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Haas F1 say no changes to operations despite tariffs hitting owner's business
Apr 9, 2025, 12:20 PM ET The U.S.-owned Haas Formula 1 team said they were carrying on as normal despite owner Gene Haas’ machine tools business reporting a “dramatic decrease in demand” as a result of President Donald Trump’s trade tariffs. California-based Haas Automation said in a statement on Wednesday that it had reduced production, […]

The U.S.-owned Haas Formula 1 team said they were carrying on as normal despite owner Gene Haas’ machine tools business reporting a “dramatic decrease in demand” as a result of President Donald Trump’s trade tariffs.
California-based Haas Automation said in a statement on Wednesday that it had reduced production, eliminated overtime and halted hiring while studying the impact of tariffs on its operations.
“While tariffs will have a significant impact on Haas Automation’s business,” it added, the company was optimistic that the Trump administration would come up with solutions to provide relief for U.S. manufacturers.
The company employs 1,700 workers at its Oxnard plant and others at factory outlets across the United States.
It said the drop in demand was from both domestic and international customers.
A team spokesperson said ahead of this weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix that the statement had no impact as far as Haas F1 were concerned.
“It’s business as usual regarding the team and there is no change to our development plan, recruiting process and other projects,” the spokesperson added.
“To clarify again, no impact to the team.”
Haas, who entered F1 in 2016 and are celebrating their 10th season, are the smallest of the 10 teams on the starting grid.
F1 teams are subject to budget caps and are financed largely from sponsorship and a share of the booming Liberty Media-owned sport’s revenues. Haas use Ferrari engines and also have a technical partnership with Toyota.
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Marcus Armstrong crashes during first day of Indy 500 qualifying – Indianapolis News | Indiana Weather | Indiana Traffic
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Marcus Armstrong, with Meyer Shank Racing, crashed during practice on the first day of qualifying for the Indianapolis 500. Armstrong crashed on Turn 1. He started to lose control and the back of his car slammed against the wall. Armstrong gave a wave and a thumbs up as he was going into […]

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Marcus Armstrong, with Meyer Shank Racing, crashed during practice on the first day of qualifying for the Indianapolis 500.
Armstrong crashed on Turn 1. He started to lose control and the back of his car slammed against the wall.
Armstrong gave a wave and a thumbs up as he was going into the ambulance. He was on a stretcher.
Armstrong went to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Emergency Medical Center and is said to be awake and alert.
This is a developing story and will be updated as new information is released.
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2025 NASCAR All-Star Race Heat Races
Ross Chastain and William Byron battled side-by-side in the closing laps of the first heat, with Chastain holding off Byron for second. Ryan Blaney and Alex Bowman rounded out the top five. Joey Loegano held off Chase Elliott for second in Heat Race No. 2, followed by Kyle Busch and Chris Buescher. The 75-lap heat […]
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Memo Gidley Wins Sebring GT America Race No. 1
SKI Autosports’ Memo Gidley took the lead away from Turner Motorsport’s Justin Rothberg on the first lap Saturday (May 17). From there, he held on to take his first GT America powered by AWS win of the year at Sebring International Raceway. “We had a great start and that was awesome going around the outside […]

SKI Autosports’ Memo Gidley took the lead away from Turner Motorsport’s Justin Rothberg on the first lap Saturday (May 17). From there, he held on to take his first GT America powered by AWS win of the year at Sebring International Raceway.
“We had a great start and that was awesome going around the outside and inside [of Rothberg],” Gidley told SRO America’s Amanda Busick after the race. “Then, I found out that we had a five-second penalty. We had a couple seconds’ lead at that point, so I knew that we needed to keep pushing, pushing, pushing. We just had enough.”
The margin of victory was .364 seconds over Rothberg. GMG Racing’s Kyle Washington was third, then Mishumotors’ Mirco Schultis.
Rothberg started from pole in his BMW in a depleted field as only eight cars took the start. However, his lead did not last long as SKI Autosports’ Memo Gidley got a big run exiting turn 1.
Gidley was able to beat Rothberg into the braking zone at turn 3 and made that move stick to take the overall lead.
Once out front, Rothberg was able to keep tabs with Gidley and not let the Audi pull out. This ended up being key as 12 minutes into the race, the stewards issued Gidley a five-second post-race penalty due to a crewmember reaching into the car too close to the start of the pace lap.
As a result, all Rothberg needed to do to get the win was to simply keep Gidley in sight. However, as the race continued on, Gidley began to pull away.
Further back, Schultis was third in his Callaway Corvette and running very well until he slid off-course at turn 13. He managed to keep his car out of the wall, but dropped back to fifth.
With 12 minutes to go, Gidley had a lead of over four seconds before lapped traffic allowed Rothberg to pull in to less than three seconds back. Once the traffic was cleared, Gidley was able to open his lead to more than six seconds.
From there, Gidley held on to take the victory. The margin was ultimately large enough at the finish so that Gidley kept the victory after the five-second penalty was applied.
In GT4, JTR Motorsports Engineering’s Anthony McIntosh started from pole in his Toyota GR Supra. Much like Rothberg, his lead was short-lived as 89x Motorsports’ Michael Fitzpatrick took the lead away on the first lap.
McIntosh was able to stay with Fitzpatrick for the opening 10 minutes of the race. Then, Fitzpatrick got a little loose under braking for turn 3. That allowed McIntosh to slip back past to retake the lead.
For the rest of the race, McIntosh managed to hold onto a small lead. At times, the lead was as high as 1.5 seconds, while there was a point in which Fitzpatrick got the lead down to a little more than half a second.
In the final laps, McIntosh was able to expand his lead back out and take the win. The margin of victory was 2.249 seconds over Fitzpatrick.
Washington turned in a lap at 109.585 mph. This stood up as the fastest lap of the race and gives him the pole for Race No. 2 on Sunday.
Race No. 2 for GT America powered by AWS is scheduled for 9:05 a.m. ET Sunday morning. The race will stream live on the GT World YouTube channel.

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Qualifying heat results set All-Star Race grid
Daytona Motor Mouths: Kyle Larson wins at Kansas. Next up, Indy 500 The guys start with the Indianapolis 500 and Kyle Larson’s double attempt after his win at Kansas. Then, they discuss the NASCAR All-Star Race. The heat races are over and the lineup is set (for now) for the NASCAR All-Star Race. That’s right, […]


Daytona Motor Mouths: Kyle Larson wins at Kansas. Next up, Indy 500
The guys start with the Indianapolis 500 and Kyle Larson’s double attempt after his win at Kansas. Then, they discuss the NASCAR All-Star Race.
The heat races are over and the lineup is set (for now) for the NASCAR All-Star Race.
That’s right, heat races. Setting the lineup this way further differentiates the All-Star weekend from your normal NASCAR fare, where single-car qualifying laps determine the starting order.
Brad Keselowski, badly in need of anything positive, got it Saturday with a Heat Race win. Christopher Bell won the other, so they’ll start on the front row Sunday night.
The finishing order of Saturday’s first heat race set the lineup for the All-Star Race’s inside row, while the second heat settled the outside row order.
The 20-car field will swell to 23 following Sunday’s preliminary All-Star Open (top two finishers advance) and with final polling in a fan vote that grants one starting spot in the All-Star Race. Those three additional drivers will start from the back of the field for Sunday night’s main event.
Heat Race 1 results
- Brad Keselowski
- Ross Chastain
- William Byron
- Ryan Blaney
- Alex Bowman
- Josh Berry
- Tyler Reddick
- Austin Dillon
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
- Kyle Larson (did not start)
Heat Race 2 results
- Christopher Bell
- Chase Briscoe
- Joey Logano
- Chris Buescher
- Kyle Busch
- Austin Cindric
- Chase Elliott
- Daniel Suarez
- Harrison Burton
- Denny Hamlin
All Star Lineup
Row 1
1. Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford
2. Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Row 2
3. Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
4. Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford
Row 3
5. William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
6. Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Row 4
7. Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford
8. Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Row 5
9. Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
10. Chris Buescher, No. 17 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford
Row 6
11. Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford
12. Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Row 7
13. Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota
14. Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Row 8
15. Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
16. Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford
Row 9
17. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 HYAK Motorsports Chevrolet
18. Harrison Burton, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Ford
Row 10
19. Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
20. Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Row 11
21. All-Star Open winner
22. All-Star Open second place
Row 12
23. Fan vote winner
How to watch Sunday’s NASCAR All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro
5 p.m.: All-Star Open (FS1).
8 p.m.: Cup Series All-Star Race (FS1).
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Chandler Smith goes from third to first to win North Wilkesboro Truck thriller
For most of the NASCAR Truck race at North Wilkesboro, Corey Heim was firmly in control. It was a dominant performance that didn’t end with a victory celebration, but bitterness and anger for the driver of the No. 11 TRICON Toyota. In an overtime finish, Heim had to deal with two Front Row Motorsports drivers […]

For most of the NASCAR Truck race at North Wilkesboro, Corey Heim was firmly in control. It was a dominant performance that didn’t end with a victory celebration, but bitterness and anger for the driver of the No. 11 TRICON Toyota.
In an overtime finish, Heim had to deal with two Front Row Motorsports drivers harassing him for the race win. Layne Riggs got a big run from the outside and pulled underneath Heim at the white flag. He slid up and contact was made as they fought over the lead. Heim got up into the dirtier lanes and spun out, collecting some other trucks mid-pack.
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Riggs successfully took the lead, but only for a moment as fellow FRM driver Chandler Smith came out of nowhere, touching doors as he muscled by his teammate. Smith captured the victory while Riggs finished second.
“We fought and clawed today,” said Smith, who led just one lap after coming from the rear of the field. “Had to start in the back and I feel like at this place, tires kind of matter but they also kind of don’t. For us to come from the back says a lot about how good this Ford F-150 was. I didn’t think we were as good as the No. 11 [Heim], obviously. We had a tire advantage on him there and he was still able to start checking back out … Props to those guys. They had a really fast truck today.
“But that last restart, I did everything but the right thing. My teammate Layne Riggs executed perfectly and we came out on the right end of the stick. Happy we could bring one home for Front Row Motorsports.”
Heim and Riggs react to controversial finish
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North Wilkesboro NASCAR All-Star Practice Notes
Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images All-Star Cars Kyle Larson – Kyle Larson didn’t practice at North Wilkesboro. He was at Indy today. Justin Allgaier practiced racing the #5. Allgaier focused on getting the #5 to handle good. Allgaier thinks Larson will have something good to race on Sunday. Allgaier won’t race in the Heat races […]


All-Star Cars
Kyle Larson – Kyle Larson didn’t practice at North Wilkesboro. He was at Indy today. Justin Allgaier practiced racing the #5. Allgaier focused on getting the #5 to handle good. Allgaier thinks Larson will have something good to race on Sunday. Allgaier won’t race in the Heat races on Saturday. On Sunday, Larson will be starting in the rear of the field for the All-Star Race.
Tyler Reddick – Tyler Reddick had really good pace. About 30 minutes into practice, Reddick jumped up to #1 overall. Reddick ended practice #1. Reddick ran +100 laps. Reddick said his car was feeling really solid during an interview. Reddick said the track was widening out. Reddick had the best 10-lap average.
Joey Logano – Joey Logano had really good speed over a run. Logano practiced running different lines. Logano ran +100 laps so he should have a great feel for his car. Logano had the 8th best 10-lap average.
Christopher Bell – Christopher Bell had a good car in practice. Bell said his car was fast if he could get it driving a little better. He said it has a lot of potential in it but he has a little bit of work to do. Bell had the 2nd best 10-lap average.
Chris Buescher – Chris Buescher has a backup crew chief this weekend since his team is opting to begin the crew chief suspension at this time.
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