Fast, motivated and ready – Ryan Hunter-Reay knows he can win another Indy 500 | RACER Weekly

NASCAR 2026: Remembering Kyle Busch, the driver, the man, the father | RACER Weekly

The sudden passing of Kyle Busch left the world of NASCAR stock car racing reeling. On track, he was one of the giants of the sport. A multi-time champion, record-setting race winner and guaranteed future Hall of Famer. Off the track, the brash kid from Las Vegas had grown into a loyal and loving family man and a mentor and role model for his son and next-gen driver, Brexton. RACER’s NASCAR editor, Kelly Crandall, joins RACER Weekly to remember a racer whose talent and inner drive didn’t just make his competitors raise their game, but the media who covered him, too. Plus, we look back with Kelly at an emotional win in Charlotte’s Coke 600 for a guy who learned so much from Kyle, Daniel Suarez, put the spotlight on rising Cup Series force Spire Motorsports, and marvel at the season 23XI Racing’s Tyler Reddick has enjoyed so far.      #KyleBusch #RowdyNation #NASCAR #KellyCrandall #Coke600 #DanielSuarez #SpireMotorsports #TylerReddick

F1 2026: Antonelli’s winning habit puts Russell on the back foot | RACER Weekly

When Italian teenager Kimi Antonelli was handed the Mercedes seat vacated by Formula 1 legend Lewis Hamilton, the expectation and the pressure was sky high. How do you follow the G.O.A.T.? Now, just a handful of races into his second season of F1, the 19-year-old phenom is delivering on the hype, winning grands prix for fun, and stretching his lead in the world championship points. RACER’s F1 expert Chris Medland joins RACER Weekly to talk about the rise and rise of Kimi, how teammate George Russell can put his faltering title challenge back on track, and who can close the gap to Mercedes’ gold-standard silver machines. Plus, we look at Max Verstappen’s 24-hour reset and run the rule over some of F1 2026’s over- and underachievers.                                                     #F1 #Formula1 #KimiAntonelli #GeorgeRussell #MercedesF1 #LewisHamilton #MaxVerstappen #Nurburgring24

Hitting 345mph with NHRA Top Fuel dragster ace Shawn Langdon | RACER Weekly

The fastest guy in motorsports? That would be Top Fuel racer Shawn Langdon, who hit a record-shattering 345.00mph top speed as he rocketed his Kalitta Air dragster to a 3.724sec ET pass in Southern Nationals qualifying, May 1. The former Top Fuel champ and current points leader joins RACER Weekly to talk about the art, science and brute force of taking a nitro-burning, 12,000hp dragster to record speeds, what it’s like behind the wheel as he accelerates through 1,000ft in 3.6 seconds, and how crew chief Brian Husen and his Kalitta Motorsports crew are making the magic happen. And if 20 weekends of Top Fuel action aren’t enough, Shawn tells us about the fun, satisfaction and lack of sleep that trailering his sportsman dragster around the country brings.   #ShawnLangdon @KalittaMotorsports #NHRA #DragRacing #nitro #topfuel #Racing #RACERpodcast

Fast, motivated and ready – Ryan Hunter-Reay knows he can win another Indy 500 | RACER Weekly

Ryan Hunter-Reay won the 2014 Indianapolis 500, and he can reel off the times he came oh so close again. It’s a race that rewards or frustrates on a whim, but Hunter-Reay is still in thrall to its challenge, and still fast and motivated as he seeks that second win. Last year, driving for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing, he was a factor once again and led 48 laps – that’s a quarter of the race distance – before dropping out with a fuel issue. This time around, he’s adding firepower to the frontrunning Arrow McLaren team for his 18th start at the Brickyard. RHR joined RACER Weekly to talk 2026 chances, keys to the race, his enduring passion for the 500…and some of the ones that got away.         #RyanHunterReay #Indy500 #Indianapolis500 #IndyCar #ArrowMcLaren

Learning fast with America’s rising rally star Seth Quintero | RACER Weekly

It’s a big season for off-road racing ace Seth Quintero. Already making his mark in the FIA World Rally-Raid Championship, he’s added a whole new challenge in the ARA National Rally Championship. From Saudi Arabia and Portugal aboard a T1+ Toyota Hilux GR, to the woods of Missouri and Washington at the wheel of the all-new GR Corolla RC2, it’s been a whirlwind few months for the 23-year-old Californian. Fresh off second-place finishes on Rally Raid Portugal behind WRC G.O.A.T. Sebastien Loeb and the ARA’s Olympus Rally in a 1-2 with his Toyota Gazoo Racing team boss and world rally legend Jari-Matti Latvala, Seth joins RACER Weekly to talk us through a breakout season and his journey so far. From family quad biking trips to the dunes and ravines of the Dakar Rally, it’s been quite the ride.       #SethQuintero #FIAWorldRally #ARANationalRallyChampionship #GRCorollaRC2 #DakarRally