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How far will NASCAR drivers go to prepare for Mexico’s high elevation?

In the final weeks of Alexa DeLeon Reddick’s pregnancy, husband Tyler Reddick slept in a tent. No, he wasn’t in trouble. He was in training. NASCAR’s first race outside the continental United States since 1958 presents drivers and teams with a unique challenge — Mexico City’s elevation. Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, the 15-turn, 2.42-mile course Xfinity […]

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In the final weeks of Alexa DeLeon Reddick’s pregnancy, husband Tyler Reddick slept in a tent.

No, he wasn’t in trouble. He was in training.

NASCAR’s first race outside the continental United States since 1958 presents drivers and teams with a unique challenge — Mexico City’s elevation.

Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, the 15-turn, 2.42-mile course Xfinity and Cup drivers will compete on this weekend, sits at an elevation of nearly 7,500 feet. The next highest track on the Cup circuit in terms of elevation is Las Vegas Motor Speedway at about 2,000 feet above sea level.

With less oxygen at higher altitudes, driver performance could be impacted.

Drivers have tried different methods to prepare for the impact on their bodies from arriving in Mexico City earlier to acclimate, to wearing a mask that simulates less oxygen to sleeping in a hypoxic tent.

Reddick was among those who slept in a tent to adjust to the higher altitude and mitigate potential symptoms of altitude sickness.

“One side effect of it is my wife hasn’t been super happy about me sleeping in a hypoxic environment especially at the later stages of her pregnancy,” said Reddick, whose wife delivered the couple’s second child May 25.

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Mexico’s Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez is about 7,500 feet above sea level and the thinner air will impact engines.

While he said he noticed benefits from using the tent, will Reddick continue to use it as a part of his training after Mexico?

“My wife would throw a fit if I come home from Mexico and I’m like, ‘Yeah, we’re going to keep this tent thing going.’ She might put the tent outside,” Reddick said laughing.

The tent was part of the training program Toyota developed for its drivers after Christopher Bell raised questions before the season about what would be done to help maintain maximum performance in such trying conditions.

“We started that early in the season just talking and getting a plan together, making sure we’re prepared for it,” Bell said. “I’m proud of everyone at Toyota, the Toyota Performance Center. Caitlin Quinn has really headed up the department of physical fitness and made sure we’re ready for this challenge. Hopefully, the Toyota drivers are the ones that are succeeding.”

Quinn is the director of performance for the Toyota Performance Center in Mooresville, North Carolina. She was a strength coach at Florida State University before joining Toyota Performance Center.

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The department has grown to include a sports dietician, physical therapist, physician assistant for orthopedic issues, mental health and wellness specialist, an additional strength coach and, as Quinn said, “just every science tool we can imagine.”

Quinn said all that is done “to help drivers find their edge in the car. The teams work really hard on making the cars as fast as possible and we’re trying to make the drivers able to perform at the best of their ability physically and mentally.”

After the conversation with Bell, Quinn began to work on a program to help drivers prepare for Mexico. That led to a couple of ways to help drivers adjust.

One was having drivers get used to a lower oxygen environment when they’re resting (the tent). Another was having them exercise in an environment where there was less oxygen. Toyota enclosed a space in its center with a bicycle inside it for drivers to ride in a lower oxygen setting.

Quinn said Toyota starting implementing those programs about eight weeks ago for drivers.

“I did a lot of exercising in the altitude tent,” said Bell, who will compete in both the Xfinity and Cup races in Mexico City. “Let’s see if it works.”

Reddick said sleeping in hypoxic tent proved beneficial, noting he felt he got better sleep in it.

“It is different sleeping in a hypoxic environment,” he said. “I’ve noted the changes so far, and I’m excited to see what it’s going to be like when I get there to Mexico City.”





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NASCAR at Dover 2025: Odds and more info

This weekend, the NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series will tackle the 1-mile Dover Motor Speedway in Delaware. Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series returns to action July 25 at Indianapolis Raceway Park. NASCAR Cup Series’ Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 Sunday, July 20 2 p.m. (All times Eastern) 400 laps Stages end […]

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This weekend, the NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series will tackle the 1-mile Dover Motor Speedway in Delaware.

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The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series returns to action July 25 at Indianapolis Raceway Park.

NASCAR Cup Series’ Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400

  • Sunday, July 20
    • 2 p.m. (All times Eastern)
  • 400 laps
    • Stages end on laps 120, 250, 400
  • TNT (stream on Max), Performance Racing Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90
  • Last year’s winner: Denny Hamlin
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With 37 drivers entered for the race, no one will miss the field.

The notable entry is J.J. Yeley for NY Racing’s No. 44 Chevrolet.

Odds for NASCAR Cup Series at Dover 2025

2024 Dover winner Denny Hamlin is the odds-on favorite prior to any on-track activity, per Caesar’s Sportsbook. Below are the opening odds for all drivers as of Monday, July 14.

  • Denny Hamlin +400
  • Kyle Larson +450
  • Ryan Blaney +600
  • William Byron +650
  • Chase Elliott +900
  • Ross Chastain +1100
  • Christopher Bell +1400
  • Kyle Busch, Tyler Reddick +1800
  • Chase Briscoe +2000
  • Alex Bowman +2200
  • Chris Buescher, Ty Gibbs, Carson Hocevar, Brad Keselowski +2800
  • Joey Logano +3300
  • Josh Berry, Ryan Preece +5500
  • Bubba Wallace +6000
  • A.J. Allmendinger, Austin Cindric +6500
  • Erik Jones +7500
  • Ricky Stenhouse Jr. +15000
  • Cole Custer, Noah Gragson, Justin Haley, John Hunter Nemechek, Zane Smith, Daniel Suarez +25000
  • Austin Dillon, Michael McDowell, Shane Van Gisbergen +35000
  • Todd Gilliland, Riley Herbst +50000
  • Ty Dillon +100000
  • Cody Ware, J.J. Yeley +250000

NASCAR Xfinity Series’ BetRivers 200

  • Saturday, July 19
  • 200 laps
    • Stages end on laps 45, 90, 200
  • CW, Performance Racing Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90
  • Last year’s winner: Ryan Truex
Photo: Dominic Aragon/TRE

Two drivers will miss the field with 40 entries for 38 spots. Notable on the entry list includes:

  • Ross Chastain: No. 9 for JR Motorsports
  • James Finch: No. 17 for Hendrick Motorsports
  • Aric Almirola: No. 19 for Joe Gibbs Racing
  • Ryan Truex: No. 24 for Sam Hunt Racing
  • Rajah Caruth: No. 32 for Jordan Anderson Racing
  • Lavar Scott: No. 45 for Alpha Prime Racing
  • Leland Honeyman Jr.: No. 70 for Cope Family Racing

Dominic Aragon is currently the editor-in-chief for The Racing Experts.

From Grants, New Mexico, USA, Aragon started watching NASCAR in 2004 and has been covering the sport since 2009. Aragon is a 2012 graduate of Grants High School and a May 2016 graduate of the University of New Mexico with a B.A. in Mass Communications & Journalism. Aragon has worked in local and national media, as a musician, and an educator. He is co-author of the 2024 book “All of It: Daytona 500 Champion Tells the Rest of the Story” with racer Geoff Bodine.

Aragon, his wife Feliz, and son Christopher currently reside in Grants, New Mexico, USA.

You can reach Dominic at daragon@theracingexperts.net.



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Rajah Caruth and Jake Finch secure rides for Dover NASCAR Xfinity race

The NASCAR Xfinity race at Dover will feature NASCAR Truck Series regular Rajah Caruth and rising star Jake Finch, who will be making his Xfinity Series debut. On Monday, Hendrick Motorsports announced that they will enter the No. 17 Chevrolet with the 20-year-old Finch behind the wheel. Finch is a winner in the ARCA Menard’s […]

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The NASCAR Xfinity race at Dover will feature NASCAR Truck Series regular Rajah Caruth and rising star Jake Finch, who will be making his Xfinity Series debut.

On Monday, Hendrick Motorsports announced that they will enter the No. 17 Chevrolet with the 20-year-old Finch behind the wheel. Finch is a winner in the ARCA Menard’s Series, but has zero starts in any of the three national levels of the sport. Finch is also the son of former NASCAR team owner, James Finch, who operated Phoenix Racing in the Cup Series for over 20 years.

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This will be the 12th Xfinity race HMS has entered this year. Kyle Larson and William Byron have both won with the No. 17 during the 2025 season, but the car has also featured Chase Elliott, Alex Bowman, and Corey Day.

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But Finch’s HMS announcement wasn’t the only Xfinity news on Monday. Caruth, who drives for Spire Motorsports full-time in the Truck Series, will pilot the No. 32 Chevrolet for Jordan Anderson Racing at Dover.

Caruth is a proven winner in the Truck Series with a victory at Las Vegas in 2024, ending the year seventh in points. He won again at Nashville, earlier this year, once again locking himself into the playoffs.

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Caruth also has 19 starts in the Xfinity Series, but none since the end of the 2023 season.

Like the HMS No. 17, JAR’s No. 32 car has also used a variety of drivers during the year, including Katherine Legge, Austin Green, and team owner Jordan Anderson. Its best result came at both Daytona and Mexico City, placing seventh.

The NASCAR Xfinity race at Dover will also see the NXS debut of ARCA driver Lavar Scott, which was previously announced.

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IMSA: CTMP Chevrolet Grand Prix 2025 Results

The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and three support series took to Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (CTMP) for the annual Chevrolet Grand Prix weekend, an event that featured no shortage of Canadian connections on the grid. Here’s a full listing of class podium results and where the Canadians finished. IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship PJ Hyett and […]

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The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and three support series took to Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (CTMP) for the annual Chevrolet Grand Prix weekend, an event that featured no shortage of Canadian connections on the grid. Here’s a full listing of class podium results and where the Canadians finished.

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PJ Hyett and Dane Cameron’s No. 99 on track at CTMP. CREDIT: Neena Channan/ImagesByNeena

The headline series contested a 2 hour and 40 minute race on Sunday afternoon.

LMP2 Podium

  • Winner: PJ Hyett & Dane Cameron
  • Second-Place: Daniel Goldburg & Tom Blomqvist
  • Third-Place: Gar Robinson & Felipe Fraga

Canadians in LMP2

  • 4th: Phil Fayer (with Ben Hanley)
  • 6th: Chris Cumming (with Pietro Fittipaldi)
  • 7th: Travis Hill (with Ryan Dalziel)
  • 9th: John Farano (with Renger van der Zande)

GTD Pro Podium

  • Winner: Albert Costa & Giacomo Altoè
  • Second-Place: Tommy Milner & Nicky Catsburg
  • Third-Place: Laurin Heinrich & Klaus Bachler
The Pfaff Motorsports No. 9 brought a new livery to the Chevrolet GP at CTMP. CREDIT: Neena Channan/ImagesByNeena

While there were no Canadian drivers in GTD Pro, Pfaff Motorsports finished fifth with Andrea Caldarelli & Marco Mapelli, while Ford Multimatic Motorsports finished seventh with Christopher Mies & Frederic Vervisch, and 10th with Mike Rockenfeller & Sebastian Priaulx to represent Toronto-area teams.

GTD Podium

  • Winner: Danny Formal & Trent Hindman
  • Second-Place: Russell Ward & Philip Ellis
  • Third-Place: Jack Hawksworth & Parker Thompson
The No. 13 of Orey Fidani displayed a large maple leaf during the Chevy GP at CTMP. CREDIT: Neena Channan/ImagesByNeena

Canadians in GTD

  • 3rd: Parker Thompson (with Jack Hawksworth)
  • 4th: Robert Wickens (with Alec Udell)
  • 5th: Roman De Angelis (with Casper Stevenson)
  • 9th: Orey Fidani (with Matthew Bell)
  • 13th: Misha Goikhberg (with Mario Farnbacher)
Parker Thompson (No. 12) was the highest-finishing Canadian in the GTD field. CREDIT: Neena Channan/ImagesByNeena
Robert Wickens (No. 36), who scored a class win in Michelin Pilot Challenge competition last year, raced in the GTD class of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship at this year’s race. CREDIT: Neena Channan/ImagesByNeena
Parker Thompson (second from right) on the GTD class podium in the Chevrolet GP. CREDIT: Neena Channan/ImagesByNeena

IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge

The Michelin Pilot Challenge was the Saturday afternoon headliner, with a two-hour race.

GS Podium

  • Winner: Sean McAlister & Jeff Westphal
  • Second-Place: Austin Krainz & Stevan McAleer
  • Third-Place: Sean Quinlan & Gregory Liefooghe

Canadians in GS

  • 7th: Daniel Morad (with Bryce Ward)

TCR Podium

  • Winner: Karl Wittmer & LP Montour
  • Second-Place: Tyler Gonzalez & Eric Powell
  • Third-Place: Celso Neto & Ryan Eversley

Canadians in TCR

  • 1st: Karl Wittmer & LP Montour
  • 4th: Dean Baker (with Bruno Junqueira)
  • 5th: Denis Dupont (with Preston Brown)
  • 9th: Megan Tomlinson & Ron Tomlinson
  • 12th (DNF): Sam Baker & James Vance
  • 13th (DNF): Mark Wilkins (with Bryson Morris)

IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge

The VP Racing SportsCar Challenge had two 45-minute races scheduled, one for each day.

P3 Race 1 Podium

  • Winner: Valentino Catalano
  • Second-Place: Jonathan Woolridge
  • Third-Place: Brian Thienes

GTDX Race 1 Podium

  • Winner: Jake Walker
  • Second-Place: Adam Adelson
  • Third-Place: AJ Muss

GSX Race 1 Podium

  • Winner: Kiko Porto
  • Second-Place: Steven Clemons
  • Third-Place: Chris Walsh

Canadians in Race 1

  • Jonathan Woolridge (second-place, P3 class)
  • Samantha Tan (fourth-place, GTDX class)
  • Justin Di Benedetto (fourth-place, GSX class)
Canadian Jonathan Woolridge finished runner-up in race one of the IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge at CTMP. Race two was postponed due to weather. CREDIT: Neena Channan/ImagesByNeena

Due to inclement weather on Sunday morning, race two was postponed and may be made up during an IMSA race weekend later this season.

Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin

The Mazda MX-5 Cup also had two 45-minute races scheduled, one for each day.

Race 1 Podium

  • Winner: Tyler Gonzalez
  • Second-Place: Helio Meza
  • Third-Place: Gresham Wagner

Canadians in Race 1

  • Marcello Paniccia (ninth-place)
  • Damon Ockey (21st-place, DNF)

Race 2 Podium

Race two was shortened by five minutes due to the same inclement weather that postponed the SportsCar Challenge event.

  • Winner: Gresham Wagner
  • Second-Place: Jeremy Fletcher
  • Third-Place: Nate Cicero

Canadians in Race 2

  • Marcello Paniccia (fifth-place)
  • Damon Ockey (18th-place)



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Yokohama ADVAN-Equipped Car Finishes First in Its Class at This Year’s Nürburgring 24-Hour Race

Share Share Share Share Email The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., is pleased to announce that a car running on its ADVAN global flagship brand tires was the winner in the SP9 PRO-AM class at this year’s running of the 53rd ADAC RAVENOL 24h Nürburgring (hereafter, the Nürburgring 24-Hour […]

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The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., is pleased to announce that a car running on its ADVAN global flagship brand tires was the winner in the SP9 PRO-AM class at this year’s running of the 53rd ADAC RAVENOL 24h Nürburgring (hereafter, the Nürburgring 24-Hour Race), which was held on June 19–22 in Germany.

The SP9 PRO-AM class winning car was the No. 65 HRT Ford Mustang GT3 entered by Germany’s Haupt Racing Team (HRT). The SP9 PRO-AM class pits mixed teams of professional and amateur drivers competing in the highest SP9 class. The No. 65 HRT Ford Mustang GT3 team ran at stably high speeds and kept the car among the top 10 from the early stages of the race. It took the checkered flag in fourth place among all cars and first among SP9 PRO-AM class entrants. The fourth place overall finish was the highest ever for a PRO-AM team, another example of the outstanding support provided by Yokohama Rubber’s ADVAN racing tires.

Yokohama Rubber and HRT are also partnering in this year’s Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie (NLS) races, which began in March. HRT is competing this year with the support of Ford Performance, the racing division of Ford Motor Company, and the class victory at the Nürburgring 24-Hour Race was the first victory for a Ford Mustang GT3 in a major European race. HRT will use ADVAN tires in future NLS races, including the series’ 6th race to be held in August.

The Nürburgring 24-Hour Race is held on Germany’s Nürburgring circuit, one of the world’s most challenging race circuits. Each year, the race is an event that features strong competition among the world’s leading tire makers. Over the years, Yokohama Rubber has supported many teams participating in the Nürburgring 24-Hour Race, and cars equipped with YOKOHAMA tires have won the overall championship three times.

The consumer tire strategy in Yokohama Rubber’s three-year (2024–2026) medium-term management plan, Yokohama Transformation 2026 (YX2026), aims to maximize the sales ratios of high-value-added tires by expanding sales of YOKOHAMA’s global flagship ADVAN brand, the GEOLANDAR brand of tires for SUVs and pickup trucks, winter tires, and 18-inch and larger tires. Yokohama Rubber positions participation in motorsports activities as crucial to its effort to further strengthen the ADVAN and GEOLANDAR brands. Yokohama Rubber therefore is again participating in a wide variety of motorsports events around the globe, from top-category to grassroots events.

Haupt Racing Team: Winner of the SP9 PRO-AM class (4th place overall)

Entrant name: HRT Ford Performance
Car: Ford Mustang GT3
Class: SP9
Car No.: No.65
Drivers:
Dennis Fetzer / David Schumacher
Salman Owega / Jusuf Owega
Tires:
ADVAN A005 (for dry conditions); Sizes: front 300/680R18, rear 330/710R18
ADVAN A006 (for wet conditions); Sizes: front 300/680R18, rear 320/710R18

Yokohama Rubber posts event updates and results on YOKOHAMA’s dedicated motorsports website and on our official motorsports SNS sites.

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What do the latest moves in the 23XI/Front Row lawsuit mean?

NASCAR has been granted until 5 p.m. ET Wednesday to respond to a new filing by 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports, which will push the charter status of the two organizations until late into the week. 23XI Racing and Front Row filed for a new restraining order and preliminary injunction on Monday. They are […]

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NASCAR has been granted until 5 p.m. ET Wednesday to respond to a new filing by 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports, which will push the charter status of the two organizations until late into the week.

23XI Racing and Front Row filed for a new restraining order and preliminary injunction on Monday. They are seeking to maintain their charter status for the 2025 season after the original injunction was vacated on June 5 by a three-judge panel.

The teams’ charter status was set to be vacated Wednesday. NASCAR being given until the close of business that day to respond means a decision on 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports being charter teams or not going into Dover Motor Speedway (Sunday, 2 p.m. ET) will not come until thereafter.

In its filing, 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports hoped to be granted the restraining order by Tuesday, July 15. The argument is that “without the entry of a temporary restraining order before the mandate takes effect, Plaintiffs will lose their charter rights requiring them, among other things, to race as open teams, and will be forced to unwind their charter purchases before trial set for December 2025.” By not having the temporary restraining order, the teams argue they will be harmed with the loss of their drivers, sponsors, industry goodwill, irreplaceable competitive opportunities, and revenue.

In other words, 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports want things to remain status quo before the December trial on the antitrust suit they filed against NASCAR in October. 23XI Racing and Front Row believe if they were to lose the charters now, they will never get them back.

“After the Fourth Circuits decision vacating the preliminary injunction, NASCAR’s counsel sent a letter on June 25, 2025, stating that NASCAR intended to ‘immediately undertake a process’ to sell or unwind the 23XI and Front Row charters that Plaintiffs purchased from Stewart-Haas Racing…” read Monday’s filing. “NASCAR stated that it is ‘aware of interest from multiple prospective buyers for Charters.’”

The teams remain steadfast in the belief they will be successful at the trial. Between the two, 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports, there are six charters hanging in the balance. Both organizations expanded to a third car with a purchase of a charter from Stewart-Haas Racing.

Jeffrey Kessler, the lead counsel for 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports issued a statement on Monday afternoon.

“Today we filed a motion in the district court for a renewed preliminary injunction and temporary restraining order to protect the teams’ ability to race chartered for the remainder of the 2025 Cup Series season and prevent irreparable business harm to 23XI and Front Row Motorsports until we can present our case at trial in December. New information surfaced through the discovery process that overwhelmingly supports our position that a preliminary injunction is legally warranted and necessary. The teams’ love of stock car racing and belief in a better future for the sport for all parties – teams, drivers, employees, sponsors, and fans – continues to motivate their efforts to pursue this antitrust case.”

NASCAR filed a counterclaim in March against the teams alleging they willfully violated antitrust laws and conspiracy. The counterclaim will go through the legal process alongside the antitrust lawsuit. However, NASCAR remains open to resolution with 23XI and Front Row, and has indicated it is open to hearing a proposal from the two teams, but one hasn’t materialized.

As it currently stands, NASCAR doesn’t believe that 23XI Racing and Front Row have a right to any of the charters because they did not sign the charter agreement. By not signing the agreement, they relinquished the charters. And that also means they don’t have a claim to the additional charter each team purchased from Stewart-Haas Racing. 

By this logic, NASCAR does intend to possibly sell the charters before the conclusion of the legal case. Additionally, if 23XI Racing and Front Row were to prevail in the end, NASCAR still doesn’t intend for them to have charters because they have not signed the charter agreement. Nor does NASCAR believe it can be ordered to give the other two sides the charters by being forced into business with someone they don’t want to be involved with, hence the charter agreement.

NASCAR appears eager to move on from the charter piece of the litigation by putting them back in play for any interested parties. It would ensure the field is solidified for the 2026 season. Additionally, it would allow NASCAR to refocus on the revenue pieces of the agreement for those who do have charters.

A statement from NASCAR was issued on Monday after the newest filing:

“It is unfortunate that instead of respecting the clear rulings of the Fourth Circuit, 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports are now burdening the District Court with a third motion for another unnecessary and inappropriate preliminary injunction. As both the Fourth Circuit and the District Court suggested, NASCAR has made multiple requests to 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports to present a proposal to resolve this litigation. We have yet to receive a proposal from 23XI or Front Row, as they have instead preferred to continue their damaging and distracting lawsuit.

“We will defend NASCAR’s integrity from this baseless lawsuit forced upon the sport that threatens to divide the stakeholders committed to serving race fans everywhere. We remain focused on collaborating with the 13 race teams that signed the 2025 charter agreements and share our mutual goal of delivering the best racing in the world each week, including this weekend in Dover.”



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Euro 2025: England captain Williamson wary of ‘fantastic’ Sweden

Tom HamiltonJul 14, 2025, 10:58 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 ZURICH, Switzerland — England captain Leah Williamson has said they are wary of a Sweden team flying under the radar […]

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ZURICH, Switzerland — England captain Leah Williamson has said they are wary of a Sweden team flying under the radar at Euro 2025 and believes the fact few are talking about their quarterfinal opponents as potential winners of the competition is “slightly disrespectful.”

England finished second in Group D and will face Sweden, who topped Group C, with a perfect nine points. That clean sweep of victories included a remarkable 4-1 dismantling of Germany last time out.

Williamson and England know Sweden well, and played each other in the semifinals of Euro 2022, a match England won 4-0. Since then, they’ve faced each other twice, with both matches ending in draws.

“Sweden are a fantastic team, they’re relentless in the way they go about their game,” Williamson said.

“I think they sort of avoid the expectation of every tournament, and nobody really talks about them, [which is] slightly disrespectful, I think, because they always show up and they always seem to pose a threat to most teams, and normally come out with a medal or [be] a semifinal team so, yes, they’re a strong team. We’re looking forward to the fixture.”

Williamson will come up against a few familiar faces, including her fellow Arsenal teammate Stina Blackstenius. When asked whether that familiarity may help her, Williamson answered: “Yes, I suppose so, but she knows me just as well so I think we’ll nullify each other’s threats there.”

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For Georgia Stanway, she is wary of the physical threat Sweden pose.

“We’ve got a lot of experience against them,” she said. “Obviously they’re tough, they’re physical, they’re more direct. I’m not sure we’ve faced that so far in our group, but we do have a lot of experience against them. We review this game and we’ve got a few days’ rest and then we’ll do what we can to put ourselves in the best possible position.”

She added there’s little point drawing any comparisons between this match and the game back in Euro 2022.

“It’s a completely different tournament,” she said. “It’s really hard to compare anything that happens in other tournaments and yeah, our focus is on us, our focus is on making sure that we know our things going into the game.

“I think we just need to continue where we’ve been: have the intensity that we had against the Netherlands, press the way that we pressed, win the ball back as much as we did [against Wales]. We can only control what we can do.”



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