🏎 Cautions at the Colosseum

How will F1 balance sport vs. show amidst Red Bull's dominance?

"The best 5 minutes in motorsports"

- Money Lap

Good morning! It may have been Easter weekend but the racing drama took no time off! NASCAR played in the mud in a chaos-filled race at the Colosseum. F1 contemplates the balance of sport vs. show and IndyCar visited the White House!

What is a race car drivers least favorite meal?

*Answer at the bottom

Don't forget to share your feedback in our poll at the bottom of each email.

Money Lap Fantasy by eRacr

Join the eRacr Fantasy leagues to compete against other Money Lap subscribers and compete for exclusive prizes all season long! It's not too late to enter! Join below:

Fantasy Results

NASCAR

Bell Bests the Field at Bristol

Christopher Bell won the NASCAR Cup Series Dirt Race at the Bristol Motor Speedway, his first win of the season. Bell's team chose to stay on track during the pit session after the race's second stage, enabling him to control the race's final stage. Despite occasional pressure, he held off challengers after a late-race caution flag, winning the race under caution. The track surface caused difficulties for drivers as spins, slides, and multi-car crashes led to several caution flags. Pole winner Kyle Larson finished 35th after a late race run-in with Ryan Preece forced him to retire from the race with extensive damage.

Logano Dominates Caution Filled Truck Race at the Colosseum

Joey Logano won the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series' Weather Guard Truck Race on Dirt at Bristol Motor Speedway on Saturday night. Logano dominated the race, winning both stages and leading for 138 out of 150 laps. He finished 1.241 seconds ahead of his teammate Ty Majeski. The race was punctuated by 11 cautions for 64 laps, with trucks experiencing difficulties on the slick clay surface. Logano's victory was the second of his career in the Truck Series and second win at the dirt covered Bristol. Byron, Crafton and Enfinger rounded out the Top 5.

NASCAR Indefinitely Suspends Cody Ware

NASCAR Cup Series driver Cody Ware has been indefinitely suspended by NASCAR after being arrested and charged with felony assault by strangulation - inflict serious injury, and misdemeanor assault on a female. Ware missed Sunday's NASCAR Cup race at Bristol to focus on a personal matter.

Ware has nearly 100 starts in the Cup Series, with his only top-ten appearance coming when he finished sixth in the August Daytona race last year. He has driven for the team owned by his father since he made his Cup race debut in 2017, and currently sits 31st in the championship standings.

More NASCAR

👊 "I'm guessing he was paying me back"... Larson's thoughts on an incident filled Bristol Dirt race

F1

Sport Vs. Show

In a recent interview, Haas team principal Gunther Steiner has said that Formula 1 should not change its rules to reduce Red Bull's current advantage, as sporting integrity should always be a priority over the show. While Red Bull has dominated the three events held so far in 2023, Steiner expects the other teams to catch up, and changing the rules to slow Red Bull down would not be fair. He also expects the battle between the midfield teams around Haas to remain tight throughout the rest of the season.

“The sport is the main thing we have to have. The show is secondary, but I think it will sort itself out and then still we have got a good race going on in the front now with Checo and Max, that doesn't seem to be without sparks, without show."

Gunther Steiner

Ferrari Requests Review of Sainz's Penalty

Ferrari has formally requested a right of review over the penalty given to Carlos Sainz during the Australian Grand Prix, according to team boss Frederic Vasseur. Sainz was handed a five-second penalty after tipping Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso into a spin, dropping him out of the points and down to 12th. Ferrari has sent a petition to the FIA with the hope of securing a right of review. Competitors can request a right of review within 14 days after a ruling from the stewards if "a significant and relevant new element is discovered which was unavailable to the parties seeking the review at the time of the decision concerned."

More F1

🛞 A beginner's guide to tires in Formula 1... Specs, compounds and changes to the tire for the 2023 season

💥 First sprint race of the season coming up in Baku... teams are predicting the new format will cause chaos

💸 Ferrari claims Red Bull's cost cap penalty was 'not a penalty'... Vasseur claims it was too lenient after Red Bull seems unfazed with stellar start to 2023

IndyCar

IndyCar does DC

NTT IndyCar Series driver Alexander Rossi and Jim Leo, owner of PitFit, were guests of the White House during Easter celebrations. The event hosted 30,000 children and included an IndyCar race fit programme, a light reaction test, a strength challenge, ball toss, and a photo opportunity with an Indianapolis 500 show car. Rossi said he was honoured to be part of the event and introduce a new generation to IndyCar. This was the first IndyCar visit to the White House since 2019 when Roger Penske was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Donald J. Trump.

GLOBAL MOTORSPORT

Take a trip to far away motorsport lands

👀 Loeb still turning heads despite not having a WRC seat in 2023... Scoring a win at the Azores Rally, Loeb proves he still has it

🌵 Tomac wins Glendale Triple Crown taking over the points lead... He moves to second on all-time 450 wins list

eNASCAR

Round #5 Autodromo Nazionale Monza

Tonight at 9:00pm ET, catch the excitement of Round #5 as the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series heads to Monza for the first time! Cheer on eRacr's Kollin Keister and Collin Bowden as we gear up for the first road course of the season. The Pre-race show will start at 8:30pm ET and can be watched on twitch.tv/iracing.

Remembering Justin Owen

Sprint car driver Justin Owen, aged 26, succombed to his injuries after a horrific crash during a race at the Lawrenceburg Speedway in Indiana. During a qualifying race, Owen lost control of his car and hit the outside wall, causing it to flip several times. USAC announced Owen’s death shortly after midnight on Saturday and cancelled the remainder of the event.

Owen was the reigning track champion at Lawrenceburg winning the title in 2022. His fiancé and fellow racers paid tribute to him on social media. Similar to the late Bryan Clauson, Owen was an organ donor. His father stated that Justin is going to help 80 people.

Memes

ONBOARD OF THE DAY

Charles Leclerc 2021 Abu Dhabi Onboard

Let's go inside the helmet of Charles Leclerc during the start of the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at the Yas Marina Circuit. Watch Leclerc take the green and make his opening lap on his way to a P10 finish.

How would you rate this email?

Login or Subscribe to participate in polls.

TELL ALL YOUR FRIENDS

*Answer

Brake-fest!

Please send this to friends who want 5 minutes of everything motorsports delivered directly to their inbox multiple times a week!

Reply

or to participate.