Early picks for the Indy 500

  Who are the early favorites before any practice begins
The first open practice session for the Indy 500 is this Wednesday and it may be rather risky to place an early bets. Want the scoop on the best Indy 500 betting? We’ll lay it out for you based on IndyCar driver performance so far this season.

Porsche 911 Speedster Debuts at NY Auto Show

  192 mph top-end
Last year, Porsche celebrated its 70th anniversary of building sports cars by showing two 911 Speedster Concept vehicles to the public. Now, the production version is celebrating its North American debut in New York. Powered by a naturally-aspirated 4.0 liter flat-six engine capable of up to 9,000 rpm that is also used in the current 911 GT3 and 911 GT3 RS models, the 2019 911 Speedster develops 502 horsepower and 346 lb-ft of torque, accompanied by a highly emotional, racing inspired soundtrack.

How F1 Esports Became as Popular as The Real Thing

  Betting on F1 esports becoming very popular
The world of competitive F1 is changing. If in the past video games have been seen as a waste of time, today even serious pilots from one of the most demanding car races in the world realize the complexity of these simulator and the actual amount of skill that goes into it. In fact, esports are now so akin to real sports that people are actually placing bets on the outcome of different gaming competitions, much like they do on football, basketball and soccer. With this in mind, let's explore the F1 Esports Series a little further and see what they have to offer in the long term.

Long Beach GP Post-Race Press Conference

  Top-3 Drivers Plus Michael Andretti
Participants
1st - Alexander Rossi, Andretti Autosport
Michael Andretti, Owner, Andretti Autosport
2nd - Josef Newgarden, Team Penske
3rd - Scott Dixon, Chip Ganassi Racing

Alexander Rossi dominates to win Long Beach GP

  The 'California Kid' goes back-to-back
Andretti Autosport Honda ace Alexander Rossi dominated the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach from pole in 2018 and he repeated the feat again this year, leading the race from pole to checkers on Sunday except for the 5 laps he did not lead during pitstops. Penske Chevy driver Josef Newgarden finished a distant 2nd ahead of Scott Dixon. Graham Rahal and Ryan Hunter-Reay rounded out the top-5.

Rins pips Rossi to reign supreme at COTA

  As COTA King Marquez crashes out
Alex Rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar) secured Suzuki’s first MotoGP win since the 2016 British GP after edging out Valentino Rossi (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) to an extraordinary win at the Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas, which saw King of COTA Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) crash out of the lead.

Chinese GP Sunday Press Conference

  Top-3 finishers
Drivers:
1 – Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes)
2 – Valtteri BOTTAS (Mercedes)
3 – Sebastian VETTEL (Ferrari)

Hamilton leads Bottas to 1-2 win in China

  Vettel third for Ferrari
Lewis Hamilton got the jump on his Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas at the start of the Chinese GP and the race was over with Hamilton leading polesitter Bottas home to an easy 1-2. The Mercedes were too fast for the Ferraris in the high-speed corners of Shanghai and the best the Italians could do was a distant third. Hamilton led all the way for his 75th F1 victory in this the 1,000th Grand Prix. 

Martin Truex Jr. wins at Richmond to snap drought

  Beats back three Fords
Saturday night’s victory in the Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond Raceway was a first for Martin Truex Jr.--and more of the same for Joe Gibbs Racing. Truex won his first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race on a short track in his 81st try and in the process picked up his first victory with Joe Gibbs Racing since moving from now-defunct Furniture Row Racing between seasons.

Scenes from Long Beach Saturday

  By Brian Fahie, Ralph and Betty Garcia
Alexander Rossi repeated Saturday as the NTT P1 Award winner for the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach. Now he’ll look to turn it into a second straight win. The Andretti Autosport driver turned in the best lap in the last of three rounds of knockout qualifying, the Firestone Fast Six. A selection of photos by AutoRacing1.com from Saturday in Long Beach.  This is the 45th running of the Grand Prix on the streets of Long Beach and the place was bustling with a large crowd on a perfect day for racing.

IndyCar Acura LB GP post-qualifying press conference

  Top-6 qualifiers
Drivers
1 - Alexander Rossi, Andretti Autosport
2 - Scott Dixon, Chip Ganassi Racing
3 - Will Power, Team Penske
4 - Josef Newgarden, Team Penske
5 - Simon Pagenaud, Team Penske
6 - Graham Rahal, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing

Rossi beats Dixon to win Acura GP of Long Beach pole

  2nd year in row for Rossi
Picking up where left off last year when he dominated the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, Alexander Rossi knocked Scott Dixon off the provisional pole with a lap of 1m06.4811s, by almost 3/10ths of a second. It was young Rossi's 5th career IndyCar pole and he did it in front of his home crowd.  Penske teammates Will Power and Josef Newgarden will start on row 2 and Simon Pagenaud rounded out the top-5