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Roger Penske on Thursday added the most prestigious street race in North America to his portfolio with the purchase of the Grand Prix of Long Beach. He bought the race from Gerry Forsythe, who owned half the event with the late Kevin Kalkhoven.

MONACO (AP) — Formula 1 extended a contract with the Monaco Grand Prix for six more years on Thursday. The famed city circuit will stage F1 till 2031. “I’m delighted,” F1 chief executive Stefano Domenicali said.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Greg Maffei is stepping down as president and chief executive of Liberty Media, the company that owns Formula 1 .

Formula 1 race director Niels Wittich will be replaced in a surprise move with three races to go and the title yet to be decided.

ENSTONE, England (AP) — The struggling Alpine Formula 1 team will use engines and gearboxes from Mercedes starting in 2026 after parent company Renault cuts its in-house F1 engine program.

AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — There is no such a thing as a perfect season. At least that is what Roger Penske told The Associated Press hours after winning his third consecutive NASCAR championship. Maybe not. But Team Penske sure came close.

AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Martin Truex Jr. got a nice surprise when his fellow drivers gave him a standing ovation during the prerace meeting Sunday before the NASCAR Cup Series finale.

AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Eliminated from the playoffs at the end of the second round, Joey Logano received a second chance when another competitor was disqualified. He pounced on the opportunity.

AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Joey Logano won his third NACAR championship on Sunday with a relentless drive at Phoenix Raceway that gave Team Penske its third major motorsports title in less than a month.