Motorsport Preview: High Stakes & High Speed

August 20, 2025

Brock Gilchrist hits Mandalika for a Carrera Cup triple-header, SVG takes on Daytona’s high banks in NASCAR, and Scott Dixon & Callum Hedge battle it out at Milwaukee Mile in IndyCar and Indy NXT.

Carrera Cup Asia

Waves, wind, and a triple-header ahead. Mandalika awaits its first-ever Porsche Carrera Cup Asia showdown. Brock Gilchrist heads to Indonesia with Team Porsche New Zealand x Earl Bamber Motorsport for Rounds 10, 11 & 12 of the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia season. Mandalika International Street Circuit is a 4.313 km purpose-built racetrack located on Lombok Island, Indonesia. The track is officially designated as a Street Circuit, despite being purpose-built as a racetrack. Brock is currently sitting in fourth place.

Race: Round 10 - Saturday, 23 August – 7:20pm / Round 11 - Sunday, 24 August - 1:20pm / Round 12 - Sunday, 24 August - 5:40pm

NASCAR

Shane van Gisbergen is in sunny Florida this weekend at Daytona International Speedway for the Coke Zero Sugar 400. This marks the final round of the regular season, as NASCAR heads into the playoffs, with SVG having secured his spot with four street circuit wins this season. Get ready to watch the cars tackle 31 degrees of banking in the turns and 18 degrees in the tri-oval, the track located in Daytona Beach, Florida, always brings excitement.

Race: Sunday, 24 August – 11:30am

IndyCar

Get ready for a high-stakes showdown as six-time IndyCar champion Scott Dixon rolls into the historic Milwaukee Mile for the Snap-On 250. Dixon enters the weekend with momentum and veteran savvy, having finished a close second in last year’s Milwaukee doubleheader and leaning deep experience and strategic brilliance, especially as passing opportunities are scarce and pit cycles could make or break the race. Scott last won this race back in 2009.

Race: Monday, 25 August – 6:00am

Indy NXT

Also at Milwaukee is Callum Hedge racing in Indy NXT – the feeder series to IndyCar. Hedge is looking to build on his season after securing his first podium of 2025 at Laguna Seca. The Milwaukee Mile, known for its unique one-mile oval with 9-degree banking, presents a technical challenge that rewards precision and race craft, qualities Hedge has consistently demonstrated. With 90 laps and over 91 miles of racing ahead, fans can expect thrilling action as Hedge aims to climb the championship standings in the final stretch of the season.

Race: Monday, 25 August – 3:30am