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Nemechek, driving Joe Gibbs Racing’s No. 54 Toyota this weekend, had one of the fastest cars in Saturday’s race but his run to his second career series win was nearly derailed on Lap 144 of 200 when he was penalized for having a crew member over the wall too soon during his pit stop and had to restart from the rear of the field. The 24-year-old Truck Series regular didn’t waste time any ...Keep readingView the full article

The seven-time world champion headed into the penultimate round of the season motivated to wrap up an eighth world title, with Spain’s tarmac roads reducing the impact of being the roadsweeper on the opening day. Ogier can secure the championship if he outscores his Toyota team-mate Elfyn Evans by six points. However, the Frenchman has struggled for confidence in his Yaris and with ...Keep readingView the full article

What time is the NASCAR race? Eight drivers remain in the fight for the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series championship. Denny Hamlin, Kevin Harvick and Kyle Busch lead the field with wins at TMS with 10 victories between the trio. Busch won the most recent Cup race there earlier this year Race: Autotrader Echo Park Automotive 500 Date: Sunday, October 17th, 2021 Start time: 2 p.m ...Keep readingView the full article

The Hyundai driver was untouchable at times, winning six of the day’s seven stages on Spain’s fast tarmac roads to pull 16.4s clear of Toyota’s Elfyn Evans heading into Sunday’s final four stages. After winning Stage 4 on Friday afternoon, Neuville rattled off eight consecutive stage wins before championship leader Ogier ended the streak on Stage 12. Evans ended the day in ...Keep readingView the full article

The Peugeot 208 campaigner lined up alongside main title rival Johan Kristoffersson for Q1, but as Hansen took the standard line, Kristoffersson dived straight into the extra-route joker lap at the first corner. With British Rallycross Championship points leader Ollie O’Donovan opting to take the standard route on the opening tour, Kristoffersson had to overtake the Irishman on the uphill ...Keep readingView the full article

The FIA confirmed at Friday’s World Motor Sport Council meeting that the new device, mandatory on all Rally1 hybrid cars next year, will take the form of a forward facing in-car camera. A statement issued by the FIA, which also confirmed the 2022 calendar, revealed that the camera will have the ability to scan the stage for hazards and can be used to analyse the position of ...Keep readingView the full article

The Hyundai driver delivered a faultless drive in at times tricky foggy conditions to transform his 0.7s overnight lead to a 9.0s advantage over Evans. While Evans was unable to compete with Neuville, the Welshman remains comfortably ahead of title rival Sebastien Ogier, who could wrap up an eighth crown this weekend if he outscores Evans by six points. Ogier appears out of contention for ...Keep readingView the full article

Tanak crashed out of the penultimate round of the World Rally Championship after a high-speed incident on stage four while occupying sixth position. The Estonian misjudged a section of the Tarmac road and clattered into a tree stump, which has damaged the chassis of the i20 Coupe. The crash was the second high-profile moment Tanak suffered on the opening day of the event coming two stages ...Keep readingView the full article

Byron’s No. 24 Chevrolet will continue to carry primary sponsorship from Liberty University in 12 Cup races annually through the 2026 season. Byron’s current contract with Hendrick goes through the 2022 season but team owner Rick Hendrick his desire to sign him to an extension. Byron, 23, is currently a junior working toward an undergraduate degree in strategic communication via Liberty ...Keep readingView the full article

The Hyundai driver delivered a string of fast times, winning all three afternoon stages to leapfrog Toyota's Evans into a 0.7s lead at the end of Friday. Neuville had struggled with chronic understeer in the morning pass through the stages but his pace was transformed after midday service. Evans maintained his strong speed but was rattled by a tankslapper on Stage 5, but he incredibly ...Keep readingView the full article

The full WRC calendar for the start of the category’s new Rally1 hybrid era has been ratified following Friday’s meeting of the World Motor Sport Council. The famous gravel roads of New Zealand had been set to make a return in 2020, having last featured in 2012, but the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic put paid to that last year and this season. In a bid to ensure it has the best chance ...Keep readingView the full article

After joining McLaren at the start of the season, Ricciardo accepted a wager with Brown over him scoring his first podium for the team. With memories still fresh of Ricciardo’s famous tattoo bet with his former Renault boss Cyril Abiteboul, Brown was eager to avoid any physical discomfort from needles so opted for a racing incentive instead. With Ricciardo being a big fan of Dale Earnhardt ...Keep readingView the full article

The 2019 world champion went off the road only 3.6km into a second pass of the high-speed 20km Vilaplana Tarmac stage. Both Tanak and co-driver Martin Jarveoja were reported to be OK following the crash. Details of exactly what happened remain scant but it appears Tanak's i20 Coupe may have slid off line on a patch of gravel and run off the road. Television cameras captured the car parked ...Keep readingView the full article

“I think on the road courses we’re not far off. I think you can line us up and go,” Logano, 31, said after testing Monday and Tuesday on the Roval in his No. 22 Ford Mustang. “I think we’ve proven in the last year or two – whatever, just line us up and race. “I always go back to Daytona (Road Course) last year when we showed up with no practice on a brand new race track that none ...Keep readingView the full article

The Toyota pair are locked in a fight for the championship, with Ogier set to claim an eighth world crown if he outscores Evans by six points on the tarmac in Spain. It was Rally Finland winner Evans who took first blood, sweeping the three morning stages to open up a 7.9s lead over Hyundai's Thierry Neuville following a strong start from the Belgian. Ogier struggled to match the pace of his ...Keep readingView the full article

The Japanese driver, once again partnered by stand-in co-driver Aaron Johnston, misjudged a tight Tarmac right-hander on the Vilaplana test resulting in a heavy impact with the barriers 18km into the 20km stage. Katsuta's Yaris suffered significant damage to the front left of the car, the suspension and wheel taking the brunt of the impact. Despite the damage, the Toyota development driver ...Keep readingView the full article

Kyle Busch Motorsports announced Thursday that Nemechek, 24, will return to drive the No. 4 Toyota next season. Also returning to the No. 4 team will be crew chief Eric Phillips, the winningest crew chief in series history. “I came to Kyle Busch Motorsports because it was an opportunity to get back to Victory Lane – I accomplished my goal of being here for wins and I’m excited to be ...Keep readingView the full article

Logano’s Penske Racing team was one of 21 that participated in the two-day Charlotte test – the most teams to take part in a Next Gen test so far after an earlier eight-car test at Daytona International Speedway. During the test this week, NASCAR came up with multiple possible solutions for teams to try to address a problem of excessive heat in the cockpit which plagued several drivers in ...Keep readingView the full article

Tony Stewart Racing will field two fulltime entries in 2022 – one in Top Fuel for nine-time event winner Leah Pruett and one in Funny Car for 39-time event winner Matt Hagan. Stewart, 50, has been a regular at NHRA events since last year when he and Pruett began dating. The couple are now engaged and set to be married in November after the NHRA season finale in Pomona, Calif. “When I ...Keep readingView the full article

The Hyundai driver has been testing the Korean marque's i20 2022 prototype in recent weeks, adjusting to the new challenges of driving with a mandatory 100kW hybrid system. Neuville has been particularly outspoken against the WRC's new Rally1 regulations, which introduces hybrid in addition to reduced aerodynamic and suspension travel, while the centre differential is also removed. The ...Keep readingView the full article

The Ford squad confirmed the first piece of its 2022 driver line-up last week following the signing of part-time Hyundai driver Craig Breen to a two-year full-time contract. Breen's arrival leaves two seats to be filled as the British team looks to expand to three full-time entries with its all-new Rally1 hybrid Ford Puma. M-Sport has been an active player in the driver market this season ...Keep readingView the full article

Ogier could seal an eighth world title on the fast-sweeping tarmac roads if he can outscore in-form Toyota team-mate Evans by six points at the penultimate round of the season. Evans heads into Spain off the back of a second victory of the season last time out at Rally Finland, which reignited his title hopes by closing to within 24 points of the Frenchman. While seven-team champion Ogier ...Keep readingView the full article

The factory Toyota driver suffered back pain following a heavy impact with a pile of gravel after losing control of his Yaris on the Saturday of Rally Finland, two weeks ago. Rovanpera made a brief comeback on the Sunday of the event before sitting out the final Power Stage to assist his recovery. The 21-year-old winner of rallies in Estonia and Greece this year has been declared fit to ...Keep readingView the full article

Joined by navigator Mathieu Baumel, Al-Attiyah reigned supreme once again on Wednesday, winning his fourth stage (out of five) en route to a sixth victory in the last seven editions of the Moroccan rally. The Qatari driver was behind the wheel of the 2021 version of the Toyota Hilux, which will receive an upgrade as per the T1+ regulations in the Dakar Rally next January. He ...Keep readingView the full article

The Italian event has stepped in for the second consecutive year as host of the championship’s final round after the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic forced organisers to cancel the proposed season ending Rally Japan (11-14 November). After Monza successfully hosted last year’s season decider, where Toyota’s Sebastien Ogier defeated Elfyn Evans to claim a seventh title, the pair could ...Keep readingView the full article