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The Finn revealed in the buildup to the rally that he intended to try an experimental set-up he’d discovered in testing prior to the event. After winning Thursday night’s super special, Lappi started the day with a 0.2s lead over Toyota’s Sebastien Ogier. But he ended Friday morning 16.3s behind Ogier, electing for a more hard tyre focused strategy in the morning’s 49.9km ...Keep readingView the full article

Broadcaster Phil Parsons shares his thoughts on NASCAR's Next Gen cars and gives his picks for the FOX Bet Super 6 Stage 2 Contest featuring the Enjoy Illinois 300 and Clint Bowyer's $5,000 prize. View the full article

Eight-time world champion Ogier took a 16.3s lead over Lappi heading into the afternoon's three stages after winning two of the three morning tests, held in largely dry conditions. However, Lappi starred in the wet to grab the rally lead on the final stage of the day, despite picking up a left rear puncture. Lappi's team-mate Thierry Neuville headed to the service in third, 18.6s adrift ...Keep readingView the full article

Corey Heim, who is leading the regular season championship standings, will miss this weekend's Truck Series race as he battles an illness. As a result, Jesse Love will replace him behind the wheel of the No. 11 Toyota Tundra. Love was originally scheduled to be driving the No. 1 TRICON Toyota in his Truck Series debut on Saturday. Behind the wheel of the No. 1 machine will be Toni ...Keep readingView the full article

The Hyundai driver was struggling for grip before going off the road less than two kilometres from the end of the extended 49.9km stage, introduced for the 20th anniversary of the Italian World Rally Championship event. Sitting sixth overall, Sordo was fighting for grip from his hard tyres when he slid off the road at a tight left-hander. The Spaniard elected to push on in the hope it would ...Keep readingView the full article

The Toyota driver, returning to the World Rally Championship after sitting out last month’s visit to Portugal, won two of three gruelling gravel stages to head to midday service with a 16.3s lead. M-Sport’s Pierre-Louis Loubet drove around an engine issue to sit third (+22.0s), with Toyota’s Elfyn Evans, fourth (+25.9s) and team-mate Takamoto Katsuta, fifth (+30.1s). Hyundai’s Thierry ...Keep readingView the full article

Hocevar, who has competed fulltime in the Truck Series since 2021 and made his Xfinity Series debut earlier this season, has been tapped by Spire Motorsports to make his Cup debut Sunday at World Wide Technology Raceway near St. Louis. Hocevar, 20, will fill in for Corey LaJoie to drive Spire’s No. 7 Chevrolet. Lajoie is on loan to Hendrick Motorsports this weekend to drive its No. 9 Chevy in ...Keep readingView the full article

The Finn successfully navigated the 3.23km test, held across a mix of tarmac and gravel surfaces in host city Olbia, to clock a time 0.2s faster than M-Sport’s Ott Tanak. "This is fun. You have enough space, it's wide enough, you can play with the car,” said Lappi, who is planning to run a measured gamble on set-up for this weekend’s rally. “On the gravel you just go fully sideways ...Keep readingView the full article

Ryan Blaney snapped a 59-race winless streak with his victory in the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. He became the tenth different winner of the 2023 season and capped off a huge weekend for Team Penske, who also won the 107th running of the Indianapolis 500 with Josef Newgarden. The NASCAR Cup Series now heads to WWT Raceway where Blaney's teammate Joey Logano is the defending race ...Keep readingView the full article

Sardinia is renowned for producing rough gravel stages but a revised route for this weekend's 20th-anniversary event is set to deliver perhaps the toughest conditions of the season. Four-time Sardinia winner Sebastien Ogier, returning to the championship this weekend after sitting out Portugal, is expecting a gruelling rally after likening the stages to those seen in Kenya, which has earned a ...Keep readingView the full article

The 2019 world champion has been struggling to unlock the set-up sweet spot in his Puma this season which has hampered the Estonian's pace outright pace. In Portugal last month, Tanak identified that the car's suspension was an area earmarked for improvement. Since the event, M-Sport's suspension supplier Reiger has provided upgraded components which were run for the first time during the ...Keep readingView the full article

After Ryan Blaney broke a 59-race winless drought at the Coca-Cola 600, which Cup Series drivers might follow suit? View the full article

The championship has been pushing for a meeting with the series' drivers to discuss the future direction of the category following Thierry Neuville's comments in Portugal last month, when he declared the WRC needs to "change" to improve engagement with manufacturers, media and fans. A meeting was initially tabled to take place at this weekend's Rally Sardinia but instead will happen in an ...Keep readingView the full article

NASCAR on Wednesday issued one of its largest penalties to Stewart-Haas Racing and driver Chase Briscoe after the discovery of a counterfeit engine panel duct and underwing on the No. 14 Ford. The team was stripped of 120 driver and owner points and 25 playoff points. Crew chief John Klausmeier was suspended for six weeks and fined $250,000. The part was discovered during an intense teardown ...Keep readingView the full article

Stewart-Haas Racing was fined $250,000 and docked 120 regular-season points for a counterfeit part found on Chase Briscoe's car. View the full article

NASCAR has announced serious L3-level penalties against Briscoe and team after they reportedly made and utilized counterfeit parts on the Next Gen car. It is the first L3 penalty issued during the Next Gen era. NASCAR cited the following sections of the rulebook when issuing the penalties: "Sections 14.1.C&F: Overall Assembled Vehicle Rules; 14.6.A: Underwing; 14.6.3.B: Engine ...Keep readingView the full article

Check out some of the best sounds from Chase Elliott, Denny Hamlin and other drivers during the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. View the full article

“We often say that the best drivers are perhaps not the ones driving, but those that have never had the opportunity,” says 2001 world rally champion co-driver and FIA deputy president Robert Reid, as he watches on as FIA Rally Star finalists strap themselves into a Ford Fiesta Rally3 car, for a first taste in remote Sardinia. It’s a statement that perfectly explains why the FIA has ...Keep readingView the full article

The start of the 600 was delayed a day by rain – pushed to Monday’s Memorial Day holiday for the first time since 2009 – and still threatened with more bad weather when it finally got under way around 3 p.m. ET. Two more weather delays, 16 cautions and nearly six hours later, Blaney held off William Byron – the hottest driver in the NASCAR Cup Series of late – on a 20-lap ...Keep readingView the full article

Sardinia is renowned for its brutal rough gravel stages that test the WRC drivers and cars to the limit, and this year marks the event's 20 year anniversary. Toyota’s Kalle Rovanpera heads to the Italian island leading the championship by 17 points after scoring a much needed victory in Portugal last month, ending a drought since lifting the 2022 world title in ...Keep readingView the full article

The "NASCAR Race Hub" discussed the shoving match between Bubba Wallace and Aric Almirola and who was at fault. View the full article

The "NASCAR Race Hub" discussed Ryan Blaney's big win at the COCA-COLA 600 and what to expect from him the remainder of the season. View the full article

The "NASCAR Race Hub" crew shared their opinion on NASCAR suspending Chase Elliott being after crashing into Denny Hamlin during the COCA-COLA 600. View the full article

Indy 500 winner Josef Newgarden said if he had had the opportunity, he would want to do a Cup Series race. View the full article

Josef Newgarden said it was cool to see Ryan Blaney break his 59-race winless streak and he made sure to text him as soon as he won. View the full article