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Corey Heim wins chaotic Texas NASCAR Truck race in double overtime
After some difficult losses in recent weeks, Corey Heim rebounded in a big way at Texas Motor Speedway. Driving the No. 11 TRICON Garage Toyota, he held on in a fierce battle for the win after dominating most of the night, capturing his third checkered flag of the season.
The race got pushed into double overtime after a rash of late incidents. Entering Turn 1 in the middle of a three-wide situation but Heim did not back down. He actually took the white flag in the second overtime with Ben Rhodes to his outside and Daniel Hemric to his inside — coming out at the other end of the corner in control, taking the victory.
“I wasn’t letting them take that one away from me,” said Heim, who now had 14 career wins in the NASCAR Truck Series. “I’ve given up too many this year so far. Just so proud of these TRICON guys … just overwhelmed. So many restarts there at the end. Guys were trying to split me three wide. I wasn’t letting them take that one from me. I can’t even speak — I’m so overwhelmed. They tried to take me three wide into (Turn) 1 and I just drove until I couldn’t anymore. Just catching my breath, as you can tell.”
Hemric finished second, Rajah Caruth third, Tyler Ankrum fourth and Tanner Grag fifth. Rhodes, Matt Crafton, Bayley Currey, Dawson Sutton, and Ty Majeski filled out the remainder of the top ten.
Corey Heim, TRICON Garage Toyota
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The wreck-filled race didn’t see its first true long run until the final stage with Heim in control over Carson Hocevar. During a cycle of green-flag pit stops, Hocevar tried to gain some ground by pitting a few laps before Heim, but it didn’t matter in the end. A battery issue that plagued the full-time Cup driver earlier in the race reappeared, forcing him back to pit road. Adding insult to injury, he had to slam on his brakes and stop to avoid Toni Breidinger while exiting his stall. His truck remained intact, but his shot at the win was gone.
At this point, Heim was hoping he could just cruise to the win, holding a lead approaching 16 seconds. However, the green flag conditions did not persist as Frankie Muniz clobbered the wall, ending a solid night for the actor-turned-racer. He was irate over the radio, stomping form his mangled truck in frustration.
On the restart, a dominant Heim remained firmly in control as Stewart Friesen challenged Grant Enfinger for second. Unfortunately, he got loose and slipped up the track, wrecking himself, Enfinger and Chandler Smith who was directly behind them.
The incident forced a brief red flag to repair the SAFER Barrier in Turn 4, but the race finally got underway with Heim again shooting out ahead of the field. But they weren’t done wrecking yet as Jake Garcia and Connor Mosack wrecked.
That wreck pushed the race into overtime with Matt Mills quickly clipping the grass and spewing debris all over the track. The caution was waived, but not before they went three-wide for the lead. Heim held on, but only by a nose. That set up the final restart of the race leaving Heim to fend off attacks from all sides to hang on to the win.
Photos from Texas – Race
| 1 |
C. HeimTRICON Garage |
11 | Toyota | 174 | 8 | ||||
| 2 | D. HemricMcAnally Hilgemann Racing | 19 | Chevrolet | 174 | 0.279 | 9 | |||
| 3 |
R. CaruthSpire Motorsports |
71 | Chevrolet | 174 | 0.133 | 8 | |||
| 4 | T. AnkrumMcAnally Hilgemann Racing | 18 | Chevrolet | 174 | 0.448 | 9 | |||
| 5 | T. GrayTRICON Garage | 15 | Toyota | 174 | 0.055 | 14 | |||
| 6 | B. RhodesThorSport Racing | 99 | Ford | 174 | 0.062 | 16 | |||
| 7 | M. CraftonThorSport Racing | 88 | Ford | 174 | 0.151 | 13 | |||
| 8 | B. CurreyNiece Motorsports | 44 | Chevrolet | 174 | 0.489 | 11 | |||
| 9 |
D. SuttonRackley W.A.R. |
26 | Chevrolet | 174 | 0.291 | 13 | |||
| 10 | T. MajeskiThorSport Racing | 98 | Ford | 174 | 0.031 | 13 | |||
| 11 |
J. WoodMcAnally Hilgemann Racing |
91 | Chevrolet | 174 | 0.216 | 11 | |||
| 12 |
S. ParsonsYoung’s Motorsports |
20 | Chevrolet | 174 | 0.064 | 18 | |||
| 13 |
N. SanchezSpire Motorsports |
07 | Chevrolet | 174 | 0.028 | 12 | |||
| 14 |
N. ByrdYoung’s Motorsports |
02 | Chevrolet | 174 | 0.242 | 16 | |||
| 15 | S. BoydFreedom Racing Enterprises | 76 | Chevrolet | 174 | 1.593 | 16 | |||
| 16 |
C. SmithFront Row Motorsports |
38 | Ford | 174 | 4.957 | 15 | |||
| 17 | C. HocevarSpire Motorsports | 7 | Chevrolet | 172 | 2 Laps | 15 | |||
| 18 | J. ReaumeReaume Brothers Racing | 22 | Ford | 172 | 2.800 | 19 | |||
| 19 |
C. DennisonReaume Brothers Racing |
2 | Ford | 171 | 1 Lap | 22 | |||
| 20 | M. MillsNiece Motorsports | 42 | Chevrolet | 168 | 3 Laps | 18 | |||
| 21 |
J. GarciaThorSport Racing |
13 | Ford | 164 | 4 Laps | 9 | |||
| 22 |
C. MosackMcAnally Hilgemann Racing |
81 | Chevrolet | 162 | 2 Laps | 11 | |||
| 23 | G. EnfingerCR7 Motorsports | 9 | Chevrolet | 156 | 6 Laps | 10 | |||
| 24 | S. FriesenHalmar Friesen Racing | 52 | Toyota | 155 | 1 Lap | 12 | |||
| 25 |
F. MunizReaume Brothers Racing |
33 | Ford | 145 | 10 Laps | 14 | |||
| 26 |
T. BreidingerTRICON Garage |
5 | Toyota | 120 | 25 Laps | 23 | |||
| 27 |
L. FenhausThorSport Racing |
66 | Ford | 68 | 52 Laps | 14 | |||
| 28 |
L. RiggsFront Row Motorsports |
34 | Ford | 64 | 4 Laps | 8 | |||
| 29 |
A. Pérez de LaraSpire Motorsports |
77 | Chevrolet | 56 | 8 Laps | 8 | |||
| 30 | B. JonesTRICON Garage | 1 | Toyota | 31 | 25 Laps | 7 | |||
| 31 |
G. RuggieroTRICON Garage |
17 | Toyota | 30 | 1 Lap | 5 | |||
| 32 |
K. HoneycuttNiece Motorsports |
45 | Chevrolet | 30 | 0.079 | 4 |
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Braxon Vasconcellos Captures His First Career Golden Driller With K&B Motorsports Restricted – St. Louis Racing
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Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (January 3, 2026) Making perfect laps around the Tulsa Expo Raceway, California’s Braxon Vasconcellos came away with his first career Golden Driller K&B Motorsports Restricted competition at the 41st Hyper Racing Tulsa Shootout powered by NOS Energy Drink.
Leading start to finish, the closing laps put Brycen Roush in hot pursuit of the No. 13v. Getting to the back bumper of Vasconcellos as the pair worked into slower traffic, Roush took a shot at the lead with three to go but could not get between the berm and the No. 13v without causing a crash.
Backing off and regrouping, Roush made one last run on the last lap, but Vasconcellos would not be denied, winning by 0.409 seconds.
Roush in second was followed by Chase DeMarco. A tussle on the initial start for Owen Larson, the No. 83 was shoved back in the right direction, and with it, held on for a fourth-place finish. Making the run from 13th, Brice Shaid made it to fifth.
Jaxon Porter went 20th to sixth, followed by Chase Schott, Cole Bezio, Miles Boertje, and Brexton Busch from 18th to round out the top ten.
K&B Motorsports Restricted A-Class consisted of 213 competitors.
The 42nd annual Hyper Racing Tulsa Shootout powered by NOS Energy Drink takes place December 29, 2026, through January 2, 2027, at the Tulsa Expo Raceway, located inside the SageNet Center at Expo Square.
All official rules, event information, and dates are online at http://www.tulsashootout.com. Fans can also follow the Hyper Racing Tulsa Shootout powered by NOS Energy Drink at https://www.facebook.com/TulsaShootout and on Twitter (@TulsaShootout).
RACE RESULTS:
Hyper Racing Tulsa Shootout powered by NOS Energy Drink
Tulsa Expo Raceway (Tulsa, Okla.)
K&B Motorsports Restricted A-Class
Heat Races (Top 96 in passing points from Heat Races advance to 8 Qualifying Races)
K&B Motorsports Race 158 (8 Laps): 1. 89-Blaine Withers[1]; 2. 17H-Carson Holt[3]; 3. 06-Marek Pipe[6]; 4. 38-Isabella Landis[9]; 5. 83-Dawson Woods[7]; 6. 87-Jason Brierley[8]; 7. (DNF) 9J-Emily Dietrich[5]; 8. (DNF) 05D-William Davis[2]; 9. (DNF) 8G-Grayson Price[4]
K&B Motorsports Race 159 (8 Laps): 1. 12-Deekan McRoberts[3]; 2. 25-Brayden Brewer[2]; 3. 21-Ryker Toops[1]; 4. 30P-Blake Pittman[4]; 5. 37X-Cole Bezio[9]; 6. 31Z-Sawyer Zimmerman[8]; 7. 1J-Mikey Wheeler Jr[7]; 8. 17P-Jacob Clayton[5]; 9. 95-Easton Loomis[6]
K&B Motorsports Race 160 (8 Laps): 1. 32C-Blake Crooms[1]; 2. 4X-Jude Allgayer[4]; 3. 3-Preston McCutcheon[3]; 4. 25R-Rowdy Medina[8]; 5. 64Y-Gabe Yacono[5]; 6. 22D-Dalton Clary[2]; 7. 7D-Jackson Davenport[9]; 8. 51-Easton Cambensy[7]; 9. 17A-Case Hockman[6]
K&B Motorsports Race 161 (8 Laps): 1. H7-Garyn Howard[1]; 2. 71-Corbin Weekly[2]; 3. 14B-Chase Buntin[5]; 4. 66-Remi White[3]; 5. 5T-Austin Turner[4]; 6. 1-Lucas Russell[6]; 7. 14K-Paisley Daniel[8]; 8. 12G-Spencer Gatlin[9]; 9. 33-Luke Spring[7]
K&B Motorsports Race 162 (8 Laps): 1. 17Q-Brice Shaid[1]; 2. 9A-Azlyn Goodwin[3]; 3. 99L-Kaiden Lane[5]; 4. 26M-Logan Moreno[4]; 5. 9S-Braxton Stewart[8]; 6. 55X-Maya Mauldin[2]; 7. 29M-Bristol Spicola[7]; 8. 17L-Dylan Langer[9]; 9. 16B-McKenzie Bartlett[6]
K&B Motorsports Race 163 (8 Laps): 1. 22H-Greyson Henry[1]; 2. 26B-Victoria Beaner[2]; 3. 19S-Chase Schott[7]; 4. 114S-Sawyer Kiner[5]; 5. 0-Hunter Adams[3]; 6. 10W-Weston Foster[9]; 7. 5-Jax Wittmer[8]; 8. 99B-Skyler Bohard[6]; 9. 40-Tigh Shaffer[4]
K&B Motorsports Race 164 (8 Laps): 1. 22T-Tucker Ernst[6]; 2. 12P-Collin Pruitt[8]; 3. 12N-Trenton Tyer[5]; 4. 7R-Ryley Warhurst[1]; 5. 5X-Luke Shelton[9]; 6. 12K-Kiley Bates[3]; 7. 36R-Rayce Reed[7]; 8. 10X-Haylie Stewart[4]; 9. (DNF) 27L-Luke Samuelson[2]
K&B Motorsports Race 165 (8 Laps): 1. 5H-Eli Holden[1]; 2. 15-Rhylee Hutchins[2]; 3. 11N-Nicholas Harris[5]; 4. 28L-Jensen Long[7]; 5. 28K-Kyson Bolden[3]; 6. 51B-Wade Boertje[4]; 7. 55L-Tytus Loos[9]; 8. 56L-Bo Cheatham[8]; 9. 18C-Greyson Cowan[6]
K&B Motorsports Race 166 (8 Laps): 1. 87C-Nash Edwards[1]; 2. 22-Ryker Jones[5]; 3. 05K-Austin Keehn[3]; 4. 3E-Dayton Empey[9]; 5. 71K-Tate Gurney[8]; 6. 36-Landon Miner[6]; 7. 41-Beau Wyatt[7]; 8. 27T-Taylor Henion[2]; 9. 1D-Mackenzie Dowllar[4]
K&B Motorsports Race 167 (8 Laps): 1. 32K-Kimber Crooms[1]; 2. 9R-Rowan Edgar[2]; 3. 17R-Brycen Roush[8]; 4. 55K-Kayden Anderson[5]; 5. 19-Liam Barton[3]; 6. 21A-Memarie Ashcraft[6]; 7. 100-Ellie Duros[4]; 8. 14V-Victoria Colatriano[9]; 9. 21G-Payton Geitzenauer[7]
K&B Motorsports Race 168 (8 Laps): 1. 15G-Ashen Glazier[1]; 2. 83H-Cullen Hutchison[3]; 3. 81F-Braxton Flatt[5]; 4. 80J-Jayce Caldwell[2]; 5. 3L-Kasey Leal[4]; 6. 55C-Tanner Cheek[7]; 7. 18R-Tityn Roberts[9]; 8. 40R-Ryan Cannon[6]; 9. 14R-Brett Vanzant[8]
K&B Motorsports Race 169 (8 Laps): 1. 97-Cash Lacombe[4]; 2. 28W-Blainey Woods[3]; 3. 22J-Jace Murray[1]; 4. 23F-Mekentzi Potter[6]; 5. 52N-Brooklyn Newman[7]; 6. 4U-Lee Uzzell[9]; 7. 21W-Aston Wyatt[2]; 8. 17-Karson Johnson[5]; 9. (DNF) 26-Kourtney Baker[8]
K&B Motorsports Race 170 (8 Laps): 1. 27-Brody Stewart[3]; 2. 83L-Owen Larson[5]; 3. 19A-Ayla Morefield[4]; 4. 11B-DJ Beach[6]; 5. 102-Audrie Slough[1]; 6. 43B-Hunter Lewis[2]; 7. 9E-Justin Ernst[7]; 8. 52B-Blake Montgomery[9]; 9. (DNF) 75B-Brayden Lewis[8]
K&B Motorsports Race 171 (8 Laps): 1. 13V-Braxon Vasconcellos[5]; 2. 222-Jaxon Porter[7]; 3. 11H-Haylee Ernst[1]; 4. 16-Alex Slade[6]; 5. 92-Lathan Knott[4]; 6. 61-Zane Smith[2]; 7. 57A-Austin Mccallum[8]; 8. (DNF) 11-Mattix McBride[3]; 9. (DNF) 22R-Ryleigh Oberst[9]
K&B Motorsports Race 172 (8 Laps): 1. 5C-Colton Knapp[1]; 2. 17Z-Manuel Zayas[2]; 3. 37J-Jayden Ferneau[4]; 4. 17B-Brayden Williams[7]; 5. 36B-JJ Beason[8]; 6. 31K-McKenna Kren[3]; 7. 12F-Oakley Fuller[6]; 8. 64-Braylon Morris[5]; 9. 45-Rhett Slaughter[9]
K&B Motorsports Race 173 (8 Laps): 1. 9D-Chase DeMarco[2]; 2. 2V-Mason Vincent[3]; 3. 87B-Levi Ballard[5]; 4. 32J-Tanner Tucker[8]; 5. 57-Kaden Gramm[1]; 6. 10J-Jaxson Evett[6]; 7. 29B-Jesse Bell[7]; 8. 38K-Brice Knisley[9]; 9. 3P-Leighton Rose[4]
K&B Motorsports Race 174 (8 Laps): 1. 11W-Wyatt Moritz[1]; 2. 7C-Clarkson Hagan[8]; 3. 29S-Lane Seratt[7]; 4. 17C-Willow Coleman[5]; 5. 29A-Colton Andrasek[3]; 6. 7W-Dakota Warhurst[6]; 7. 39-Holley Spake[2]; 8. 75T-Masyn Truitt[4]; 9. 46-Noah Copas[9]
K&B Motorsports Race 175 (8 Laps): 1. 66G-Blayden Graham[1]; 2. 35L-Kamden Gossard[3]; 3. 429-Dilynn Hamelman[6]; 4. 77-Nixen Gabbard[5]; 5. 42K-Kolson Nelson[7]; 6. 14X-Brayden Jewett[8]; 7. 11S-Sawyer McBride[4]; 8. (DNF) 24-Cam Acker[2]
K&B Motorsports Race 176 (8 Laps): 1. 75-Gavyn Bolt[6]; 2. 90-Maxwell Norick[1]; 3. 2M-Lee Moses[2]; 4. 6B-Brock Kersten[3]; 5. 18T-Taelynne Roberts[7]; 6. M45-Madden Thulin[8]; 7. 12H-Presley Horvath[5]; 8. 6D-Marshal Dawson[4]
K&B Motorsports Race 177 (8 Laps): 1. 2-Luke Booher[1]; 2. 16S-Bryson Sozinho[2]; 3. 57M-Miles Boertje[7]; 4. 13-Jase Raper[3]; 5. 37W-Ilah Williams[5]; 6. 9P-Mavrick Page[4]; 7. 54-Lukas Waber[8]; 8. 28-Asher Bailey[6]
K&B Motorsports Race 178 (8 Laps): 1. 110-Keizer Kramer[1]; 2. 14W-Heath Walton[2]; 3. 17M-Mackcen Roush[4]; 4. 29H-Forest Holder[5]; 5. 5B-Evan Boyd[7]; 6. 5E-Eli Black[6]; 7. 21B-Bryson Williams[3]; 8. 14E-Emersyn Kisner[8]
K&B Motorsports Race 179 (8 Laps): 1. 1H-Hudsyn Truitt[3]; 2. 66B-Brooks Buoy[5]; 3. 23A-Adam Presnar[2]; 4. 7-Hudson Andrews[6]; 5. 10E-Eli Potter[7]; 6. 49-Grayson Graham[8]; 7. 25D-Samantha Dozier[1]; 8. 1T-Tommy Holt[4]
K&B Motorsports Race 180 (8 Laps): 1. 1K-Kolette Dicero[1]; 2. B1-Brantley Queeney[3]; 3. 12S-Brianna Snyder[2]; 4. 18B-Brexton Busch[8]; 5. 20T-Tyler Crow[6]; 6. 29-Clayton Jenkins[7]; 7. 19J-JT Daniel[4]; 8. 12T-Khloe Tenski[5]
Qualifiers (Top 16 in combined Heat/Qualifier Passing Points advance to the A-Feature)
Race 264 | Qualifier 1 (10 Laps): 1. 13V-Braxon Vasconcellos[3]; 2. 57M-Miles Boertje[2]; 3. 37X-Cole Bezio[9]; 4. 18B-Brexton Busch[6]; 5. 5C-Colton Knapp[5]; 6. 32C-Blake Crooms[1]; 7. 16-Alex Slade[10]; 8. 22T-Tucker Ernst[4]; 9. 23A-Adam Presnar[11]; 10. 25-Brayden Brewer[8]; 11. 22J-Jace Murray[12]; 12. 14B-Chase Buntin[7]
Race 265 | Qualifier 2 (10 Laps): 1. 9D-Chase DeMarco[2]; 2. 12S-Brianna Snyder[11]; 3. 17H-Carson Holt[6]; 4. 99L-Kaiden Lane[7]; 5. 7-Hudson Andrews[10]; 6. 11W-Wyatt Moritz[5]; 7. 5X-Luke Shelton[9]; 8. 11H-Haylee Ernst[12]; 9. H7-Garyn Howard[1]; 10. 71-Corbin Weekly[8]; 11. (DNF) 75-Gavyn Bolt[4]; 12. (DNF) 1H-Hudsyn Truitt[3]
Race 266 | Qualifier 3 (10 Laps): 1. 17Q-Brice Shaid[1]; 2. 66G-Blayden Graham[5]; 3. 22-Ryker Jones[3]; 4. 12P-Collin Pruitt[4]; 5. 12N-Trenton Tyer[7]; 6. 9S-Braxton Stewart[10]; 7. 83-Dawson Woods[12]; 8. 114S-Sawyer Kiner[11]; 9. 9A-Azlyn Goodwin[6]; 10. 90-Maxwell Norick[9]; 11. (DNF) 26B-Victoria Beaner[8]; 12. (DNF) 38-Isabella Landis[2]
Race 267 | Qualifier 4 (10 Laps): 1. 83L-Owen Larson[3]; 2. 22H-Greyson Henry[1]; 3. 3E-Dayton Empey[2]; 4. 7C-Clarkson Hagan[4]; 5. 83H-Cullen Hutchison[6]; 6. 11N-Nicholas Harris[7]; 7. 2-Luke Booher[5]; 8. 55K-Kayden Anderson[11]; 9. 19A-Ayla Morefield[9]; 10. 52N-Brooklyn Newman[12]; 11. 71K-Tate Gurney[10]; 12. 15-Rhylee Hutchins[8]
Race 268 | Qualifier 5 (10 Laps): 1. 5H-Eli Holden[1]; 2. 4X-Jude Allgayer[2]; 3. 222-Jaxon Porter[3]; 4. 97-Cash Lacombe[4]; 5. 42K-Kolson Nelson[12]; 6. 36B-JJ Beason[10]; 7. 9R-Rowan Edgar[8]; 8. 17C-Willow Coleman[11]; 9. 28W-Blainey Woods[6]; 10. 110-Keizer Kramer[5]; 11. (DNF) 81F-Braxton Flatt[7]; 12. (DNF) 37J-Jayden Ferneau[9]
Race 269 | Qualifier 6 (10 Laps): 1. 06-Marek Pipe[2]; 2. 17R-Brycen Roush[4]; 3. 87C-Nash Edwards[1]; 4. 1K-Kolette Dicero[5]; 5. 66B-Brooks Buoy[3]; 6. 2V-Mason Vincent[6]; 7. 87B-Levi Ballard[7]; 8. 17Z-Manuel Zayas[8]; 9. 3-Preston McCutcheon[10]; 10. 77-Nixen Gabbard[11]; 11. 17M-Mackcen Roush[9]; 12. 18T-Taelynne Roberts[12]
Race 270 | Qualifier 7 (10 Laps): 1. 32K-Kimber Crooms[1]; 2. 19S-Chase Schott[3]; 3. 28L-Jensen Long[7]; 4. 12-Deekan McRoberts[4]; 5. 35L-Kamden Gossard[6]; 6. 25R-Rowdy Medina[5]; 7. 23F-Mekentzi Potter[9]; 8. 16S-Bryson Sozinho[8]; 9. 429-Dilynn Hamelman[2]; 10. 29H-Forest Holder[11]; 11. 5B-Evan Boyd[12]; 12. 05K-Austin Keehn[10]
Race 271 | Qualifier 8 (10 Laps): 1. 15G-Ashen Glazier[1]; 2. 29S-Lane Seratt[3]; 3. 32J-Tanner Tucker[5]; 4. 17B-Brayden Williams[7]; 5. 11B-DJ Beach[9]; 6. 27-Brody Stewart[4]; 7. 21-Ryker Toops[11]; 8. 10E-Eli Potter[12]; 9. B1-Brantley Queeney[6]; 10. 2M-Lee Moses[10]; 11. 14W-Heath Walton[8]; 12. 89-Blaine Withers[2]
C-Features (Top 2 advance to B-Features)
Race 342 | C1 (10 Laps): 1. 19-Liam Barton[4]; 2. 37W-Ilah Williams[3]; 3. 36-Landon Miner[5]; 4. 26-Kourtney Baker[12]; 5. 95-Easton Loomis[13]; 6. 11S-Sawyer McBride[9]; 7. 54-Lukas Waber[6]; 8. 10W-Weston Foster[1]; 9. 25D-Samantha Dozier[10]; 10. 80J-Jayce Caldwell[2]; 11. 10X-Haylie Stewart[11]; 12. (DNF) 12G-Spencer Gatlin[8]; 13. (DNF) 27L-Luke Samuelson[14]; 14. (DNF) 61-Zane Smith[7]
Race 343 | C2 (10 Laps): 1. 4U-Lee Uzzell[1]; 2. 51B-Wade Boertje[6]; 3. 29A-Colton Andrasek[4]; 4. 75T-Masyn Truitt[11]; 5. 87-Jason Brierley[2]; 6. 17A-Case Hockman[13]; 7. 1J-Mikey Wheeler Jr[7]; 8. 75B-Brayden Lewis[12]; 9. 17L-Dylan Langer[8]; 10. 19J-JT Daniel[9]; 11. (DNF) 5T-Austin Turner[3]; 12. (DNF) 99B-Skyler Bohard[10]; 13. (DNF) 21A-Memarie Ashcraft[5]
Race 344 | C3 (10 Laps): 1. 31Z-Sawyer Zimmerman[2]; 2. 7D-Jackson Davenport[4]; 3. 30P-Blake Pittman[1]; 4. 3L-Kasey Leal[3]; 5. 10J-Jaxson Evett[5]; 6. 9P-Mavrick Page[6]; 7. 29M-Bristol Spicola[7]; 8. 05D-William Davis[12]; 9. 14V-Victoria Colatriano[8]; 10. 16B-McKenzie Bartlett[13]; 11. 40R-Ryan Cannon[10]; 12. 6D-Marshal Dawson[11]; 13. 21B-Bryson Williams[9]
Race 345 | C4 (10 Laps): 1. 26M-Logan Moreno[1]; 2. 92-Lathan Knott[3]; 3. 55L-Tytus Loos[4]; 4. 14X-Brayden Jewett[2]; 5. 7W-Dakota Warhurst[5]; 6. 12K-Kiley Bates[6]; 7. 56L-Bo Cheatham[9]; 8. 28-Asher Bailey[10]; 9. 52B-Blake Montgomery[8]; 10. 36R-Rayce Reed[7]; 11. 18C-Greyson Cowan[13]; 12. 27T-Taylor Henion[12]; 13. 1T-Tommy Holt[11]
Race 346 | C5 (10 Laps): 1. 31K-McKenna Kren[6]; 2. 41-Beau Wyatt[5]; 3. 8G-Grayson Price[11]; 4. M45-Madden Thulin[2]; 5. 14E-Emersyn Kisner[7]; 6. 45-Rhett Slaughter[9]; 7. (DNF) 5E-Eli Black[3]; 8. (DNF) 17P-Jacob Clayton[10]; 9. (DNF) 24-Cam Acker[12]; 10. (DNF) 66-Remi White[1]; 11. (DNF) 18R-Tityn Roberts[4]; 12. (DNF) 38K-Brice Knisley[8]; 13. (DNS) 55C-Tanner Cheek
Race 347 | C6 (10 Laps): 1. 49-Grayson Graham[2]; 2. 102-Audrie Slough[4]; 3. 14K-Paisley Daniel[5]; 4. 9E-Justin Ernst[7]; 5. 17-Karson Johnson[10]; 6. 21W-Aston Wyatt[9]; 7. 9J-Emily Dietrich[8]; 8. 22D-Dalton Clary[6]; 9. 40-Tigh Shaffer[13]; 10. 33-Luke Spring[12]; 11. 46-Noah Copas[11]; 12. 6B-Brock Kersten[1]; 13. (DNF) 29-Clayton Jenkins[3]
Race 348 | C7 (10 Laps): 1. 13-Jase Raper[1]; 2. 5-Jax Wittmer[5]; 3. 0-Hunter Adams[3]; 4. 11-Mattix McBride[11]; 5. 57-Kaden Gramm[4]; 6. 39-Holley Spake[9]; 7. 29B-Jesse Bell[7]; 8. 64-Braylon Morris[10]; 9. 1D-Mackenzie Dowllar[13]; 10. 55X-Maya Mauldin[6]; 11. 12H-Presley Horvath[8]; 12. (DNF) 7R-Ryley Warhurst[2]; 13. (DNF) 21G-Payton Geitzenauer[12]
Race 349 | C8 (10 Laps): 1. 28K-Kyson Bolden[1]; 2. 64Y-Gabe Yacono[2]; 3. 57A-Austin Mccallum[3]; 4. 43B-Hunter Lewis[6]; 5. 1-Lucas Russell[4]; 6. 12F-Oakley Fuller[5]; 7. 3P-Leighton Rose[11]; 8. 51-Easton Cambensy[7]; 9. 22R-Ryleigh Oberst[12]; 10. 100-Ellie Duros[8]; 11. 12T-Khloe Tenski[10]; 12. (DNF) 14R-Brett Vanzant[9]; 13. (DNS) 20T-Tyler Crow
B-Features (Top 2 advance to the LCQ)
Race 350 | B1 (12 Laps): 1. 15G-Ashen Glazier[1]; 2. 1K-Kolette Dicero[3]; 3. 25R-Rowdy Medina[5]; 4. 22H-Greyson Henry[2]; 5. H7-Garyn Howard[8]; 6. 9S-Braxton Stewart[4]; 7. 11H-Haylee Ernst[6]; 8. 16S-Bryson Sozinho[7]; 9. 37W-Ilah Williams[12]; 10. 05K-Austin Keehn[10]; 11. 19-Liam Barton[11]; 12. 2M-Lee Moses[9]
Race 351 | B2 (12 Laps): 1. 57M-Miles Boertje[1]; 2. 81F-Braxton Flatt[9]; 3. 99L-Kaiden Lane[2]; 4. 51B-Wade Boertje[12]; 5. 87B-Levi Ballard[6]; 6. 23A-Adam Presnar[7]; 7. 36B-JJ Beason[4]; 8. 16-Alex Slade[5]; 9. 87C-Nash Edwards[3]; 10. 110-Keizer Kramer[8]; 11. 4U-Lee Uzzell[11]; 12. 38-Isabella Landis[10]
Race 352 | B3 (12 Laps): 1. 27-Brody Stewart[4]; 2. 11B-DJ Beach[3]; 3. 42K-Kolson Nelson[2]; 4. 17H-Carson Holt[1]; 5. 1H-Hudsyn Truitt[9]; 6. 10E-Eli Potter[6]; 7. 31Z-Sawyer Zimmerman[11]; 8. 7D-Jackson Davenport[12]; 9. 21-Ryker Toops[5]; 10. 52N-Brooklyn Newman[8]; 11. 14B-Chase Buntin[10]; 12. (DNF) 9A-Azlyn Goodwin[7]
Race 353 | B4 (12 Laps): 1. 4X-Jude Allgayer[1]; 2. 12-Deekan McRoberts[2]; 3. 22T-Tucker Ernst[4]; 4. 12N-Trenton Tyer[3]; 5. 114S-Sawyer Kiner[6]; 6. 5X-Luke Shelton[5]; 7. 25-Brayden Brewer[8]; 8. 92-Lathan Knott[12]; 9. 28W-Blainey Woods[7]; 10. (DNF) 26B-Victoria Beaner[9]; 11. (DNF) 15-Rhylee Hutchins[10]; 12. (DNF) 26M-Logan Moreno[11]
Race 354 | B5 (12 Laps): 1. 32J-Tanner Tucker[1]; 2. 14W-Heath Walton[9]; 3. 3E-Dayton Empey[2]; 4. 32C-Blake Crooms[5]; 5. 41-Beau Wyatt[12]; 6. B1-Brantley Queeney[7]; 7. 71-Corbin Weekly[8]; 8. (DNF) 31K-McKenna Kren[11]; 9. (DNF) 55K-Kayden Anderson[6]; 10. (DNF) 66B-Brooks Buoy[3]; 11. (DNF) 11N-Nicholas Harris[4]; 12. (DNF) 37J-Jayden Ferneau[10]
Race 355 | B6 (12 Laps): 1. 18B-Brexton Busch[2]; 2. 83-Dawson Woods[4]; 3. 22-Ryker Jones[1]; 4. 83H-Cullen Hutchison[3]; 5. 23F-Mekentzi Potter[5]; 6. 19A-Ayla Morefield[7]; 7. 102-Audrie Slough[12]; 8. 49-Grayson Graham[11]; 9. 89-Blaine Withers[10]; 10. 17C-Willow Coleman[6]; 11. 22J-Jace Murray[9]; 12. 90-Maxwell Norick[8]
Race 356 | B7 (12 Laps): 1. 222-Jaxon Porter[1]; 2. 35L-Kamden Gossard[3]; 3. 17M-Mackcen Roush[7]; 4. 17B-Brayden Williams[2]; 5. 18T-Taelynne Roberts[10]; 6. 77-Nixen Gabbard[8]; 7. 9R-Rowan Edgar[5]; 8. 5-Jax Wittmer[11]; 9. 13-Jase Raper[9]; 10. 11W-Wyatt Moritz[4]; 11. (DNF) 75-Gavyn Bolt[6]; 12. (DNS) 3-Preston McCutcheon
Race 357 | B8 (12 Laps): 1. 7-Hudson Andrews[2]; 2. 2V-Mason Vincent[4]; 3. 97-Cash Lacombe[1]; 4. 5C-Colton Knapp[3]; 5. 28K-Kyson Bolden[11]; 6. 64Y-Gabe Yacono[12]; 7. 17Z-Manuel Zayas[6]; 8. 71K-Tate Gurney[9]; 9. 29H-Forest Holder[8]; 10. 5B-Evan Boyd[10]; 11. 2-Luke Booher[5]; 12. (DNF) 429-Dilynn Hamelman[7]
LCQ (Top 8 advance to the A-Feature)
Race 425 | LCQ (12 Laps): 1. 57M-Miles Boertje[2]; 2. 18B-Brexton Busch[6]; 3. 32J-Tanner Tucker[4]; 4. 222-Jaxon Porter[5]; 5. 4X-Jude Allgayer[3]; 6. 27-Brody Stewart[8]; 7. 15G-Ashen Glazier[1]; 8. 7-Hudson Andrews[7]; 9. 81F-Braxton Flatt[15]; 10. 14W-Heath Walton[16]; 11. 12-Deekan McRoberts[9]; 12. 2V-Mason Vincent[14]; 13. 35L-Kamden Gossard[12]; 14. 83-Dawson Woods[13]; 15. (DNF) 1K-Kolette Dicero[10]; 16. (DNF) 11B-DJ Beach[11]
A-Feature
Race 431 | A Main (25 Laps): 1. 13V-Braxon Vasconcellos[2]; 2. 17R-Brycen Roush[4]; 3. 9D-Chase DeMarco[5]; 4. 83L-Owen Larson[3]; 5. 17Q-Brice Shaid[13]; 6. 222-Jaxon Porter[20]; 7. 19S-Chase Schott[9]; 8. 37X-Cole Bezio[6]; 9. 57M-Miles Boertje[17]; 10. 18B-Brexton Busch[18]; 11. 29S-Lane Seratt[10]; 12. 7C-Clarkson Hagan[12]; 13. 27-Brody Stewart[22]; 14. 15G-Ashen Glazier[23]; 15. 28L-Jensen Long[16]; 16. 06-Marek Pipe[8]; 17. 4X-Jude Allgayer[21]; 18. 5H-Eli Holden[14]; 19. 7-Hudson Andrews[24]; 20. 32J-Tanner Tucker[19]; 21. (DNF) 66G-Blayden Graham[7]; 22. (DNF) 32K-Kimber Crooms[15]; 23. (DNF) 12S-Brianna Snyder[1]; 24. (DNF) 12P-Collin Pruitt[11]
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NASCAR star’s top priority clear with unfinished business at Daytona – Motorsport – Sports
NASCAR veteran Jeb Burton will partner with Jordan Anderson for the fourth consecutive season, with one unmistakably clear priority.
The NASCAR star aims to win at Daytona International Speedway, a track that has been a constant in his career, representing both opportunity and unresolved challenge. At 33 years old, Burton understands how few clean chances the sport actually gives.
He will drive the No. 27 car for the United Rentals 300 at Daytona on February 14th as a full-time driver for the first race of the next season, and his top-desired prize. The 2026 Cup Series Daytona race will feature the inclusion of Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s JR Motorsports.
“With Daytona, I really want to win there,” Burton said on the Crossroads podcast. “I’ve been close to winning there before, and leading in Turn 3 on the last lap in the No. 10 car in 2021 was the closest.”
That 2021 United Rentals 300 saw Burton finish fourth despite carrying minor nose damage after a three-car incident triggered the ninth caution on Lap 114 of a scheduled 120. Burton finished behind Austin Cindric, Brett Moffitt, and his cousin Harrison Burton.
His lone Cup Series appearance at the track in 2015 ended early with a DNF after wrecking in qualifying. In the Xfinity Series, the results have swung unpredictably, with finishes of 25th in 2016 and 23rd in 2020, before the near-breakthrough in 2021.
Since then, Daytona has given him just enough hope to keep returning, including finishes of 19th in 2022, 11th in 2023, 26th in 2024, and 16th last season. Burton finished fifth in the Truck Series race at Daytona in 2013 and seventh in an ARCA start in 2014, which ended in 29th place.
Last season, Burton finished 14th in the Xfinity Series standings across 33 starts. He posted one top-five finish and eight top-10s, with his best result coming at Talladega, where he finished second.
He added a trio of sixth-place finishes at Martinsville, the Charlotte Road Course, and Atlanta. The season showed steadiness, but no reward at Daytona.
The 2025 United Rentals 300 saw Burton finish in 16th after starting the race in 22nd place. He finished stage one in 4th after 30 laps, maintained position with a 6th place in stage two, and fell behind the back in the final 60 laps.
Burton scored 33 points in the Drivers’ championship, but it wasn’t enough to achieve his primary goal. The Burton family has had notable success at Daytona.
Ward Burton, Jeb’s father, won the 2002 Daytona 500 as one of his career highlights. He ended his NASCAR journey with five Cup Series wins. Jeff, Jeb’s uncle, won the 2000 Pepsi 400 at Daytona, and his cousin Harrion claimed victory in the 2024 Coke Zero Sugar 400.
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The Standout Performer of 2025
In the high-octane world of Formula 1, 2025 will be remembered as a season of redemption, rookies, and raw talent triumphing over machinery. Lando Norris etched his name in history by clinching the Drivers’ Championship for McLaren, edging out the competition with a razor-thin two-point margin over Max Verstappen in a nail-biting Abu Dhabi finale.
–by Mark Cipolloni–
But beneath the confetti and champagne, a different narrative emerged from the paddock’s insiders and experts: Max Verstappen, piloting what many deemed an “inferior” Red Bull RB21 plagued by volatility and early-season woes, was unanimously hailed as the standout performer of the year.
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The story begins in the shadows of Red Bull’s garage, where Verstappen faced an uphill battle from the start. The RB21, once a dominant force, struggled with balance issues and lacked the outright pace of McLaren’s MCL60 or Mercedes’ resurgent W16. As Goodwood’s analysis pointed out, Verstappen’s car was “not worthy of some of his drives” early on, forcing him into defensive modes and come-from-behind heroics. Yet, the Dutchman rattled off eight wins and eight poles, including a stunning recovery from over 100 points down after his home Dutch Grand Prix to nearly snatch the title.
Speedcafe lauded this as “arguably the greatest season by a driver who didn’t win the championship,” emphasizing how Verstappen’s composure turned a “volatile” car into a contender. Even Flashscore noted he achieved the most wins and poles “despite being in a much worse car than Norris and Piastri.”
The turning point came post-summer break, when Red Bull rectified the RB21’s faults. Verstappen unleashed a barrage of podiums and victories, unsettling McLaren’s duo and dragging his team back into the fight. His peers, in the exclusive drivers’ poll hosted by Formula1.com, voted him Driver of the Year for the fifth consecutive time, recognizing his “remarkable fightback” in the season’s final stint.
Team principals echoed this sentiment, ranking him first despite the hardware disadvantage. One blemish? A controversial collision with George Russell in Spain, where Verstappen “lost his head” and incurred a penalty that cost crucial points. But that moment only humanized the imperious driver, who otherwise delivered “poles and wins that defied belief.”
Meanwhile, Norris’s championship run was a masterclass in consistency, bolstered by McLaren’s superior car. Yet, in expert eyes, it was Verstappen’s ability to extract magic from mediocrity that set him apart. As the season wrapped, a chorus of rankings from respected outlets and insiders solidified this view. Autosport’s writers placed him atop their list, praising his all-around brilliance. Even in fan-influenced polls like Clip The Apex, where Norris edged him out, Verstappen’s resilience shone through.
To determine the overall consensus, we scoured the web for all major published top-10 rankings of 2025 F1 drivers, excluding user-generated content like Reddit . This yielded six key sources: Autosport Writers, F1 Team Principals, F1 Drivers’ Vote, Goodwood, Speedcafe. Each list was compiled into a comparison table below for transparency.
Compiled Top-10 F1 Drivers of 2025
Based on a comprehensive web search, I’ve compiled top-10 rankings from key published sources on the 2025 F1 season. These include the official championship standings (for reference) and subjective rankings from motorsport outlets and insider polls. The sources represent a balanced distribution: expert analyses (Autosport Writers, The Athletic, Speedcafe, Goodwood) and insider votes (Team Principals, Drivers’ Vote).
| Pos | Official Standings | Autosport Writers | Team Principals | Drivers’ Vote | The Athletic | Speedcafe | Goodwood |
| 1 | Lando Norris | Max Verstappen | Max Verstappen | Max Verstappen | Max Verstappen | Max Verstappen | Max Verstappen |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | George Russell | Lando Norris | Lando Norris | George Russell | George Russell | Lando Norris |
| 3 | Oscar Piastri | Charles Leclerc | Oscar Piastri | George Russell | Charles Leclerc | Oscar Piastri | Oscar Piastri |
| 4 | George Russell | Lando Norris | George Russell | Oscar Piastri | Lando Norris | Lando Norris | George Russell |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | Oscar Piastri | Fernando Alonso | Charles Leclerc | Oscar Piastri | Charles Leclerc | Charles Leclerc |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | Nico Hulkenberg | Carlos Sainz | Carlos Sainz | Fernando Alonso | Fernando Alonso | Isack Hadjar |
| 7 | Kimi Antonelli | Pierre Gasly | Charles Leclerc | Fernando Alonso | Carlos Sainz | Carlos Sainz | Kimi Antonelli |
| 8 | Alex Albon | Isack Hadjar | Oliver Bearman | Alex Albon | Isack Hadjar | Alex Albon | Carlos Sainz |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz | Kimi Antonelli | Isack Hadjar | Oliver Bearman | Oliver Bearman | Pierre Gasly | Fernando Alonso |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | Carlos Sainz | Nico Hulkenberg | Isack Hadjar | Pierre Gasly | Nico Hulkenberg | Alex Albon |
Overall Top-10 F1 Drivers of 2025
To aggregate an overall ranking, I assigned points using the F1 system (25 for 1st, 18 for 2nd, 15 for 3rd, 12 for 4th, 10 for 5th, 8 for 6th, 6 for 7th, 4 for 8th, 2 for 9th, 1 for 10th) across the **six subjective sources only** (excluding official standings). Drivers not in a list score 0 for that source. Ties were broken by number of top-10 appearances, then highest single position achieved.
| Rank | Driver | Total Points | Breakdown (Points per Source) |
| 1 | Max Verstappen | 150 | Autosport: 25, Principals: 25, Drivers: 25, Athletic: 25, Speedcafe: 25, Goodwood: 25 |
| 2 | George Russell | 93 | Autosport: 18, Principals: 12, Drivers: 15, Athletic: 18, Speedcafe: 18, Goodwood: 12 |
| 3 | Lando Norris | 90 | Autosport: 12, Principals: 18, Drivers: 18, Athletic: 12, Speedcafe: 12, Goodwood: 18 |
| 4 | Oscar Piastri | 77 | Autosport: 10, Principals: 15, Drivers: 12, Athletic: 10, Speedcafe: 15, Goodwood: 15 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | 66 | Autosport: 15, Principals: 6, Drivers: 10, Athletic: 15, Speedcafe: 10, Goodwood: 10 |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | 34 | Autosport: 0, Principals: 10, Drivers: 6, Athletic: 8, Speedcafe: 8, Goodwood: 2 |
| 7 | Carlos Sainz | 33 | Autosport: 1, Principals: 8, Drivers: 8, Athletic: 6, Speedcafe: 6, Goodwood: 4 |
| 8 | Isack Hadjar | 19 | Autosport: 4, Principals: 2, Drivers: 1, Athletic: 4, Speedcafe: 0, Goodwood: 8 |
| 9 | Nico Hulkenberg | 10 | Autosport: 8, Principals: 1, Drivers: 0, Athletic: 0, Speedcafe: 1, Goodwood: 0 |
| 10 | Pierre Gasly | 9 | Autosport: 6, Principals: 0, Drivers: 0, Athletic: 1, Speedcafe: 2, Goodwood: 0 (tiebreak over Albon: better highest position – 6th vs. 8th) |
Motorsports
Axed F1 driver’s career reboot begins at iconic motorsport event
Former Williams driver Logan Sargeant is set to return to the cockpit at the end of January, when he competes in the 24 Hours of Daytona.
His seat was handed to Franco Colapinto, who went on to impress with a string of strong results and ultimately secured a full-time drive with Alpine at the start of 2025, replacing Jack Doohan.
In November 2024, he carried out a private test with Meyer Shank Racing at The Thermal Club, getting his first taste of an IndyCar in a closed-door outing. However, the test has yet to open the door to a race seat, with no concrete proposal emerging.

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Now, Logan Sargeant will have a major opportunity to put himself back in the spotlight, returning to competitive action from Wednesday, January 21 to Sunday, January 25, 2026 with Era Motorsport — marking his official comeback to racing.
The American will share the No. 18 Oreca 07 LMP2 with Ferdinand Habsburg, a known driver in Endurance Racing, alongside an Indian-American tech entrepreneur Naveen Rao.
“I’m super excited to be tackling my first-ever Daytona 24 with Era to kick off 2026,” Sargeant commented.
“It’s a race I’ve always wanted to be part of, with how close it is to home. It’ll be great to get acquainted with my teammates at the ROAR and push hard to come away with a Rolex at the end of the race.”
Sargeant had already sampled IMSA competition last season, taking part in the final two rounds of the championship with PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports, though the outings ultimately yielded no standout results.
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NASCAR mourning again as respected 30-year veteran suddenly dies at 60 – Motorsport – Sports
NASCAR and the wider motorsports world are grieving the sudden loss of a respected leader and beloved figure.
Michael Printup, a 30-year veteran of the sport and current Chief Operating Officer of Racing America, has died unexpectedly at the age of 60, just days after NASCAR released a statement when Denny Hamlin’s father passed away.
Racing America confirmed the news on Thursday, issuing a statement that said the organization is “devastated to confirm the sudden passing of Chief Operating Officer Michael Printup.”
“Michael was an icon in motorsports, a great partner and a friend. His passion for racing and commitment to the industry made a lasting impact on the sport. He will be deeply missed,” the statement added.
Printup’s career spanned nearly three decades, much of it spent within NASCAR and its related properties. A native of Hamburg, New York, he began his journey in motorsports working for International Speedway Corporation in 2000.
Over time, he climbed the ranks to become the president of Watkins Glen International, one of America’s most storied road course venues, a position he held for 15 years.
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His tenure at Watkins Glen was marked by significant growth and improvements. Printup oversaw infrastructure enhancements and worked to expand the track’s offerings beyond race weekends.
Under his leadership, Watkins Glen became a cherished stop on the NASCAR schedule and a respected fixture in the broader racing community.
In July 2023, Printup accepted a new challenge by joining Racing America as President of the Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA), an organization dedicated to historic motorsport and vintage racing.
Just six months later, in January 2024, he was promoted to COO of Racing America, where he oversaw the Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli along with all racing operations across the organization.
Colleagues and fellow industry figures responded to the news with heartfelt tributes. Trans Am Series President Andy Lally remembered Printup as a close friend and mentor, noting the support and guidance he provided throughout their years of collaboration.
Lally said, “For more than 15 years, Michael has been a great friend … I leaned on him a lot for advice in so many areas, and he was incredibly generous with his time. I’m going to miss him terribly.”
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How team bosses, drivers, Motorsport and fans ranked the top 10 F1 drivers from 2025
Max Verstappen has emerged as the best Formula 1 driver from the 2025 season, according to team principals, drivers themselves, as well as Motorsport, Autosport and their readers.
All current team bosses and racers were asked by F1 to submit their top 10s, applying the 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 points system to create separate standings. No representative from Red Bull and Ferrari took part in the vote, with Lewis Hamilton, Nico Hulkenberg, Yuki Tsunoda and Lance Stroll also skipping it.
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Motorsport’s sister publication Autosport and its F1 writers Stuart Codling and Jake Boxall-Legge established our own ranking, while Autosport readers’ race-by-race average ratings were aggregated into a top 10.
In all four instances, Verstappen was placed at the top, but behind him it was quite tight between Lando Norris, George Russell, Oscar Piastri and Charles Leclerc. The new world champion was slightly more successful than Mercedes’ lead driver, his McLaren team-mate, and Ferrari’s top performer.
Those five were widely considered as the best five drivers of the season, though team principals ranked Leclerc lower than Fernando Alonso and Carlos Sainz on average. The Spaniards were part of numerous midfield contenders for the top six, where Hulkenberg featured twice too; Isack Hadjar was the only midfielder to be included in all top 10s.
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Top 10 2025 F1 drivers
|
1st |
Verstappen |
Verstappen |
Verstappen |
Verstappen |
|
2nd |
Norris |
Norris |
Russell |
Piastri |
|
3rd |
Piastri |
Russell |
Leclerc |
Norris |
|
4th |
Russell |
Piastri |
Norris |
Leclerc |
|
5th |
Alonso |
Leclerc |
Piastri |
Russell |
|
6th |
Sainz |
Sainz |
Hulkenberg |
Hulkenberg |
|
7th |
Leclerc |
Alonso |
Gasly |
Antonelli |
|
8th |
Bearman |
Albon |
Hadjar |
Hadjar |
|
9th |
Hadjar |
Bearman |
Antonelli |
Albon |
|
10th |
Hulkenberg |
Hadjar |
Sainz |
Bearman |
Applying the current points system when aggregating those four rankings, one can then look at a global top 10 inclusive of team bosses, drivers, journalists and fans alike.
|
1st |
Verstappen |
25 |
25 |
25 |
25 |
100 |
|
2nd |
Norris |
18 |
18 |
12 |
15 |
63 |
|
3rd= |
Russell |
12 |
15 |
18 |
10 |
55 |
|
3rd= |
Piastri |
15 |
12 |
10 |
18 |
55 |
|
5th |
Leclerc |
6 |
10 |
15 |
12 |
43 |
|
6th= |
Hulkenberg |
1 |
|
8 |
8 |
17 |
|
6th= |
Sainz |
8 |
8 |
1 |
|
17 |
|
8th |
Alonso |
10 |
6 |
|
|
16 |
|
9th |
Hadjar |
2 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
11 |
|
10th |
Antonelli |
|
|
2 |
6 |
8 |
|
11th |
Bearman |
4 |
2 |
|
1 |
7 |
|
12th= |
Gasly |
|
|
6 |
|
6 |
|
12th= |
Albon |
|
4 |
|
2 |
6 |
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