Nate Saunders

4 days ago | espn.com | Ryan McGee |Nate Saunders

LEBANON, Tenn. -- Ryan Blaney and Team Penske have been fast with his No. 12 Ford Mustang this year only to have races slip away when it mattered most. Not Sunday night. Blaney ran away down the stretch for his first Cup Series victory of the year Sunday night at Nashville Superspeedway, then he celebrated with a burnout in front of the roaring fans after what he called a rough year. "I'm ready to go celebrate," Blaney said.

6 days ago | espn.com | Ryan McGee |Nate Saunders

LEBANON, Tenn. -- Brad Keselowski said RFK Racing has made some small changes and talked about the "complexities" and team burdens under the NASCAR rulebook after an appeal reduced a penalty given to driver Chris Buescher and his team at Kansas Speedway. Keselowski compared the NASCAR rulebook a bit to the IRS tax code during practice and qualifying Saturday at Nashville Superspeedway for Sunday night's Cracker Barrel 400.

1 week ago | espn.com | Nate Saunders

LOS ANGELES -- Sunday's Indianapolis 500 had its biggest television audience in 17 years. Álex Palou's victory averaged 7.05 million viewers on Fox, according to Nielsen. That is the largest audience since 2008, when Scott Dixon's win averaged 7.25 million on ABC. That was also the first year of a combined open-wheel seriesThe viewer numbers peaked at 8.44 million for the race's conclusion from 4:15-4:30 p.m. EDT.

1 week ago | espn.com | Nate Saunders

American sports drink Gatorade has become the official partner of Formula 1's sprint races in a wide-ranging new deal with Pepsi Co.F1 announced a five-year official partnership with Pepsi on Monday, which will formally begin in 2026. Elements of the deal will be apparent from this season, with Gatorade's association with the sprint race set to start at the Belgian Grand Prix in July, the next race to be held under the format.

1 week ago | espn.com.au | Ryan McGee |Nate Saunders

INDIANAPOLIS -- Indianapolis 500 runner-up Marcus Ericsson was penalized to the rear of the 33-car field along with Andretti Global teammate Kyle Kirkwood on Monday after their cars were found to have unapproved modifications in the post-race inspection that could have helped their aerodynamic efficiency. Ericsson finished second to Álex Palou on Sunday when he was unable to make a winning pass in the closing laps.