JUNE 30, 2021

(MotoGP)
For the fourth time in 2021 Fabio Quartararo (No. 20 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) delivered a superb performance at the Cathedral of Speed to lead a factory Yamaha 1-2 at the Motul TT Assen MotoGP. Maverick Viñales (No. 12 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) goes from last in Germany to second in the Netherlands, a fantastic return to form, as reigning World Champion Joan Mir (No. 36 Team Suzuki Ecstar) battled his way to a third podium of the season. The gap came down to 2.5s with two laps to go between Quartararo and Viñales, but no one had an answer to El Diablo at Assen as the Frenchman scored a fourth 25-point haul of the season to extend his Championship advantage to 34 points heading into the summer break. Viñales delivered impressive late-race pace on the front soft tire, but it wasn’t enough to reel in Quartararo. Nevertheless, after finishing last at the Sachsenring, P2 for the Spaniard was a splendid effort as he returned to the podium for the first time since his Qatar GP win. Mir’s podium was his third of the season, yet another brilliant comeback ride from P10 on the grid. Watch race highlights here. (Thank you to MotoGP Media)
(F1)
Max Verstappen (No. 33 Red Bull Racing Honda) claimed a second win in seven days with victory at the Styrian Grand Prix, enjoying a dominant lights-to-flag performance at the Red Bull Ring over title rival Lewis Hamilton (No. 44 Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team), as Valtteri Bottas (No. 77 Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team) claimed third ahead of Sergio Perez (No. 11 Red Bull Racing Honda). Following on from his win in the French Grand Prix, Verstappen led away from pole position at a dry Red Bull Ring, leading every lap of the race to claim his 14th career win, and his third at his team’s Red Bull Ring home track. The Dutchman stretched his lead over Hamilton to 18 points in the drivers’ standings, after the Mercedes driver was unable to offer any serious answer to Verstappen’s pace on race day, although he was at least able to limit the damage after taking the bonus point for fastest lap, thanks to a late pit stop. Having started P5 after his grid drop for spinning in the pit lane on Friday, Bottas was able to claim third, holding off a late charge by the second Red Bull of Perez for the Finn’s first podium since the Spanish Grand Prix. Watch race highlights here. (Thank you to F1 Media)

(Multimatic)
Harry Tincknell, Oliver Jarvis and Jonathan Bomarito won the Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen IMSA race overall driving the No. 55 Mazda Motorsports Mazda DPi RT24-P. Tincknell was so low on fuel that his car ran dry on the cool-down lap, leaving Tincknell to wait for a ride to victory lane to greet co-drivers Oliver Jarvis and Jonathan Bomarito. Tincknell and the Mazda Motorsports strategists used a short fill in the pits during a pit stop under caution with 50 minutes left in the six-hour race to take the lead. That let Tincknell get by Olivier Pla, who had built a 15-second lead before the caution in the No. 60 Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Acura ARX-05 that he shared with Dane Cameron. Knowing he was dangerously low on fuel, Tincknell tried to save as much as possible while staying ahead of Pla. Tincknell managed to hit the required fuel numbers and reached the finish line 0.965 seconds ahead of Pla. He made it a few more turns around the 3.4-mile circuit before the Mazda coughed to a stop, its fuel tank dry. Tincknell applauded the work of the engineers and strategists atop the No. 55’s pit box, who calculated it right down to the last drop. “They had their numbers absolutely spot on,” Tincknell said. “To be honest, a perfect race car is the one that crosses the line and then breaks down. They did a fantastic job there.” (Thank you to Jeff Olson/IMSA Wire Service) 
(IMSA)
Tristan Nunez, Steven Thomas and Thomas Merrill won LMP2 driving the No. 11 WIN Autosport ORECA 07 Gibson prototype. Nunez led the final laps, beating Mikkel Jensen and the No. 52 PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports ORECA he shared with Ben Keating and Scott Huffaker to the finish line by 1.139 seconds. Nunez, Merrill and Thomas closed within two points of Jensen, Keating and Huffaker in the LMP2 driver standings. “That was the hardest race I’ve ever had in my career,” said Nunez, who recorded the seventh IMSA win of his career and second at WGI. “Jensen was definitely driving an amazing race. There definitely was a little bit of fuel saving. … It was tough out there, especially with all the traffic.” (Thank you to Jeff Olson/IMSA Wire Service)

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Gar Robinson, Scott Andrews and Felipe Fraga won LMP3 driving the No. 74 Riley Motors Ligier JS P320 prototype. Fraga won by just 1.635 seconds over the No. 54 CORE Autosport Ligier shared by Braun, Bennett and George Kurtz. The No. 91 Riley Motorsports Ligier driven by Jeroen Bleekemolen, Dylan Murry and Jim Cox finished third. (Thank you to Jeff Olson/IMSA Wire Service)

(Richard Prince/Corvette Racing)
Jordan Taylor, Antonio Garcia and the Corvette Racing Team celebrate their win in the GTLM class at Watkins Glen in the No. 3 Corvette Racing C8.R. "It was a flat-out fight,” Garcia said. “All the classes got together with two laps to go. Fortunately, there were no crashes, no yellows and (I) managed to stay ahead and bring Corvette another victory here. It’s been a long time since the last one.” Garcia, who started from the pole, nipped a hard-charging John Edwards (with Jesse Krohn/Agusta Farfus) in the No. 24 BMW Team RLL BMW M8 GTE by 0.845 seconds. It was Corvette’s first win at Watkins Glen International since 2014 and the 116th IMSA triumph for the storied racing marque. The victory by Garcia and teammate Jordan Taylor pushed them to an unofficial 81-point lead in the GTLM driver standings over Edwards and No. 24 teammates Jesse Krohn and Augusta Farfus. (Thank you to Godwin Kelly/IMSA WIre Service)
(BMW)
Bill Auberlen, Robby Foley and Aidan Read won the GTD class in the No. 96 Turner Motorsports BMW M6 GT3. It was Auberlen's 64th career win in IMSA competition. Bryan Sellers, driving with Madison Snow and Corey Lewis in the No. 1 Paul Miller Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3, was second. And Roman De Angelis, Ross Gunn and Ian James (No. 23 Heart of Racing Aston Martin Vantage GT3) finished third. Along with Audi, Mercedes-AMG, Lexus and Porsche, the top seven GTD finishers Sunday each represented a different manufacturer.Leading them all after four races in the season championship are Auberlen and Foley in the No. 96 BMW. They enjoy a 61-point advantage on De Angelis and Gunn. “To win a championship is why we are here,” Auberlen said. “To win races is great, but to win championships is amazing.” The GTLM and GTD classes are back in action on Friday at Watkins Glen, in the IMSA WeatherTech 240 at The Glen. Live coverage begins on NBCSN at 6 p.m. ET. (Thank you to Godwin Kelly/IMSA WIre Service)
(Trans Am presented by Pirelli)
Chris Dyson (No. 20 ALTWELL CBD Ford Mustang) took the lead shortly after the midway point and pulled away to record his third Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli victory of the season at Mid-Ohio. Dyson chased pole winner Tomy Drissi from the start while holding off back-of-the-grid starter Ernie Francis Jr.  But on lap 25, Francis went through the grass and needed to pit, with Dyson getting by Drissi at start/finish to take the lead. And that was all she wrote, with Dyson leading the rest of the way for the ninth Trans Am victory of his career, building his lead in the standings. Drissi (No. 8 Lucas Oil Chevrolet Camaro) finished second, his third podium finish of the season. Simon Gregg placed third in the No. 59 Peter Gregg Foundation Camaro. (Thank you to Trans Am Media)
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Kyle Busch (No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota) won the Sunday portion of the NASCAR doubleheader at Pocono. It was his fourth career Cup race win at Pocono, second win of the season, and 59th career Cup Series win. Busch came back from a mid-race shifter issue and won a fuel-conservation contest, leading 30 of the 140 laps in the Explore the Pocono Mountains 350. Kyle Larson (No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet) was second, 8.654-seconds behind Busch. Brad Keselowski (No. 2 Team Penske Ford) finished third. 
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Alex Bowman (No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet) won the first race of the Pocono doubleheader on Saturday when Kyle Larson (No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet) suffered a blown tire in the last corner while in the lead.