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Given the restrictive nature of the ethos of ‘stock’ car racing, which originally was aimed at taking cars straight out of the showroom and on to the racetrack, crew chiefs and mechanics have toiled to find ever more ingenious ways of making their cars run faster.The penalty handed out to Team Penske’s Joey Logano, fined $10,000 for wearing webbed gloves to restrict air coming into his ...Keep readingView the full article

Logano, who drives the No. 22 Ford for Team Penske, was fined $10,000 for utilizing racing gloves that were not SFI certified. NASCAR declined to assess any points penalty to the driver or his team.During pre-race inspection Sunday at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Logano was discovered to have gloves that had been altered, potentially for a competitive advantage.Black webbing had been added between the ...Keep readingView the full article

Sunday’s win was only the second of his career, but it’s difficult to imagine Suárez could have a more memorable one – using a last-lap pass to win in a three-wide photo finish.But as important as the win is – both to the progression of his racing career and an opportunity to win his first series championship – Suárez is by no means satisfied.“My goal is not to win one race. I want ...Keep readingView the full article

HMS announced on Tuesday it would enter the No. 17 in 10 Xfinity races this year with primary sponsorship from HendrickCars.com.Each of the organization’s four Cup drivers – Chase Elliott, William Byron, Alex Bowman and Kyle Larson – will compete with the team, along with an appearance by road racing veteran Boris Said.Daytona 500 champion Byron will be the first in the car, driving in four ...Keep readingView the full article

Twelve months ago the prospect of a career in the World Rally Championship was a pipe dream for a quartet of youngsters from all four corners of the globe. But now these inexperienced drivers are daring to turn their dreams into reality thanks to the FIA Rally Star initiative.The brainchild of Jerome Roussel, one of the figures that worked on the Rallye Jeunes programme that discovered the likes ...Keep readingView the full article

Saturday’s 300-mile Xfinity Series race had been a mundane affair, featuring mostly single-file racing with drivers apparently unwilling to take risky moves for fear of losing track position. Numerous cars running out of fuel at the end set up a dramatic two-lap overtime and surprise winner, but that was hardly indicative of what much of the race had offered.That’s why there were so many ...Keep readingView the full article

Saturday’s 300-mile Xfinity Series race had been a mundane affair, featuring mostly single-file racing with drivers apparently unwilling to take risky moves for fear of losing track position.Numerous cars running out of fuel at the end set up a dramatic two-lap overtime and surprise winner, but that was hardly indicative of what much of the race had offered.That’s why there were so many ...Keep readingView the full article

Entering Atlanta Motor Speedway, it had been 57 races since Daniel Suarez last visited Victory Lane in the NASCAR Cup Series. Since then, Trackhouse has won races with Ross Chastain and Shane van Gisbergen, and almost the 2022 title as well.Suarez was not part of the 2023 playoffs, but after a dramatic win on Sunday, his position in the 2024 NASCAR postseason is nearly guaranteed. A margin of ...Keep readingView the full article

On Wednesday, the FIA is set to reveal a concept that will form the future direction of the WRC with the focus being on the top category. The Rally1 hybrid class, launched in 2022, has come under scrutiny having struggled to attract manufacturers, while entries have dropped below 10 cars this season.This action from the FIA is the result of the formulation of a working group last December which ...Keep readingView the full article

Suarez, who had recovered from a multi-car accident on the second lap, lost the lead on a restart with five of 260 laps remaining, but was able to power to the outside lane on the final lap as Kyle Busch and Ryan Blaney raced side-by-side.Suarez made it three-wide coming off Turn 4 and the trio raced to the chequered flag, and with no clear winner it prompted a NASCAR review.NASCAR declared Suarez ...Keep readingView the full article

Gilliland, driving Front Row Motorsports’ No. 38 Ford, ran well in last weekend’s season opening Daytona 500 – leading 16 laps – but was among the 23 cars collected in a late-race accident.Sunday at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Gilliland was an even more dominant force. He started fourth and led a career and race-high 58 of 260 laps until his involvement in another late-race incident led to ...Keep readingView the full article

Busch won the second race of the 2023 season at Auto Club Speedway, and was hoping to have a repeat performance in the second race of the 2024 season at Atlanta Motor SpeedwayThe Richard Childress Racing driver started off the weekend off right with a victory in the Truck Series race, driving for Spire Motorsports. On the final lap of a dramatic Cup race, he was in contention again and sent it ...Keep readingView the full article

The reigning NASCAR Cup champion was one of the few drivers in Sunday’s wild race – which produced a track record 48 lead changes among 14 drivers – that was able to stay up front and in contention for any length of time.Blaney grabbed the lead on a restart with five of 260 laps remaining and stayed out front until Kyle Busch powered to his inside on the start of the last lap.Entering Turn ...Keep readingView the full article

Suarez, who had recovered from a multi-car accident on lap 2, lost the lead on a restart with five of 260 laps remaining, but was able to power to the outside lane on the last lap as Kyle Busch and Ryan Blaney raced side-by-side.Suarez made it three-wide coming off Turn 4 and the trio raced that way to the checkered flag, with no clear winner and prompted a NASCAR review.Once completed, NASCAR ...Keep readingView the full article

During Sunday's pre-race inspection, Logano's team was discovered to have driver gloves that did not meet SFI specifications. The gloves were not only a safety violation but also a competitive issue, as the gloves were discovered to have been altered to provide a potential competitive advantage.Allegedly, the team webbed his gloves between the thumb and index finger so he could place it against ...Keep readingView the full article

Despite having to pit twice during the break between Stages 2 and 3 to fix a potential fender rub, van Gisbergen had powered back up the field to 11th during the long green flag run in the final stage.When several cars ran out of fuel with two of the scheduled 163 laps remaining – and NASCAR was forced to throw a caution for one stopped on the track – van Gisbergen’s No. 97 Kaulig Racing ...Keep readingView the full article

Hill, who won his third straight season opener at Daytona last weekend, had not led a single lap Saturday entering overtime.Although Hill’s Richard Childress Racing’s teammate, Jesse Love, had dominated the race and led on the restart, he quickly fell to the wayside when his No. 2 Chevrolet ran out of fuel.That allowed Hill to inherit the lead and he managed to hold off Chandler Smith – who ...Keep readingView the full article

Busch, with drafting help from Ty Majeski, made it to the front with six of 135 laps remaining just as race-leader Grant Enfinger fell off the pace with a flat tire.From there, Busch went high and low to hold off Majeski by 0.187 seconds to earn his series-leading 65th career win. Busch is running five Truck races with Spire this season after selling his Kyle Busch Motorsports Truck organization ...Keep readingView the full article

There is some debate whether the issue is even a “problem” that needs to be addressed but when NASCAR officials said publicly last week the sanctioning body was “reviewing” it, the attention magnified.Kyle Busch, for one, was not happy with how the race strategy played out on Monday’s rain-delayed 500.“I believe it’s a problem,” Busch said. “The start of the race last weekend for ...Keep readingView the full article

McDowell will share the front row with fellow Ford driver Joey Logano for the second consecutive week but this time it’s McDowell who will lead the field to green.The last of 10 cars to qualify in the final round of Saturday’s qualifying session, McDowell bolted to the top of the scoring pylon with an average lap speed of 178.844 mph.McDowell just edged Logano (178.424 mph), who won the pole ...Keep readingView the full article

Van Gisbergen, whose only previous NASCAR oval track experience came last season in a Truck race at the Indianapolis Raceway Park short track, had a rough debut in last Friday’s ARCA season opener, getting caught up in an accident on lap 3 of 83.He managed to eventually return to the track in his damaged car and was the last car running in the race at 29th, spinning a second time while trying to ...Keep readingView the full article

Ireland is vying to secure a three-year contract to host the WRC, beginning from 2025, which aims to bring the championship back to the country for the first time since 2009.Motorsport Ireland announced in January that it plans to rotate the rally through three locations; Waterford, Kerry and Limerick, across the three-year deal, should it secure the contract.WRC Promoter’s event director Simon ...Keep readingView the full article

The Daytona 500 ended under caution when Ross Chastain attempted to take the lead with a daring three-wide pass up the middle, but instead collided with Austin Cindric.William Byron claimed victory under caution, leading a Hendrick Motorsports 1-2 in the season-opener. Alex Bowman was second and Christopher Bell third.NASCAR now heads to the state of Georgia at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Byron is the ...Keep readingView the full article

Allmendinger has won two races in the No. 16 car (Indy RC 2021 and Charlotte Roval 2023), but will only run select races this year as he competes for the NASCAR Xfinity Series championship.He finished sixth in the season-opening Daytona 500. Josh Williams will drive the car at Atlanta Motor Speedway this weekend. Trackhouse Racing driver Shane van Gisbergen will pilot the car in a handful of races ...Keep readingView the full article

20 years ago today, the NASCAR Cup Series took the checkered flag for the very last time at Rockingham Speedway. The D-shaped 1.017-mile oval hosted Cup races from 1965 to 2004.Now, 2004 was a year of change for NASCAR, utilizing a playoff format for the first time in its history. As the sport evolved and moved into the future, 'The Rock' was soon to be one of the things it left in the past. As ...Keep readingView the full article