NASCAR and F1 Race Wrap-ups

Lando Norris gets 1st 2026 F1 win, Corey Heim becomes youngest Brickyard 400 winner since Jeff Gordon in 1994.

NASCAR

Corey Heim captured one of NASCAR's crown-jewel victories Sunday, holding off Christopher Bell over the final 34-lap green-flag run to win the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

The victory was Heim's second NASCAR Cup Series win in just his 15th career start and came in his eighth appearance this season driving the No. 67 Toyota for 23XI Racing. Heim, 24, who will join the team full time in 2027, finished 0.287 seconds ahead of Bell, with Joey Logano (Ford) completing the podium.

The decisive moment came after a nine-car crash on Lap 120 eliminated Ryan Blaney and ended his bid for the NASCAR In-Season Challenge title. On the ensuing restart, Denny Hamlin chose the inside lane, while Heim lined up outside and received a strong push from Logano to surge into the lead. Hamlin dropped to fifth behind Chase Briscor and never recovered.

Heim maintained control despite a late charge from Bell, whose runner-up finish marked his sixth second-place result of the season without a victory.

Brad Keselowski finished sixth, followed by Josh Berry, Ryan Preece, polesitter Carson Hocevar and Tyler Reddick. Ty Gibbs, who led 46 laps and won Stage 1, secured a playoff berth despite finishing 12th.

Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott both crashed out early, continuing a difficult afternoon for Hendrick Motorsports as the series heads to Iowa Speedway with four races remaining before the 16-driver playoff field is finalized.

Results

Next: Iowa Corn 350 Powered by Ethanol, Aug. 8-9

Formula 1

2025 Formula One World Driving Champion Lando Norris claimed his first victory of the now-half-complete 2026 season Sunday, capitalizing on teammate Oscar Piastri's late retirement to win the Hungarian Grand Prix and lead McLaren to its first Grand Prix victory of the year.

Norris finished ahead of Red Bull's Max Verstappen and Mercedes rookie Kimi Antonelli after a race that turned on strategy, traffic and mechanical reliability.

Starting from pole, Norris lost the lead to Piastri at Turn 2 on the opening lap and spent much of the race running second. McLaren elected to hold station despite Norris closing on the reigning world champion through the opening stint.

The race changed shortly after halfway when Piastri, exiting his second pit stop, became caught behind Carlos Sainz's Williams and made contact with the slower car. Norris responded with a series of fast laps before his final stop, moving into the effective lead. Piastri's challenge ended with 15 laps remaining when an apparent gearbox failure brought out a Virtual Safety Car.

The neutralization allowed Verstappen and Antonelli to secure podium positions. Ferrari's Charles Leclerc inherited fourth after teammate Lewis Hamilton received a five-second penalty for speeding in the pit lane, dropping him to fifth.

Isack Hadjar finished sixth for Red Bull, while George Russell recovered from an anti-stall problem on the opening lap to finish seventh. Racing Bulls teammates Liam Lawson and Arvid Lindblad completed the top 10.

Results

Next: Formula 1 Heineken Dutch Grand Prix, Aug. 21-23