F1 Academy driver Bianca Bustamante has become the first female signed to McLaren’s driver development program and will race in the team’s colors in 2024. All Formula 1 teams will support at least one driver in F1 Academy next season, including running the livery on...

ENNIS, Texas (Oct. 11, 2023) – NHRA Top Alcohol Dragster national points leader Julie Nataas is one of three drivers who will race under the Randy Meyer Racing (RMR) umbrella this weekend at the Texas NHRA FallNationals, Oct. 12-15, at the Texas Motorplex outside...

After a great stint in the rain, Taylor Hagler was on course to complete her 2023 IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge season on a high with a top five at Road Atlanta, but a last lap mechanical failure dropped her down to eighth - rounding out an unfortunate campaign for...

Bianca Bustamante has joined the McLaren Driver Development programme and will represent the Woking-based team in the F1 Academy second year in a ART Grand Prix entry - becoming the first official signing of the 2024 season. Bianca Bustamante has officially become the...

After a widely positive IMSA campaign, Sheena Monk and Katherine Legge were poised for yet another very strong finish, when a gearbox issue in the closing stages put a halt to their ambitions at the Petit Le Mans. Sheena Monk and Katherine Legge completed their IMSA...

OLATHE, Kan. (Oct. 2, 2023) – Two-time NHRA Top Alcohol Dragster world champion Megan Meyer entered the final race of the inaugural DMP Awnings Nitro Chaos championship season in a thrilling championship battle. With just six points separating the top three drivers,...

Morgan Kidd claimed her first pole position of the season and backed it up by claiming all three victories along with fastest lap in race one with a flawless weekend at Croft, as she strengthened her position atop the Club class standings of the AIRTEC Motorsport...

It was the final Funny Car Chaos event of the season, and the 2023 championship came down to one race. Iowa’s Kirk Williams and Colorado’s Tom Furches entered the Chaos Cajun Nationals at State Capital Raceway with one thing on their mind – to win the 2023 FCC...

"It is disappointing to have a great first half of the race and not be able to come home with a result to show how strong we were." - Having led for a vast part of the first half of the 4-hour race, Taylor Hagler collected another positive top-five finish at...

Aurelia Nobels bounced back from a difficult qualifying, recovering 7 positions in the Euro 4 Championship first race in Monza - but was then involved in a massive shunt in race 2 where she fortunately escaped injuries. Aurelia Nobels endured a challenging weekend at...

"I am happy with the weekend, we have improved in the areas we focused on" - Tina Hausmann marginally missed out on her first points, still securing her best weekend to date in F4, with a best ever qualifying and elbows-out battles in Monza. Tina Hausmann enjoyed her...

Maya Weug secured in Monza her sixth point-scoring finish of the season in her rookie Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine campaign, marking another outstanding weekend for the young FDA racer. Ferrari Academy driver Maya Weug conquered in Monza her sixth...

After qualifying 12th in GTD, Ashton Harrison's race pace at Indianapolis was particularly impressive as she climbed as high as seventh in the opening stages. Misfortune then struck as contact with a prototype on lap 25 led to Harrison retiring the Racers Edge...

"I'm just gutted. We didn't have a race-winning car today, but we did have a car capable of a top-10 finish." - Driving the #66 Gradient Racing Acura NSX, Katherine Legge and Sheena Monk rebounded from an early penalty to run inside the top-10 before a suspension...

Following her historic pole position at Hockenheim, Reema Juffali has continued her record-breaking season in GT World Challenge Europe by claiming her first ever podium finish in Valencia - and becoming the first Saudi woman to stand on a GT World Challenge podium....

Alexis DeJoria began the Pep Boys NHRA Nationals, the first event of the six-race NHRA Countdown to the Championship, from the No. 6 seed in the Funny Car standings. Making her sixth playoff appearance, DeJoria is on track to finish in the top 10 for the seventh time,...

Sunday during the first race of the 2023 NHRA Countdown Camrie Caruso and the Tequila Comisario Chevrolet Camaro raced to a quarterfinal finish and secured the young driver’s first round win of her playoff career. Last year during her rookie campaign Caruso entered...

Parella Motorsports Holdings (PMH), the parent company that hosts SpeedTour events, is planning a special celebration of women in motorsports during the upcoming VIR Gold Cup SpeedTour weekend, October 5-8. Held at VIRginia International Raceway, the weekend will...

READING, Pa. (Sept. 16, 2023) – Brittany Force in the Monster Energy / Flav-R-Pac Chevrolet dragster team locked into the No. 2 qualifying spot in front of a sold-out crowd Saturday at the Pep Boys NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway. Robert Hight and the Cornwell...

Scrappers Racing Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Jianna Evaristo achieved a milestone moment in her burgeoning career when she crossed the 200 mph barrier on her Valley Services Suzuki today at the Pep Boys NHRA Nationals at iconic Maple Grove Raceway. She made the fastest...

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Ashley Gregory showed fantastic speed in her drives through the field in the Vertu Motors Mini Challenge Trophy at Donington, gaining 10 positions in race 1, as well as in the opening two laps of race 3, which highlighted her overtaking prowess. Ashley Gregory once...

"We have finally shown where we can be" - Having battled extreme heat, Belén García battled for the podium in Michelin Le Mans Cup and secured her first top five in the championship as well as her first points this season after brilliant battles at Motorland Aragon....

This weekend's prestigious Citroen Classic 2CV 24 hour race at Snetterton will feature a total of 12 female drivers among the grid of 30 cars - including two all-female teams fighting for top honours. This weekend will mark the 33rd running of the prestigious Citroen...

On the heels of a successful sponsorship launch at the NHRA Mile-High Nationals 2022 NHRA Rookie of the Year Camrie Caruso announced today that Hubsaver will extend their marketing relationship to include the Dodge Power Broker U.S. Nationals, August 31 – September 4,...

Three-time NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle world champion Angelle Sampey is trading two wheels for four, as she recently earned her Top Alcohol Dragster license. Sampey is the first athlete to join former teammate Antron Brown’s new AB Motorsports Accelerate Program, an...

Second year pro Camrie Caruso and the Tequila Comisario Chevrolet Camaro brought momentum and a winning attitude to the Menards NHRA Nationals presented by PetArmor this weekend. The Mile High Nationals semifinalist and winner of the Arizona Nationals was looking to...

Célia Martin and Fabienne Wohlwend continued to make big progress in ADAC GT4 Germany, just missing out on points in race 2 at Lausitzring - having also battled an unfavourable BoP for the Aston Martins and a brake issue in race 1. A point scoring finish now feels...

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Maddi Gordon completed her licensing runs on Monday during a test session following the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway, becoming the first 3rd generation Top Alcohol Funny Car driver in NHRA history. Her father, Doug Gordon, won the Lucas...

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Returning to Road America for the second time this month, Sally McNulty continued her very positive TC America campaign with a pair of top five finishes in the TC class that highlighted her consistency. Returning to Road America for the second time this month, Sally...

Ida Zetterström, Susanne Callin, Jndia Erbacher – three women with one thing in common: they are Europe’s fastest-ever racing drivers. The trio all drive 10,000-horsepower Top Fuel Dragsters. Finland’s Zetterström holds the European speed record at 321.01mph. Sweden’s...

After a positive weekend for the three young female drivers of the BMW M2 Cup, Claudia Henning collected her best results of the season so far with two top ten finishes at Lausitzring. Carmen Kraav also scored the highest amount of points to date in a single weekend,...

TCR Japan's star Anna Inotsume endured a tough weekend at Motegi, where two tyre punctures resulted in retirements from both races. Despite the setback, Inotsume steadily remains championship leader in both Saturday and Sunday Series. TCR Japan's championship leader...

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Jasmine Shaw displayed front-running speed in the Fiesta Junior Championship at Silverstone, scoring an excellent season's best of eighth overall. Her qualifying performance was particularly impressive, showing both speed and consistency that Shaw will aim to continue...

After qualifying seventh overall for race one and a phenomenal third for race two, car racing rookie Flame Airikkala displayed fantastic speed in the Fiesta Junior Championship as she achieved her best overall finish with a sixth place result among a record grid of...

Ashton Harrison continued her impressive form in the GT World Challenge America Pro class at Road America, scoring her sixth podium of the season. Harrison and teammate Mario Farnbacher secured vital championship points as the team remain second in the championship...

After a spectacular effort in Q1, Hannah Grisham claimed class pole position and fourth overall at Road America - but a series of unfortunate accidents then marred the weekend of the all-female team in GT4 America, preventing them from fully showcasing their...

Leah Pruett, driver of the Dodge Direct Connection Top Fuel Dragster, celebrated a major milestone at Brainerd International Raceway during the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals. Pruett made her 200th start in Top Fuel competition. Pruett earned the No. 4 provisional...

For the first time in her young career 2022 NHRA Rookie of the Year Camrie Caruso took on Brainerd International Raceway. After two days of qualifying the Tequila Comisario Chevrolet Camaro powered by KB Titan Racing made four quality runs. On Friday her quickest...

Isabell Rustad claimed her fourth podium of the season in the Porsche Sprint Challenge Scandinavia, after a third place in Race 1 at Gelleråsen Arena. The 17 year old Norwegian is in the battle for the runner-up spot in the standings at her rookie season in GT3...

Jessica Hawkins secured her first victory of the season in the Zeo Prototype Series with a fantastic display at Brands Hatch, where she claimed class honours, her second podium finish of the season and the fastest lap in race 2. Jessica Hawkins secured her first...

Samantha Tan took her first GT World Challenge America class victory at the end of a spectacular weekend at Road America, where Tan and her ST Racing teammate Neil Verhagen were the star of two races that resulted in a streak of four consecutive ProAm podiums....

20 year old Croatian driver Stefani Mogorovic will make her EuroNASCAR debut at Most, teaming up with Michaela Dorcikova in EuroNASCAR's first all-female team since 2013. The EuroNASCAR grid will feature one more fast female driver at the next round in Most, Czech...

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BRAINERD, Minn. (Aug. 18, 2023) – Brittany Force and the Monster Energy / Flav-R-Pac Chevrolet dragster sit in the No. 3 spot after day one of qualifying at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway (BIR) was cut short for the Top Fuel dragsters...

The new all-electric NXT Gen Cup joined the DTM paddock at the Nürburgring, as the growing series continues to show good potential - just like the three female drivers on the grid, Siri Hökfelt, Louise Larsson and Katie Turner, joined by Bente Boer at the Nürburgring....

This decade of motorcycle racing is for the ladies. It’s been much more common to watch most pro series races with at least one or two female riders amid the sea of bikes. Most inspiring is a young 15-year-old rider whose resumé reads like a well-seasoned pro rider...

Two-time W Series runner up Beitske Visser is set to return to sports car racing with BHK Motorsport, in a LMP3 program in Prototype Cup Germany. Two time W Series race winner and runner-up Beitske Visser is set to return to prototype racing as she joins BHK...

As teams roll into Brainerd International Raceway, a significant milestone is on the horizon for the driver of the Dodge Direct Connection Top Fuel Dragster. Leah Pruett is gearing up for her landmark 200th start at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals. The significance of...

Lizzy Musi drove her brand-new Robert Hayes Race Cars-built 1969 Camaro straight to victory at the Street Outlaws: No Prep Kings invitational at Tulsa Raceway Park in Tulsa, Oklahoma, clinching her first win of the season early Sunday morning. Lizzy’s win in “Bonnie...

F1 Academy front runner Abbi Pulling has been nominated among the 10 finalists for the 2023 Aston Martin Autosport BRDC Young Driver of the Year Award, a prestigious accolade assigned to the most promising young British racer and that will award a £200,000 prize as...

On the occasion of trailblazer for women in motorsport Pippa Mann's birthday, Shift Up Now is running the '40 for 40' campaign, which has now hit the $25,000 donations. Funds raised from donations are used to award opportunities to female racers believed to have the...

Two-time F1 Academy race winner Bianca Bustamante will join Exclusive Autosport for the final round of the USF Juniors Championship at COTA, in preparation for the F1 Academy season finale in October. Two-time F1 Academy race winner Bianca Bustamante is set to make an...

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As Pro Stock standout Camrie Caruso closes the book on her second regular season competing in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series she will be making her first appearance at Brainerd International Raceway this weekend. The 2022 NHRA Rookie of the Year will be...

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After back-to-back victories at the past two Pro Stock events in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, Elite Motorsports, the largest professional team in drag racing, is ready to ride that wave of winning momentum into Minnesota this week for the Lucas Oil NHRA...

BRAINERD, Minn. (Aug. 16, 2023) – Brittany Force and the Monster Energy / Flav-R-Pac Chevrolet dragster team are having their patience put to the test as they head into this weekend’s Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway looking for their first...

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Madeline Stewart continued her progress in the Porsche Sprint Challenge North America with a pair of top-5 finishes in the 992 Pro/Am class at Road America, displaying excellent one-lap pace and scoring a healthy haul of points for the championship. Madeline Stewart...

After technical issues in qualifying, Ashley Freiberg fought back from adversity to claim a podium finish at Road America in the Porsche Sprint Challenge North America, showing excellent racecraft and maintaining the championship lead in the 991 class. Ashley Freiberg...

Australian teenager Alice Buckley enjoyed a breakthrough weekend in the Toyota Gazoo Racing Australia 86 Scholarship Series, sweeping the weekend at Queensland Raceway with a pole position, three race wins and lap record. Australian teenager Alice Buckley enjoyed a...

Leah Pruett, driving the Rayce Rudeen Foundation Top Fuel Dragster, showcased determination at the Menards NHRA Nationals presented by PetArmor, despite enduring the hottest track conditions of the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season at the Heartland...

At her first season in single-seaters, 15-year-old Ava Dobson made her debut in the USF Juniors championship, battling for the top-10 in all three races at Road America and recording the fifth fastest time in Race 3, as the Jay Howard Driver Development racer showed...

Qualifying for the Menards NHRA Nationals Presented by PetArmor was anything but routine for Alexis DeJoria and the Bandero Premium Tequila Toyota GR Supra Funny Car team. Despite not taking the Tree during two of the three sessions, the three-time finalists in 2023...

Lizzy drove her new "Bonnie 2.0" Camaro to the win over Robin Roberts at the Tulsa Raceway Park. The victory propelled her team into third place in the team standings.

Elite Motorsports Pro Stock star Erica Enders landed her Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage / Melling Performance / SCAG Power Equipment Camaro in the winners circle today, earning the final Wally at Heartland Motorsports Park. Enders defeated Greg Anderson in the final...

In challenging conditions at Knockhill, Lydia Walmsley faced an uphill battle following her first DNF of the season, but fought back admirably charging up the field and ending the weekend on a high with a superb eighth place finish in the Mini Challenge JCW class....

Justin Ashley, Bob Tasca, and Erica Enders outlasted Mother Nature to claim victories on Sunday at the Menards NHRA Nationals. The final event at Heartland Motorsports Park was completed late Sunday evening.

TOPEKA, Kans. (Aug. 13, 2023) – Brittany Force and the Flav-R-Pac / Monster Energy Chevrolet dragster team raced to their first final round of the season Sunday at the Menards NHRA Nationals at Heartland Motorsports Park. Robert Hight and the Cornwell Tools / AAA...

"I’m happy with where we ended up, but I also think there's a lot more potential there" – Jamie Chadwick raced to another top ten in IndyNXT – her fourth consecutive so far – at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, moving up two positions in the championship standings. Just a...

The Spell Paving Services Funny Car Chaos series is gearing up for a big weekend on August 25th-26th as the wildly popular outlaw funny car tour makes its first appearance on the East Coast at Maryland International Raceway. The highly anticipated event has attracted...

Less than a year into the DH Davies Racing Developmental Driver program, 16-year-old Madi Turley secured her first win last Saturday Bristol Dragway at the Street Car Takeover, where she won the Women & Wheels class. Turley drove her Dodge Challenger R/T to...

The Brazilian F4 series held its third round last weekend and mechanical issues brought some difficulties for the only female racer on the track, Rafaela Ferreira. Last weekend, the Brazilian F4 returned to the track and concluded the first half of the 2023 season at...

World Rally Championship's popular and spectacular Finnish round was all about the story of Sami Pajari and Enni Malkönen, who claimed their first ever WRC2 victory, having joined the class at the beginning of this year. One of the most spectacular and eventful...

The fourth and final edition of the FIA Girls On Track will see its final stage getting underway at Franciacorta in September: here's the 16 shortlisted finalists in the Junior and Senior categories. The FIA Girls On Track programme will enter in its final stage for...