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Lewis Hamilton Formula 1

Formula 1

Lewis Hamilton extends Formula 1 career to 2025

LONDON (UPI) -- Seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton extended his Formula 1 career through at least 2025 by signing a multi-year deal with Mercedes, the racing team announced Thursday. Hamilton's contract had been set to expire at the end of 2023, prompting speculation that he could change teams. George Russell, Hamilton's Mercedes teammate, also agreed to a contract extension until 2025. "Our story isn't finished," Hamilton wrote Thursday on Instagram. Hamilton's 103 career victories are the most in Formula 1 history. He won […]

todaySeptember 3, 2023 66

Macon Speedway

Capital Area Region

Parga, Hancock win big at Macon Firecracker 40’s

MACON -- The annual 95Q/Dynagraphics Firecracker 40s at Macon Speedway lived up to expectations when it came to excitement Saturday night, July 2. Slide job city and plenty of action for the lead, mixed with a little Macon drama, made for a great night for the fans. Fireworks on the track led to fireworks in the sky to celebrate the holiday weekend. BillingsleyRewards.com Modifieds The BillingsleyRewards.com Big 10 Modified class came in with a huge field of 27 cars for […]

todayJuly 4, 2022 23

Macon Speedway

East Central Illinois Region

Macon Speedway racing canceled due to rain

MACON -- Macon Speedway officials as well as those from the Morrow Brothers Ford MOWA Sprint Cars and POWRi series have announced the cancellation of the Saturday, July 31 event at the track. Steady rainfall hit the area around 7:00 a.m. and isn’t expected to stop until the afternoon hours. Macon Speedway will next be in action on Saturday, August 7 for the Diane Bennett Memorial, featuring thousands of dollars of extra prize money for all six divisions on hand. The […]

todayJuly 31, 2021 4

Macon Speedway

East Central Illinois Region

Macon Speedway races ready to win but didn’t

MACON -- For the drivers of the six racing divisions at Macon Speedway Saturday night, many of those who led laps in the feature looked like locks for the victory lane. And then something happened to where that didn't happen. Either a broken racecar or a late-race pass kept traditional and known winners away from the checkered flag. Braden Johnson certainly looked unstoppable in the Decatur Building Trades Pro Late Model class as the first half of the race was […]

todayJuly 18, 2021 13

Rombauer

Horse Racing

Rombauer wins Preakness Stakes at Pimlico

Controversial Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit finishes third

BALTIMORE, Md. (UPI) -- Rombauer, an 11-1 long shot, rallied by Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit in the stretch run to post a stunning upset in the Preakness Stakes Saturday at Pimlico Racecourse in Baltimore. The surprise outcome diverted some attention from the controversy surrounding Medina Spirit, who was found to have been treated before the Derby with betamethasone, a legal therapeutic medication not allowed in a horse's system on race day. Medina Spirit faces disqualification from the Derby win, and […]

todayMay 15, 2021 19

NASCAR

NASCAR: Alsco Uniforms 500 moved to Thursday night

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (UPI) -- Hard rain postponed Wednesday's Cup Series Alsco Uniforms 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Charlotte, N.C. Drivers will now start their engines for the NASCAR event at 7 p.m. EDT Thursday. The Alsco Uniforms 500 was set to be the fourth Cup Series event since NASCAR returned from its hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic. NASCAR also pushed the Xfinity Series Cheddar's 300, scheduled for Saturday, to 7 p.m. EDT on Monday. Both races will air on […]

todayMay 28, 2020 8

Lucas Oil

Automotive News

Inclement weather postpones Lucas Oil LM Dirt Series weekend doubleheader, rescheduled for July

PONTOON BEACH/MACON (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Inclement weather involving heavy rainfall at times contributed to this weekend's Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series being postponed in the series' two stops in Illinois. Following previous coverage, Tri-City Speedway in Pontoon Beach was the first venue to postpone the event following forecasts that predicted rainfall leading up to the event Friday night, April 26. Series officials and Track Enterprises, the managing entity of the track, have determined a July 11 reschedule for the series […]

todayApril 28, 2019 6

Lucas Oil

Automotive News

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series set for Saturday night event in Macon

MACON (Heartland Newsfeed) -- The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series is hitting the road again this weekend, making a return stop to Macon Speedway this Saturday night for a $12,000 top prize that the nation's top drivers, as well as local and regional standouts, to challenge to earn a podium spot. Racing on Macon Speedway's 1/5 mile bullring dirt track has been known for some of the most thrilling door-to-door racing action all season long, but even moreso when […]

todayApril 25, 2019 26

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