Kyle Busch cruised to victory on the Pala On line casino 400 on Sunday at Auto Membership Speedway in Fontana, California. Busch completed 2.998-seconds forward of runner up Chase Elliott for his 61st NASCAR Cup Collection profession victory and within the course of set a Cup Collection report with at the least one race win for a nineteenth straight season, breaking a tie with Richard Petty. His 61 Cup Collection race wins are probably the most amongst lively drivers and ninth all-time. Through the low season Busch signed with Richard Childress Racing after 15-seasons with Joe Gibbs Racing and Sunday was his first win with the brand new squad.

“I can’t thank Richard and Judy (Childress) sufficient, Austin (Dillon) for calling me and getting me speaking and getting me the chance to come back over right here to RCR,” mentioned Busch. “The fellows did an important job. (Crew chief) Randall (Burnett)—all people that labored so onerous within the offseason. We did a number of sim stuff, a number of testing basically, simply making an attempt to stand up to hurry.” 

Brad Chastain led a race excessive 91-laps and completed third forward of his Trackhouse Racing teammate, Daniel Suarez, and Kevin Harvick rounded-out the High 5 on Sunday.

Sunday was the final race at California Speedway underneath its present two-mile arrange. The SoCal racetrack will likely be reconfigured to a half-mile oval, however the timeline for the mission has not been decided, and in keeping with AutoClub Speedway president Dave Allen it is not going to host a race in 2024.

The NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Collection head to Las Vegas Motor Speedway subsequent week.

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System 1 closed out its preseason testing on the Bahrain Worldwide Circuit over the weekend with Pink Bull’s Sergio Perez turning the quickest lap of the three-day check with a 1:30.305 jaunt. Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso ran probably the most laps (270 laps totaling 1,461 km), and Alpha Tauri led all groups with 456 laps totaling 2,467 km. With preseason season testing wrapped up the 2023 F1 season begins this Sunday with the Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix on the Bahrain Worldwide Circuit.

The entry checklist for the 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans has been revealed and the 62 vehicles invited to the 100^th anniversary of the enduring endurance race comprise a lineup of 16 Hypercars, 24 LMP2s, 21 LMGTE Am vehicles, and one Progressive Automotive. The complete checklist is out there HERE.

Ferrari is returning to the highest tier at Le Mans for the primary time in 50-years and can be part of Porsche, Peugeot, Cadillac, Vanwall, Glickenhaus and Toyota within the Hypercar class. Toyota Gazoo Racing dominated the Hypercar class in 2022 with first and second place finishes, and in 2023 its in search of its sixth-straight win within the 24 of Hours Le Mans’ high class.

NASCAR is returning to the 24 Hours of Le Mans with Storage 56’s Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 racing as an Progressive Automotive outdoors of official classification. The Storage 56 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 is being entered by Hendrick Motorsports and was developed by a collaboration with NASCAR, Chevrolet, Goodyear, and IMSA. It’s NASCAR’s first foray on the 24 Hours of Le Mans since 1976 and the Storage 56 Camaro will likely be pushed by seven-time NASCAR Cup Collection champion Jimmie Johnson, ex-F1 driver Jenson Button, and 2010 Le Man’s winner Mike Rockenfeller. The 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans is scheduled for June tenth.