The 14th round of the 2016 Formula One season will take place at this weekend's Italian Grand Prix at Monza, where Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg will recommence their fight for the world championship. Hamilton's grid-drop penalties at the recent Belgian GP meant we were denied a battle between the Mercedes drivers at Spa-Francorchamps, where Rosberg claimed a routine win from pole position. But after recovering to third place from 21st on the grid, Hamilton—nursing a nine-point lead over Rosberg—told Sky Sports' James Galloway of his desire to have "some good fights" with his team-mate between now and the end of the season. As Rosberg and Hamilton are set to be reunited at the front of the field this weekend, we're e...

It's going to take a while to replace departing superstars Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart in the hearts and minds of NASCAR fans. The project is well under way, though. Kyle Larson, 24, out-dueled Chase Elliott, 20, to win the Pure Michigan 400. Ryan Blaney, 22, finished fourth. In terms of actual driving, the difference in the race was shaped outside the cockpits of the top two finishers. Nine laps remained when the green flag waved for the final time. Both Larson and Elliott, overwhelmed by the urgency of the situation, were too eager. They spun their tires. Brad Keselowski pushed Larson and stuck with him. Blaney pushed Elliott but moved to the outside in an attempt to pass. Thus was the outcome. Larson won by 1.478 seconds as E...

The Belgian Grand Prix was a golden opportunity for Nico Rosberg to regain the initiative in the 2016 Formula One title race. With Lewis Hamilton, his Mercedes team-mate and main rival, forced to start from the back of the grid, the German had the chance to take back the championship lead he threw away after a strong start to the season. Rosberg did all he could, recording a comfortable pole-to-flag win, but he could only take 10 points out of Hamilton, who recovered to third place and still has a nine-point lead with eight races remaining. But the German insisted he was not upset to see Hamilton join him on the podium, congratulating his team-mate on a job well done. Come the end of this season, Hamilton's surge from 21st place o...

The Pure Michigan 400 was one of the fastest races all season. Speak nothing of Joey Logano topping out at 219 miles per hour. The race went from green flag to checkered flag in well under three hours. In his 99th career start, Kyle Larson at long last reached Victory Lane, thus snapping a 99-race losing streak for Chip Ganassi Racing. Larson has been one of the most highly touted young drivers in the Sprint Cup Series for the past three seasons, and he threw down the throttle in the final restart that brought home win No. 1. “I can go back to that restart,” NBCSN’s Dale Jarrett said during the broadcast. “You’ve got two young drivers going after it at one point. The adrenaline, it’s overwhelming. Your le...

Kyle Larson earned his first career Sprint Cup victory Sunday, beating out Chase Elliott to win the Pure Michigan 400 at the Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. Larson's reaction immediately after the race spoke to how much it meant for the 24-year-old."I'm at a loss for words," he said to NBC Sports' Marty Snider (via NBC Sports PR). "I feel like I need to sit down."Larson also enjoyed his post-race burnout on the track, courtesy of NASCAR on NBCSN:NASCAR shared a replay of the final lap and the No. 42 car crossing the finish line:In what was a close race for most of the day, Larson won with relatively little drama. Elliott came in second place, a little under 1.5 seconds behind the leader, and Brad Keselowski finis...

Nico Rosberg claimed his sixth victory of the 2016 Formula One season in Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps. The German secured his third consecutive pole position on Saturday and followed that up with a measured drive to cut Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton's championship lead to just nine points with eight races remaining. Joining Rosberg on the podium were Daniel Ricciardo—who evaded the first-lap collision between Red Bull team-mate Max Verstappen and the Ferrari drivers, Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen, to finish second—and Hamilton, who recovered to third from the last row of the grid. With a look at a day to forget for Toro Rosso and standout performances by McLaren-Honda's Fernando Alonso and Force Ind...

Back in 2014, Nico Hulkenberg responded to an ongoing barrage of questions from journalists about his lack of top-three finishes in Formula One saying, "I'm not thinking about the podium as much as you guys are." But it certainly must have been in the back of his mind during Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix, when he emerged from a chaotic start in second place, behind only Nico Rosberg, the eventual winner. With championship leader Lewis Hamilton starting from the back of the grid and Sebastian Vettel, Kimi Raikkonen and Max Verstappen colliding at the first corner, it seemed that maybe, finally, Hulkenberg’s podium drought was coming to an end. Instead, through no fault of his own, he finished in fourth place—the third time in...

Kyle Larson captured the checkered flag for the first time on the Sprint Cup Series with his win on Sunday afternoon at the Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Larson, who passed Chase Elliott for the lead on a late restart, is one of the brightest young stars in the sport. His win locks up a place in the season-ending Chase for the Sprint Cup and snaps a 99-race winless streak for Chip Ganassi Racing. Elliott led 31 laps on the day and had a chance to win. But he spun his tires on the final restart, which allowed Larson to pass him for the lead and the trip to Victory Lane. Brad Keselowski, Ryan Blaney and Kevin Harvick rounded out the top-five finishers.  Read more Motorsports news on BleacherReport.com...

Mercedes’ Nico Rosberg drove superbly from pole position to clinch victory at the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday. Rosberg was flawless throughout in what was an otherwise chaotic race, building up a comfortable gap between himself and Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo, who came home in second. Lewis Hamilton, who started in 21st, capitalised on a frantic start to move through the field quickly, taking a hard-earned third. This triumph for the German sees Hamilton's lead at the top of the world championship get chopped to just nine points. Here is the race result and those updated standings: With Hamilton on the back row of the grid on Sunday, the start was always going to be fascinating. Things went perfectly for Rosberg, wh...

Michael McDowell took the checkered flag at NASCAR Xfinity Series' Road America 180 from Road America in Milwaukee.   It was his 94th career start in the Xfinity series, his 297th NASCAR national series start and finally his first win, via the NBC Sports telecast.  NASCAR on NBCSN showed the elation on McDowell's face upon hitting Victory Lane: Here are the full results of the race and the updated driver standings: Even Talladega Superspeedway was pumped with McDowell's win: Like most road courses, Road America doesn't just stress speed. With almost no banks and a bevy of turns, drivers needed to practice cunning and patience as well to move up through the field.  Road America is one of the most daunting tracks, as it...