Compiled By Erik Tomas, The Raceline Radio Network.
2023 is our 31st Season on the air across Canada!
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NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series:
Last Race: Watkins Glen Road Course, New York, on Sunday August 20th:
Some decent door-to-door stuff in this one! Hendrick Motorsports pilot William Byron takes his 5th win of the season. In firm control, Byron led all but 24 of the 90 laps to nail his first career road course win. That’s 5 wins in a row for Rick Hendrick’s employees at Watkins Glen. Denny Hamlin finished 2nd, with Christopher Bell rounding out the podium in 3rd.
Next Race: Daytona International Speedway, Florida, on Saturday August 26th. This marks the final race of the regular season. The Round of 16 Playoff starts Sunday September 3rd at Darlington.
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Formula One World Driving Championship: Summer Break
Last Grand Prix: The Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps on Sunday July 30th:
In the final dash before the summer shutdown, Max Verstappen had to fight for this one (for a little while, at least). Max caught and passed Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez on Lap 17 to pull off another impressive win, this time starting back in 6th on the starting grid after receiving a 5-place grid penalty for a new gearbox. That’s now 8 straight wins for Verstappen, and 12 wins in a row for RB (13 if you count last year’s season-closer at Abu Dhabi). Red Bull remains undefeated this campaign! Perez finished Belgium 2nd to complete the Red Bull 1-2. Charles LeClerc wound up in 3rd, notching a podium for Ferrari. Lewis Hamilton finished 4th with complaints that his Mercedes was porpoising again! Fernando Alonso in 5th for Aston Martin, with Canadian teammate Lance Stroll back in 9th.
Standings: Heading into The Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort on August 27th, Max Verstappen’s leads the Driver’s Championship over Red Bull team mate Sergio Perez by a wide margin of 125! In the Constructors, Red Bull once again added to their huge advantage over 2nd place Mercedes, stretching the gap to 256!
Next Grand Prix: The Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort on Sunday August 27th. Last year’s winner: Max Verstappen.
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NTT IndyCar Series:
Last Race: The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course, Saturday August 12th:
Spectacular first lap! Canada’s Devlin DeFrancesco went 4-wide in turn-one, bullying past pole sitter Graham Rahal to lead for just the second time in these cars! Dev was working from a career-best 5th starting spot, but wound up 19th to finish. But even after a crash and spin on the opening lap, Ganassi’s Scott Dixon held back a furious charge from Graham Rahal at the end for his first win of the season in his 319th consecutive start. It marked his 54th career win, 2nd only to A.J Foyt’s 67. That’s now 19-straight winning seasons for Dixon. Graham Rahal finished the race 2nd, Pato O’Ward 3rd.
Standings: Alex Palou, 7th in the race, widens his championship lead to 101 over Dixon, who skips back over Newgarden for 2nd. Joe got collected in that opening lap mess, winding up 25th with damage. There are only 3 races left on the IndyCar schedule!
Next Race: Sunday August 27th: World Wide Technology Raceway, Gateway St. Louis. Last year’s winner: Josef Newgarden.
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IMSA Sports Cars:
Last Race: Road America at Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, August 7th:
Campbell/Nasr win GTP in the Penske Porsche. Keating/Chatin win LMP-2 in the Mathiason Oreca. LMP-3 goes to Robinson/Burdon in the Riley Ligier. GTD Pro won by Gunn/Riberas in The Heart of Racing Aston Martin. Canada’s Pfaff Motorsports’ Bachler & Pilet 4th. GTD to Sellers/Snow in the Miller BMW. Canada’s Kyle Marcelli and Danny Formal won both Lamborghini Super Trofeo races, their 5th in a row!
Next Race: Virginia International Raceway, August 27th.
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Canadian Rally Championship presented by Subaru:
Last Rally: Rally Baie Des Chaleurs, New Richmond Quebec, July 2nd:
Joel Levac & Laurence-Fanny L’Estage in their Mini Countryman win by less than a minute over Ricardo Cordero & Marco Hernandez in their Citroen.
Next Rally: Rallye Defi Petit Nation, Montpellier Quebec, Sunday September 10th.
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World Rally Championship:
Last Rally: Rally Finland, August 6th:
Elfyn Evans takes it for Toyota Gazoo to keep his title hopes alive. A dramatic crash for points leader and team-mate Kalle Rovanperä set it up. Evans now just 25 points back with 4 rallies remaining.
Next Rally: Rally of The Acropolis, Greece, September 10th.
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Raceline Radio Show Guest Schedule The Week of:
August 20th: IndyCar legend Paul Tracy and The Subaru-Raceline E-Mail Bag Trivia Contest!
August 27th: NASCAR Trucks’ Stewart Friesen, NASCAR Canada’s DJ Kennington, and The Subaru-Raceline E-Mail Bag Trivia Contest!
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2023 Raceline Radio Network Affiliate Stations/March 2023:
Stations feature live audio streaming, podcasting and Iphone access.
Sportsnet 590 The FAN Toronto: ( Co-Flagship ) Mondays 10 PM Eastern and Sundays 7am (replay). The FAN / Raceline is also available in HD FM: 92.5 Channel 3, The Radio Player Canada App, Bell Express-Vu Sat. channel 959, and carried live and podcasted on the Web at sportsnet.ca
Sportsnet 590 The FAN Toronto Raceline Podcasts: (http://www.sportsnet.ca/590/) “Shows” – link to the audio page for Raceline Radio (http://www.sportsnet.ca/590/raceline-radio/
Listen LIVE: www.sportsnet.ca
Tune In Radio: http://tunein.com/radio/Raceline-Radio-p58510/.
TSN 690 Montreal: Tuesdays 6 PM Eastern. On-line: TSN690.ca, The I-Heart Radio App and TSN App.
Sportsnet 650 The FAN Vancouver: Monday 10 PM and Saturday 6 AM Pacific. Also in HD at 96.9 - HD 3, and on the Radioplayer Canada App.
Sportsnet 960 The FAN Calgary: Monday 10 PM Mountain and Saturday 7 AM Mountain. Also on-line at Sportsnet.ca/960 and the Sportsnet App.
CityNews 95.7 Halifax: Monday 8 PM Atlantic
Global News Radio 900 CHML Hamilton: ( Co-Flagship ) Sunday 8 PM Eastern, HD FM at 95.3 Channel 3 and podcasted.
News Talk 610 CKTB St. Catharines-Niagara-Western NY: Monday 11 PM and Saturday 6 PM Eastern, I-Heart Radio and podcasted.
