NTT IndyCar Series 2024 - Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach

Long Beach shifted into another race weekend frenzy with IndyCar and IMSA. With IMSA's Long Beach campaign done, it's now the turn of IndyCar to make some noise.

As the green flag waved, the IndyCar action in Long Beach was in full swing. However, in Lap 4, Alexander Rossi went to the pits too early due to a left rear issue, probably getting hit by Pato O'Ward. As O'Ward got a drive-through penalty in Lap 10, Lap 15 saw Christian Rasmussen crash, triggering a caution.

As the race restarts in Lap 20, Josef Newgarden's in the lead while Marcus Ericsson and Colton Herta are catching up. Lap 51 saw some pitstop drama for Graham Rahal due to refueling issues, costing his race. With 13 laps to go, as Scott Dixon leads, Newgarden and Herta are hounding on Dixon. With 8 laps to go, Colton Herta made contact with Josef Newgarden from behind.

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The intense street racing action in Long Beach ends with Scott Dixon claiming his 57th career win in IndyCar, beating the likes of Colton Herta and Alex Palou.

After Long Beach, Newgarden leads with 87 points, 12 points ahead of Dixon, while Herta is in 3rd with 72 points.

The next race is the Children's of Alabama Indy Grand Prix at Barber Motorsports Park this April 28th.

FIA WEC S12 - 6 Hours of Imola

The 12th season of the FIA World Endurance Championship continues with the 6 Hours of Imola as drivers and machines from Hypercar and LMGT3 classes are locked in a hellish 6-hour clash in Italy's most notorious but legendary racetrack.

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It's redemption time for Toyota Gazoo Racing as the #7 TOYOTA GAZOO RACING GR010 of Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi, and Nyck De Vries wins the 6 Hours of Imola endurance race, beating the two Porsche machines in it. The #31 TEAM WRT M4 GT3 of Darren Leung, Sean Gelael, and Augusto Farfus wins the LMGT3 class.

The next race is the TotalEnergies 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps this May 9th.

WRC 2024: Croatia Rally

The 2024 World Rally Championship continues with the Croatia Rally and what a rally event it is. The situations between rally stages and car conditions truly turn the tide of the battle.

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As Sebastien Ogier's comeback became promising in the shakedown, Thierry Neuville fought through the lead and managed to dominate almost the entire weekend, even with heated clashes with Elfyn Evans, until in the climax, Neuville and Evans going out of bounds gave Ogier a chance to slip into the lead.

Sebastien Ogier won the Croatia Rally at a rate of 2:40.23.6, 9.7 seconds ahead of Evans while Neuville finished in 3rd.

The next event is the Vodafone Rally de Portugal this May 9-12.

2024 Repco Supercars Championship - ITM Taupō Super400

The 2024 Repco Supercars Championship knocked on Taupō's door for the first-ever ITM Taupō Super400 at the Taupō International Motorsport Park. A new Kiwi track roars to life with the sounds of American V8 muscle cars clashing like warriors.

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The first part saw Andre Heimgartner defeating the two Shell V-Power Mustang drivers Will Davison and Anton De Pasquale to win the first part while the second part saw a 1-2 finish for the Red Bull Ampol team with Will Brown the winner and Broc Feeney the second placer.

After Supercars' first-ever Taupō race weekend, Will Brown leads with 809 points while Feeney is 71 points behind Brown.

The next event is the Bosch Power Tools Perth SuperSprint this May 16-19.

F1 2024: Lenovo Chinese Grand Prix

After a five-year hiatus due to the COVID pandemic aftermath, Formula 1 returns to Shanghai for the Lenovo Chinese Grand Prix. For Sauber driver Zhou Guanyu, it's a dream come true to race in his homeland, but for Max Verstappen, it's like another day for him.

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Verstappen's off to a strong start as the race began while Fernando Alonso stormed past Sergio Perez for P2. It went well until in Lap 20, a yellow flag was triggered when Valtteri Bottas suffered from engine failure and retired.

As the race restarts on Lap 27, another disaster occurred when Kevin Magnussen sent Yuki Tsunoda spinning and Daniel Ricciardo collided with Lance Stroll.

After five laps of yellow alert, the race resumes. Logan Sargeant, Lance Stroll, and Kevin Magnussen were slapped with a 10-second penalty for Sargeant causing a Safety Car infringement, and the latter two drivers causing a collision. As the race nears its climax, the drivers are going all-out.

In the end, it's a first win in China for the three-time world champion Verstappen as he beats Lando Norris and Sergio Perez towards victory lane.

After Shanghai, Verstappen leads with 110 points while Sergio Perez is in 2nd with 85 points and Charles Leclerc is in 3rd with 76 points.

The next race of the 2024 Formula 1 season will be the Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix this May 5.

2024 O-NE SUPERRACE CHAMPIONSHIP - Season Opener

For the 2024 season, Superrace gets a new look. It's now called the O-NE SUPERRACE CHAMPIONSHIP, marking the first time in 17 years SUPERRACE does not use the CJ naming. 

It's rather odd because O-NE is the name of the service from CJ Logistics. However, breaking tradition aside, 18 drivers clash in their Super 6000 Toyota GR Supra machines in nine rounds in the hopes of becoming this season's champion.

The 2024 Superrace season kicked off at Yongin Everland Speedway for the two-part season opener. For the first time in Superrace history, TV network KBS has coverage for the 2024 season.

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The first part of the 2024 season opener saw Seohan GP driver Jung Euichul as the winner while Jun-Fitted Racing's Hwang Jin Woo finished in 2nd and Brand New Racing's Park Gyu-seung in 3rd. In the second part, meanwhile, Seohan GP swept the podium with Jang Hyun Jun as the winner, Kim Jung Gun in 2nd, and Euichul in 3rd.

The next race will be at Yeongam Korea International Circuit for the Asia Motorsports Carnival this May 19, 2024.

2024 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship - Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach

Long Beach shifted into another race weekend frenzy with IndyCar and IMSA. Let's focus more on the IMSA side of Long Beach, where GTD and GTP cars clash themselves in an epic street race of the season.

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Cadillac pulled a 1-2 finish with the #01 Cadillac Racing V-Series.R of Sebastien Bourdais and Renger van der Zande emerged as the winner of the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach while the #31 Whelen Cadillac Racing V-Series.R finished 2nd. In the GTD class, the #89 VasserSullivan RCF GT3 wins.

The next race is the Motul Course de Monterey powered by Hyundai N this May 10-12.