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The Japanese driver that has come through Toyota's junior driver programme has emerged as one of 2021's surprise packages, highlighted by a maiden WRC podium after finishing second at June's Safari Rally. In fact, up until an uncharacteristic crash at Rally Ypres last month, Katsuta was the only driver to have finished every rally inside the top six this season, such has been his improved speed ...Keep readingView the full article

Hamlin fought off a wild charge from Kyle Larson in Turns 3 and 4 and hung on to win Sunday night’s Southern 500 at Darlington - his first win of the year, which automatically advances him into the Round of 12 in the NASCAR playoff regardless of where he finishes in the next two races at Richmond and Bristol. Hamlin led the final 69 laps, but it was the last one where he came closest to ...Keep readingView the full article

Full highlights from Sunday’s Southern 500 for the NASCAR Cup Series at Darlington Raceway. View the full article

It was daring and desperate and it nearly worked. Larson had been unable to gain much ground on leader Denny Hamlin in the final laps of the Southern 500 but he decided to make a bold move. Larson drove his No. 5 Chevrolet deep into the Turn 3 corner and into the wall in an effort to get to Hamlin’s rear bumper. He got there by Turn 4 but the damage to his car was too much and his momentum ...Keep readingView the full article

Hamlin fought off a wild charge from Kyle Larson in Turn 3 and 4 and hung on to win Sunday night’s Southern 500 at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway – his first victory of the 2021 season. The win automatically advances Hamlin to the Round of 12 in the NASCAR playoffs regardless of where he finishes in the next two races at Richmond, Va., and Bristol, Tenn. Hamlin led the final 69 laps, but it ...Keep readingView the full article

On Lap 125, Busch slammed the Turn 2 wall after contact with Austin Dillon. He was struggling with the handling after missing out on stage points a few laps prior. The JGR driver then drove the damaged car straight into the garage, hitting orange cones on his way. He will finish 35th. “Wasn’t (Austin Dillon's) fault," said Busch after being released from the infield care ...Keep readingView the full article

Kyle Busch hits the wall ending his night in stage 2 after contact with Austin Dillon in the Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. View the full article

2021 Playoff driver, Michael McDowell, hits the backstretch wall ending his day early in the Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. View the full article

Creed held off playoff favorite John Hunter Nemechek by .531 seconds to win Sunday’s race at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway. With the win, Creed completed a sweep of both race wins at Darlington this season and has now won the first two races of the 2021 playoffs. The final race of the first round is in two weeks at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway. Creed dominated most of the race, winning Stage ...Keep readingView the full article

Once again the Hansen squad had to work hard through qualifying as other teams and drivers set the pace, this time Finn Niclas Gronholm and then reigning title winner Johan Kristoffersson topping the order through Saturday and Sunday morning. But, Timmy Hansen made setup changes to his Peugeot 208 ahead of Q4, and by implementing new tyres to help lift him up the order, he climbed onto the ...Keep readingView the full article

It was a big week for Gragson already, as earlier in the week his JR Motorsports team said he would be returning in the 2022 season. Then, after winning Stage 2 early in Saturday’s race at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway, he locked up a position in the series playoffs by points. The victory was icing on the top – cementing his playoff position and ending a 49-race winless streak dating back to ...Keep readingView the full article

Due to the highly abrasive nature of the track surface at the Loheac venue, all of the front-running World RX contenders conducted limited running in the morning practice sessions to save tyres. Then, having changed the front differential setup and the rear anti-roll bar among other changes on his GRX-SET Hyundai i20, Gronholm set the best time in Q1. Kristoffersson also won his Q1 ...Keep readingView the full article

What time is the NASCAR race? The 2021 playoffs begin at Darlington Raceway with a crown jewel event no less -- the Southern 500. Kyle Larson enters the race as the top seed in the reset standings ahead of Ryan Blaney and Martin Truex Jr. Race: Southern 500 Date: Sunday, September 5th, 2021 Start time: 6 p.m. EST. Location: Darlington Raceway Blaney is on a hot ...Keep readingView the full article

The factory Toyota drivers have been testing the all-new Rally1 Yaris in France as development of the Japanese marque's 2022 WRC challenger ramps up. Up until now testing has been conducted by Toyota's test driver Juho Hanninen, but this week's tarmac test in France, held near to the Monte Carlo rally route, saw Evans and Rovanpera take the wheel for the first time. That is significant as ...Keep readingView the full article

Denny Hamlin and Kevin Harvick – with their 13 wins between them – entered the 2020 Cup playoffs as the heavy favorites, while Elliott had accumulated just two wins when the regular season had concluded. Elliott, however, added three more wins in the 10-race championship battle – in the cutoff races at the Charlotte Roval and Martinsville, Va., and in the championship finale at ...Keep readingView the full article

The Finn announced his shock departure from M-Sport last Friday leaving the British squad with immediate effect despite being rostered to pilot the team’s WRC2 entry at the Acropolis Rally later this month. Suninen was also set to jump back behind the wheel of a M-Sport WRC Ford Fiesta at Rally Finland in October. In a statement confirming his sudden WRC exit he mentioned that “it's time to ...Keep readingView the full article

He had been fired by Chip Ganassi Racing and suspended by NASCAR after using a racial slur during an iRacing event in April 2020. Without the ability to compete in NASCAR, Larson spent much of the 2020 season competing in dirt track races across the country. By October 2020, NASCAR had spelled out a plan for Larson’s eventual reinstatement – which he completed – and later that month ...Keep readingView the full article

Toyota has confirmed it will field a fifth privateer entry for the championship’s visit to Finland from October 1-3 for Lappi, who has been linked to a drive with the Japanese marque for next year. The 30-year-old has been absent from the WRC this season after losing his seat at M-Sport Ford after a single campaign with the British squad last year. Lappi’s return ensures there will be ...Keep readingView the full article

Blaney’s back-to-back wins at Michigan International Speedway and Daytona International Speedway – both coming with late-race passes for the lead – left him tied with Martin Truex Jr. and Alex Bowman for the second-most wins in the regular season (three). Most importantly, Blaney ended up with the No. 2 seed in the 16-driver playoffs, which begin with Sunday night’s Southern 500 at ...Keep readingView the full article

Solberg made his top flight WRC debut with the team at this year’s Arctic Rally Finland, where he finished seventh in February, before making a WRC return at June's Safari Rally, which ended in early retirement. The 19-year-old son of 2003 WRC champion Petter Solberg has been dovetailing his WRC outings with a WRC2 campaign for Hyundai and is highly rated by the operation. Hyundai has ...Keep readingView the full article

Eight Cup Series teams will take part in the 7-8 September Goodyear tyre test at Daytona, the most cars that have participated in an on-track test of the new car so far. The teams scheduled to attend include Richard Childress Racing (Austin Dillon), Joe Gibbs Racing (Denny Hamlin), Roush Fenway Racing (Chris Buescher), Team Penske (Joey Logano), Hendrick Motorsports (William Byron) ...Keep readingView the full article

Eight Cup Series teams will take part in the Sept. 7-8 Goodyear tire test at Daytona, the most cars that have participated in an on-track test of the new car so far. Those organizations scheduled to attend include Richard Childress Racing (Austin Dillon), Joe Gibbs Racing (Denny Hamlin), Roush Fenway Racing (Chris Buescher), Team Penske (Joey Logano), Hendrick Motorsports (William Byron) ...Keep readingView the full article

Gragson, 23, will continue to drive JRM’s No. 9 Chevrolet next season and Bass Pro Shops, TrueTimber Camo and Black Rifle Coffee will continues as his team’s sponsors. The Las Vegas native has a pair of victories – at Daytona and Bristol, Tenn. – since joining JRM. He is winless so far this season but eighth in the series standings and on track to once again make the ...Keep readingView the full article

Radioactive from Daytona International Speedway for the NASCAR Cup Series' Coke Zero Sugar 400. View the full article

Tommy Joe Martins has partnered with Caesar Bacarella to form Alpha Prime Racing for next season in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. The two will share the ride for various races, while also adding Rajah Caruth to the lineup. Caruth's schedule behind the wheel of the No. 44 Chevrolet Camaro will include at least three races (Dover, Martinsville and Richmond). Martins will run about 10-15 races ...Keep readingView the full article