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Group A Tyler Reddick, who was eliminated from the playoffs last weekend, topped the speed charts among Group A drivers at 187.526mph. Joey Logano, Erik Jones, Ryan Blaney and Bubba Wallace rounded out the top-five. Christopher Bell was the lowest playoff driver on the speed charts in this group, ranking tenth of the 18 drivers who had put down a time. While Logano led the way in ...Keep readingView the full article
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Racer Productions and the entire off-road racing community extend their condolences to the family of High Point Raceway co-founder, and lifelong friend of the Coombs family, Jack Holbert. Jack passed peacefully at his residence on the early morning of Sunday, September 18th at High Point Raceway near Mt. Morris, Pennsylvania. Fittingly, Jack passed on the morning of the “Big Dave” Coombs Vet Homecoming Motocross race, held at High Point Raceway that day. View the full article
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Dakar has changed its roadbook philosophy in recent years, with the pacenotes handed out to crews just minutes before the start of each stage instead of the previous evening. This leaves co-drivers with no time to make their own additions to the roadbook, meaning they rely entirely on the information provided by the organiser. While the change in the timing of roadbook handover has received ...Keep readingView the full article
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Former team president Taylor Kiel resigned this week and is expected to take up a similar role at Chip Ganassi Racing once his non-compete clause has expired. However, it’s understood that he will not be directly replaced within the team, which next year expands to three cars, as Alexander Rossi joins incumbents Pato O’Ward and Felix Rosenqvist. Autosport has learned McLaren CEO Zak Brown ...Keep readingView the full article
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Former AMSP team president Taylor Kiel resigned this week and is expected to take up a similar role at Chip Ganassi Racing once his non-compete clause has expired. However, it’s understood that he will not be directly replaced within the team, which next year expands to three cars, as Alexander Rossi joins incumbents Pato O’Ward and Felix Rosenqvist. Instead, Motorsport.com has learned that ...Keep readingView the full article
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Cindric suffered a nerve-racking Bristol night race when his Team Penske Ford Mustang suffered two blown right-front tires, which dropped him multiple laps off the leaders. But when the engine of playoff rival Kyle Busch’s Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota blew up in the final stage, that effectively salvaged his hopes of progression to the Round of 12. Having been below the cutline for most of the ...Keep readingView the full article
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It was a clean sweep for non-playoff drivers in the Round of 16. Chris Buescher snapped a six-year winless streak and returned RFK Racing to Victory Lane at Bristol. He became the 19th different winner of the 2022 season. In a hectic race of attrition, four drivers were eliminated from the playoffs. They were former Cup champions Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick, as well as Richard ...Keep readingView the full article
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Earnhardt Jr. has named his sister, Kelley Earnhardt Miller, Chief Executive Officer of all his companies. Kelley was already in charge of the JR Motorsports team, which has enjoyed tremendous success in the NASCAR Xfinity Series with three championships and over 70 race wins. Rumors persist of the organization's interest in joining the Cup Series sometime in the future. "Kelley is one ...Keep readingView the full article
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With the first three playoff races won by non-playoff drivers, Bob Pockrass looks at which NASCAR drivers might be next to steal a postseason victory. View the full article
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The Finn returned to rallying’s top tier this season after securing a part-time drive with Toyota, sharing the third GR Yaris entry with eight-time world champion Sebastien Ogier. Lappi’s return to Toyota, where he began his WRC career in 2017, was made possible by an opening in the driver line-up being created following Ogier’s decision to scale back his rally commitments to spend more ...Keep readingView the full article
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The test offered drivers a rare chance to test their Next Gen machinery and gather data at the 1.5-mile speedway, which hosts a Round of 8 race – the Dixie Vodka 400 – on October 23. Penske’s rookie Daytona 500 winner Austin Cindric topped the field on Tuesday in his Ford Mustang at 165.548mph, ahead of teammate Joey Logano and the Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Camry of Denny ...Keep readingView the full article
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Alex Bowman says the dynamic having non-playoff drivers win in a round doesn’t impact how he approaches a weekend. View the full article
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AJ Allmendinger will be one of the favorites in a couple weeks when it comes to the Charlotte road course. How he manages racing against drivers who are in the playoffs and how aggressive to push the issue for a spot: View the full article
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Ryan Blaney isn’t surprised to see non-playoff drivers win in the playoffs as what we saw in the first round of the Cup Series playoffs. View the full article
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Joey Logano, speaking before the Bristol race, says the unpredictable nature of the Next Gen car leads to the non-playoff drivers winning races. View the full article
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As expected, three crew members from the No. 12 car have been suspended for the next four races. This is because of a loose wheel that came off as Blaney exited his pit stall on Lap 92 of the 500-lap race. He had just hit the wall due to a flat tire and the team was scrambling as he brought the wounded car to pit road. After sending him back out, the left-rear wheel immediately came off and ...Keep readingView the full article
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But this one was different. The playoffs opened with Erik Jones earning his third career win at Darlington in what was for sure a surprise, and it was quite the moment to see the iconic No. 43 back in Victory Lane for the first time since 2014. At Kansas the next week, Bubba Wallace scored his second career win and the third for 23XI Racing since it joined the Cup Series last year, which was ...Keep readingView the full article
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The goal of the NASCAR playoffs' second round is survive and advance. Bob Pockrass looks at what each driver needs to do. View the full article
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The American Motorcyclist Association announced the professional competition numbers for pro-licensed riders participating in 2023 Monster Energy AMA Supercross and the AMA Pro Motocross Championship. View the full article
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Kyle Larson said the second round is a “weird” group of tracks (Texas, Talladega, Charlotte road course). View the full article
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Christopher Bell came up short at Bristol but he’s looking forward to Texas. Bell: “There would be no better place than Texas (to win) because that’s going to be a very important race.” View the full article
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Video highlights - 2022 FIM NORTH AMERICAN CONTINENTAL MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP - ROUND 1 - MOTOPARK View the full article
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The Ford squad had planned to field four Ford Pumas for New Zealand’s return to the WRC schedule, with Fourmaux rejoining regulars Craig Breen and Gus Greensmith, alongside a privateer entry for Lorenzo Bertelli, on his return to the WRC. However, the British squad has today confirmed that it will no longer field an entry to be driven by Fourmaux and co-driver Alexandre Coria. The ...Keep readingView the full article
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Elliott, who began the playoffs as the regular season champion and No. 1 seed, kicked off the 2022 playoffs by wrecking out of the opener at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway, which left him with a 36th place finish. An 11th at Kansas a week later still had him in a precarious position in the Round 1 cutoff race Saturday night at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway. Elliott and his No. 9 Hendrick ...Keep readingView the full article
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Austin Dillon doesn’t have any worries about Tyler Reddick maintaining focus on racing amid knowing he will lose his crew to Kyle Busch next season. View the full article
