- Earlier today, new FIA president Mohammen Ben Sulayem announced new structural changes in Formula 1 officiating that will take effect in the 2022 season. Likely the most visible is that Michael Masi will no longer be the race director. He will be replaced by three people, those being Eduardo Freitas, who serves as the race director for the FIA World Endurance Championship and the European Le Mans Series, Formula E race director Niels Wittich, and Herbie Blash, who will serve as a senior advisor. These men will be in their new positions in time for the open test sessions at the Circuit de
Catalunya-Barcelona next week. Masi will be re-assigned to a different role within the FIA.
In addition to the three-man officiating team, there will be a Virtual Race Control room to review officiating decisions. Ben Sulayem likened this to VAR in football (soccer).
- Early this morning, Ferrari unveiled their newest Formula 1 chassis, the F1-75.
- At Volusia Speedway Park Wednesday night, World of Outlaws CASE Construction Late Model Series teams had double features. First up was making up the Friday night feature from January's Sunshine Nationals that was rained out. Here, Ashton Winger grabbed the lead at the start and attempted to run away. Cautions kept the pack close, but Winger was
able to pull away for the win. Dale McDowell was second, then Chris Madden, Devin Moran and Hudson O'Neal.
In the regularly scheduled feature, Kyle Strickler led early, but the "High Side Tickler" had his car turn traitor on him while leading. This gave the lead over to Brandon Overton. Overton's engine began to expire late in the feature, but he was able to nurse it to victory lane. Moran finished second, then Brandon Sheppard, O'Neal and veteran
Darrell Lanigan.
- After Tuesday night's duel, the Super DIRTcar Series returned to action at Volusia Speedway Park. Baldwinsville, N.Y.'s Jimmy Phelps drew the pole for the 30-lap feature and led early. Peter Britten, who lost Tuesday night's duel to Stewart Friesen, dropped to fourth early, but split Jack Lehner and Friesen on a restart to move up to
second.
A three-way battle for the lead broke out with five laps to go between Phelps, Lehner and Britten when Phelps got caught up behind the slower No. 3J of Marc Johnson. Using the outside line, Britten was able to get
alongside Phelps for the lead with two laps to go. He was able to get past, but went too high in the turns and allowed Phelps back by.
On the final lap, Britten was able to use the momentum off the top side to blast up to Phelps and pip him at the line by a quarter of a tenth of a second to take the victory.
Phelps was second, then Lehner. Kyle Coffey finished fourth, while Larry Wight was fifth.