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LMC, which fields two full-time entries in NASCAR’s Cup Series and a part-time entry for Johnson, will make its Extreme E debut in the Feb. 17-18 Desert X Prix with drivers Travis Pastrana and Gray Leadbetter.

The world-famous Daytona 500 will kickstart the 76th season of NASCAR racing where Team Penske’s Ryan Blaney will commence his championship defence.

The 2021 NASCAR Cup champion will make his IndyCar debut in May's blue ribband with Arrow McLaren, in partnership with Hendrick Motorsports, and completed 172 laps of Phoenix Raceway on Monday.

The manufacturer’s TD2 program has produced several noteworthy graduates, including NASCAR Cup driver Christopher Bell, who has advanced to the Championship 4 the past, two seasons, and Xfinity driver John Hunter Nemechek, who will join Bell in Cup and compete with Legacy Motor Club.

After finishing fifth in NASCAR's preseason exhibition at the Los Angeles Coliseum on Saturday night, 2021 Cup champion Larson will resume his preparations for his first attempt at the Indianapolis 500 at the one-mile, low-banked Phoenix tri-oval.

Australian sprinters Matthew Richardson and Matt Glaetzer won medals as Adelaide's heatwave briefly interrupted the last day of cycling's Track Nations Cup.

Blaney's first title – secured in last November’s season finale at Phoenix – was the second consecutive for Penske and fourth overall. Joey Logano has won two while Brad Keselowski gave Penske his first Cup championship in 2012.

Suarez, the first Mexican-born Cup Series winner, is competing in the non-points NASCAR Mexico invitational event held prior to Sunday’s Clash. Both series hit the temporary ¼-mile paved oval for the first time on Saturday.

Herbst, who competes full-time in the Xfinity Series with Stewart-Haas Racing, made his Cup debut in last year’s 500 driving for RWR and finished a respectable 10th.