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The Toyota driver increased his overnight lead over Toyota team-mate Sebastien Ogier by 9.6s across Sunday morning’s three stages to move 1m24.6 clear.Kalle Rovanpera kept Toyota’s 1-2-3 hopes alive ending the loop in third, 1m53.1s adrift. But the battle for fourth is hanging in balance with Hyundai’s Esapekka Lappi 16.2s ahead of a charging Toyota driven by Takamoto Katsuta, who ...Keep readingView the full article

Katsuta has displayed blistering pace across the tricky asphalt stages at his home event, winning eight of the 16 stages to date.The Japanese driver’s pace would have put him firmly in the victory battle had he not damaged his GR Yaris’ radiator after colliding with trees in stage two on Friday.Katsuta was fastest on the splits in that stage before he hit a patch of standing water that also ...Keep readingView the full article

Evans took a commanding 1m49.9s lead over team-mate Sebastien Ogier into the day's eight stages after starring in treacherous wet conditions on Friday.The Welsh driver conceded time to Ogier across Saturday's stage but will head into Sunday's final six stages with a margin of 1m15.0s.Toyota remained on course to secure a podium lockout on home soil as two-time world champion Kalle Rovanpera ended ...Keep readingView the full article

The Toyota driver carefully navigated through a trio of twisty asphalt stages - one affected by snow - with a 1m14.3s advantage over team-mate Sebastien Ogier.World champion Kalle Rovanpera held onto third (+1m38.9s) to preserve a Toyota 1-2-3, ahead of Hyundai’s Esapekka Lappi (+3m16.8s).M-Sport’s Ott Tanak climbed to fifth while Toyota’s Takamoto Katsuta completed an impressive clean sweep ...Keep readingView the full article

Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville was the first to come across the stranded zero car which was pulled over to one side of the road midway through the 20.32km Nukata Forest test.Unaware of the stationary vehicle ahead, Neuville, who rejoined the rally after crashing out of second on stage six yesterday, briefly stopped before passing the car. He soon switched into road mode for the remainder of the ...Keep readingView the full article

The Toyota driver could afford to take a measured approach given his sizeable advantage, but ended the morning loop, held in dry conditions, winning two of the four stages, to lead by 1m35.5s. Nearest rival Ogier was able to claw 14.4s back on Evans across the morning.Toyota’s lockout of the top three positions continued with two-time world champion Kalle Rovanpera in third, 2m10.7s ...Keep readingView the full article

Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville was the first to come across the stranded zero car which was pulled over to one side of the road midway through the 20.32km Nukata Forest test.Neuville, who rejoined the rally after crashing out of second on stage six yesterday, passed the car but soon switched into road mode for the remainder of the stage.Toyota’s Takamoto Katsuta also navigated by the Rally Japan ...Keep readingView the full article

Neuville had closed to within 10.5s of Evans and looked set to offer the Toyota driver stern challenge for victory before his rally unravelled on stage six (Inabu Dam, 19.38km).The Belgian had survived horrendous wet conditions across the morning stages before taking 15s out of Evans on stage five. However, a compression in the road at the first corner of stage six resulted in a heavy impact with ...Keep readingView the full article

Evans completed the day’s six stages with a 1m49.9s advantage over eight-time world champion Ogier, who incurred a one-minute penalty before the last stage of the day. The Frenchman checked out of the final service six minutes late following a repair to the door of his GR Yaris which was damaged during stage five.Evans started Friday in ninth but leapt into the rally lead following an impressive ...Keep readingView the full article

Evans put his Toyota GR Yaris into a 26.0s lead over Neuville after winning the morning’s two stages held in extreme wet conditions, but the Welshman came under pressure from Neuville in the afternoon.Neuville’s charge came to a halt after a crash on stage six which helped push Evans into 50.9s lead over Toyota team-mate Sebastien Ogier.Newly-crowned two-time world champion Kalle Rovanpera ...Keep readingView the full article

Neuville had closed to within 10.5s of Evans heading into stage six but his rally came to a premature halt 100 metres into the stage.The Belgian lost control of his i20N which found the trees causing terminal damage to the front of his car. Last year’s Rally Japan winners Neuville and co-driver Martijn Wydaeghe were unharmed in the incident. The crash has handed Evans a 44.4s lead over ...Keep readingView the full article

The Toyota driver emerged as the class of the field in arguably the most challenging and dangerous conditions the crews have experienced this season.Evans leapt from ninth after Thursday’s night’s super special to claim the lead from Neuville by 26.0s after winning the morning’s two stages. Organisers were forced to cancel the final stage of the loop on safety grounds with the adverse ...Keep readingView the full article

The Hyundai driver appeared to lock up under braking on the incredibly slippery wet asphalt, littered with leaves and pine needles, and went off the road, 11.8km into the Isegami’s Tunnel stage (24.67km). Sordo’s i20N darted to left before swiping some trees as the car slid down an embankment.Both driver and co-driver Candido Carrera were reported to be okay, but with the car in a precarious ...Keep readingView the full article

Remembering legendary broadcaster and NASCAR Hall of Famer Ken Squier. View the full article

Ken Squier, an iconic voice in motorsports whose storytelling and advocacy for the sport helped launch it into the mainstream, died Wednesday night at age 88. View the full article

Williams will drive the No. 11 Chevrolet Camaro. He has 186 starts in the Xfinity Series with eleven top-tens and best points result of 15th.He spent those years in lower-tier equipment, mostly with Mario Gosselin's DGM Racing team. He gained notoriety earlier this year when he defied NASCAR and parked his car on the the finish line at Atlanta Motor Speedway, leaving it there.After being involved ...Keep readingView the full article

Drivers have noted an excessive amount of leaves and pine needles covering the asphalt stages following the recce earlier this week.The conditions are much worse compared to last year with some crews describing the road surface as like driving on “ice”, and to make matters worse rain is expected to fall on Friday.It is understood that there have been attempts to clear some of the leaves from ...Keep readingView the full article

Squier was a pioneer whose iconic voice masterfully told stories of NASCAR's greats, bringing the entire sport into the modern age.Among his many achievements, Squier founded the Motor Racing Network (MRN) alongside NASCAR founder Bill France, Sr. in 1970. Squier was the voice behind one of the most important moments in NASCAR history. In 1979, CBS presented first flag-to-flag coverage of the ...Keep readingView the full article

The 2024 Cup Series season opens in 12 weeks. Bob Pockrass breaks down the offseason topics on the minds of NASCAR executives. View the full article

The Hyundai driver set the fastest time around the all-new 2.10km side-by-side super special stage, held inside the 45,000-seater Toyota Stadium, a host venue for the 2019 Rugby World Cup.Neuville managed to comfortably beat newly crowned two-time world champion Kalle Rovanpera by 4.0s in their head-to-head contest. Rovanpera's time was only good enough for sixth."It looks like we were quite bad ...Keep readingView the full article

The Korean marque announced on the eve of this weekend’s season finale in Japan that Esapekka Lappi will conduct a part-time programme, driving the team’s third factory i20N entry.Lappi had been expected to scale back from a full-time to a partial programme after Hyundai signed Ott Tanak from M-Sport to join Thierry Neuville for 2024.But Hyundai is yet to announce the full driver line-up for ...Keep readingView the full article

The Finn was expected to scale back from a full-time programme for 2024 after Hyundai announced the signing of Ott Tanak from M-Sport to partner the already-contracted Thierry Neuville at the South Korean marque.Lappi and co-driver Janne Ferm joined Hyundai this year after impressing in a part-time programme for Toyota last year. Lappi has played a key role in developing the i20N this season and ...Keep readingView the full article

NASCAR Chief Operating Officer Steve O’Donnell explains why NASCAR is still focused on eliminating shifting and the aerodynamic pieces rather than increasing horsepower to help racing on short tracks. View the full article

ThorSport announced on Wednesday that the 18-year-old native of Monroe, Ga., will compete full-time for the organization in 2024 with sponsorship from Quanta Services.Which team Garcia will drive for remains to be determined.ThorSport fielded four full-time Truck teams this year for Matt Crafton, Ty Majeski, Hailie Deegan and 2023 series champion Ben Rhodes.Garcia competed in 22 of 23 races this ...Keep readingView the full article