APRIL 1, 2026

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Kimi Antonelli (No. 12 Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS FORMULA ONE TEAM) won the Japanese Grand Prix, the Italian becoming the youngest-ever championship leader after putting in a commanding drive to claim his second consecutive win from Oscar Piastri (No. 81 McLaren Mastercard F1 Team) and Charles Leclerc (No. 16 Scuderia Ferrari) following an earlier Safety Car. Watch the Race Highlights here. (Thank you to Formula1.com)

(Photo of Alex Palou by Chris Owens for Penske Entertainment)

Alex Palou scored another dominant victory on Sunday, this time at Barber Motorsports Park. Four-time and defending NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion Palou earned his second victory in four races this season in the No. 10 Chip Ganassi Racing DHL Honda, starting from the pole and winning the Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix powered by AmFirst by 13.2775 seconds over Christian Lundgaard (No. 7 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet). Palou led 79 of the 90 laps on the 17-turn, 2.3-mile road course. “Incredible day,” Palou said. “I told you qualifying was one of the best car balances I’ve ever driven. Today in the race, it was pretty good in the beginning, really good at the end, but we suffered a little bit on the used blacks (Firestone Firehawk primary tires) that we had to use. “Another win here. Love this place, love the fans. What a great day.” Graham Rahal (No. 15 First Third Bank Honda fielded by Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing) placed third, his first podium finish since August 2023 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course. “I felt like this was coming,” Rahal said. “We’re pretty pleased with this. Feels good." David Malukas continued his consistent start to his Team Penske tenure by finishing fourth in the No. 12 Team Penske Verizon Chevrolet. Malukas has placed sixth or better in three of his four starts with the fabled team this season. Series leader Kyle Kirkwood rounded out the top five finishers – all from different teams – in the No. 27 Andretti Global JM Bullion/Gold.com Honda. Watch the Race Highlights here. (Thank you to INDYCAR Media)

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Marco Bezzecchi (No. 72 Aprilia Racing) dominated the U.S. MotoGP at the Circuit of The Americas on Sunday, his fifth race win in a row. Jorge Martin (No. 89 Aprilia Racing) was second and Pedro Acosta (No. 37 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing finished third. Watch the Race Highlights here. (Thank you to MotoGP.com)

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One day after another heartbreak, Alessandro de Tullio finally sealed the deal. Rookie de Tullio earned his first career INDY NXT by Firestone victory Sunday, driving his No. 14 AJ Foyt Racing entry to victory by .3635 of a second over the No. 28 Susan G. Komen car of Andretti Global driver Max Taylor. It’s the first victory in the INDYCAR development series for the team owned by legendary four-time Indianapolis 500 winner A.J. Foyt since Ed Carpenter won the inaugural Freedom 100 in May 2003 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. That was the Foyt team’s last full-time season in INDY NXT before returning this year. “It’s incredible,” de Tullio said. “I want to thank first the whole 14 crew for such a great car. We knew we could have done it two races ago in Arlington. We could have had it yesterday. But sometimes that’s the way racing goes. The most important thing is we kept our head down, kept focused, and third time is a charm, I guess.” Nikita Johnson kept the series lead by finishing third in the No. 21 Cape Motorsports Powered by ECR entry. Johnson won the first race of the doubleheader Saturday when de Tullio and Taylor tangled and spun out while running first and second, respectively, with eight laps to go. (Thank you to INDYCAR Media)

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Nikita Johnson had a hunch opportunity might present itself late in the first race of the Grand Prix of Alabama doubleheader, and his accurate instincts helped him earn a dramatic victory Saturday at Barber Motorsports Park. Johnson earned his second victory of the season and took the lead in the INDYCAR development series in the No. 21 Cape Motorsports Powered by ECR entry after race leader and pole sitter Alessandro de Tullio and second-place Max Taylor tangled and spun with eight laps remaining in the 35-lap race. "I kind of expected it," Johnson said of the incident that vaulted him to the lead. "I knew who was up front; I know those two guys battle really hard. I've raced them forever, so I knew something was going to happen." Johnson, 17, won by .7687 of a second over fellow series rookie Enzo Fittipaldi in the No. 67 HMD Motorsports car. Fittipaldi's teammate Tymek Kucharczyk finished third in the No. 71 HMD Motorsports machine. (Thank you to INDYCAR Media)

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