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: Hollywood Casino 500 at Kansas Speedway on Sunday September 10th:
Race 2 in the Round of 16: Tyler Reddick led only the final two of the 268 laps, but that was enough for the win to install himself into the playoff Round of 12! It was Reddick’s 2nd win of the season, the 5th of his career. Denny Hamlin placed 2nd with Erik Jones rounding out the podium in 3rd. Last week’s winner Kyle Larson wound up 4th with defending Cup Series champ Joey Logano rounding out the top 5.
Final Race of the Round of 16: Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway, Tennessee, on Saturday Sept. 16th. Last year’s winner: Chris Buescher.
On the Bubble: Harvick, Wallace, Stenhouse and McDowell.
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NTT IndyCar Series: (idle)
Last Race: 2023 Season Finale at Laguna Seca, California on Sunday September 10th:
In a word: messy... and at times, embarrassing, with winless guys in the back doing dumb things, perhaps in frustration! Lots of contact, lots of spins, and lots of un-safe track re-entries all over the place causing far too many yellows. Recovering from Lap 1 contact and a penalty, "The Iceman" Ganassi Racing’s Scott Dixon notches his 3rd win over his last 4 starts! Scott McLaughlin finished 2nd, with 2023 champ Alex Palou 3rd! Canada’s Devlin DeFrancesco fell to 21st with gearbox problems in his final drive for Andretti Global.
Alex Palou clinched his 2nd series championship the race previous at Portland. It marks the 15th IndyCar title for Chip Ganassi.
Final IndyCar Points: Alex Palou finished with 78 more points than team mate Scott Dixon. Canada’s Devlin DeFrancesco wrapped up in 22nd.
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Formula One World Driving Championship:
Last Race: The Italian Grand Prix at Monza, Sunday September 3rd:
On one of F1’s grand ol’ circuits, Max Verstappen cruised to a record-breaking 10th straight win, taking the lead from homeland hero and pole-sitter Carlos Sainz on lap 15. It was easy sailing for Max after that, as teammate Sergio Perez worked his way up to 2nd for another Red Bull 1-2, keeping the team’s undefeated streak alive! Sainz made the Tifosi happy, securing a spot on the podium in 3rd. Bad one for Mercedes! Russell and Hamilton 5th and 6th, both serving 5-second penalties for passing Esteban Ocon off-track and a collision with Oscar Piastri late in the race respectively. Lewis and George both signed 2-year contract extensions with Mercedes earlier in the weekend. Canada’s Lance Stroll started at the back of the pack at Monza, finishing 16th and out of the points.
Standings: Max Verstappen leads teammate Sergio Perez by 145 in the Driver’s Championship. Red Bull’s strangle-hold on the Constructor’s title grows to 310 over 2nd place Mercedes.
Next Race: The Grand Prix of Singapore on Sunday September 17th. Last year’s winner: Sergio Perez.
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IMSA Sports Cars:
Last Race: Virginia International Raceway on Sunday August 27th:
GTD Pro winners and 1st overall: Jordan Taylor in the Corvette. GTD winner: The Madison Snow BMW. Klaus Bachler in the Canadian Pfaff Motorsports Porsche, 3rd in GTD. Nothing is stopping Canada’s Kyle Marcelli and ‘mate Dan Formal in their Wayne Taylor Racing entry! The duo taking their 8th win in a row in the IMSA Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America Series at VIR. They could run the table and sweep the season!
Next Race: Road Course at The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, September 15-17th.
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Canadian Rally Championship presented by Subaru:
Last Rally: Rallye Defi Petit Nation in Montpellier, Quebec, Sunday September 10th:
Jean-Sebastien Besner & Yvan Joyal finished in 1st overall in their 4-wheel drive Ford Fiesta. Marc-Andre Brisbois & Marie-France Desmarais runner up in their Subaru Impreza.
Next Rally: Pacific Forest Rally, Merritt, British Columbia, September 28-30th.
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World Rally Championship:
Last Rally: Rally of The Acropolis, Greece, Sunday September 10th:
Kalle Rovanperä scores his 3rd win of the season, topping team-mate Elfyn Evans by 1min 31.7sec. Rovanperä extended his points lead over Evans to 33 with 3 rounds to go.
Next Rally: The Rally Chile, Sunday October 1st.
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Raceline Radio Show Guest Schedule The Week of:
September 10th: Canadian Superbike championship challenger, defending champ Ben Young on the fight into the season finale at Shannonville… and The Subaru-Raceline E-Mail Bag Trivia Contest!
September 17th: 2023 and 2-time IndyCar champion Alex Palou and The Subaru-Raceline E-Mail Bag Trivia Contest!
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2023 Raceline Radio Network Affiliate Stations 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.
Edmonton Sports Talk: Tuesday 8 PM Mountain and Saturday 9 AM Mountain. (Starts Sept. 12th ) edmontonsportstalk.com Show Page: edmontonsportstalk.com/programming/raceline-radio/
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