Here are all the former F1 drivers on the 2025 Le Mans 24 Hours Hypercar grid
The lineup of drivers taking part in the 24 Hours of Le Mans has always highlighted the link between Formula 1 and endurance racing. Many former F1 drivers have found a new lease of life in the WEC, while others, such as Fernando Alonso and Nico Hulkenberg, have taken a short detour around La Sarthe […]
The lineup of drivers taking part in the 24 Hours of Le Mans has always highlighted the link between Formula 1 and endurance racing. Many former F1 drivers have found a new lease of life in the WEC, while others, such as Fernando Alonso and Nico Hulkenberg, have taken a short detour around La Sarthe before returning to their single-seaters.
This year is no different, and 2025 will see a number of former F1 drivers take part in the 93rd edition of Le Mans. Some are now key figures at the teams competing in the WEC, while others will be racing the historic French circuit for the first time.
Here, we’ve rounded up every former-F1 racer who is competing in the 2025 Le Mans 24 Hours Hypercar class, and look at their careers in F1, their transition to endurance racing and their role in this edition of Le Mans.
Antonio Giovinazzi – Ferrari AF Corse
Antonio Giovinazzi in the Alfa Romeo Racing C41 at Zandvoort in 2021.
Photo de: Alfa Romeo
Winner of the 2023 Le Mans 24 Hours, Antonio Giovinazzi could well repeat his feat this year, at the wheel of the #51 Ferrari. Like most of his colleagues, the Italian driver started out in single-seaters after a career in karting. He progressed to F3, then to GP2, where he finished runner-up to team-mate Pierre Gasly. That same year, 2016, Giovinazzi made his endurance racing debut in the Asian Le Mans Series and the European Le Mans Series. He also took part in two WEC races, finishing fourth and second.
Already a reserve driver for Ferrari, Giovinazzi made his Formula 1 debut the following season with the Sauber team, replacing Pascal Wehrlein in the first two rounds of the season. He became a regular with Alfa Romeo from 2019 to 2021, accumulating a total of 62 starts and 21 championship points, his best result being a fifth-place finish at the 2019 Brazilian Grand Prix.
Before returning to endurance racing, the Italian did a stint in Formula E, where he scored no points. In 2023, Giovinazzi re-entered the WEC and competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the first time. He won Le Mans that same year, alongside James Calado and Alessandro Pier Guidi, giving Ferrari a historic victory on its return to the category after a 50-year absence.
In 2024, the trio finished third in the event, which was won by the second Italian car of Antonio Fuoco, Nicklas Nielsen and Miguel Molina.
Robert Kubica – AF Corse
Robert Kubica in the BMW Sauber F1.08 during his victory at the 2008 GP of Canada.
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Also competing at Le Mans with Ferrari this year, but in the #83 customer prototype, Robert Kubica was a big name in Formula 1. After winning the Formula Renault series in 2005, the Pole made his F1 debut with BMW the following year. He temporarily replaced Jacques Villeneuve for the Hungarian Grand Prix, then permanently joined the side from mid-season onwards.
He scored his first podium finish in 2006, in Italy, after finishing third from sixth position. He became the first Pole to achieve such a result, and the second-youngest driver to do so – just behind Fernando Alonso. Two years later, at the Canadian Grand Prix, Kubica took his first victory, a year after a serious accident that had caused him to miss several races – replaced by a certain Sebastian Vettel. In 2008, he finished fourth in the drivers’ championship, his best F1 result.
After joining Renault in 2010, he suffered a serious accident during a rally in Italy in February 2011, resulting in multiple fractures. He returned to Formula 1 for 2019 with Williams and, in the meantime, became WRC2 champion in 2013. He also completed two F1 races with Alfa Romeo in 2021 after replacing Kimi Raikkonen.
Kubica entered endurance racing the same year with the WRT team in the European Le Mans Series, and won the LMP2 championship. He continued in WEC with Prema in 2022, then returned to WRT in 2023, where he won a second the LMP2 title.
The Pole is the third driver in history to win a race in F1 and WEC, after Alonso and Mark Webber. In 2024, he moved up to the Hypercar category with AF Corse, a Ferrari customer team.
Kamui Kobayashi – Toyota Gazoo Racing
Kamui Kobayashi in the Sauber C31 at the 2012 Japanese GP, where he finished third.
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A member of Toyota’s young driver program, Kamui Kobayashi made his Formula 1 debut in 2009 with the Japanese team. Like Kubica and Giovinazzi, the move came to replace another driver: Germany’s Timo Glock.
The Japanese driver impressed with his aggressive racing style, and secured a seat with BMW Sauber in 2010, where he drove until 2012. His final F1 season came in 2014 with the Caterham team. In total, Kobayashi took part in 75 F1 grands prix, scoring a podium finish and 125 points.
After being sidelined by Sauber in 2013, Kobayashi turned to endurance racing and joined Toyota’s WEC program in 2016. This proved to be a very good decision for the Japanese racer, as he won the world championship in 2019, 2020 and 2021, as well as the Le Mans 24 Hours in 2021. He also won the 24 Hours of Daytona twice, in 2019 and 2020. An excellent decision, indeed.
Since 2022, Kobayashi has held the role of driver and team manager for Toyota Gazoo Racing in WEC. In 2025, he continues to exercise his dual identity at the wheel of the #7 Toyota GR010 alongside Mike Conway and Nyck de Vries. He is also the 24 Hours circuit record holder with a time of 3 minutes 14.791 seconds (2017).
Nyck De Vries – Toyota Gazoo Racing
Nyck de Vries in the Williams FW44, when he replaced Alex Albon at the 2022 Italian GP.
Photo by: Williams
This means that the #7 Japanese car is driven by two former Formula 1 drivers in 2025: Kamui Kobayashi and Nyck de Vries. This time, let’s take a closer look at the Dutchman.
De Vries joined the McLaren junior academy in 2010 and made a name for himself in promotional formulas, winning titles in Formula Renault and Formula 2. In 2019, he joined the Mercedes Formula E team and became world champion in the 2020-2021 season. While also acting as a reserve driver for the German team, de Vries made his Formula 1 debut with Williams at the Italian Grand Prix in 2022 to replace Alexander Albon, who underwent appendicitis surgery. He finished ninth, scored his first points and secured a drive with AlphaTauri for the 2023 season.
The Dutchman failed to perform, however, and was soon replaced – after ten races – by Daniel Ricciardo.
Alongside his single-seater commitments, de Vries also took part in endurance racing. He joined Toyota in 2024 to drive in the WEC Hypercar category, winning the 6 Hours of Imola. In 2025, he continues with Toyota and also drives for Mahindra Racing in Formula E. At the last edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Dutchman came very close to winning the race, finishing second with team-mates Kamui Kobayashi and Jose Maria Lopez.
Sebastien Buemi – Toyota Gazoo Racing
Sébastien Buemi in the Toro Rosso in 2009.
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Yes, for those of you who have been following motorsports for less than 10 years, before becoming a monument to endurance racing, the 24 Hours of Le Mans and Formula E, Sebastien Buemi took part in the Formula 1 championship.
A protege of Red Bull, he made his debut in 2009 with Toro Rosso, replacing Sebastian Vettel, who had been promoted to the official team. Buemi became the first Swiss driver to take part in a grand prix since 1995, scoring points during his first race in Australia. He competed in a total of 55 grands prix up to 2011, accumulating 29 championship points and scoring a best result being of seventh place.
In 2012, the Swiss driver joined Toyota Gazoo Racing in the WEC. He stood out for his performances and won the championship in 2014, 2018/19, 2022 and 2023, gradually establishing himself as a true pillar of the Japanese team. He also won the Le Mans 24 Hours in 2018, 2019 and 2020.
In 2025, he continues to drive the #8 Toyota GR010 alongside Brendon Hartley and Ryo Hirakawa.
Meanwhile, Buemi has also been competing in the Formula E championship since its inception in 2014. He won the title in 2015-16 with the Renault e.dams team, and has since become the most successful driver in the series with 14 victories.
Brendon Hartley – Toyota Gazoo Racing
Brendon Hartley in the Toro Rosso STR13 in ABu Dhabi in 2018.
Photo by: Joe Portlock / Motorsport Images
Toyota has yet another ex-F1 driver among its ranks at Le Mans as Sebastien Buemi’s team-mate in the #8 Toyota, Brendon Hartley, also previously raced in F1. A member of the Red Bull programme, like Buemi, Hartley made his F1 debut relatively late, as he started out in endurance racing before turning to F1 – like Giovinazzi.
After stints in Formula Renault and F3, Hartley entered LMP2 in 2012. He reached the top category two years later, where he competed in the WEC with Porsche alongside Timo Bernhard and Mark Webber. He won the championship in 2015 and 2017, as well as the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2017.
Still a reserve driver for Red Bull and Toro Rosso, Hartley was called up to F1 by Red Bull’s sister team as a replacement for Pierre Gasly, who was contesting the final round of Super Formula in Japan. He ended up driving alongside the Frenchman for the rest of the season, in place of Daniil Kvyat. He remained there until 2018, when he turned his attention back to endurance racing.
Hartley joined Toyota Gazoo Racing in 2019, and subsequently won the Le Mans 24 Hours in 2020, 2022 and 2023, as well as the WEC championship in 2022 and 2023.
Kevin Magnussen – BMW M Team WRT
Kevin Magnussen in the McLaren MP4-29 Mercedes, ahead of teammate Jenson Button at the 2014 Australian GP.
Photo by: Alastair Staley / Motorsport Images
Up until a few months ago, Kevin Magnussen raced for the Haas F1 team, where he spent most of his career in the top tier of single-seater racing after making his debut with McLaren in 2014. The Dane joined the American team in 2017 after a spell with Renault.
Sidelined in 2021 in favour of younger drivers, Magnussen returned to F1 in 2022 after being called back to Haas in a hurry as the team broke its contract with driver Nikita Mazepin. In all, Magnussen took part in 185 grands prix and scored 202 championship points. His best result was second place in his first race in 2014.
During his break in 2021, Magnussen signed up with Peugeot, but never drove the 9X8. He also previously competed in the IMSA championship with Chip Ganassi Racing, and joined BMW M Motorsport for 2025 in the World Endurance Championship. This will be the Dane’s first experience of the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the Hypercar category, after he previously took part in the famous race in LMP2 four years ago.
Mick Schumacher – Alpine Endurance Team
Mick Schumacher in the Haas VF-22 at the São Paulo GP in 2022.
Photo by: Mark Sutton / Motorsport Images
Kevin Magnussen’s replacement at Haas, Mick Schumacher, will also line up at Le Mans this year. Son of seven-time Formula 1 world champion Michael Schumacher, the German cut his teeth in single-seaters and became F3 and F2 champion in 2018 and 2020. Mick Schumacher then made his Formula 1 debut in 2021 with the Haas team.
Limited by the car’s performance and struggling a little at the wheel of the American single-seater, he managed to score his first points in 2022. His contract was not renewed for 2023, however, and he joined Mercedes as a reserve driver. He scored 12 points across 43 grands prix starts, and his best finish was sixth in Austria.
While sidelined in F1, he joined Alpine in the WEC for 2024. The German seems to have found his niche, being one of the main instigators of the French team’s good results, notably contributing to Alpine’s first Hypercar podium at the Fuji 6 Hours. This season, he drives the #36 Alpine A424 alongside Jules Gounon and Frédéric Makowiecki, with whom he scored two third-place finishes at Imola and Spa.
The German has only competed once in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, but retired from last year’s race after just 88 laps.
Jenson Button – Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA
Jenson Button in the Brawn GP in 2009.
Photo by: XPB Images
Of all the former Formula 1 drivers competing in endurance racing this season, Jenson Button is the only one to have been crowned world champion. The Briton now has the opportunity to inscribe his name alongside five other F1 world champions who have triumphed at La Sarthe: Mike Hawthorn, Phil Hill, Jochen Rindt, Graham Hill and, most recently, Fernando Alonso.
Button made his Formula 1 debut in 2000 with Williams, becoming the youngest British driver to take part in a Grand Prix at the age of 20 years and 2 months. He went on to drive for teams including Benetton, BAR, Honda and McLaren. But it was with the Brawn GP outfit that he reached his moment of glory, in 2009, when he won the world championship. He left F1 in 2017 with a record of 15 wins and eight pole positions across 306 grands prix starts.
Button is a versatile driver, and has also tried his hand at Super GT in Japan, with a key title in 2018, as well as rallycross, NASCAR and endurance racing.
He previously participated in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2018 with SMP Racing and in 2023 with Jota Sport. In 2024, he entered the World Endurance Championship full-time with Hertz Team JOTA, which has partnered with Cadillac for the 2025 season.
Sebastien Bourdais – Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA
Sébastien Bourdais in the Toro Rosso ahead of Jenson Button at the 2008 Italian GP.
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After becoming F3 and F3000 champion in 1999 and 2002, Sebastien Bourdais moved to North America and crushed the ChampCar scene, winning four consecutive titles and racking up 31 wins and 44 podiums in 73 races.
This paved the way for Bourdais’ entry into F1, an he joined Scuderia Toro Rosso for the 2008 season. He contested 27 grands prix between 2008 and 2009, scoring a total of six points. His best result was seventh place at the Australian Grand Prix in 2009.
After a disappointing spell in F1, Bourdais turned to endurance racing. He took part in several editions of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, finishing second in 2007 with Peugeot, and winning the LMGTE Pro with Ford in 2016. He also won prestigious races such as the 12 Hours of Sebring and the 24 Hours of Daytona in the same year, 2022.
Bourdais is a Le Mans veteran now, with a total of 17 entries at La Sarthe, although he has yet to reach the top step of the podium.
Will Stevens – Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA
Will Stevens in the Manor Marussia at the Abu Dhabi GP in 2015.
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Also signed up to race with Cadillac, but with the #12 American prototype, is Will Stevens, who made his Formula 1 debut at the 2014 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix with Caterham. The following season, he contested a full season with Manor Marussia but, in 2016, he was ousted from the sing-seater side. Instead, Stevens got the call up to Manor’s new endurance program.
He was then loaned out to the G-Drive Racing team, with whom he scored a second-place finish in the LMP2 24 Hours of Le Mans. The following year, he took part in the Le Mans race in LMGTE AM, winning his class. After stints in IMSA, ELMS and ALMS, the Briton joined Team JOTA in WEC in 2022.
Since 2018, Stevens has also been a development driver for the McLaren F1 team.
Jack Aitken – Cadillac Whelen
Jack Aitken in the Williams FW43 during his time at Sakhir in 2020.
Photo by: Zak Mauger / Motorsport Images
Initially a reserve driver with Renault, Jack Aitken joined the Williams team in 2020. That same year, he made his F1 debut at the Sakhir Grand Prix, replacing George Russell who himself subbed for Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes. The race was Aitken’s only stint in the series.
After his one-off race, Aitken turned to endurance racing and GT. In 2021, he entered the GT World Challenge Europe, where he suffered a serious accident at the Spa 24 Hours that resulted in several broken bones. In 2022, he competed in the European Le Mans Series in LMP2, and in IMSA the following season, contributing to his team’s victory at the 12 Hours of Sebring.
On the strength of these performances, he was promoted to become a regular driver for the 2024 season, sharing the #31 Cadillac V-Series.R. He also competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, although a first-lap accident compromised his team’s chances.
Pascal Wehrlein – Porsche Penske Motorsport
Pascal Wehrlein in 2016 in the Manor MRT05.
Photo by: Glenn Dunbar / Motorsport Images
After progressing through the feeder series, including placing second in the Formula 3 Euro Series, Pascal Wehrlein joined the DTM with Mercedes in 2013 and, a year later, became the youngest race winner in the series. He won the championship in 2015 at the age of 21.
Thanks to his DTM success, Wehrlein attracted the attention of F1. He entered the series in 2016 with Manor Racing and scored his first point at the Austrian Grand Prix. He then joined Sauber and scored a further five points. In total, he contested 39 grands prix in F1, and picked up a best result of eighth in Spain in 2017.
Despite being the team’s only driver to score points, the German was dismissed from Manor at the end of the season. Wehrlein then turned to Formula E, which he entered with Mahindra in 2018 before switching to Porsche in 2020. In 2024, he became the first German driver to win the Formula E World Championship, giving Porsche its first title in the category.
This year, Wehrlein makes his endurance debut with Porsche Penske Motorsport. He took part in the Spa 6 Hours in the #6 Porsche 963, alongside Kevin Estre and Laurens Vanthoor.
Felipe Nasr – Porsche Penske Motorsport
Felipe Nasr at the 2015 Australian GP.
Photo by: Charles Coates / Motorsport Images
After several seasons in F3 and GP2 series, Felipe Nasr became a Williams reserve driver and took part in several free practice sessions in F1. He then joined Sauber as a regular for the 2015 and 2016 seasons, and managed to score 29 points – including a best finish of fifth in Melbourne during his rookie season.
After F1, the Brazilian turned to endurance racing. He moved to America to join IMSA for 2018, where he won the title in his first year and again in 2021 and 2024. He also won the 12 Hours of Sebring in 2019 and 2025, as well as the 24 Hours of Daytona in 2024 and 2025 with Porsche.
Nasr entered the World Endurance Championship in 2022 in LMP2, and makes his return to the WEC this year with the Porsche. He joins the #4 Porsche 963 car as team-mate to Pascal Wehrlein, in what will be the pair’s debut in the Hypercar class at Le Mans.
Paul di Resta – Peugeot TotalEnergies
Paul di Resta in the Force India VJM05 at the 2012 Australian GP.
Photo by: Motorsport Images
Like Pascal Wehrlein, Paul di Resta first took part in the DTM before joining F1 – including a stint in the F3 Euro Series, which he won in 2006. After several solid seasons in the DTM, which included a championship win in 2010, di Resta made the move to F1.
Di Resta made his debut in 2011 with Force India and spent three full seasons with the team, scoring a total of 121 points across 58 grands prix – including a best finish of fourth. In 2017, he made a one-off return to F1, replacing Felipe Massa at Williams during the Hungarian Grand Prix, after the Brazilian fell ill.
Following a return to DTM racing from 2014 to 2019, the Brit the entered endurance racing with United Autosport in IMSA and the European Le Mans Series. He took part in several races, including the 24 Hours of Daytona and the 24 Hours of Le Mans, winning the latter in the LMP2 class in 2020. Two years later, di Resta joins Peugeot’s Hypercar programme in the World Endurance Championship.
Jean-Eric Vergne – Peugeot TotalEnergies
Jean-Eric Vergne in the Toro Rosso in 2013, during the Singapore GP.
Photo by: XPB Images
Jean-Eric Vergne is Paul di Resta’s teammate at this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans for Peugeot, in the #93 9X8. A former member of Red Bull’s junior program, the Frenchman entered Formula 1 in 2012 with Toro Rosso, after solid performances in the feeder series. He competed in 58 grands prix until 2014, achieving a best finish of sixth place.
In 2015, the arrival of Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz in the team sidelined Vergne, and the Frenchman was recruited by Ferrari as a test driver for two years. He also entered Formula E in 2014 and won the championship in 2017-18 and 2018-19, becoming the discipline’s first double champion. He scored 11 wins, 34 podiums and 16 pole positions in 114 races. Since 2023, he has been driving for DS Penske in the electric series.
At the same time, Vergne raced in the WEC, taking part in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in LMP2 with Manor in 2017 and TDS Racing in 2019. In 2022, he joined Peugeot TotalEnergies for the Hypercar program in WEC.
Stoffel Vandoorne – Peugeot TotalEnergies
Stoffel Vandoorne in the MCL32 during a pit stop in 2017.
Photo by: Steven Tee / Motorsport Images
After gleaning titles in Formula Renault and GP2, Stoffel Vandoorne joined McLaren’s young driver program in 2013. He made his Formula 1 debut at the 2016 Bahrain Grand Prix, replacing the injured Fernando Alonso. He became a regular with the British team in 2017 and 2018, alongside the two-time world champion. Across 41 grands prix starts, he scored 26 points and managed a best result of seventh place.
Replaced by Carlos Sainz and rookie Lando Norris in 2019, Vandoorne turned to Formula E and won the championship with Mercedes two years later. The Belgian is still racing in the discipline, now with Maserati.
Vandoorne also tried his hand in the WEC at the 2019 Spa 6 Hours as a replacement for Jenson Button with SMP Racing, where he finished third. He repeated this performance, but at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, placing his car in third.
After a one-off season in the 2021 World Endurance Championship in LMP2, the Belgian has been driving in the Hypercar category with Peugeot since 2024. He is also reserve driver for the Aston Martin Formula 1 team.
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The NASCAR Xfinity Series heads to Sonoma Raceway for the Pit Boss/FoodMaxx 250. Justin Allgaier heads into the weekend leading the drivers’ championship with 646 points. The JR Motorsports driver is closely followed by Austin Hill and Sam Mayer in second and third, respectively. Here is everything you need to know ahead of the Xfinity Series […]
The NASCAR Xfinity Series heads to Sonoma Raceway for the Pit Boss/FoodMaxx 250.
Justin Allgaier heads into the weekend leading the drivers’ championship with 646 points. The JR Motorsports driver is closely followed by Austin Hill and Sam Mayer in second and third, respectively.
Here is everything you need to know ahead of the Xfinity Series race weekend.
When is the NASCAR Xfinity Series at Sonoma Raceway?
Friday, 11 July
4 p.m. ET: NASCAR Xfinity Series Practice
5.05 p.m. ET: NASCAR Xfinity Series Qualifying
Sunday, 12 July
4.30 p.m. ET: NASCAR Xfinity Series Pit Boss/FoodMaxx 250
How to watch the NASCAR Xfinity Series at Sonoma Raceway?
Both practice and qualifying for the NASCAR Xfinity Series at Sonoma Raceway will be available to follow live on CW and APP. The race, the Pit Boss/FoodMaxx 250, can be followed live on CW, PRN, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
What is the purse for the NASCAR Xfinity Series at Sonoma Raceway?
The purse for the Xfinity Series race at Sonoma will be $1,651,939. This includes payouts, all positions, contingency awards, contributions to the year-end points fund, etc.
Race winner Kyle Larson, Hendrick Motorsports, Valvoline Chevrolet Camaro
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NASCAR Xfinity Series at Sonoma Raceway entry list
1. Ross Chastain — Trackhouse Racing 2. Austin Cindric — Team Penske 3. Austin Dillon — Richard Childress Racing 4. Noah Gragson — Front Row Motorsports 5. Kyle Larson — Hendrick Motorsports 6. Brad Keselowski — RFK Racing 7. Justin Haley — Spire Motorsports 8. Kyle Busch — Richard Childress Racing 9. Chase Elliott — Hendrick Motorsports 10. Ty Dillon — Kaulig Racing 11. Denny Hamlin — Joe Gibbs Racing 12. Ryan Blaney — Team Penske 13. AJ Allmendinger — Kaulig Racing 14. Chris Buescher — RFK Racing 15. Chase Briscoe — Joe Gibbs Racing 16. Christopher Bell — Joe Gibbs Racing 17. Josh Berry — Wood Brothers Racing 18. Joey Logano — Team Penske 19. Bubba Wallace — 23XI Racing 20. William Byron — Hendrick Motorsports 21. Todd Gilliland — Front Row Motorsports 22. Riley Herbst — 23XI Racing 23. Zane Smith — Front Row Motorsports 24. Cole Custer — Haas Factory Team 25. John H. Nemechek — Legacy Motor Club 26. Erik Jones — Legacy Motor Club 27. Tyler Reddick — 23XI Racing 28. Ricky Stenhouse Jr — HYAK Motorsports 29. Alex Bowman — Hendrick Motorsports 30. Cody Ware — Rick Ware Racing 31. Ty Gibbs — Joe Gibbs Racing 32. Ryan Preece — RFK Racing 33. Michael McDowell — Spire Motorsports 34. Carson Hocevar — Spire Motorsports 35. Katherine Legge — Live Fast Motorsports 36. Shane Van Gisbergen — Trackhouse Racing 37. Daniel Suárez — Trackhouse Racing
What are the NASCAR Xfinity Series standings ahead of Sonoma Raceway?
1. Justin Allgaier — 648 2. Austin Hill — 597 3. Sam Mayer — 597 4. Jesse Love — 581 5. Connor Zilisch — 571 6. Carson Kvapil — 511 7. Brandon Jones — 484 8. Sheldon Creed — 478 9. Nicholas Sanchez — 474 10. Jeb Burton — 460 11. Sammy Smith — 459 12. Taylor Gray — 456 13. Harrison Burton — 448 14. Ryan Sieg — 426 15. Christian Eckes — 396 16. Dean Thompson — 395 17. Daniel Dye — 391 18. Brennan Poole — 353 19. Josh Williams — 329 20. Jeremy Clements — 326 21. Anthony Alfredo — 282 22. Matt DiBenedetto — 277 23. Aric Almirola — 268 24. Kyle Sieg — 250 25. William Sawalich — 249 26. Parker Retzlaff — 243 27. Blaine Perkins — 242 28. Ryan Ellis — 231 29. Kris Wright — 169 30. Josh Bilicki — 140 31. Leland Honeyman — 138 32. Garrett Smithley — 136 33. Mason Massey — 108 34. Joey Gase — 106 35. Alex Labbe — 80 36. Thomas Annunziata — 80 37. Nick Leitz — 73 38. Corey Day — 66 39. Mason Maggio — 66 40. Austin Green — 58 41. Justin Bonsignore — 55 42. Brad Perez — 44 43. CJ McLaughlin — 33 44. Greg Van Alst — 33 45. Caesar Bacarella — 31 46. Jordan Anderson — 30 47. Myatt Snider — 26 48. Logan Bearden — 24 49. Kasey Kahne — 23 50. Patrick Staropoli — 23 51. Jeffrey Earnhardt — 23 52. Ryan Truex — 20 53. Jesse Iwuji — 17 54. Carson Ware — 15 55. Sage Karam — 14 56. Vicente Salas — 13 57. David Starr — 11 58. Dawson Cram — 11 59. JJ Yeley — 9 60. Preston Pardus — 9 61. Jack Perkins — 5 62. Andre Castro — 4 63. Baltazar Leguizamón — 1 64. Ruben Rovelo — 1
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Who Is David Malukas? The Gen Z Driver, Master Meme-Maker & Video Game Lover
Bob Pockrass FOX Motorsports Insider Meet the Meme King of INDYCAR. At 23 years old, David Malukas already has 53 starts in the series, and it could have been more if not for a broken wrist suffered while mountain biking that turned his 2024 year into turmoil — the injury resulting in him being released […]
At 23 years old, David Malukas already has 53 starts in the series, and it could have been more if not for a broken wrist suffered while mountain biking that turned his 2024 year into turmoil — the injury resulting in him being released from Arrow McLaren before ever appearing in a race.
The now-A.J. Foyt Racing driver (who is seen as a possible replacement for Will Power at Team Penske) is 12th in the standings after 10 races this season.
He is also a self-proclaimed video game addict and master meme-maker, as he details in this interview with FOX Sports.
Who is David Malukas?
David Malukas is a Gen Z INDYCAR driver. I like memes. I like to go fast.
Courtesy of Alex Brisbey.
How would your friends or your girlfriend describe you?
That’s how, I think, they would describe me. Just very, I’d say, real. I am who I am. No matter the situation, I like to just be myself, show my jokes, my memes — no matter how serious things can be.
We’re at Road America, a place where you saw your dad race. How cool is it to race at a place where you watched your dad? (Father Henry is a racer and owner of HMD Motorsports in INDY NXT)
It’s very cool. And it was really cool because he was in the Corvette, too. I grew up here as a kid, did some karting and watched my dad drive around here, so it’s pretty fun. Me and him can always talk and converse about how much INDYCAR is going through the carousel and the kink. He’s always blown away that we’re actually flat [on the throttle] going through there. It’s awesome.
Does he give you advice on how to drive an INDYCAR?
No, definitely not. No advice from his side. When he was still doing some driving here and there, he was actually asking me for some advice, how to go through it. He did DD2 [karting], … and he actually made it to the kart masters finals. So he was pretty good at the time. He was on it.
Courtesy of Alex Brisbey.
You’re from the Chicago area, so are you a Bulls fan in Indiana country?
For me, I was never too much into the whole basketball thing. So actually, I went to the Pacers games and kind of had a connection. The game I tried to go to was when they were going against the Bulls. For me, it was a win-win situation. No matter what happens here, I’m going to be happy. That was a strategic game to go watch.
Cubs or White Sox?
It was always just motorsports, motorsports as a kid. But you kind of always had to pick a side. And for me, when I was very, very young, it was the White Sox. But now, we’ve been Cubs.
As a Gen Z driver, do you think they need better music at the track? What’s the suggestion of a Gen Z driver for an INDYCAR race?
It’s always to make things just feel fun. I think there’s always a balance between being professional and obviously having some jokes here and there. For me, a little bit looser walking around the paddock, making some more jokes, like you said some good music. Anything that has to do with memes and just making memes out of everything. That’s kind of been my spiel.
How many memes have gotten you in trouble, and how many memes do people really like?
I have to go through a very extensive course. It takes me hours or sometimes days before I even post something to make sure that the meme I’m posting won’t get taken wrong in any way. I ask so many different people of all different categories. I’m like, “What do you see out of this?” The majority of the people outside of Gen Z say, “I don’t even know what that means.” So I’m like, “OK, great.” That’s what I wanted to hear because then nobody even understands what’s going on. So we do take extensive care to make sure that what I post is not going to be conflicting in any way. But also, some of the time, that is part of the Gen Z jokes is pushing the edge a little bit on a lot of stuff.
Courtesy of Alex Brisbey.
It seems like that type of attitude has also probably helped you over the last 18 months.
Of course — 100 percent. You go into it having full confidence, and I just do what I want to do. I don’t let anything kind of change who I am or change what I want to do. I just go out there and do my thing.
And you are a little bit of a gamer, too? Or a lot?
Yeah, a lot.
So what’s the best game you’re playing right now?
Football Manager is what I’m playing right now. It’s soccer. During my puberty years, I really got connected with soccer — football internationally — because I lived in England and the Premier League over there is just such a big deal. It’s massive over there. So I got that connection over there. Shout out my team, Chelsea. I’ve just been in love with football. So I got on this Football Manager, super nerdy, really into detail. Anything that you could think of from a management standpoint, making sure that everybody’s happy and then the players are in the right mood, and figuring out their skill sets. It goes super into detail. And I love it. Growing up as a kid, it was Call of Duty, the casual ones. And now it’s more very nerdy stuff. The more brain intensive to cure my ADHD, the better.
Courtesy of Alex Brisbey.
Are you somebody who can’t start playing because you’re going to play it for four hours so you just don’t start?
Yes. That’s all the games that I play. By the time you actually get into the zone and start the game, it’s like two hours have gone by. So, normally, in these times when it’s like 30 minutes, an hour, I can’t really get it done.
So you don’t even try?
No, I don’t even try. It’s just not going to happen.
Do you ever worry about getting addicted?
Addicted? I’m already addicted. 100 percent, yes. It is what it is. My whole family, ADHD is a big thing. Anything that can help with our hyper-fixations, the better. So for me, gaming just lets me kind of switch everything off and be super hyper-fixated on this one thing that’s going on. And I think that also correlates to my successes on track. You get so hyper-fixated on what’s in front of you and hitting your lines, and you get into this rhythm, this other zone, and it just cures whatever’s going on inside my brain.
Do you have pseudonym name so nobody knows who you are on those games?
Oh, yeah, 100 percent.
So you’ve never had anybody come up to you at the track and be like, ‘Hey, I was playing you’?
No, but being a super-intense gamer, I’m on Reddit, by the way, you Redditors. Man, if I’ve had a bad race, I don’t go on Reddit because people are aggressive, so stay away from Reddit. But I’m on Reddit. I’m on Discord. I’m actually part of the INDYCAR Discord channel, so I’ve connected with a lot of players on there, and so they actually know my name and see me play. And obviously, Discord tells them what I’m playing. So some people definitely do know from the INDYCAR paddock, but most don’t.
Finally, do you try to explain this stuff to your team boss Larry Foyt?
I haven’t even tried. I think it would go right over his head.
Courtesy of Alex Brisbey.
Bob Pockrass covers NASCAR and INDYCAR for FOX Sports. He has spent decades covering motorsports, including over 30 Daytona 500s, with stints at ESPN, Sporting News, NASCAR Scene magazine and The (Daytona Beach) News-Journal. Follow him on Twitter @bobpockrass.
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NASCAR Xfinity Race Features Rematch Between JR Motorsports Teammates
SONOMA, Cal. – After an eye-opening experience on the streets of Chicago, Connor Zilisch knows what to expect from JR Motorsports teammate Shane van Gisbergen in Saturday’s Pit Boss/FoodMaxx 250 at Sonoma Raceway (4:30 p.m. ET on CW, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). Zilisch led the field to green with two laps left in Chicago, […]
SONOMA, Cal. – After an eye-opening experience on the streets of Chicago, Connor Zilisch knows what to expect from JR Motorsports teammate Shane van Gisbergen in Saturday’s Pit Boss/FoodMaxx 250 at Sonoma Raceway (4:30 p.m. ET on CW, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
Zilisch led the field to green with two laps left in Chicago, only to have van Gisbergen dive to his inside entering Turn 1, run him wide in the corner to take the lead and pull away to win the race.
“I was clear there, just barely, on the front straight, and I just let him get to my inside, and he took advantage of it,” Zilisch said after the race. “I should have been a little more aggressive there. I just thought he was going to race me a little cleaner.
“I’ve just got to be better and not let that stuff happen. I’ll learn from it and move on.”
As they were in Chicago, SVG and Zilisch are the top two choices to win on Saturday, by a wide margin. Van Gisbergen won last year’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race in his only start at the 1.99-mile circuit.
The 36-year-old New Zealander is coming off a weekend sweep at Chicago, where he won both races from the pole.
“Last weekend was epic,” van Gisbergen said. “JRM built me a rocket, and I’m glad our strategy ended up working out and we were able to get the win. I’m a lucky guy to be able to drive some fast Chevrolets.
“Looking forward to Sonoma this weekend. It’s an awesome track and I had a blast racing there last season and even brought home the win. Hoping to do it again this weekend for my No. 9 JRM team.”
SVG won last year’s Chicago and Sonoma races in the No. 97 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet. This year he’s driving for JRM, which has won all three road course races this season with three different drivers and the last five (dating to last year) with four different drivers.
Though SVG and Zilisch are the most likely winners, their battle won’t be the only one of significance at Sonoma. There are eight races left in the Xfinity regular season and five Playoff spots still open.
Taylor Gray and Harrison Burton are just eight points apart on either side of the current elimination line, with Gray holding the final Playoff berth as of the Chicago Street Race.
In that event, Burton finished 13th to Gray’s 34th and trimmed 20 points off Gray’s advantage entering the race.
Source: Reid Spencer | NASCAR Wire Service
2025 NXS Pit Boss / FoodMaxx 250 Entry List – 07/08
Earnhardt Jr. responds to Joey Logano calls for NASCAR fine – Motorsport – Sports
Dale Earnhardt Jr. has claimed that Joey Logano doesn’t want Ross Chastain to be fined after the pair were involved in a wreck late in last Sunday’s Chicago street race. Logano bumped into Chastain late on as a chain reaction from an incident behind, but the No. 1 car didn’t take too kindly to the […]
Dale Earnhardt Jr. has claimed that Joey Logano doesn’t want Ross Chastain to be fined after the pair were involved in a wreck late in last Sunday’s Chicago street race. Logano bumped into Chastain late on as a chain reaction from an incident behind, but the No. 1 car didn’t take too kindly to the defending Cup Series champion’s action.
Chastain returned the favor and wrecked Logano during their battle for a top-ten finish as Shane van Gisbergen made it four wins in NASCAR’s six races on the streets of the Windy City. After the race, Team Penske star Logano confronted Chastain, and later called on NASCAR to fine his rival for admitting to wrecking him.
Logano initially shouted over the radio: “Ross (Chastain) better get the f—— information right before he goes and wrecks somebody. And there’s f—— six cars behind me wrecking into me, and then he destroys me from four back. That m———–.”
“I think so, yeah, he admitted he wrecked it on purpose. He admitted it. Which means he should get fined if he admittedly wrecked someone on purpose. That’s not okay,” Logano later explained.
“Yeah, it’s typical Ross. He just sees red and does dumb stuff. That’s all. That’s twice this year on road courses at the end of these things have been cost by Ross. Just over it.”
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However, NASCAR legend Earnhardt Jr. has now claimed that Logano doesn’t actually want Chastain to be fined. “It’s kind of like the tree falling in the woods,” Earnhardt said on his podcast ahead of Sonoma this weekend.
“It makes a sound, but if nobody’s there to hear it, does it make a sound? Ross would have to (admit it) publicly, Joey. And Joey knows that. But Joey doesn’t really want him fined.”
Dale Jr. says the purpose of Logano’s public outburst was to reveal that Chastain admitted to wrecking him. He says getting Chastain fined was a secondary factor.
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“Joey just needed a reason to publicly say he admitted wrecking me,” Earnhardt continued. “Joey just wants you to know, Joey just wants us to know that Ross admitted to doing it. Joey doesn’t care if he gets fined.”
Earnhardt Jr. also questioned why Chastain immediately rushed to blame Logano for their initial coming-together, when the No. 22’s contact was due to a bump from Ricky Stenhouse Jr. “What I think is interesting is, Ross did not, for one second, go, ‘Hmm, I wonder if it was him,'” Earnhardt added. “Ross was just like, ‘It’s your ass, Joey! I’m getting your ass.'”
Dale Jr. doesn’t believe Chicago will end Logano and Chastain’s rivalry. He expects Logano to seek revenge.
“Joey will probably get Ross back, at some point,” Earnhardt Jr. said. “It might be a year from now.
“It might be at some point. And we might not even notice or recognize it, but Joey will do something, something will happen somewhere at a racetrack, and it might just be Joey air-blocking Ross and costing him a few spots on a restart.”
IMSA’S CHEVROLET GRAND PRIX AND PRO MOTOCROSS FROM SPRING CREEK HEADLINE NBC SPORTS’ LIVE MOTORSPORTS COVERAGE THIS WEEKEND
IMSA from Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Begins Sunday Live at 2 p.m. ET on USA Network and Peacock Supercross Race Day Live Begins Saturday at 11 a.m. ET with Race at 2 p.m. ET Exclusively on Peacock STAMFORD, Conn. – July 10, 2025 – NBC Sports’ motorsports weekend is headlined by IMSA’s Chevrolet Grand Prix […]
IMSA from Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Begins Sunday Live at 2 p.m. ET on USA Network and Peacock
Supercross Race Day Live Begins Saturday at 11 a.m. ET with Race at 2 p.m. ET Exclusively on Peacock
STAMFORD, Conn. – July 10, 2025 – NBC Sports’ motorsports weekend is headlined by IMSA’s Chevrolet Grand Prix from Canadian Tire Motorsport Park this Sunday at 2 p.m. ET on USA Network and Peacock and Pro Motocross from Spring Creek MX Park this Saturday at 2 p.m. ET exclusively on Peacock.
IMSA: CHEVROLET GRAND PRIX
IMSA returns this week with the Chevrolet Grand Prix from Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in Bowmanville, Ontario, this Sunday, July 13, live at 2 p.m. ET on USA Network and Peacock. The two-hour-and-40-minute standard length sprint race is expected to feature 35 cars across the Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2), Grand Touring Daytona Pro (GTD PRO), and Grand Touring Daytona (GTD) classes.
With only 52 points currently separating the GTD PRO first and second place drivers, 60 points in GTD, and 94 points in LMP2, this week’s race could see dramatic changes in the leaderboards across all three classes. No. 3 Corvette Racing, the GTD PRO points leaders, have earned three podium finishes in a row and look to defend their CTMP title from last year’s edition of this race. Additionally, Canadian Roman De Angelis, one of only four drivers with multiple wins at CTMP racing this weekend, aims to win again on home soil.
NBC Sports’ Leigh Diffey will call the action alongside former IMSA GT driver and analyst Calvin Fish. Brian Till and Matt Yocum will serve as pit reporters.
Live coverage of WeatherTech Championship qualifying will be presented this Saturday at 3:55 p.m. ET exclusively on Peacock. Peacock will serve as the streaming home of the WeatherTech Championship with flag-to-flag live coverage of all races as well as exclusive coverage for portions of select endurance races. Click here for more information on the 2025 schedule.
HOW TO WATCH
TV – USA Network
Streaming – Peacock
Date
Coverage
Platform(s)
Time (ET)
Sat., July 12
IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge
Peacock
8:45 a.m.
IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge
Peacock
1:20 p.m.
WeatherTech Championship Qualifying
Peacock
3:55 p.m.
Sun., July 13
IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge
Peacock
11:05 a.m.
Race – Chevrolet Grand Prix
USA Network, Peacock
2 p.m.
PRO MOTOCROSS: SPRING CREEK
The 2025 SMX World ChampionshipTM series and Pro Motocross season continues this Saturday, July 12, from Spring Creek MX Park from Millville, Minn., live at 2 p.m. ET exclusively on Peacock. Race Day Live qualifying coverage this Saturday gets underway at 11 a.m. ET exclusively on Peacock. An encore presentation of the race will be presented this Sunday at 12 p.m. ET on USA Network.
Jett Lawrence’s impressive come-from-behind victory at RedBud last weekend gave him his sixth consecutive win and increased his lead atop the overall 450 Class standings (290 points). His brother, Hunter, took second place for the siblings’ third consecutive 1-2 finish, while Justin Cooper finished in third for his second podium finish of the season. In the 250 Class, Jo Shimoda emerged victorious, with Jalek Swoll and Michael Mosiman rounding out the top three.
NBC Sports’ Jason Weigandt alongside SuperMotocross analyst James Stewart,a seven-time AMA champion, will call this weekend’s action at Spring Creek. Jason Thomas and Katie Osborne will serve as reporters.
15-time AMA champion Ricky Carmichael and nine-time AMA champion Ryan Villopto recap last week’s action at RedBud and preview Spring Creek on the latest episode of the Title 24 podcast here.
All live Pro Motocross coverage, including races and qualifying, plus on-demand replays, will be available on Peacock this season. Click here for more details.
BROADCAST TEAM
Play by Play: Jason Weigandt
Analyst: James Stewart
Reporters: Jason Thomas, Katie Osborne
Race Day Live: Jason Weigandt, James Stewart, Jason Thomas, Katie Osborne