Robert Wickens’ inspiring return to top-level racing after suffering paralyzing injuries in a 2018 IndyCar crash continues with a second campaign in the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship’s ultra-competitive GTD class. He’ll get behind the wheel of DXDT Racing’s specially-modified Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R for five races in 2026, sharing with friend and long-time teammate Mason Filippi. Robert joined RACER Weekly’s David Malsher-Lopez to explain the tech behind his Bosch-built hand controls and how the system has been developed for maximum feel and effectiveness. And as fast, confident and motivated as ever, he outlines his goals for 2026 and beyond. It starts with podiums and race wins, and then, bigger picture, the Canadian ace is targeting championships.   

#RobertWickens #IMSA #GTD #CorvetteZ06GT3R #PrattMiller #MasonFilippi #Bosch #racing #motorsports #RACERWeekly

Four races in the books in the 2026 NTT IndyCar Series, and four-time and reigning champ Alex Palou…isn’t leading the points! RACER Weekly checks in with the guy who is, Kyle Kirkwood, to get his take on the season so far and the momentum he’s carrying into some of the season’s biggest races. After winning on the streets of Arlington, Texas, the Andretti Global driver is the guy to beat as IndyCar heads to the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach. With two wins in his last three SoCal starts, Kyle lets us in on a few Long Beach secrets, explains how Andretti is raising its game across the board, and looks ahead to the Indianapolis 500 and some unfinished business at the Brickyard.    

#KyleKirkwood #AndrettiGlobal #Indy500 #IndyCar #AlexPalou #RACERWeekly #ArlingtonGP #AcuraGrandPrixofLongBeach #Brickyard                                            

What’s your take on F1 2026? Have Formula 1’s latest power unit regulations broken the world’s most popular motorsports series? Or are we at the start of a new era of competitiveness, unpredictability and thrilling racing? Chris Medland joins RACER Weekly and leans into the upsides and downsides of what we’ve seen so far and how things may evolve over the coming races. Plus, is Max Verstappen’s talk of walking away from F1 real or bluff? How is the Mercedes intra-team dynamic between George Russell and rising star Kimi Antonelli working out? And is McLaren’s title defense getting back on track? Oh, and is there any quick fix for a struggling Aston Martin and Honda?   

The NASCAR Cup Series season has barely started, but already Tyler Reddick and 23XI Racing are putting up record-breaking numbers. Four wins in the first six races for the No. 45 Toyota, including a record-breaking three in a row to start the year, have put the team co-owned by Denny Hamlin and NBA legend Michael Jordan in rarefied air. Add in that the first victory came in NASCAR’s biggest race, the Daytona 500, and it feels like it’s Reddick’s world and we just live in it. RACER’s NASCAR expert Kelly Crandall joined the RACER Weekly to talk 23XI dominance, the return of its boss Hamlin to winning ways at his JGR “day job,” and to take a look at who could take the fight to Reddick as the Cup Series heads into short-track mode.            

#NASCAR #TylerReddick #DennyHamlin #MichaelJordan #KellyCrandall #RACERpodcast #racing #motorsports #Daytona500

Daytona’s twice-around-the-clock Rolex 24 is the longest race on the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship calendar, but the toughest – no argument – is the Twelve Hours of Sebring. It might be only half the length of Daytona, but Sebring International Raceway’s bumpy concrete runways and the central Florida heat make this a real survival test for cars and drivers. Five-time IMSA champion Dane Cameron joins RACER Weekly to talk about Sebring’s unique challenge and the gloves-off intensity that takes hold when the sun goes down. Plus, as the defending IMSA P2 class champ targets another title, Dane talks teammates, traffic and future goals.                                             

#Rolex24atDaytona #IMSA # WeatherTechSportsCarChampionship #TwelveHoursofSebring #Sportscars #racing #motorsports #endurance

When three-time NHRA Funny Car champ Ron Capps wanted to add a second dragster for 2026, there was only one driver on his radar: rising star Maddi Gordon. Gordon made her NHRA Top Fuel Dragster debut at the season-opening Gatornationals, putting in a sensational run of results that saw her beating two former Top Fuel champs before meeting reigning champ Doug Kalitta in her first ever TF semi-final. Capps showed that his side of the Ron Capps Motorsports awning will be up there, too, posting the fastest Funny Car pass of the weekend. Both drivers join RACER Weekly to talk about that memorable weekend in Gainesville, taking their 330mph momentum into the rest of the season, and what it’s like to race a 12,000hp, nitro-burning dragster.                                            

#RonCapps #MaddiGordon #NHRA #FunnyCar #TopFuelDragster #Nitro

It’s time for the speculation to end and the racing to get real. The 2026 Formula 1 World Championship begins March 8 with the Australian Grand Prix. With massive rules changes, shifts in the pecking order, new teams and combos and – a huge pre-season talking point – questions over how the 2026 cars will race and pass, RACER F1 expert Chris Medland joined the RACER Weekly to set the scene, run through the field and, fingers crossed, put our minds at rest on what sort of a show we could get. Are Mercedes and George Russell the favorites coming in? Can Ferrari pull off a surprise? How much of a mess are Aston Martin and power unit partner Honda in? And what to expect from the new teams? We put Chris on the spot and got some interesting takes from our man on the ground.                      

#F1 #Formula1 #AustralianGrandPrix #ChrisMedland                  

The 2026 NTT IndyCar Series roars into life on the streets of St. Petersburg this Sunday, March 1. Can lightning strike twice and Alex Palou dominate again for Chip Ganassi Racing? Will Arrow McLaren, Team Penske and Andretti Global take the fight to the champs? And who could be the surprise package in an 18-race campaign that’s primed to be more intense and unpredictable than ever. Meyer Shank Racing ace Felix Rosenqvist joins RACER Weekly to set the scene on 2026 and give us his goals for the season ahead – starting with putting MSR in the win column. Plus, RACER editor David Malsher rates the title contenders and talks rookie class star power.        

#IndyCar #FelixRosenqvist #StPete #MeyerShankRacing #RACERpodcast

If you wanted late drama, the Sno*Drift Rally delivered it. Fast, frenetic and unpredictable, the opening round of the 2026 ARA National Championship played out in a Michigan deep freeze and showed why American rallying is heading for boom times. ARA series manager Preston Osborn joins the RACER Weekly podcast to talk Sno*Drift Rally plot twists, a breakout weekend for rising star Lia Block, a wave of high-profile new entries in the series, and how American rallying can work with the WRC to elevate the sport even more in the USA. Plus, if you want to watch, help out or even get in a rally car and compete, Preston lays out the road map.                                     

#AmericanRally #LiaBlock #PrestonOsborn #WRC #WorldRallyCross #Sno*DriftRally #RACERpodcast #racing #motorsport

photo credit: Paul Abel 

The 2026 NASCAR Cup Series gets underway with its biggest, most unpredictable race, the Daytona 500. William Byron is aiming for something that’s never been achieved before – a third straight trip to victory lane in “The Great American Race.” But as RACER’s NASCAR expert Kelly Crandall explains, the odds are against him. Working the draft, dodging the wrecks, and being in exactly the right place for that final frenetic dash to the checkers comes down to skill, luck and teamwork, and Kelly gives us her take on who she’d put her money on for that. Plus, we look at how NASCAR’s regular- and post-season changes will reshape how teams go racing and get some early leads on who’ll be in the championship frame come November in Homestead.

https://offers.racer.com/subscribe for RACER+ and magazine offer!

Follow RACER on YT: https://www.youtube.com/@Racer.HQ

Follow RACER.Podcasts on IG: https://www.instagram.com/racer.podcasts  

Follow RACER.HQ on IG: https://www.instagram.com/racer.hq/

Follow RACER Network on IG:   https://www.instagram.com/ racer_network  

Follow Kelly Crandall on IG: @kellycrandall

#NASCAR #Daytona500 #KellyCrandall #racing #motorsports #racerpodcast