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Denny Hamlin on whether he would have tried a "Hail Melon" move this weekend if it was needed and hadn’t been banned. And speaking of that move, would it be any different to get eliminated by that move as he was last year versus a mechanical failure as he had at Homestead? View the full article

Rovanpera and co-driver Jonne Halttunen clinched a second world title with a round to spare after finishing second behind Hyundai's Thierry Neuville at the inaugural Central European Rally.The 23-year-old is only the sixth driver in the WRC's 50-year history to successfully defend a world title, following in the footsteps of Sebastien Loeb, Sebastien Ogier, Tommi Makinen, Juha Kankkunen and Miki ...Keep readingView the full article

Neuville claimed the spoils in the inaugural three-country asphalt rally that saw the WRC compete across the Czech Republic, Austria and Germany in one event for the first time. The Belgian took his second victory of the season by 57.6s from Rovanpera.However, the result was enough for Rovanpera and co-driver Jonne Halttunen to become only the sixth pairing in WRC history to defend the world title ...Keep readingView the full article

Neuville successfully guided his Hyundai i20N through Sunday morning’s three asphalt stages as the Belgian increased his lead over Rovanpera to 43.9s.Rovanpera was afforded the luxury of only needing to realistically navigate today’s four stages to wrap up a second world title, which meant he could engage cruise mode.M-Sport’s Ott Tanak maintained third (+1m48.9s) ahead of Toyota’s ...Keep readingView the full article

Ross Chastain, standing beside the Hail Melon car and with a special helmet for the race this weekend, describes what he feels when he sees video of the move. View the full article

Sheldon Creed talked to Bob Pockrass and felt like he didn’t cross the line during the collision with Austin Hill on the final lap. View the full article

Sheldon Creed reacted to Austin Hill’s comments that he’s glad Creed won’t be at RCR next year. Creed is expected to go to Joe Gibbs Racing starting in 2024. View the full article

On the restart to a two-lap overtime following a multi-car wreck in the final laps, RCR team-mates Austin Hill and Sheldon Creed tangled side-by-side several times with Hill leading at the white flag lap.Heading into Turn 3 on the final of 256 laps, Creed got into Hill and shoved him up the track. The move also opened the door for Allgaier to dive inside of Creed and the two raced fender-to-fender ...Keep readingView the full article

Check out the highlights from the Dead On Tools 250 from Martinsville Speedway. Sheldon Creed, Justin Allgaier, Sammy Smith and more battle it out in this Nascar Xfinity Series Race. View the full article

Words can't properly describe the insanity that was the finish of Saturday's NASCAR Xfinity race at Martinsville. A red flag and an overtime restart set up an unbelievable two-lap dash to the checkered flag..Richard Childress Racing team-mates Austin Hill and Sheldon Creed slammed doors all around the half-mile short track in the battle for the win.After shoving Hill out of the way, Hill then spun ...Keep readingView the full article

The Toyota driver will secure a second World Rally Championship title this weekend if he outscores team-mate Evans, which seems increasingly likely after the latter crashed out on stage 11.Evans will rejoin the rally on Sunday but will realistically only be able to claim a maximum of five points from the Power Stage, while Rovanpera heads into the final four stages sitting second overall, 26.2s ...Keep readingView the full article

For the second consecutive week, Truex beat all his competition and won the pole for a playoff race and will lead an all-Joe Gibbs Racing front row Sunday at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway.Truex, the last to make a qualifying attempt in the final round of Saturday’s session, posted an average lap speed of 94.153 mph, just edging teammate Ty Gibbs (94.115 mph).The pole – his third of the season ...Keep readingView the full article

"I don't believe what I'm watching still when I see it," said Ross Chastain one year after his infamous Martinsville move in the Cup Series Playoffs. View the full article

In fact, the top three speeds all came from drivers in Group A with Hamlin leading the way with an average lap speed of 93.928 mph.Corey Lajoie ended up second-fastest (93.747 mph) and playoff contender William Byron was third (93.696 mph).Hamlin’s Joe Gibbs Racing teammate, Martin Truex Jr., who also needs a good run Sunday to advance to the Championship was fastest in Group B at 92.973 ...Keep readingView the full article

The Hyundai driver emerged from a dramatic Saturday with a 26.2s lead over Rovanpera, having started the day 36.4s adrift of the Finn. Neuville claimed two stage wins across the morning before slashing the deficit to Rovanpera to 10.9s after the latter overshot a hairpin. The Belgian assumed the lead when Rovanpera switched into cruise mode after his title rival and Toyota team-mate Elfyn Evans ...Keep readingView the full article

Almirola had originally planned to retire at the end of last season but decided to remain at least one more year in SHR’s No. 10 Ford. He has been mulling over a return for the last several months.Almirola announced Saturday morning on a social media post that he would not return to SHR next season. “After much prayer, consideration and conversations with my family, I’m ready for the next ...Keep readingView the full article

The Toyota driver admitted his title hopes were a long shot coming into the rally as the Welshman needed to outscore title rival and team-mate Kalle Rovanpera to take the fight to next month’s Japan finale.However these hopes are now hanging by a thread after crashing out of stage 11, the final test of the Saturday morning loop.Running in third position, Evans slid off the road at right hander ...Keep readingView the full article

Rovanpera only needs to outscore his Toyota rival to successfully defend his crown, which seems highly likely after Evans ran off the road on stage 11 while sitting in third position.The drama handed Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville an 11.1s rally lead over Rovanpera, who made a rare mistake in stage 10 that slashed his overnight advantage, before electing to back off after Evans’ accident.As a ...Keep readingView the full article

Evans must outscore Rovanpera at this weekend's first running of the asphalt event to take the title fight to the season finale in Japan next month.The Toyota driver put up a stern fight on Friday recovering from starting the day in eighth overall to run as high as second behind his team-mate Rovanpera. But Evans was unable to match the Finn's speed in tricky wet conditions.Evans dropped to third ...Keep readingView the full article

The Hyundai driver headed into stage five sitting an impressive third overall in extreme wet weather, having faced some of the worst road surface conditions.However, the Finn slightly misjudged a narrow section which resulted in his i20N making heavy contact with the trees, ending his day. Luckily, Lappi and co-driver Janne Ferm clambered out of their heavily damaged car unharmed.The crash is the ...Keep readingView the full article

The Toyota driver excelled in challenging wet conditions to set fastest times on four of Friday's six stages to open up a 36.4s lead over Hyundai's Thierry Neuville.Elfyn Evans climbed from eighth to second through the day but lost ground on the day's final stage to fall behind Neuville, 47.2s adrift of the leader. Evans needs to outscore Rovanpera in this weekend's three-country rally to deny his ...Keep readingView the full article

It was the penultimate race of the 2022 season. Chastain was facing certain elimination from the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.Christopher Bell was moments away from winning his way into the Championship 4. Joey Logano had already locked himself in with a victory a couple weeks prior, while Chase Elliott and Denny Hamlin currently held the final two transfer spots.Chastain's maiden year with the ...Keep readingView the full article

The championship leader survived slippery conditions to win the three asphalt stages to climb from sitting fourth overnight into a 29.2s lead over Toyota team-mate and title rival Elfyn Evans by 29.2s.Evans needs to outscore Rovanpera at this weekend’s inaugural three country rally to take the title fight to the final round in Japan next month.Overnight leader Thierry Neuville struggled on the ...Keep readingView the full article

The Finn was stopped by German police when he attempted to cross the border from the Czech Republic into Germany after completing the second stage of the new WRC event, which features tests in three countries for the first time. German police spotted an issue with car’s registration documentation, according to Korhonen, who was sitting 10th in the Rally2 class. It is understood that other ...Keep readingView the full article

For the first time, Ryan Blaney enters the Round of 8 elimination race above the cutline instead of below it. He indicated while that is better than being below the cutline, it still comes down to him doing his job Sunday at Martinsville. View the full article