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Denny Hamlin described why he is optimistic about the new Toyota body for 2024. View the full article

Ragan, who last competed in the series in 2022, began his NASCAR career at what was then known as Roush Racing, spending his first five seasons in Cup driving for Hall of Fame owner Jack Roush.Now, nearly two decades since his first series start, he finds himself with the opportunity to again compete for Roush on NASCAR’s biggest stage – the Daytona 500.And even better, the 38-year-old native ...Keep readingView the full article

The world-famous Daytona 500 will kickstart the 76th season of NASCAR racing where Team Penske’s Ryan Blaney will commence his championship defense. Drivers will tackle 500 miles around the illustrious Daytona International Speedway which, just less than one month ago, hosted the enthralling Daytona 24 Hours where Porsche Penske Motorsport won by 2.1 seconds ahead of Cadillac in a grandstand ...Keep readingView the full article

LaJoie, who competes full-time in Cup driving Spire Motorsport’s No. 7 Chevrolet, will also compete in the Feb. 16 Truck Series opener competing with Spire’s No. 7 team.The No. 7 Truck team is running full-time this season with a variety of drivers, with LaJoie likely to have the most starts. The remainder of the driver schedule will be announced at a later date.Veteran crew chief Brian Pattie ...Keep readingView the full article

The launch of a new fan survey to collect data from WRC fans is the FIA’s latest step in the process in understanding the future direction for rallying’s top tier.It follows the creation of a working group in December last year that is designed to “evaluate and recommend the future direction of rallying”. The group is headed by FIA Deputy President Robert Reid, the 2001 World Rally ...Keep readingView the full article

Ty Gibbs discusses his winless debut Cup season, his football background and supporting his famous grandfather's former team. View the full article

The reigning world champion is expected to compete in at least six rallies this year for Toyota, beginning with Sweden next week, a rally he won in 2022 on the way to his maiden world title.Rovanpera jumped back behind the wheel of the Toyota GR Yaris last weekend to prepare for Sweden's snow stages by participating in the Arctic Lapland Rally in Finland.The Finn set a blistering pace to lead the ...Keep readingView the full article

Stewart-Haas Racing has won two NASCAR Cup Series titles (2011 and 2014), as well as 69 races since its inception in 2009.However, the four-car team has been on a downturn since 2021 and things appeared to get worse with the introduction of the Next Gen car. Last season, they failed to win a single race for the very first time. Kevin Harvick was the only SHR driver to make the playoffs, but was ...Keep readingView the full article

Ty Gibbs has an art collection so I wondered if he had any sports art. Here is what he had to say and maybe where at least one piece of “art” came from. View the full article

I didn’t know if Ty Gibbs had any Carolina Panthers fandom in him since he lives in North Carolina despite being the grandson of Joe Gibbs. Here’s what he had to say. View the full article

Ty Gibbs on what he knows now that he didn’t know a year ago entering his rookie Cup season. And how he handled going winless in Cup after being so successful in winning right away in other series. View the full article

Chris Buescher's confidence has never been higher heading into a new NASCAR Cup season and with good reason.The 31-year-old native of Prosper, Tex., enjoyed his most successful year in 2023, earning a career-best three wins and advancing to the semifinal round of the playoffs.While he failed to advance to the Championship 4, he consistently found himself in contention for wins and strong finishes ...Keep readingView the full article

Much of the discussion last weekend centered on the future of the Clash at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. So what's next for the event? View the full article

The organization announced on Wednesday that the 21-year-old graduate of NASCAR’s Driver for Diversity program will compete in Spire’s No. 71 Chevrolet. Veteran crew chief Chad Walker will lead the team.Caruth will be sponsored in 10 races in 2024 by HendrickCars.com, including the Feb. 16 season opener at Daytona International Speedway.In his first full Truck season last year with GMS Racing ...Keep readingView the full article

On Monday, the 31-year-old Californian stepped into an Indy car for the first time in 2024 and pounded 172 laps around Phoenix Raceway.The test was moved up by a day due to the impending threat of rain, which forced Larson to “get my mind right to prepare myself for that”.The outing was put forth by Arrow McLaren, whom he will drive a fourth entry for in “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” ...Keep readingView the full article

The manufacturer’s TD2 program has produced several noteworthy graduates, including NASCAR Cup driver Christopher Bell, who has advanced to the Championship 4 the past, two seasons, and Xfinity driver John Hunter Nemechek, who will join Bell in Cup and compete with Legacy Motor Club.“The TD2 program is something that we take much pride in at TRD,” said Trent Rodriguez, Manager, Driver ...Keep readingView the full article

With the Clash in the books and the Daytona 500 on the horizon, see which 10 drivers claimed a spot in this week's rankings. View the full article

Returning to the Middle East for the first time since Rally Jordan in 2011 has been a long-time goal for the championship, with Saudi Arabia understood to be the target to host a round in 2025.The WRC has described a desert rally in this region as a "missing piece" of its current calendar.Plans to add a Middle East round to the WRC schedule have come close to fruition in the last two years and it ...Keep readingView the full article

(Note: This story has been updated to reflect the the test moving up from its scheduled date of Tuesday to Monday afternoon, along with confirmation of the the race engineer.)After finishing fifth in NASCAR's preseason exhibition at the Los Angeles Coliseum this past Saturday night, Larson is making the trek to the one-mile, low-banked tri-oval as part of preparations for his first attempt at the ...Keep readingView the full article

Carlos Sainz Sr made history at the 2024 Dakar Rally by becoming the oldest driver ever to win the prestigious event at a remarkable age of 61. It was Sainz Sr’s fourth victory in the Dakar, 14 years after his first, adding to an already illustrious career for the double world rally champion. So, it is no surprise that his motorsport genes passed through the family with Sainz’s son, Carlos ...Keep readingView the full article

When an expected rainstorm forced NASCAR into running the Clash a day earlier than scheduled, those involved agree it was the correct call. View the full article

The idea of building a ¼-mile asphalt track inside a sports coliseum seemed unfathomable when NASCAR first announced its intentions to move its preseason exhibition race to Los Angeles.But the event was well-received in the city and TV ratings and attendance were both up in its first two years from when it was held at Daytona.Saturday night’s race won by Denny Hamlin was originally scheduled ...Keep readingView the full article

The factory Toyota duo were entered into the snow rally to gather valuable miles driving their GR Yaris Rally1 cars ahead of the WRC’s to Rally Sweden from 15-18 February.Evans took the victory with a 5m02.3s margin from 2022 Finnish rally champion Mikko Heikkila after trouble hit long-time leader Rovanpera, who competed in his first rally since electing to contest a part-time WRC programme this ...Keep readingView the full article

Suarez was one of the 13 drivers who failed to make show for third edition of the Clash in Los Angeles, but unlike his fellow Cup drivers, his day was not yet over.He was the only driver running the doubleheader, having also entered the NASCAR Mexico Series exhibition race that was set to follow the Cup Series action.For Suarez, it was a return to his roots, as he got his start in stock car racing ...Keep readingView the full article

Denny Hamlin, fresh off his star turn in Netflix's new NASCAR series, got a chance to taunt those who boo him with a win in the Clash on Saturday. View the full article