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OCTOBER 30, 2019
Monday, October 28, 2019 at 09:46AM 
(Photo by special AE contributor Whit Bazemore)
World champion Marc Marquez (No. 93 Repsol Honda Team) secured his eleventh victory of the season at the Australian MotoGP after fellow Spaniard Maverick Vinales (No. 12 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) crashed on the last lap. Vinales was leading for much of the race before Marquez got by him in the closing stages. In a bid to retake the lead, Maverick lost it, leaving Marquez to secure his fifth win in a row. "It was an incredible, incredible victory," said Marquez. "Today we were not the fastest on the racetrack. Maverick was fastest but I was waiting for him. I did a strong move to pass - it was the only chance for me." Twenty-six-year-old Marquez, who secured his sixth world title by winning in Thailand earlier in October, became Honda's most successful premier class rider with his 55th win, surpassing Australian all-time great Mick Doohan. Britain's Cal Crutchlow (No. 35 LCR Honda CASTROL), who suffered career-threatening injuries at the race last year, finished second, with Australian Jack Miller (No. 43 Pramac Racing Ducati) third. (Thanks to BBC Sport)
Editor-In-Chief's Note: We certainly hope you're enjoying the superb photography and insider's perspective of MotoGP racing by special AE contributor Whit Bazemore. MotoGP has become my personal favorite form of motorsport, and to have someone with Whit's talent share his visual art and deep knowledge of MotoGP is truly special for us, and we really appreciate it. By the way, you may recognize Whit's last name; Bazemore began making a living from drag racing when he was sixteen years old, and he is a two-time U.S. Nationals winner and still the fifth-fastest Funny Car driver ever at 333.25 MPH. -PMD
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Lewis Hamilton (No. 44 Mercedes-AMG Petronas) won the Mexican Grand Prix with a superbly controlled drive in a tactical fight with Ferrari to move to the brink of the world title. Hamilton will clinch his sixth championship at the U.S. Grand Prix next Sunday as long as he does not lose more than 22 points to Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas (No. 77 Mercedes-AMG Petronas). Hamilton triumphed in a tense, slow-burn race of divergent strategies between the Mercedes and Ferrari drivers. Sebastian Vettel (No. 5 Scuderia Ferrari) was second, ahead of Bottas and Charles Leclerc (No. 16 Scuderia Ferrari). The four men closed up in the final laps as their different strategies came together. (Thanks to BBC Sport.)
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Martin Truex Jr. (No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota), who led a career-best 464 laps, dominated Sunday’s First Data 500 at Martinsville Speedway and punched his ticket for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Championship 4 race. The 2017 Cup Series champion took the lead from pole winner Denny Hamlin (No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota) off pit road on Lap 30 under the first of eleven cautions and held it the rest of the way, save for a six-lap stint where Kyle Larson (No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet) stayed out on old tires near the end of the second 130-lap stage. It was the first win for Truex at Martinsville, his seventh win this season and the 26th Cup win in his career. William Byron (No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet) was second and Brad Keselowski (No. 2 Team Penske Ford) finished third. (Thanks to NASCAR Media.)
World champion Marc Marquez (No. 93 Repsol Honda Team) secured his eleventh victory of the season at the Australian MotoGP after fellow Spaniard Maverick Vinales (No. 12 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) crashed on the last lap. Vinales was leading for much of the race before Marquez got by him in the closing stages. In a bid to retake the lead, Maverick lost it, leaving Marquez to secure his fifth win in a row. "It was an incredible, incredible victory," said Marquez. "Today we were not the fastest on the racetrack. Maverick was fastest but I was waiting for him. I did a strong move to pass - it was the only chance for me." Twenty-six-year-old Marquez, who secured his sixth world title by winning in Thailand earlier in October, became Honda's most successful premier class rider with his 55th win, surpassing Australian all-time great Mick Doohan. Britain's Cal Crutchlow (No. 35 LCR Honda CASTROL), who suffered career-threatening injuries at the race last year, finished second, with Australian Jack Miller (No. 43 Pramac Racing Ducati) third. (Thanks to BBC Sport)
Editor-In-Chief's Note: We certainly hope you're enjoying the superb photography and insider's perspective of MotoGP racing by special AE contributor Whit Bazemore. MotoGP has become my personal favorite form of motorsport, and to have someone with Whit's talent share his visual art and deep knowledge of MotoGP is truly special for us, and we really appreciate it. By the way, you may recognize Whit's last name; Bazemore began making a living from drag racing when he was sixteen years old, and he is a two-time U.S. Nationals winner and still the fifth-fastest Funny Car driver ever at 333.25 MPH. -PMD
(Getty Images/BBC Sport)Lewis Hamilton (No. 44 Mercedes-AMG Petronas) won the Mexican Grand Prix with a superbly controlled drive in a tactical fight with Ferrari to move to the brink of the world title. Hamilton will clinch his sixth championship at the U.S. Grand Prix next Sunday as long as he does not lose more than 22 points to Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas (No. 77 Mercedes-AMG Petronas). Hamilton triumphed in a tense, slow-burn race of divergent strategies between the Mercedes and Ferrari drivers. Sebastian Vettel (No. 5 Scuderia Ferrari) was second, ahead of Bottas and Charles Leclerc (No. 16 Scuderia Ferrari). The four men closed up in the final laps as their different strategies came together. (Thanks to BBC Sport.)
(Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)Martin Truex Jr. (No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota), who led a career-best 464 laps, dominated Sunday’s First Data 500 at Martinsville Speedway and punched his ticket for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Championship 4 race. The 2017 Cup Series champion took the lead from pole winner Denny Hamlin (No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota) off pit road on Lap 30 under the first of eleven cautions and held it the rest of the way, save for a six-lap stint where Kyle Larson (No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet) stayed out on old tires near the end of the second 130-lap stage. It was the first win for Truex at Martinsville, his seventh win this season and the 26th Cup win in his career. William Byron (No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet) was second and Brad Keselowski (No. 2 Team Penske Ford) finished third. (Thanks to NASCAR Media.)
