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Majeski dominated the final stage in Saturday’s race at Homestead-Miami Speedway and cruised to a 4.524 second win over Zane Smith, his second series win in the last three races. Majeski is the only driver who advanced to next weekend’s title race at Phoenix Raceway by winning his way in. “Man, this is awesome,” Majeski said. “This place is so hard to read in practice ...Keep readingView the full article

Ty Majeski wins at Miami, advances to the Championship 4 at Phoenix with Chandler Smith, Zane Smith, and Ben Rhodes. View the full article

Ty Majeski was the only driver who came into this race already locked in, courtesy of his first-career victory at Bristol. The Homestead race saw trouble find title contenders early with John-Hunter Nemechek hitting the wall, cutting a tire down and falling off the lead lap. He was among the four drivers eliminated, along with Grant Enfinger, Stewart Friesen, and Christian Eckes. Reigning ...Keep readingView the full article

The eight-time world champion, competing in a partial campaign with Toyota this year, won three of the day’s six completed stages to open up a 20.7s lead over Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville heading into the final day on the Spanish asphalt. Neuville managed to snatch second position from Ogier's teammate Kalle Rovanpera on the day’s final stage as the world champion ended Saturday 22.1s shy ...Keep readingView the full article

Byron, the next-to-last driver to go out in the final round of qualifying Saturday, posted an average lap speed of 166.389 mph to win the pole for Sunday’s playoff race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The pole is the first for Byron this year and comes at a track in which he won last season. With two races remaining in the semifinal round of the playoffs, Byron is the first driver in points ...Keep readingView the full article

John-Hunter Nemechek, filling in 23XI Racing’s No. 45 Toyota this weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway following a one-week suspension of driver Bubba Wallace, had the fastest average lap speed in the first practice session and overall (167.187 mph). “I feel pretty good. The guys from 23XI brought me a really fast race car to the race track this weekend,” Nemechek. “It’s awesome to be ...Keep readingView the full article

Ogier seemed to have the measure of new world champion Rovanpera but did have to stave off a challenge from the third-placed Hyundai of Thierry Neuville. However, a heavy crash for M-Sport’s Greensmith cancelled the final stage of the loop, leaving Ogier to return to service early with a 9.7s lead over Rovanpera, while Neuville trailed the Frenchman by 14.2s. Hyundai’s Ott Tanak remained ...Keep readingView the full article

Tanak was without the use of his 100kW control Compact Dynamics hybrid unit during the day's two opening stages, which necessitated a unit change on his i20 N during midday service. The 2019 world champion then lost hybrid power again during the afternoon loop of stages, which cost him valuable time, as the Estonian ended the day in fourth, 20 seconds adrift of the leading Toyota of Sebastien ...Keep readingView the full article

The eight-time world champion ended the quartet of asphalt afternoon stages with 4.8s advantage over Rovanpera, as the pair shared the stage win spoils with two apiece. Ogier had briefly led the rally after Stage 3 on Friday morning, only to lose the lead to Hyundai's Thierry Neuville on the next test, before reclaiming the advantage on Stage 5, which marked the fourth lead change of the ...Keep readingView the full article

Neuville snatched the rally lead from eight-time world champion Ogier after winning the fourth and final test of the morning loop. The Belgian became the third leader across the four stages, following a bright start from newly-crowned world champion Kalle Rovanpera, who won the opening two tests. Rovanpera ended the the loop in third, 4.2s adrift, while Ott Tanak was fourth, a further ...Keep readingView the full article

On Tuesday, NASCAR suspended fellow Cup driver Wallace from Sunday’s race at Homestead-Miami Speedway for intentionally wrecking the car of Kyle Larson during last weekend’s race at Las Vegas. NASCAR has had to tackle several issues this season of drivers retaliating for incidences in races which they felt they were wronged. The circumstances have varied and have included physical ...Keep readingView the full article

The runner-up for the past two seasons heads into this weekend's penultimate round of the year in Spain facing a victory drought of more than a year, with his last success arriving at Rally Finland in early October last year. Evans has found himself unable to match teammate and newly crowned world champion Kalle Rovanpera this year in the new GR Yaris, and openly admits that his younger ...Keep readingView the full article

Ty Gibbs is juggling the Xfinity playoffs while filling in for Kurt Busch in Cup, which should set him up well for next season, Bob Pockrass writes. View the full article

Toyota is yet to announce its driver line-up for next year, although it has been widely expected that the Japanese marque will field an unchanged roster next year. Toyota boss Latvala has previously stated he would like to retain its 2022 driver line-up, comprising newly crowned world champion Kalle Rovanpera, Elfyn Evans, with Sebastien Ogier and Esapekka Lappi continuing to share the third ...Keep readingView the full article

Joey Logano became the first driver to lock himself into the Championship 4, winning Las Vegas after a late-race pass for the lead on Ross Chastain. Below the cut line currently: William Byron, Chase Briscoe, Ryan Blaney, and Christopher Bell. Bell was involved in a crash that began when his Toyota Racing teammate Bubba Wallace got into the wall. Wallace retaliated against Kyle Larson ...Keep readingView the full article

Ty Gibbs feels good about his position going into the final two races of the Xfinity semifinal round as he is 25 points above the current cutline. View the full article

Toyota Racing Development President David Wilson says Ty Gibbs still has relatively few reps as a driver compared to his peers, and no one expected to him to progress as quickly as he has. So is he ready for Cup (assuming he’l be in the 18 next year)? Wilson’s response: View the full article

AJ Allmendinger says Ty Gibbs forces him to raise his game as one of the drivers who is challenging for the Xfinity title. View the full article

Read Also: Solberg: M-Sport would be a "very interesting option" for 2023 WRC Solberg to leave Hyundai at the end of 2022 WRC season The former factory Mini, Citroen and Toyota WRC driver is among a number of candidates the South Korean marque is considering, as it looks to reshuffle its line-up for 2023. Hyundai is yet to confirm plans for next season although it is ...Keep readingView the full article

On Tuesday, NASCAR suspended 23XI Racing Toyota driver Wallace from this weekend’s race at Homestead-Miami Speedway for intentionally wrecking Larson's Hendrick Motorsport Chevrolet during last Sunday’s race at Las Vegas. No fine or points penalties were assessed. Wallace is the first driver to be suspended for actions in a race since 2019, when Johnny Sauter was suspended one race for ...Keep readingView the full article

Bubba Wallace received a one-race suspension for his incident with Kyle Larson on Sunday. Bob Pockrass has the latest. View the full article

Fast Thoughts with Bob Pockrass: Reaction to Bubba Wallace's one-race suspension for incident with Kyle Larson View the full article

On Tuesday, NASCAR suspended Wallace from this weekend’s race at Homestead-Miami Speedway for intentionally wrecking the car of Kyle Larson during last Sunday’s race at Las Vegas. No fine or points penalties were assessed. Wallace, who drives the No. 45 Toyota for 23XI Racing, is the first driver to be suspended for actions in a race since 2019, when Johnny Sauter was suspended one race ...Keep readingView the full article

Spire currently fields two fulltime Cup teams with LaJoie in the No. 7 Chevrolet but has used various drivers in its No. 77 each week. LaJoie will continue to work with crew chief and director of competition Ryan Parks in 2023 while Dillon will be paired with crew chief Kevin Bellicourt. As part of Spire’s continued growth, team co-owner Jeff Dickerson said it was time to add a second ...Keep readingView the full article

Berry, 31, is currently in his first full-time season at the NXS level. He has five wins over the past two years and just last weekend, locked himself into the Championship 4 with a win at Las Vegas. Berry has been a part of JR Motorsports for some time, competing with Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s Late Model team since 2010. He earned 94 wins and three titles in a wildly successful career ...Keep readingView the full article