Brad Keselowski dominated in Martinsville
- Brad Keselowski led 446 of the 500 laps in Sunday’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway, becoming only the 13th driver to lead over 400 laps at the half-mile Virginia track
- There were only three leaders all race long, as runner-up Chase Elliott led 49 laps, while pole-sitter and Keselowski’s Team Penske teammate Joey Logano led the first five
- Kyle Busch fell short in his bid for three MENCS race wins in a row, finishing in the third position
- Team Penske driver Ryan Blaney finished fourth; Busch’s Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin rounded out the top five
- The caution flag flew seven times for 56 laps, including the two stage breaks
- There was only one caution period due to a multi-car incident, following contact between Ty Dillon and William Byron on lap 312
Additional info: Full race results … Full points report … Race recap
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Colton Herta makes history in INDYCAR Classic
- Colton Herta became the youngest victor in the history of the NTT IndyCar Series during Sunday’s INDYCAR Classic at Circuit of the Americas, earning his first career victory at 18 years, 11 months, and 25 days
- Herta led the final 15 laps of the race, benefiting from a timely caution flag that forced the top three drivers — Will Power, Alexander Rossi, and Scott Dixon — to head to pit road while Herta stayed out
- Herta held off 2017 series champion Josef Newgarden en route to the victory
- Americans swept the top four finishing positions with Herta, Newgarden, Ryan Hunter-Reay, and Graham Rahal
- Sebastien Bourdais rounded out the top five
- Power dominated the first portion of the race, but the late caution flag and a broken drive shaft relegated the Team Penske driver to last (24th) in the field
- Rossi would come back to finish 10th while Dixon had to settle for 13th
- Colton Herta is a second-generation driver; his father Bryan won four times during his IndyCar Series career and now serves as the co-owner and race strategist for Marco Andretti’s car
Additional info: Full story from IndyCar.com’s Mark Robinson … Story from RACER.com’s Marshall Pruett … Full race results
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Marvin Musquin penalized following Seattle victory
- Marvin Musquin earned the 450SX Main Event win during the Monster Energy AMA Supercross event at CenturyLink Field in Seattle on Saturday night
- Musquin has been penalized seven points for jumping in a segment of the track that was under a medical flag, but has been allowed to maintain the win
- The medical flag was flown to attend to riders Chad Reed and Justin Brayton
- Musquin was set to close the points gap between himself and leader Cooper Webb, but now sits 14 points behind
Additional info: Story from NBCSports.com’s Dan Beaver … Story from SupercrossLive.com’s Samuel Reiman … Full results
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Chad Reed out for remainder of Supercross season
- Chad Reed was involved in a brutal accident in the 450SX Main Event in the Monster Energy AMA Supercross race in Seattle on Saturday night, and will be out the rest of the season
- Reed posted on Instagram that he had sustained eight broken ribs, a broken scapula, and a collapsed lung
- Justin Brayton, who was also involved in the crash, posted an update on Instagram stating that he may have a torn MCL/ACL in his left knee but still needs to confirm a diagnosis
- 37-year-old Reed was eighth in points after 12 rounds
Additional info: Story from MotoXAddicts.com’s Dan Lamb … Story from RacerXOnline.com’s Chase Stallo … Story from FullNoise.com.au
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Frank Pedregon injured in car accident, will not race in Las Vegas
- Worsham Family Racing NHRA Funny Car driver Frank Pedregon was involved in a passenger car accident on Friday that resulted in a broken leg
- His femur was broken in three places; he underwent same-day surgery at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center to repair the injury
- Pedregon was planning on competing in the April 5-7 DENSO Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
- The team plans on returning for the July 26-28 NHRA Sonoma Nationals at Sonoma Raceway
Additional info: Story from NHRA.com … NHRA schedule … Story from earlier this year about Frank Pedregon’s return to racing
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