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With just three races to go until the NASCAR Cup playoffs, the 82-lap race around the Indianapolis road course will be action-packed with high drama and even higher stakes for those not yet locked in.But there's another element to this Sunday's race: An F1 world champion, two Le Mans 24 Hours winners, a DTM champion, a three-time Supercars champion,and the current Supercars points leader will also ...Keep readingView the full article

With just three races to go until the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs, the 82-lap race around the IMS Road Course will be action-packed with high drama and even higher stakes for those not yet locked in.But there's another element to this Sunday's race. An F1 World Champion, two Le Mans 24 winners, a DTM champion, a three-time Supercars champion, and the current Supercars points leader will also be on ...Keep readingView the full article

The Korean marque has made significant strides to catch the WRC’s pacesetters Toyota this season, but after nine rounds Hyundai has achieved only one victory in Sardinia compared to Toyota’s seven.Arguably Hyundai’s biggest improvement has arrived in fast gravel rallies. In Estonia it finished second, third and fifth, while last weekend Neuville scored a second consecutive runner-up result ...Keep readingView the full article

The Japanese brand is one of three manufacturers currently represented in rallying’s top tier alongside Hyundai and Ford via its partnership with M-Sport.Toyoda, the figure that brought Toyota back to the WRC after a 17-year absence in 2017, confirmed the brand is committed to the WRC.This commitment arrives amid uncertainty regarding the future direction of the category with a significant shift ...Keep readingView the full article

While Smith, 24, got off to a strong start to the 2023 season with a pair of wins in the first four races, he and his No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford team have experienced their share of issues since.In one four-race span, the native of Huntington Beach, Calif., finished 20th or worse and he crashed out of two races this season.Smith is on a little more of an upswing as the playoffs get under ...Keep readingView the full article

Two-time 24 Hours of Le Mans winner Mike Rockenfeller will drive the next two races in place of suspended driver Noah Gragson. View the full article

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1. Rovanpera crashes out but still leaves impact on rallyKalle Rovanpera crashing out of a rally lead and completely retiring from an event is a rare collector's item. In fact, last weekend's shock Rally Finland exit was only his third retirement in 41 top-flight WRC starts.It was just unfortunate his first full retirement since Croatia 2021 came in front of thousands of passionate fans desperate ...Keep readingView the full article

Mike Rockenfeller, 39, will drive the No. 42 Legacy Motor Club (LMC) Chevrolet following the indefinite suspension of Noah Gragson.The German racing driver will also run Watkins Glen the week after IMS. Josh Berry drove the car this past weekend at Michigan.Gragson was suspended after liking a meme that mocked the 2020 murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers.Rockenfeller ...Keep readingView the full article

The championship's promoter had been working on an expanded 14-round schedule for next year which would have included a new desert-based round in Saudi Arabia.The event had been touted as a possible addition to next year’s calendar but a deal was unable to be reached in time and has been pushed back a year. The WRC and organisers in Saudi Arabia still harbour hopes of securing an agreement but ...Keep readingView the full article

The Kiwi will continue his rapid transition to the NASCAR system with two separate outings in Indianapolis later this week.The first is a debut in the third-tier Truck Series with the Trackhouse Racing-aligned Niece Motorsports squad.That will come at Indianapolis Raceway Park, marking van Gisbergen's first race on a bitumen oval.He will then make a second Cup Series start for Trackhouse at the ...Keep readingView the full article

The Kiwi will continue his rapid transition to the NASCAR system with two seperate outings in Indianapolis later this week.The first is a debut in the third-tier Truck Series with the Trackhouse Racing-aligned Niece Motorsports squad.That will come at Indianapolis Raceway Park, marking van Gisbergen's first race on a bitumen oval.He will then make a second Cup Series start for Trackhouse at the ...Keep readingView the full article

Bob Pockrass breaks down who has a chance to make the NASCAR playoffs based off of points after the Firekeepers Casino 400. View the full article

Denny Hamlin stalled on pit road during the race but rebounded to finish third. He explained what happened and why he didn’t think it impacted his finish. View the full article

Kyle Larson finished fifth at Michigan, the one bright spot for Hendrick Motorsports as the other three cars crashed out. Larson said he didn’t have good day in practice and qualifying but was good in the race. View the full article

Denny Hamlin spoke on Michael Jordan's recent involvement with 23XI Racing. View the full article

Martin Truex Jr. was disappointed with his second-place finish but doesn’t feel he could have done anything else to win unless he wanted to wreck Chris Buescher. View the full article

Alex Bowman spoke about his crash during the FireKeepers Casino 400 and about his performance so far in the 2023 season. View the full article

Chris Buescher matched his career win total in the last nine days with a second victory. Here's how a rain-delayed race at Michigan shook out. View the full article

Keselowski ’s team-mate, Chris Buescher, earned his second consecutive NASCAR Cup win of the 2023 season with an impressive victory in Monday’s rain-delayed race at Michigan International Speedway.For the second straight week, Keselowski, was in contention as well, this time finishing fourth.Buescher is already locked in this season’s playoffs thanks to his wins and Keselowski is in good ...Keep readingView the full article

Truex appeared to be unstoppable throughout the 200-lap race. At one point, he passed nearly a dozen cars on the alternate strategy and stole the Stage 2 win from Daniel Suarez right at the finish line.He led the most laps and ran down Chris Buescher through the final cycle of pitstops, but once he got there, passing the No. 17 RFK Racing Ford proved to be a nearly impossible task.Truex got ...Keep readingView the full article

For the first time since 2010, RFK Racing has won back-to-back races.Truex won both stages and had by far the fastest car in the field, but he was unable to pass Buescher in the closing laps. He pulled alongside Buescher at one point, but nearly spun while underneath the No. 17 RFK Racing Ford. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver was forced to settle for second, but further extended his regular season ...Keep readingView the full article

After the final round of green flag pitstops, Buescher cycled into the lead but with Truex – who had won the first two stages – close behind and looking for the clean sweep.With 12 laps to go Truex went to Buescher’s inside and edged ahead briefly for the lead.Buescher, however, used the approaching lapped car of Michael McDowell as a pick and side-drafted Truex to pull back into the lead ...Keep readingView the full article

The FireKeepers Casino 400 Cup Series race got underway Sunday. Martin Truex Jr. won Stage 1. In the middle of Stage 2, the race was postponed until Monday due to weather. On Monday the race resumed in Stage 2. Martin Truex Jr. won Stage 2. In the final laps, it was a battle between Martin Truex Jr. and Chris Buescher. Chris Buescher came out with his second win in a row. View the full article

After the final round of green flag pitstops, Buescher cycled into the lead but with Truex – who had won the first two stages – close behind and a strong No. 19 Toyota.With about 12 of 200 laps to go, Truex went to Buescher’s inside and edged ahead briefly for the lead.Buescher, however, used the approaching lapped car of Michael McDowell as a pick and side-drafted Truex to pull back into ...Keep readingView the full article