Tag Archives: MOTO

According to Alex Bowman, NASCAR Cup playoffs ‘a little frustrating’ so far

This is not how Alex Bowman envisioned the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs playing out – starting each round with a large hole to dig out of. Bowman’s 2021 season had been a watershed moment for him. This season, he took over the famed No. 48 Chevrolet at Hendrick Motorsports, made famous by seven-time Cup […]

Las Vegas penalty report: Kevin Harvick’s crew chief had one race suspended

Rodney Childers, Kevin Harvick’s crew chief, was given a one-race ban by NASCAR following last weekend’s racing at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Childers has been ruled out of Sunday’s Cup playoff race at Talladega Superspeedway (2 p.m. ET, NBC) after Harvick’s car was discovered in post-race inspection in Las Vegas with two lug nuts that […]

Denny Hamlin is the early favorite for Talladega at PointsBet

Denny Hamlin is the favorite at PointsBet SportsBook to win the YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday, following his win in Las Vegas last week (2 p.m. ET, NBC). Hamlin is the defending champion of this race, having won it last year by beating teammate Erik Jones to the finish line. On superspeedways, Hamlin […]

Late Outs for Fox Raceway II: Barcia, Musquin, and Sexton; Craig Returns

Three riders will miss the 11th race of the season as the concluding pair of motos for the 2021 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship gets underway today. Justin Barcia is out after a practice crash a few weeks ago. He had been rated as questionable earlier, but he will now miss his fourth consecutive race as […]

Marvin Musquin’s contract with Red Bull KTM Factory Racing has been extended

Musquin’s contract with Red Bull KTM Factory Racing has been extended until the 2022 SX season Marvin Musquin has agreed to stay with the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing team until the 2022 AMA Supercross Championship, according to KTM North America, Inc. In 2022, the French rider will begin his 12th season with the Red […]

Marvin Musquin is no longer a member of the MXoN team for Team France

Benoit Paturel has been recruited to replace Marvin Musquin, who has ruled himself out of Team France for the 2021 Motocross of Nations. Musquin was diagnosed with Covid-19 in the end of August and is still recovering. “Musquin is still very weakened physically by the virus,” said the Federation Francaise de Motocyclisme in a press […]

Jeffrey Herlings will compete in the Revo ACU British Motocross Championship, sponsored by Gulf Race Fuel, in Lyng

Jeffrey Herlings, a four-time world champion, will compete in the second round of the Revo ACU British Motocross Championship Fuelled by Gulf Race Fuels this Sunday (23rd May) at Cadders Hill, Lyng. The Bullet, who began his career in 2002 by winning the Dutch National Federation Championship on a 65cc and now holds four World […]

The Turkish GP of the FIM Motocross World Championship 2021 begins in Afyon

On Saturday, the 9th and 10th rounds of the 2021 FIM Motocross World Championship get underway in Afyonkarahisar, Turkey. Under the auspices of Turkey’s Presidency, the Bitci MXGP of Turkey and the Bitci MXGP of Afyon will be held. The Bitci MXGP of Turkey, the first of two consecutive events, will take place on September […]

In 2021, Herlings is aiming for the ‘long game’

Jeffrey Herlings of Red Bull KTM had arguably the most full and dominant season in FIM Motocross World Championship history in 2018, but has since been chasing the same level of  through two injury-hit terms in 2019 and 2020. For the 19 rounds slated in the postponed 2021 season, the 26-year-old says he is focusing on […]

Jeffrey Herlings secures world leadership with a double win in the MXGP in Sardinia

Unstoppable. Jeffrey Herlings is having a fantastic season, and today he won not one, but two MXGP races, taking advantage of Tim Gajser’s less than stellar performance to take the MXGP World Championship by storm. Jorge Prado, ahead of Herlings, Febvre, Jonass, and Coldenhoff, took the lead in the first corner of the race. Tim […]