Big racing weekend with IndyCar, NASCAR and F1 in action
F1, NASCAR and IndyCar delivered a clean Sunday sweep of winners with Kimi Antonelli, Denny Hamlin and Josef Newgarden each taking victory. F1 now heads to Spain, NASCAR moves on to Mexico City, and IndyCar turns to Road America on June 21.
F1: Antonelli keeps rolling
Kimi Antonelli won the Monaco Grand Prix on June 7, extending his remarkable run and tightening his grip on the 2026 Formula 1 championship race. Formula 1’s official results page lists Antonelli as the Monaco winner, and the AP report says the 19-year-old Mercedes driver captured a delayed race that further stretched his points lead.
The next stop for F1 is the Spanish Grand Prix at Barcelona-Catalunya, scheduled for June 12-14, 2026. That makes Spain the immediate follow-up story as teams shift from Monaco’s street-track precision to a very different permanent circuit.
NASCAR: Hamlin wins at Michigan
Denny Hamlin won the NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway on June 7, giving him another major victory and reinforcing his status near the top of the sport’s all-time win list. Coverage from AP and other reports says Hamlin outlasted the field and tied Kyle Busch on the career Cup win list with the victory.
NASCAR’s next big date is June 15, when the Cup Series heads to Mexico City for its first modern international points-paying event, according to AP reporting. That race gives the series a major global showcase and a rare break from the usual oval-and-road-course rhythm.
IndyCar: Newgarden owns WWTR again
Josef Newgarden won the Bommarito Automotive Group 500 at World Wide Technology Raceway on June 7, continuing his dominant record on short ovals and giving Team Penske another key result. IndyCar’s own race report says it was Newgarden’s sixth win in 11 starts at WWTR and his second victory of the 2026 season.
The next NTT IndyCar Series race is the XPEL Grand Prix at Road America on Sunday, June 21, in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. That event opens the next phase of the schedule after a chaotic night in St. Louis, where strategy, rain delays and fuel gambles shaped the finish.
