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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

Toyota’s Kalle Rovanpera survived challenging foggy conditions to record a fourth win from a partial World Rally Championship campaign at Rally Chile.Reigning world champion duo Rovanpera and co-driver Jonne Halttunen tamed 16 tricky stages, some of which were affected by treacherous thick fog and slippery conditions, to beat Toyota team-mate Elfyn Evans by 23.4s. Hyundai’s Ott Tanak completed ...Keep readingView the full article

When Cup drivers are asked about how important it is to open the Round of 12 with a good run, they are usually quick to mention the track after this weekend in Kansas.The iconic 2.66-mile superspeedway called Talladega has a well-earned reputation of being the embodiment of chaos and unpredictability. Many title hopefuls are aiming to win this weekend in Kansas, or at least pad their points total ...Keep readingView the full article

Kalle Rovanpera increased his Rally Chile lead over Toyota World Rally Championship team-mate Elfyn Evans after emerging from treacherous fog that severely reduced visibility.The reigning world champion extended his margin to 20.3s over Evans with two stages of the final gravel rally of the season remaining.Hyundai’s Ott Tanak held third [+40.1s] ahead of championship leader Thierry Neuville ...Keep readingView the full article

Elfyn Evans has explained how he paid the price for an unfortunate “double whammy” of events that resulted in losing the Rally Chile lead to Toyota team-mate Kalle Rovanpera.Evans had enjoyed one of the strongest Saturday mornings of the season, winning two of the three stages to open up an 11.3s lead over reigning world champion Rovanpera.But the Welshman, searching for a his first win in a ...Keep readingView the full article

Aric Almirola, driving the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, made the pass for the win with just three laps remaining, overtaking Cole Custer and collecting his sixth career win. It was an impressive comeback for Almirola, who had to pit with a cut tire after getting into the wall earlier the event."I'm worn out," smiled Almirola, who is part-time in the Xfinity Series after retiring from NASCAR Cup ...Keep readingView the full article

Kalle Rovanpera moved ahead of Toyota team-mate Elfyn Evans to lead Rally Chile as thick fog turned the fight for the World Rally Championship victory on its head.The reigning world champion started Saturday in third but emerged through treacherous weather and incredibly poor visibility to head overnight leader Evans by 15.1 seconds going into Sunday’s final four stages.Rovanpera took the ...Keep readingView the full article

Tyler Reddick entered NASCAR Cup playoffs with the regular season trophy in hand, but the first rounds were not what he had hoped for.After escaping the Atlanta chaos with a sixth-place finish, he was 26th at Watkins Glen and 20th at Bristol. Thanks to his many bonus points, he still moved forward to the Round of 12, but a repeat of that could end his title hopes this weekend at Kansas ...Keep readingView the full article

Christopher Bell hasn't lost a pole at Kansas since the spring of 2023, and he will again lead the field to the green flag on Sunday. At a 30.111s, he bested teammate Ty Gibbs by 0.040s off in a front row sweep for for the Joe Gibbs Racing camp.It was Bell's 12th career pole and his second of the 2024 season."I'll tell you what, it's the people that work on this race car that made the statement," ...Keep readingView the full article

Sebastien Ogier believes his bid for a record-equalling ninth World Rally Championship title is over after retiring from Rally Chile.The Toyota driver headed into the final gravel round of the season 38 points adrift of championship leader, Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville, having emerged as a serious title contender after winning Rally Finland in August.Ogier’s three wins and three second-place ...Keep readingView the full article

The two-car NASCAR Cup team, which recently signed industry veteran Ty Norris as the Chief Business Officer, has announced its full driver roster for 2025.Joining A.J. Allmendinger will be Ty Dillon, who returns to full-time competition after running part-time for this year -- including a handful with Kaulig Racing. Previously, he drove full-time for Spire Motorsports, Petty GMS Motorsports (now ...Keep readingView the full article