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Johnson, who joined Chip Ganassi Racing-Honda’s IndyCar team in 2021, competed only on road and street courses during that first season, earning best results of 17th in the final two rounds. However, for 2022, he went full-time in the #48 car and predictably shone on the ovals, taking sixth pace at Texas Motor Speedway. He then qualified 12th for the Indianapolis 500, apparently ...Keep readingView the full article

The incident came seconds after race leader Martin Truex had hit the wall at Turn 3 when his right-rear tire blew out. Miller says the race direction team were focused on that, when the Byron/Hamlin clash occurred right beneath them approaching the start/finish line moments later. TV replays didn’t show the full picture of what happened, but footage from Byron’s in-car camera, that emerged ...Keep readingView the full article

After a Texas race that featured spinouts and blown tires, NASCAR must deal with frustrated drivers looking for answers, Bob Pockrass writes. View the full article

The experienced Spaniard has been part of Hyundai’s factory WRC programme ever since the South Korean manufacturer rejoined rallying’s top tier in 2014, but has been acting as a part-time driver in the team’s third entry since 2018. This season Sordo has shared the third i20 N with rookie Oliver Solberg, with the former due to make his fourth appearance of the 13-round season at Rally ...Keep readingView the full article

Reddick may be eliminated from the playoffs, but that didn't stop the Richard Childress Racing driver from charging to a third win of the season as he nursed his car home in a race stalled by 16 cautions and a red flag. Numerous tyre failures marred the race, most notably for title contenders Chase Elliott and Christopher Bell. Elliott, who came into the 500-mile race leading on points, was ...Keep readingView the full article

Chase Elliott on the tires, his Texas crash and his outlook for the remainder of the second round of the NASCAR playoffs: View the full article

William Byron describes why he reacted under caution in tapping Denny Hamlin. He indicated he didn’t mean to spin him out: View the full article

NASCAR Senior Vice President Scott Miller said they will re-look at the William Byron spinning Denny Hamlin under caution to see if they should issue any penalties. He said they didn’t see it in real time as they were focused on the accident. View the full article

Tyler Reddick won a week after being eliminated, Denny Hamlin and William Byron clashed, and tire issues were plentiful at Texas, Bob Pockrass writes. View the full article

Christopher Bell said he had no indication they would have tire issues in Texas and his crash will now impact the way he races at Talladega. View the full article

Denny Hamlin obviously was frustrated getting spun by William Byron under caution at Texas. What Hamlin said happened on the track under green and his thoughts on how he handles things going forward: View the full article

Tyler Reddick on his win at Texas. View the full article

The Kiwi confirmed to Australian news outlet Wide World of Sports that preliminary talks with Trackhouse boss Justin Marks about an appearance in NASCAR have taken place. A potential start for van Gisbergen would happen under the Project91 programme that saw Kimi Raikkonen drive for the team at Watkins Glen recently. Since Project91 was launched, van Gisbergen has been touted as an ideal ...Keep readingView the full article

While battling side-by-side with William Byron, Denny Hamlin pushed up after getting in the dirty air of Martin Truex Jr. ahead. As he pushed up the track, Byron got into the outside wall. Later, when a cut tire sent Truex spinning, Byron ran into the back of a slowing Hamlin. The No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota spun through the grass and lost several positions. He then harassed Byron under ...Keep readingView the full article

Tyler Reddick captures his third win of the season in wild Round of 12 opening playoff race at Texas Motor Speedway. View the full article

He may be eliminated from the playoffs, but that didn't stop Tyler Reddick from going for the win at Texas. The RCR driver held on and thankfully, the tires did as well, beating Joey Logano to the checkered flag in a high-attrition race. In a race slowed by 16 cautions and even a red flag, there was no clear favorite. For Reddick, he's now won three races this season. Only Chase Elliott has won ...Keep readingView the full article

Elliott, who came into the 500-mile race leading on points, was at the head of the field when his Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet slammed into the wall at Turn 4 on Lap 185, ending his race in flames as the right-front corner caught fire as he ploughed through the frontstretch infield. “The tire blew apart, that’s why I crashed,” said Elliott, who was classified 32nd. “Something came ...Keep readingView the full article

The 2022 NASCAR Playoffs Round of 12 kicked off Sunday with the Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500. Here are the top moments! View the full article

Texas Motor Speedway held its first NASCAR Cup Series race in 1997 in an event won by Jeff Burton. By 2005, the track had two dates on the schedule every year. In 2017, the track was repaved and reconfigured. The profile of the 1.5-mile intermediate track was altered with the banking in Turns 1 and 2 reduced from 24 to 20 degrees, and the corner was widened from 60 to 80 feet. As a result ...Keep readingView the full article

Steiner worked alongside 1995 world champion McRae across the 1999 and 2000 campaigns during a spell at the factory Ford WRC operation run by M-Sport. At M-Sport, Steiner was operating as director of engineering, having previously entered the motorsport industry as a rally mechanic for the works Mazda team in 1986, before enjoying roles at the Jolly Club Lancia team (1991-1996) and Prodrive in ...Keep readingView the full article

Noah Gragson wins at Texas Motor Speedway and advances to the Round of 8 in the NASCAR Xfinity Series playoffs. View the full article

Multiple playoff drivers are involved in big crash that collects the top half of the field at Texas. View the full article

Gragson's incredible win streak continues, earning four consecutive NASCAR Xfinity Series victories. It’s a feat no one has accomplished since Sam Ard did it back in 1983. For Gragson, he’s now won a career-high seven races during the 2022 season too, locking himself into the Round of 8 with this victory at Texas. "We just got a badass Bass Pro Shop team," an elated Gragson after ...Keep readingView the full article

The crash was caused by John Hunter Nemechek losing control of his Toyota in the outside lane at Turn 2 after a Lap 117 restart. He was collected by Justin Allgaier’s Chevrolet, sparking a huge wreck that also took out fellow playoff contenders Brandon Jones (Toyota) and Daniel Hemric (Chevrolet) who were both caught up in the chaos that ensued. Nine cars in total were ...Keep readingView the full article

Brad Keselowski led an all-Ford front row, beating Team Penske's Joey Logano by 0.028s His lap of 188.99mph (28.573s) was enough for his 18th career pole position and his first in over three years. "We want to win, but you got to start somewhere," said Keselowski after celebrating with his crew. "Had a good test last week at Homestead -- learned a bunch. We really needed that and ...Keep readingView the full article