The vibes of Formula One and NASCAR blended in Saturday's F1 Sprint race at Circuit of the Americas, if not the actual drivers.

Oscar Piastri labelled his first-lap collision with team-mate Lando Norris in the United States sprint a “racing incident” as he refuted accusations that he was at fault for the crash which dumped the title rivals out.

Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri’s Austin Sprint ended in disaster as both crashed out on Lap 1, prompting McLaren boss Zak Brown to slam rival drivers for “amateur-hour” chaos.

Max Verstappen made the most of a first-corner collision between the two McLaren drivers to win Saturday’s sprint race at the United States Grand Prix and reduce Oscar Piastri’s lead over him by eight points.

If you thought Kyle Cummins was going to wind it down after wrapping up the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship with four races remaining, you thought wrong. Playing with house money, so to speak,

The fourth-generation competitor has been involved in the sport since age 13 after years of watching her dad on the tracks.

Tributes to Allen, who died earlier this month at 81, flowed in throughout the World of Outlaws visit to Lincoln Speedway.

The racing world suffered from the loss of Bobby Allen on October 5, and various revered figures paid their tribute to the sprint car legend, including Kyle Larson.