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Elfyn Evans says he needs to "get back to normal ways" and "enjoy" being behind the wheel after an Acropolis Rally that severely dented his World Rally Championship title aspirations. The Toyota driver headed to Greece hoping to re-ignite his championship hopes after a driveshaft failure, followed by a crash on Sunday in Finland, left the Welshman with a zero-points score. However, Evans could ...Keep readingView the full article

Kevin Harvick and co-hosts Kaitlyn Vincie and Mamba Smith discussed Denny Hamlin's disappointing playoff performance in Atlanta as well as the drama surrounding 23XI after they did not sign NASCAR's new Charter Deal. View the full article

The weekend started off badly in qualifying as Hamlin could be found slogging around the track, over two seconds off the pace. He landed himself a start at the very back of the grid for Atlanta. His team immediately went under the hood, choosing to replace plug wires. The same change was made to his Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Martin Truex Jr. and Ty Gibbs in a proactive attempt to avoid the same ...Keep readingView the full article

Sunday's race evolved into a head-to-head battle between Team Penske and Trackhouse Racing, and as the caution along with a checkered flag waved over the start/finish line, Joey Logano crossed as the winner ahead of Daniel Suarez. But in order to get a full view of how the finish played out, we have to rewind the clock a bit.On Lap 178 of 260, most of the field came down pit road for the final ...Keep readingView the full article

Joey Logano captured the playoff opener on Sunday, but does his win make him the championship favorite? We rank the 16 hopefuls after Atlanta. View the full article

The radical World Rally Championship points system introduced this season that has divided opinion is being reviewed and could undergo a change next year.This year’s all-new points structure has proved a hot topic among competitors and fans thanks to its complexity and weighting that many feel has devalued the overall rally victory.This year, points have been split across Saturday and Sunday ...Keep readingView the full article

Toyota’s chances of winning the World Rally Championship manufacturers' crown are “pretty much gone” after Hyundai scored a 1-2-3 at the Acropolis Rally, reckons team boss Jari-Matti Latvala.The reigning manufacturers’ champions endured a weekend to forget, leaving Greece 35 points behind Hyundai in the championship standings with only three rounds of the season remaining.Toyota’s rally ...Keep readingView the full article

Joey Logano had a relatively lackluster regular season, finishing 15th in the standings, but burst onto the scene to open to playoffs at Atlanta. View the full article

Check out the top highlights from the NASCAR Cup Series: Quaker State 400 Available at Walmart! View the full article

The race ended in a two-lap dash in overtime with Ryan Blaney pushing his Penske teammate Logano and Ross Chastain pushing Trackhouse teammate Daniel Suarez. The Trackhouse drivers quickly became disconnected, clearing the way for Logano to win for the 34th time in his career and his second of the year."Just incredible execution from the team," said Logano, who now has two Cup wins at Atlanta ...Keep readingView the full article

Kyle Larson was mixing it up for the lead in a clean opening run at Atlanta when on Lap 56, while running third, the rear of the car started to lost traction. Larson overcorrected and slammed the outside wall in a violent impact, destroying the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet."I'm okay," said a dejected Larson after being released from the infield care center. "Thankfully, everything held up ...Keep readingView the full article

With the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs set to begin at Atlanta Motor Speedway, it's time to make some predictions that surely will not age poorly. It's true few would have named Blaney as the 2023 champion at the start of last year's playoffs, or Logano the year before that. It seems somewhat futile to try and predict this unpredictable format, but we'll try our best as we take a look at all 16 ...Keep readingView the full article

Sebastien Ogier has revealed that a puncture contributed to his final stage roll at the Acropolis Rally that has “put ourselves in a bad position” in the World Rally Championship title battle.The eight-time world champion appeared on course to finish second behind eventual winner and title rival Thierry Neuville before crashing out on the rally-ending Power Stage that halted any hopes of ...Keep readingView the full article

Thierry Neuville believes his Acropolis Rally victory is a significant moment and a "big release of pressure" in his pursuit of a maiden World Rally Championship title. Neuville clinched his second win of the season after coming through one of the most demanding events in recent WRC history where eight of the nine Rally1 cars hit trouble. The Hyundai driver recovered from an engine issue on ...Keep readingView the full article

Thierry Neuville clinched victory in the toughest Acropolis Rally in recent years to boost his World Rally Championship title hopes after rival Sebastien Ogier rolled on the final stage.WRC points leaders Neuville and co-driver Martijn Wydaeghe claimed a second win of the season by 1m36.8s from team-mate Dani Sordo, with Ott Tanak third [+2m57.3s] to complete a surprise Hyundai 1-2-3. Neuville’s ...Keep readingView the full article

Thierry Neuville edged closer to a second World Rally Championship victory of the season to boost his title hopes at the Acropolis Rally after navigating through Sunday morning’s stages.The championship leader managed to tread the fine line between pushing and not overstepping the limit to take a 1m02.4s lead into the Power Stage.That lead is now over title rival Sebastian Ogier who managed to ...Keep readingView the full article

Denny Hamlin referred most questions to the team statement as far as 23XI Racing not signing the charter agreement. He said he’ll be able to keep focus. And he did acknowledge that not having a charter deal yet impacts things, such as finalizing a deal with Bubba Wallace. View the full article

RFK co-owner Brad Keselowski on a couple of teams not signing the charter agreement, whether he felt “forced” to sign it, what he sees in the new agreement that he likes and what the level is of frustration among team owners. View the full article

Austin Hill held off a charging Chandler Smith and Corey Heim to earn his ninth career win as a NASCAR Xfinity Series driver. Seven of his nine victories have come on drafting tracks including four at Atlanta. It's extra special for Hill as a Georgia native."We had to dig deep for that one," said Hill."The No. 81 [Smith] got into (Turn) 3 and had me jacked up. He's doing what he has to do to try ...Keep readingView the full article

Co-owned by basketball icon Michael Jordan and NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin, 23XI Racing confirmed that it did not sign NASCAR's proposed charter agreement that most teams have signed Friday night. View the full article

Thierry Neuville is refusing to get carried away with his Acropolis Rally lead ahead of what is expected to be the roughest stage of the World Rally Championship event on Sunday.This year’s edition of the Acropolis Rally has proved to be among the toughest in recent years with all five drivers mathematically in the title fight finding trouble.Neuville managed to avoid trouble through ...Keep readingView the full article

Thierry Neuville successfully navigated through another brutal day at the Acropolis Rally to lead the World Rally Championship event into the final day.The championship leader survived six rough gravel stages, without a service, to lead Hyundai team-mate Dani Sordo by 54.9s, provisionally claiming the maximum 18 Saturday points.Sordo took two points away from Neuville’s title rival Toyota’s ...Keep readingView the full article

Denny Hamlin's dismal qualifying run puts him at the very back of the 38-car field. He immediately took the ailing No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota back to the garage with a possible powertrain issue. The hood went up and the crew quickly tried to assess the situation under the watchful eye of NASCAR officials."They see a few red flags, certainly," Hamlin told NBC Sports. "They'll dig into it ...Keep readingView the full article

At the Southern 500 Cup Series race last weekend, 23XI Racing investor Curtis Polk wore a curious sign on his back, which read:"Please don't ask me about my Charter. I don't want to disparage NASCAR and lose it." Polk's message was a shot at the anti-disparagement clause that could become part of the new deal.“Yeah, it’s a threat," said Hamlin when asked about potential clause. "That’s if ...Keep readingView the full article

Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville has inherited the Acropolis Rally lead after team-mate Dani Sordo became the latest World Rally Championship Rally1 driver to hit trouble.Sordo had moved into the lead of the rally on the opening stage of the day when team-mate and overnight leader Ott Tanak suffered two punctures in separate incidents.He started the afternoon’s stages with a 10.3s advantage over ...Keep readingView the full article