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October 25, 2026

Fernando Alonso blames Alex Albon for first-lap United States Grand Prix crash

Fernando Alonso criticized Alex Albon after their first-lap collision at the United States Grand Prix in Austin, blaming Albon’s move down the inside and saying drivers in the lower third of the Formula 1 grid have “very low” quality. The stewards took no action over the incident, which damaged Albon’s Williams front wing and knocked the left-hand bargeboard off Alonso’s Aston Martin.

Alonso said the contact badly damaged his car, cost him at least half a second per lap and ruined what he called his best race of the season. He started 12th and finished 16th after a slow second pit stop to change his front wing, saying he could have scored points without the collision.

Albon also raced with a broken front wing after the contact and finished 17th. He described battling Alonso as fun, saying he was on the inside, tried to avoid the clash and had little room because of Esteban Ocon’s car on the outside.
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October 25, 2026

Austin Gamblers clinch top-three seed with win over Oklahoma

The Austin Gamblers and Nashville Stampede secured key postseason positions as the 2026 PBR Teams regular season ended in Kansas City. Austin beat the Oklahoma Wildcatters 90.55-89.10 to clinch a top-three seed and a first-round bye at the PBR Teams Championship, while Nashville’s 262.10-177.70 upset of the Missouri Thunder earned the Stampede the final first-round bye and the No. 3 seed via tiebreaker over Carolina.

Jose Vitor Leme led Austin with a 90.55-point ride aboard Moonlight Graham, the 95th 90-point ride of his career. Leme also earned his third PBR Teams MVP award, a league record. Hayden Welsh helped Kansas City close the regular season with a 180.15-176 upset of the Carolina Cowboys, winning the game with a career-high 91.35-point ride on Humdinger.

Other Saturday results included the New York Mavericks upsetting the Nashville Stampede, the Florida Freedom beating the Carolina Cowboys, the Texas Rattlers defeating the Arizona Ridge Riders and the Kansas City Outlaws topping the Missouri Thunder. The Arizona Ridge Riders beat the Florida Freedom 242.75-88.35, and the Oklahoma Wildcatters routed the New York Mavericks 265.25-176.60. Arizona, Florida and Oklahoma will compete in next month’s Ride-In Game for the final berth at the Nov. 6-8 championship in Las Vegas.
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October 25, 2026

Kyle Larson earns first Talladega win in YellaWood 500

Kyle Larson won Sunday’s YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway, sweeping from 11th to first in the final two corners of the last lap and edging Hendrick Motorsports teammate William Byron by 0.041 seconds. The victory was Larson’s 35th career NASCAR Cup Series win, his first superspeedway victory and his first career win at Talladega. Post-race inspection found no issues, and Larson and the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports team were declared the official winners.

The win gave Larson a 73-point lead over Denny Hamlin in the Cup Series playoff standings with two races left. Hamlin finished eighth and stayed second in the standings, while Christopher Bell spun entering pit road, finished 35th and dropped to third, 74 points behind Larson. Larson was the only top championship contender to improve his title position at Talladega.

The race turned chaotic late, when a 15-car crash on Lap 184 brought out a red flag and forced overtime. A separate 12-car wreck effectively ended the championship hopes of Ryan Blaney and Tyler Reddick. Joey Logano’s car also flipped onto its roof in the late crash, and he climbed out under his own power.
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October 25, 2026

Ferrari has no special start rules for Leclerc and Hamilton, Leclerc says

Charles Leclerc said Ferrari has not imposed any special rules for the start of the United States Grand Prix, even though he and Lewis Hamilton will line up fourth and fifth and could be in position to shape the opening corner at Circuit of the Americas. Leclerc said, “We know what the line is not to cross,” and added that he and Hamilton only need to avoid each other and work together.

The pair’s on-track relationship has already been tested this season, and Leclerc said both drivers have crossed that line at times. He pointed to their Monza collision as an example, when Hamilton tried an inside move at Turn 1 and the cars made contact, leaving Hamilton sixth and Leclerc out after two laps.

Ferrari boss Frederic Vasseur held private talks with Leclerc and Hamilton after the Italian Grand Prix incident. The two teammates remained mathematically in championship contention.
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October 25, 2026

Joey Logano unharmed after violent Talladega crash

Joey Logano climbed from a violent multi-car crash at Talladega and said he was “just happy to be alive” after his No. 22 Team Penske Ford was sent airborne and onto its roof with five laps remaining in the Cup race. The wreck triggered a red flag and involved at least 15 cars, bringing the race to a stop as safety crews took several minutes to flip Logano’s car back onto its wheels. The crowd cheered when he climbed out of the overturned car.

Logano emerged unharmed, was evaluated at the infield care center and released. He praised NASCAR’s safety advances and the safety crew after the wreck. The crash also involved Chase Briscoe, Brad Keselowski, Austin Cindric, Josh Berry, Riley Herbst, Daniel Suárez, AJ Allmendinger, Chris Buescher, Noah Gragson, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Alex Bowman, Connor Zilisch and Shane van Gisbergen.

Carson Hocevar made contact with Logano in the tri-oval before the wreck, and Riley Herbst was heavily involved after hitting both the outside wall and the inside wall, then exiting with help after apparently losing his brakes. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was leading when the crash happened.
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October 25, 2026

Kimi Antonelli wins United States Grand Prix but misses F1 title clinch

Andrea Kimi Antonelli won the United States Grand Prix for Mercedes, but he did not clinch the Formula 1 title in Austin. The victory kept alive his bid to become Formula One’s youngest world champion ever and Italy’s first since 1953.

Antonelli had entered the race with a 102-point lead over Mercedes teammate George Russell and a chance to wrap up the championship only with a win and favorable finishes from Russell and Lewis Hamilton. He had already set the tone on Saturday by taking pole position at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, beating Max Verstappen by 0.179 seconds in qualifying.

Charles Leclerc finished second, Verstappen was third, Hamilton was fourth and Lando Norris was fifth. Russell finished eighth, and the championship moved on to the Mexico City Grand Prix the following weekend.
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October 25, 2026

George Russell gets five-second penalty at United States Grand Prix

Stewards handed George Russell a five-second penalty at the United States Grand Prix after ruling that he left the track and gained an advantage, a decision confirmed early in the race at Circuit of the Americas in Austin. The sanction was expected to affect Russell’s finishing position and Mercedes’ strategy, and live coverage reported that he was unhappy on team radio after hearing the call. The ruling also added pressure to Russell’s fight for Drivers’ Championship points.

The FIA also confirmed no further action after investigating Kimi Antonelli, Russell, Oscar Piastri, Franco Colapinto and Esteban Ocon for possibly exceeding the maximum delta time during qualifying. Russell qualified sixth for the race, while Antonelli took pole position in Austin ahead of Max Verstappen.

Elsewhere in qualifying, Lando Norris dropped from sixth to eighth after his best lap was deleted for a track-limits violation. Arvid Lindblad, Colapinto and Gabriel Bortoleto were all serving grid penalties for engine changes, and Bortoleto was set to start at the back after a 60-place penalty.
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October 25, 2026

Freeway Insurance renews as Daniel Suárez’s Spire sponsor and adds Carson Hocevar

Freeway Insurance will return as Daniel Suárez’s anchor sponsor at Spire Motorsports in 2027, continuing on the No. 7 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 in the NASCAR Cup Series. The agreement will also expand Freeway Insurance’s involvement to additional NASCAR Truck Series races and add Cup driver Carson Hocevar as a brand ambassador.

Ryan Sparks will continue as Suárez’s crew chief. Suárez won the 2026 Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway and finished the season with three top-five results and eight top-10s. He was 13th in the Cup standings with three races left in the 2026 season.

Suárez said the partnership has lasted more than six years. Bill Anthony said Freeway Insurance’s support has grown across Spire Motorsports’ Cup, Truck, ARCA, dirt and Ascent programs. The partnership has also included community outreach, school visits, autograph sessions and other fan-engagement efforts aimed at Hispanic race fans.
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October 25, 2026

NASCAR sends Dillon, Stenhouse and Custer to rear at Talladega

NASCAR ordered Ty Dillon, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Cole Custer to start at the rear of the field before Sunday’s YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway, giving three Cup Series drivers pre-race setbacks ahead of the playoff race. Dillon qualified 30th in the No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet and will also have to serve a drive-through penalty after the green flag because his team made an adjustment after inspection.

Stenhouse Jr. qualified 24th in the No. 47 Chevrolet and Custer qualified 20th in the No. 41 Chevrolet, but both were sent to the rear for unapproved adjustments. Neither was reported to have any additional penalty beyond the rear start.

The YellaWood 500 is scheduled as a 188-lap race and is race 8 of 10 in The Chase. Chase Briscoe is on pole for the event.
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