Summary
NASCAR Cup Series (July 19 – North Wilkesboro) – FORD VICTORY
Joey Logano completed a Ford weekend sweep at North Wilkesboro Speedway as he won Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race.
Logano led 323-of-450 laps to register his first win of the year and 38th of his Cup career.
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (July 18 – North Wilkesboro) – FORD VICTORY
Chandler Smith won at North Wilkesboro Speedway for the second straight year.
Layne Riggs also secured a second straight 1-2 finish for the team at NWS as he ran second.
Formula 1 (July 17 - 19– Belgium Grand Prix - Spa-Francorchamps)
Max Verstappen qualified on the outside of row one and finished third after a perfectly executed race by Oracle Red Bull Racing at Spa-Franchorchamps.
Isack Hadjar had the run of the day coming from the back of the field up to sixth place at the checkered flag. Visa Cash App Racing Bulls placed Arvid Lindblad ninth in Spa while Liam Lawson was 12th.
NHRA (July 17 - 19 – Sonoma)
Daniel Wilkerson made it to the final round of the DENSO NHRA Sonoma Nationals in Funny Car after qualifying third with a 3.899 at 327.66 mph.
Austin Prock raced to the semi-final round on race day.
SRO GT4 European Series (July 18 - 19 – Misano)
The No. 68 TeamFloral Ford Mustang GT4 of Ford Racing Driver Development Team members Sam Paley and Michiel Haverans overcame a disappointing race to earn a third place podium in Sunday’s second race at Misano in Italy.
The No. 61 Academy Motorsport Ford Mustang GT4, driven by Driver Development Team members Erik Evans and Nathan Vanspringel, placed a weekend best 16th in race one on Saturday.
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NASCAR Cup Series (July 19 – North Wilkesboro) – FORD VICTORY
Joey Logano completed a Ford weekend sweep at North Wilkesboro Speedway as he won Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race.
Logano led 323-of-450 laps to register his first win of the year and 38th of his Cup career.
Three other Ford drivers finished in the top 10 as Brad Keselowski was seventh, Todd Gilliland eighth and Ryan Preece 10th.
Ford drivers Ryan Blaney and Todd Gilliland advanced to the In-Season Challenge Final next week at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where the highest finisher between those two will win $1 million.
The NASCAR Cup Series continues on Sunday, July 26 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (2 p.m. ET, TNT, IMS Radio Network, SiriusXM Radio, HBO Max).
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (July 18 – North Wilkesboro) – FORD VICTORY
Chandler Smith won at North Wilkesboro Speedway for the second straight year.
Layne Riggs also secured a second straight 1-2 finish for the team at NWS as he ran second.
Riggs won the pole for the second straight week and captured Stage 1 while Ty Majeski won Stage 2.
Smith led a race-high 105 laps in registering the largest margin of victory (8.479 seconds) in series short track history.
Ford has won the last two series races and four of the last six overall.
The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series will compete again on Friday, July 24 at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park (8 p.m. ET, FS1, NRN, SiriusXM).
Formula 1 (July 17 - 19– Belgium Grand Prix - Spa-Francorchamps)
Max Verstappen qualified on the outside of row one and finished third after a perfectly executed race by Oracle Red Bull Racing at Spa-Franchorchamps.
Isack Hadjar had the run of the day coming from the back of the field up to sixth place at the checkered flag. Visa Cash App Racing Bulls placed Arvid Lindblad ninth in Spa while Liam Lawson was 12th.
It was the second consecutive weekend that Red Bull Ford Powertrains had three of its four powerplants score points. Points are awarded to the top 10 finishers.
Verstappen’s podium was the 300th F1 podium for Oracle Red Bull Racing.
Formula 1 will compete in Hungary next weekend, July 24 - 26. The Hungarian Grand Prix will be the last race on the calendar before the series takes its Summer Break. It will restart August 21 - 23 at Zandvort in the Netherlands.
NHRA (July 17 - 19 – Sonoma)
Daniel Wilkerson made it to the final round of the DENSO NHRA Sonoma Nationals in Funny Car after qualifying third with a 3.899 at 327.66 mph.
Austin Prock raced to the semi-final round on race day, defeating points leader Ron Capps in round one from the thirteenth position on the qualifying sheet and losing to event winner Jordan Vandergriff by only 20 inches at the strip in the third round.
NHRA heads to Seattle, WA next week for the NHRA Northwest Nationals at Pacific Raceways July 24 - 26 before a month-long summer break.
SRO GT4 European Series (July 18 - 19 – Misano)
The No. 68 TeamFloral Ford Mustang GT4 of Ford Racing Driver Development Team members Sam Paley and Michiel Haverans overcame a disappointing race to earn a third place podium in Sunday’s second race at Misano in Italy.
The No. 61 Academy Motorsport Ford Mustang GT4, driven by Driver Development Team members Erik Evans and Nathan Vanspringel, placed a weekend best 16th in race one on Saturday.
The SRO GT4 Europe will go on Summer Break returning at Zandvort in the Netherlands for Round Five, September 18 - 20.
