Compiled By Erik Tomas, The Raceline Radio Network.
2023 is our 31st Season on the air across Canada!
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Formula One World Driving Championship:
Last GP: Sunday October 29th, The Mexican Grand Prix Mexico City: This one was done after the first turn! When the lights went out, Max Verstappen, who started 3rd, bolted up between the two Ferraris into the lead! That first turn also knocked out hometown hero Sergio Perez, much to the dismay for the Mexican crown! He climbed Charles LeClerc’s left-front, resulting in a DNF and no points while his future at Red Bull’s remains under close scrutiny! This marks win 16 on the season for Verstappen, a new record, surviving a red-flag restart for Kevin Magnussen's crash on Lap 34. Lewis Hamilton finished Mexico 2nd, with Charles LeClerc behind 3rd.
Canada’s Lance Stroll: a DNF after late contact with Valtteri Bottas.
Points: Just 3 GP’s left! The fight for 2nd place in the Driver's Championship: Perez’s DNF take a big toss, as his lead over Lewis Hamilton dwindles down to 20 points. Mercedes leads Ferrari by 22 in the Constructors standings.
Next GP: Sunday November 5th: The Brazilian Grand Prix, Sao Paulo. Last year’s winner: George Russell. _____________________________________________________________________________
NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series:
Last Race: Sunday October 29th: Martinsville, VA. The third and final race in the Round of 8 at their smallest track to set up the final 4 drivers to run for the championship at Phoenix! Ryan Blaney wins, taking the lead with 22 laps to go.
Final Four: Those who will battle for the championship on November 5th included Martinsville winner Ryan Blaney, along with Kyle Larson, Christopher Bell, and William Byron.
Next Race: Sunday November 5th: Championship decider and season-closer: Phoenix Raceway.
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NTT IndyCar Series: Season Closed!
Alex Palou wins his 2nd series championship. ( 2021 ). 15th IndyCar title for Chip Ganassi Racing.
Final IndyCar Points: Alex Palou 78 better than team mate Scott Dixon. Canada’s Devlin DeFrancesco: ranked 22nd.
Next Race: Sunday March 10, 2024: St. Petersburg FLA.
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IMSA Sports Cars: Season Closed
2024 season opener: January 25th- 28th: Rolex 24 at Daytona
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Canadian Rally Championship presented by Subaru:
Next Rally: November 25th: Rally of The Tall Pines, Bancroft Ontario.
Last Rally: Oct 22nd: Rally Charlesvoix, La Malbaie PQ: Vincent & Gaudreau first overall and Open 4WD aboard their Subaru Impreza by 2 minutes over Arsenault & Belanger and their Subaru WRX STi. Trudel & Miller won Production 4WD in their Subaru WRX. Leblanc & LeBlanc won 2WD in their Nissan Sentra. Top 4 cars all Subaru's!
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World Rally Championship:
Last Rally: October 29th: Central European Rally Bavaria, Kalle Rovanperä is now a 2-time WRC champion, clinching the title by finishing second overall to Thierry Neuville. Just a year ago, Rovanperä made history as the youngest WRC champion ever at only 22 years!
Next Rally: November 19th: The Rally Japan, Chubu. Season closer.
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Raceline Radio Show Guest Schedule The Week of:
October 29th: Pfaff Motorsports GM Steve Bortolotti on the team’s switch from Porsche to McLaren… plus more entries for The Subaru-Raceline E-Mail Bag Trivia Contest.
November 5th: Fellow Canadian Motorsport Hall of Famer and Raceline Radio co-founder Bruce Mehlenbacher returns as he’s inducted into The Canadian Drag Racing Hall of Fame….plus The Subaru-Raceline E-Mail Bag Trivia Contest!
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2023 Raceline Radio Network Affiliate Stations:
Affiliates 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.
Edmonton Sports Talk: Tuesday 8 PM Mountain and Saturday 9 AM Mountain. edmontonsportstalk.com Show Page: edmontonsportstalk.com/programming/raceline-radio/
CityNews 95.7 Halifax: Monday 9 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.
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