunter Lawrence secured his first premier-class championship by edging brother Jett Lawrence in the standings, giving the Lawrence brothers the distinction of becoming the first siblings to win premier-class titles. Hunter finished fourth in the finale and led the 10-round season in overall wins, moto wins, laps led and starting average. His title came after a first-lap incident with Haiden Deegan, while Jett Lawrence was slowed by an ankle issue that flared again.

In the 250 class, Cole Davies clinched the championship on his 19th birthday after Levi Kitchen’s first-moto crash and DNS ended the title fight. Davies became the first Kiwi AMA National Champion in 55 years, finished the season with four overall victories and said he wanted to keep improving as he turned to the SMX Playoffs. Kitchen finished 40-41 for 41st overall at Ironman, dropped to third in the standings, and said he would focus on recovering for the playoffs and racing for Team USA at the Motocross of Nations in October. Julien Beaumer won the Ironman 250 overall on 2-1 motos, while Chance Hymas matched his score and lost the tiebreaker.

Turner clinched her third consecutive WMX title despite trouble in the final moto, finishing the season six points ahead of Charli Cannon. Cannon swept both motos to win the Ironman overall and finished second in the championship, while Mayla Herrick was second overall at the finale and Daniela Guillen was third in her U.S. debut.
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August 29, 2026

Joe Lauzon wins BKFC debut with second-round TKO

BKFC made its debut at Fenway Park in Boston on Saturday with BKFC 92, and the card was topped by Kai Stewart’s unanimous decision over previously unbeaten Harry Gigliotti in the main event. Stewart, who weighed in at 144.4 pounds against Gigliotti at 143.4, earned his record-tying sixth successful BKFC featherweight title defense and improved to 10-0.

Christine Ferea also kept her title in the co-main event, stopping Sofia Landi 33 seconds into the second round to defend the BKFC Queen of Violence belt. Ferea and Landi both weighed in at 137.4 pounds, and the win extended Ferea’s streak to 10 fights while moving her record to 12-1. Joe Lauzon also made a winning BKFC debut, stopping Stash Kuykendall with a second-round TKO after dropping him five times.

The rest of the card featured a string of stoppages by Peter Barrett, Tray Martin, Dallas Davison, Guilherme Viana, James Murrin, Jake Pilla and David Simpson. Charon Spain beat Charles Rosa by split decision, and Taylor Starling defeated Kat Paprocki by unanimous decision.
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August 29, 2026

Daytona test could speed qualifying, unsettle Cup traffic

NASCAR’s new Cup Series competition package is set for its first test at Daytona International Speedway in Saturday night’s Coke Zero Sugar 400, with the changes aimed at reducing drag and changing how the draft develops in traffic. The package trims the rear spoiler from seven inches to four inches and lowers horsepower to about 465 from roughly 510. NASCAR expects single-car qualifying speeds to rise by about 3 mph, while pack speeds are expected to stay similar.

The race will come with no practice session, leaving drivers to learn how the cars handle only once the green flag drops. Chase Briscoe said the cars could feel looser, be harder to drive and create more issues in traffic. Denny Hamlin, who helped develop the package, said simulations pointed to a roughly 33% gain in the right direction and that the changes should significantly alter how the cars behave in the draft, although he could not predict the exact effects.

Spire Motorsports crew chief Travis Peterson said qualifying should be faster under the new setup, but teams would not know how the cars truly handled until deep into the race, and he said the spoiler reduction probably called for some practice. Austin Hill said the Cup car should race as closely as possible to the O’Reilly car and could suit him because he has four Daytona wins in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series, but he said the real answer would not come until the race began.
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August 29, 2026

Johnson reveals tribute No. 48 for final Daytona 500 start

Jimmie Johnson and LEGACY MOTOR CLUB unveiled the No. 48 Toyota Camry XSE he will drive in the 2027 Daytona 500, the final NASCAR Cup Series start of his career. The reveal came during the Coke Zero 400 pre-race show at Daytona International Speedway, and Johnson later drove a ceremonial lap at the track ahead of the farewell race scheduled for Feb. 21, 2027.

The one-race car carries a blue-and-silver livery inspired by Johnson’s 2016 championship season and features fluorescent No. 48 numbering. Lowe’s, Ally and Carvana are all part of the scheme, which marks the return of Lowe’s to NASCAR after the 2018 season. Johnson said the car brought back a lifetime of memories and called the project a full-circle moment.

Rick Hendrick, Hendrick Motorsports and Ally agreed to loan the stylized No. 48 for the tribute, and Johnson said Hendrick helped bring together Lowe’s, Ally, Carvana and Toyota for the effort. Toyota is backing a design tied to the Chevrolet-backed number Johnson used during his championship years. Johnson, a seven-time Cup champion and 83-race winner, has also won the Daytona 500 twice, in 2006 and 2013, and he is expected to make his 703rd career start and 24th Daytona 500 appearance in the race.
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