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Sami Pajari remains part of Toyota's discussions regarding its 2025 World Rally Championship driver plans after the Finn impressed management at Rally Chile.Pajari was handed a surprise second career Rally1 outing with the Japanese brand at last weekend's gravel round in South America in place of regular driver Takamoto Katsuta, who will rejoin the team at this month's Central European ...Keep readingView the full article

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Should there be cause for alarm after Denny Hamlin said "I'm not in it mentally" following his eventful Kanas race? View the full article

23XI Racing and Front Motorsports have filed a joint lawsuit against NASCAR accusing the governing body of "anti-competitive and monopolistic control of the sport".Both teams have refused to sign NASCAR's new charter agreement, having stated issues with it, and released a joint statement on the launch of its antitrust case, following months of back-and-forth between the teams and NASCAR ...Keep readingView the full article

The joint antitrust lawsuit challenges NASCAR over the new charter agreement, which both teams refused to sign. The teams aim to challenge the dynastic France family over their "anti-competitive and monopolistic control of the sport." This is a remarkable escalation after the two organizations did not meet the deadline for signing the controversial agreement after months of back-and-forth between ...Keep readingView the full article

23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports, the two Cup Series organizations that have not signed the charter agreement that begins in 2025, have filed an antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR and its chairman Jim France. View the full article

Fernando Alonso is much more likely to return to the Dakar Rally than the Indy 500 in the future, but insisted his "only priority" is to grab a third Formula 1 world championship with Aston Martin.Alonso signed a new contract earlier this year that keeps him at Aston Martin's F1 team until at least the 2026 season, including an ambassadorial deal that is set to keep him tied to the manufacturer ...Keep readingView the full article

NASCAR's ongoing battle to keep cars on track instead of airborne continues ahead of this weekend's Cup race at Talladega Superspeedway. Early this week, the series' sanctioning body was considering a drastic change that would have put a shark fin-like piece running down the entire length of the greenhouse on the right-side of the car. The proposed air deflector would have extended down the ...Keep readingView the full article

It was a difficult day Denny Hamlin despite a top-ten finish at Kansas Speedway for the Round of 12 opener. Multiple issues on pit road set him back and cost him a shot at winning his way into the Round of 8.“It was just a crappy day on pit road, and we didn’t get the finish that we deserved," said Hamlin after Sunday's race. This is a great opportunity to lock ourselves in and instead we’re ...Keep readingView the full article

As the dangerous Hurricane Helene approached the southern coast of the US last weekend, Charlotte Motor Speedway, in North Carolina, and Bristol Motor Speedway, in Tennessee, opened their campgrounds to those fleeing the storm. Now, the NASCAR world is rallying to help all who have been left behind in the wake of Helene's destruction.23XI Racing and co-owner Michael Jordan is donating $1 million ...Keep readingView the full article

Mattias Ekstrom will join Ford’s factory programme in the Dakar Rally in 2025 after ending a 23-year stint with Audi.The Swede will contest next year’s Dakar in a works-entered Ford Raptor T1+, teaming up with Nani Roma, Mitch Guthrie Jr and fellow ex-Audi driver Carlos Sainz Sr in a four-strong line-up.This would be Ekstrom's fifth straight appearance in the world’s most prestigious ...Keep readingView the full article

Ott Tanak says Thierry Neuville is “not safe yet” after taking a nibble out of his Hyundai team-mate's World Rally Championship lead at Rally Chile. The 2019 world champion outscored Neuville by five points last weekend to reduce the deficit in the title race to 29 points with two rounds of the seasons remaining in Central Europe and Japan, and 60 points on the table. In what proved to be a ...Keep readingView the full article

These bracket-busters are throwing a wrench into the plans of the NASCAR Cup title combatants, stealing valuable points and race wins. Chris Buescher did it first at Watkins Glen, and now Ross Chastain, who has been a constant presence at the front since just missing out on being a part of the 2024 title fight. Chastain ran inside the top-five for the majority of the playoff opener at Atlanta and ...Keep readingView the full article

Esapekka Lappi says he isn't afraid by his uncertain World Rally Championship future as Hyundai continues to evaluate its driver options for its third car next year.The two-time WRC rally winner confirmed that his future is yet to be determined with last weekend's Rally Chile set to be his final event of the year with the Korean marque.Last season, Lappi contested a full-time season with Hyundai ...Keep readingView the full article

Ross Chastain may have missed out on the NASCAR Cup playoffs, but earned some consolation with his first victory of the 2024 season at Kansas by holding off William Byron.The Trackhouse Chevrolet driver's fifth victory of his Cup career, all with the #1 on his door, makes him the most successful Cup driver in the number's history. In ending a dry spell dating back to the final race of last ...Keep readingView the full article

Yohan Rossel has been officially declared the winner of WRC2 at Rally Chile after stewards rejected a protest from Oliver Solberg.WRC2 title contender Solberg lodged a protest asking the stewards to re-evaluate a notional time awarded to Rossel that helped the Citroen driver to victory on Sunday. Rossel vaulted from third to WRC2 class lead when stewards deemed Solberg had hindered the Frenchman ...Keep readingView the full article

Ross Chastain played spoiler in the opening race of NASCAR's quarterfinal round of the playoffs with his win Sunday at Kansas. View the full article

Check out the highlights from the Hollywood Casino 400 from Kansas. View the full article

"Damn it, I wanted that one really bad," said William Byron after losing out to Ross Chastain in the battle for the win. "It just sucks, man. You're so close, and you know going to Talladega you know what that is. So just sucks, but proud of the effort."Byron leaves Kansas atop the standings with a 34-point buffer, but he was one position away from not having to sweat at all over the next two ...Keep readingView the full article

Chase Briscoe on trying to stay on the lead lap with Kyle Busch behind him and Busch spinning out when trying to make the pass: View the full article

Kyle Busch shared his thoughts on Kansas after he slipped away while trying to pass Chase Briscoe. View the full article

Denny Hamlin said he had a car to win the race but the issues on pit road kept him from challenging. He obviously was frustrated after the eighth-place finish: View the full article

Kyle Busch was despondent after spinning from the lead with 31 laps to go, losing his shot of ending a 50-race winless streak. The veteran driver was trying to hold back Ross Chastain in an intense back-and-forth battle when he spun at the exit of Turn 2. Busch was put in an awkward aero spot behind a defensive Chase Briscoe -- a playoff driver racing hard to stay on the lead lap."I am sure he ...Keep readingView the full article

Ross Chastain earned his first victory of the 2024 season and the fifth of his career with an impressive victory at Kansas. He held off William Byron in the final 20 laps to capture the checkered flag."It's a huge deal," said Chastain while taking a bite out of a freshly smashed watermelon. "For us on this No. 1 team, this is what Cup racing is all about. It's what Justin Marks bought into ...Keep readingView the full article

Toyota World Rally Championship boss Jari-Matti Latvala says it’s a “big relief” for his team to be back in the manufacturers’ title fight after dominating Rally Chile.Latvala had all but written off the team’s title hopes after a difficult Acropolis Rally Greece earlier this month left Toyota facing a 35-point deficit with three rounds of the season remaining.However, Toyota issued the ...Keep readingView the full article