Auto Racing Glance

Published 11:51 pm Wednesday, June 12, 2024

In this photo provided by the NHRA, Top Fuel veteran Tony Schumacher pedals his way to a victory Sunday to close out the Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals drag races at Bristol Dragway in Bristol, Tenn. (Jerry Foss/NHRA via AP)

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Kyle Larson turned his pleasure of earning a NASCAR waiver into the Cup Series playoffs with his third victory this season on the Sonoma road course. Larson took over the points lead in the process as the Cup Series debuts at Iowa Speedway. IndyCar and Formula 1 are both idle this weekend.

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NASCAR CUP SERIES

Iowa Corn 350 Powered by Ethanol



Site: Newton, Iowa.

Schedule: Friday, practice, 4:35 p.m.; Saturday, qualifying, 12:05 p.m.; Sunday, race, 6 p.m. (USA).

Track: Iowa Speedway.

Race distance: 350 laps, 306.25 miles.

Last year: Inaugural race.

Last race: Kyle Larson received a waiver from NASCAR that allows him to compete in the playoffs and then grabbed his third victory this season on Sonoma’s road course that vaulted him atop the Cup standings. He leads Chase Elliott by 14 points and Denny Hamlin by 26. … Michael McDowell earned his first career second-place finish on the California circuit. Chris Beuscher was third. … Brad Keselowski finished 13th and jumped two spots to seventh in the standings, 95 points behind Larson. … Chevy claimed four of the top six spots at Sonoma.

Fast facts: NASCAR returns to Iowa Speedway for the first time since 2019 with its Cup Series debut. The 7/8-mile oval has hosted races in the Xfinity, Truck and IndyCar series.

Next race: June 23, Loudon, New Hampshire.

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Points Leaders (Through June 10): 1. Christian Eckes, 506. 2. Corey Heim, 475. 3. Nicholas Sanchez, 453. 4. Ty Majeski, 442. 5. Taylor Gray, 365. 6. Rajah Caruth, 357. 7. Tyler Ankrum, 342. 8. Ben Rhodes, 329. 9. Tanner Gray, 321. 10. Grant Enfinger, 319. 11. Stewart Friesen, 293. 12. Daniel Dye, 282. 13. Matt Crafton, 273. 14. Chase Purdy, 267. 15. Jake Garcia, 250. 16. Layne Riggs, 243. 17. Dean Thompson, 240. 18. Bayley Currey, 222. 19. Bret Holmes, 221. 20. Ty Dillon, 215. 21. Timmy Hill, 203. 22. Kaden Honeycutt, 188. 23. Matt Mills, 177. 24. Mason Massey, 176. 25. Lawless Alan, 158.

NASCAR XFINITY SERIES

Hy-Vee Perks 250

Site: Newton, Iowa.

Schedule: Friday, practice, 3:35 p.m.; Saturday, qualifying, 11:05 a.m., and race, 2:30 p.m. (USA).

Track: Iowa Speedway.

Race distance: 250 laps, 218.75 miles.

Last year: The Xfinity Series returns to Iowa Speedway for the first time since Christopher Bell won there in 2019.

Last race: Shane van Gisbergen followed up his first career pole with his second consecutive Xfinity victory, winning the road race at Sonoma by 1.323 seconds over Joe Gibbs Racing’s Sheldon Creed. The New Zealand native led a race-high 32 laps in his Chevy just a week after winning at Portland.

Fast facts: Cole Custer leads Austin Hill and Chandler Smith in the standings by 12 points each with Justin Allgaier 24 back in fourth. … Van Gisbergen improved four spots to 10th, 147 points back. … Sam Mayer was third at Sonoma and stands 11th in points. … NASCAR fined Hill’s crew chief, Andy Street (No. 21 Richard Childress Racing) and Matt Noyce, the crew chief for Ryan Sieg’s No. 39, each $5,000 for unsecured lug nut violations at Sonoma.

Next race: June 22, Loudon, New Hampshire.

NASCAR Xfinity Points Leaders (Through June 10): 1. Cole Custer, 509 (0). 2. Austin Hill, 497 (2). 3. Chandler Smith, 497 (2). 4. Justin Allgaier, 485 (1). 5. Jesse Love, 435 (1). 6. AJ Allmendinger, 409 (0). 7. Riley Herbst, 403 (0). 8. Sheldon Creed, 396 (0). 9. Parker Kligerman, 379 (0). 10. Shane Van Gisbergen, 362 (2). 11. Sam Mayer, 339 (1). 12. Sammy Smith, 336 (0). 13. Ryan Sieg, 325 (0). 14. Brandon Jones, 306 (0). 15. Anthony Alfredo, 305 (0). 16. Parker Retzlaff, 271 (0). 17. Brennan Poole, 263 (0). 18. Josh Williams, 220 (0). 19. Jeremy Clements, 212 (0). 20. Leland Honeyman, 203 (0). 21. Aric Almirola, 202 (1). 22. Kyle Weatherman, 195 (0). 23. Ryan Ellis, 182 (0). 24. Jeb Burton, 177 (0). 25. Kyle Sieg, 171 (0).

NASCAR TRUCK SERIES

Last race: Corey Heim gained the lead on lap 134 at Madison, Illinois, beat pole-winner Ty Majeski on a restart on lap 138 and won for the fourth time this season, all in the last eight races.

Next race: June 28, Nashville, Tennessee.

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Points Leaders (Through June 10): 1. Christian Eckes, 506. 2. Corey Heim, 475. 3. Nicholas Sanchez, 453. 4. Ty Majeski, 442. 5. Taylor Gray, 365. 6. Rajah Caruth, 357. 7. Tyler Ankrum, 342. 8. Ben Rhodes, 329. 9. Tanner Gray, 321. 10. Grant Enfinger, 319. 11. Stewart Friesen, 293. 12. Daniel Dye, 282. 13. Matt Crafton, 273. 14. Chase Purdy, 267. 15. Jake Garcia, 250. 16. Layne Riggs, 243. 17. Dean Thompson, 240. 18. Bayley Currey, 222. 19. Bret Holmes, 221. 20. Ty Dillon, 215. 21. Timmy Hill, 203. 22. Kaden Honeycutt, 188. 23. Matt Mills, 177. 24. Mason Massey, 176. 25. Lawless Alan, 158.

FORMULA ONE

Last race: Max Verstappen won his third consecutive Canadian Grand Prix, beating McLaren’s Lando Norris by 3.879 seconds for his sixth victory in nine races this season.

Fast facts: Verstappen has won 50 of the past 75 F1 races and ranks third in career wins behind Hamilton (103) and seven-time champion Michael Schumacher (91). He increased his advantage over Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc to 56 points.

Next race: June 23, Barcelona-Catalunya, Spain.

Formula One Points Leaders (Through June 9): 1. Max Verstappen, 194. 2. Charles Leclerc, 138. 3. Lando Norris, 131. 4. Carlos Sainz Jr, 108. 5. Sergio Perez, 107. 6. Oscar Piastri, 81. 7. George Russell, 69. 8. Lewis Hamilton, 55. 9. Fernando Alonso, 41. 10. Yuki Tsunoda, 19. 11. Lance Stroll, 17. 12. Daniel Ricciardo, 9. 13. Oliver Bearman, 6. 14. Nico Hulkenberg, 6. 15. Pierre Gasly, 3. 16. Alexander Albon, 2. 17. Esteban Ocon, 2. 18. Kevin Magnussen, 1. 19. Guanyu Zhou, 0. 20. Valtteri Bottas, 0. 21. Logan Sargeant, 0.

INDYCAR

Last race: Will Power won at Road America at Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin to end a 34-race drought stretching just over two years and move atop the IndyCar points standings.

Fast facts: Power leads Alex Palou by five points and Scott Dixon by 11 as he seeks his third championship and second in three years. His 42nd win tied Michael Andretti for fourth on the all-time list. … Josef Newgarden was second and Scott McLaughlin third to give Team Penske a sweep of the podium, its first since 2017.

Next race: June 23, Monterey, California.

IndyCar Points Leaders (Through June 9): 1. Will Power, 236. 2. Alex Palou, 231. 3. Scott Dixon, 225. 4. Pato O’Ward, 184. 5. Scott McLaughlin, 179. 6. Kyle Kirkwood, 179. 7. Colton Herta, 176. 8. Josef Newgarden, 169. 9. Alexander Rossi, 162. 10. Felix Rosenqvist, 157. 11. Christian Lundgaard, 141. 12. Santino Ferrucci, 132. 13. Marcus Ericsson, 130. 14. Marcus Armstrong, 121. 15. Graham Rahal, 121. 16. Romain Grosjean, 112. 17. Rinus VeeKay, 109. 18. Linus Lundqvist, 100. 19. Kyfinn Simpson, 81. 20. Pietro Fittipaldi, 81. 21. Theo Pourchaire, 75. 22. Agustin Canapino, 74. 23. Sting Ray Robb, 68. 24. Christian Rasmussen, 65. 25. Jack Harvey, 65.

NHRA DRAG RACING

Last event: Tony Schumacher won in Top Fuel and Austin Prock won in Funny Car at Bristol, Tennessee.

Next event: June 21-23, Richmond, Virginia.

WORLD OF OUTLAWS

Last events: Giovanni Scelzi won last weekend at Grand Forks, North Dakota; Sheldon Haudenschild won last weekend at Ogilvie, Minnesota.

Next events: Friday and Saturday, Knoxville, Tennessee.