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[motorsport] Chip Ganassi sells entire NASCAR team to Trackhouse Racing
The Nashville-based company will acquire all assets of CGR immediately following the 2021 season. Justin Marks founded Trackhouse Racing last year and entered Cup Series competition with a one-car operation for the 2021 season where they have impressed and remain in contention for a playoff spot. Trackhouse will field two cars in 2022 with current driver Daniel Suarez confirmed as one of ...Keep reading View the full article
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[autosport] Gordon: Hendrick Motorsports "is where my true passion lies"
The NASCAR Hall of Fame driver has long held an equity stake in Hendrick Motorsports and, when free of broadcasting duties with Fox Sports after the first half of each NASCAR season since retiring, Gordon would turn his attention to working with HMS. Gordon will formalise his role at Hendrick on 1 January, becoming its vice chairman, making him the second-ranking team official to chairman and ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Vatanen to be reunited with WRC title-winning Ford after 40 years
Vatanen is set to drive the car he shared with David Richards up the famous Goodwood Hill as Prodrive celebrates four decades of motorsport at the July 8-11 event. The iconic Rothmans-liveried Escort has undergone a two-year restoration and will enjoy its first run out at Goodwood as Vatanen and Prodrive chairman Richards are reunited with the car. During the pair’s run to the 1981 WRC ...Keep reading View the full article
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[fourwheeler] 2021 Ford Broncos Are on Lots… With Huge Dealer Markup!
When Ford launched the all-new 2021 Bronco, the company did what so many others are doing now: opened the vehicle up to preorders. Not surprisingly, Bronco garnered an enormous amount of interest, with Ford saying more than 190,000 people had plopped down a deposit on the new off-roader. Also, not surprisingly, some of those orders View the full article
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[motorsport] Safari Rally on WRC calendar until at least 2023
The long-awaited return of one of rallying’s most iconic event’s proved a hit with drivers, teams and fans, as Toyota’s Sebastien Ogier triumphed in one of the WRC’s toughest and most spectacular events. The WRC received a particularly warm reception from Kenyan locals as fans lined the streets and filled spectator areas to welcome the championship back after almost two decades ...Keep reading View the full article
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[fourwheeler] 1973 International Scout Rockcrawler
When Michael Walters bought this 1973 International Scout, his only intention was to turn it into a rockcrawler. At the time, the Scout was pristine—but now it’s perfect, just in other ways. Andrea, Michael, and the 1973 Scout can often be found making proper use of the off-road trails of Northern California and beyond, whether View the full article
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[fourwheeler] How Loud Is a Jeep JL Wrangler Sky One-Touch Power Soft Top?
No matter if the weather is nice or naughty, running down the trail, back roads, or highway in an open-top Jeep is a life rite of passage. You gotta do it once, and chances are if you do it once you’ll be hooked and want to do it almost every time you’re driving anywhere. But View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Why the 2021 Bronco’s Crawler Gear Is Awesome
One of the 2021 Ford Bronco’s most interesting features is the available seven-speed manual transmission. If seven gear ratios seem odd, it’s because it is. It’s remarkable that in a time when manual transmissions are going the way of the dodo, the 2021 Ford Bronco comes with a unique crawler gear in addition to the View the full article
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[motorsport] Safari WRC: The Good, The Bad and a Dazzle of zebras
Top Performer - Thierry Neuville Reaching the finish of the Safari Rally was an achievement in its own right, such was the challenge Kenya threw at the crews brave enough to tackle it. In the end only five WRC drivers completed the full distance such was the difficulty of the new shortened but just as extreme Safari Rally. While Toyota’s Sebastian Ogier produced yet another masterclass to ...Keep reading View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Why the 2021 Ford Bronco Has Independently Locking Lockers
Ford’s much anticipated 2021 Bronco has finally begun production in earnest and is beginning to trickle out to dealer lots and reservation holders’ driveways. Getting more people behind the wheel of the Bronco has brought up more questions about the feature sets that come with the Blue Oval’s new off-roader. One of the features is View the full article
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[motorsport] Ogier: Relief to reach finish of “crazy” Safari Rally
The seven-time world champion completed an unlikely comeback to win one of rallying’s most iconic events on its return to the WRC calendar for the first time since 2002. Although much shorter than its marathon predecessors, Kenya provided the WRC arguably its one of its toughest rallies as crews tackled tricky gravel and sandy roads, unpredictable wildlife and wild weather. Ogier was among ...Keep reading View the full article
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[fourwheeler] The Volvo Sugga is one weird-looking 4x4—but it’s mega-functional!
When we first met the Volvo Sugga in 1972, we called it a “Volvo-powered, ex-military, taxi-inspired, cross between a late depression American sedan and an early Dodge Power Wagon fitted with enough antennae to track a moon shot.” Its real name is the Volvo Radiopersonterrängbil 915, and the machine is the result of a tremendous View the full article
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[motorsport] Jeff Gordon on HMS: "This is where my true passion lies"
The NASCAR Hall of Fame driver has long held an equity stake in Hendrick Motorsports and when Fox’s half of the NASCAR season was complete each year, Gordon would turn his attention to working with HMS. On Jan. 1, Gordon will formalize his role at Hendrick, becoming its vice chairman, making him the second-ranking team official to chairman and majority owner Rick Hendrick. The decision to ...Keep reading View the full article
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[fourwheeler] The Best Used 4x4 Trucks
When it comes to shopping for a used 4×4 truck, there are a lot of factors that need to be considered. Is off-roading your top priority? Do you need a front locking differential, or just a rear locker? Is tire size important? What about a V-8 engine? The list goes on. To help, even just View the full article
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[motorsport] Kyle Larson: "Nothing went my way" at Pocono
Larson entered the weekend on a four-race winning streak – three points race wins in the NASCAR Cup Series and a victory in the All-Star Race. He appeared on his way to make it five in a row on Saturday but while leading on the final lap, he cut a tire and hit the wall, which allowed his Hendrick Motorsports teammate Alex Bowman to sweep by him and claim the win. Larson limped home in ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Penske NASCAR crew chief Todd Gordon to retire at season's end
Gordon made the abrupt announcement on Monday morning on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, saying he had made “a family decision that this will be my last year sitting on the pit box.” Gordon, who won the 2018 Cup Series title with Penske driver Joey Logano, currently serves as crew chief for driver Ryan Blaney and the No. 12 Ford team. “You look at any life and there’s several chapters at it ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Hyundai vows to find answers for “unacceptable” WRC reliability
The Korean marque appeared to be on course to win this weekend’s Safari Rally as Thierry Neuville dominated the tough Kenya roads before his right rear damper exploded four stages from the finish. It is the third event in succession where suspension frailties have proved costly for the team. Ott Tanak was leading comfortably in previous rallies in Portugal and Sardinia before suspension ...Keep reading View the full article
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[fourwheeler] 2021 Ford Bronco First Drive
The 2021 Bronco is finally here and, if the reception around our first drive location in Austin, Texas, was any indication, highly anticipated. The 2021 Ford Bronco has hit the scene in a way that riding zebraback in our skivvies couldn’t have caused more of an entrance. The last vehicle we drove that drew this View the full article
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[autosport] NASCAR Cup Pocono: Kyle Busch wins while low on fuel, stuck in fourth
At one point in the race, Busch was dejected and ready to call it a day but he and his #18 Joe Gibbs Racing persevered, emplyoing a fuel-mileage strategy that ultimately provided him his second win of the 2021 season. “Yeah, stuck in fourth gear. About out of gas. Just saving, just riding, playing the strategy the best we could with what was given to us,” Busch said of his race. “Just ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Hamlin frustrated "he can't see the checkered right now"
For the third straight week, Hamlin has experienced an issue that has forced him to abandon a strong run to make a late-race pit stop. In Sunday’s race at Pocono Raceway, Hamlin was trying to stretch his fuel to the finish and inherited the lead with two of 140 laps remaining after William Byron was forced to pit for fuel. Unfortunately, Hamlin, himself had to pit the next lap to do the ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Bubba Wallace: Pocono top-five "shows what we can do"
Wallace and 23XI Racing entered the weekend with a season-high result of 11th. In the first leg of the Pocono doubleheader, Wallace ran a quiet ran and finished 14th. On Sunday, he had yet another solid showing. But in the closing laps, he was among a group of drivers trying to stretch the fuel and make it to the checkered flag without an additional stop. Kyle Busch won the race on that ...Keep reading View the full article
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FINAL LAPS: Kyle Busch saves fuel and wins while Byron, Hamlin run out
Kyle Busch earns his second win of the season at Pocono Raceway way with an 8 second lead over Kyle Larson, and just enough fuel to cross the finish line. View the full article
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HIGHLIGHTS: Kyle Busch pulls off major comeback to win at Pocono
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[motorsport] Kyle Busch loses clutch, stretches fuel to claim Pocono win
At one point in the race, Busch was dejected and ready to call it a day but he and his No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing persevered, utilizing a fuel-mileage strategy that ultimately provided him his second win of the 2021 season. “Yeah, stuck in fourth gear. About out of gas. Just saving, just riding, playing the strategy the best we could with what was given to us,” Busch said of his ...Keep reading View the full article
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[foxsports]
HIGHLIGHTS: NASCAR Xfinity Series Pocono Green 225
Austin Cindric holds off Ty Gibbs to pick up his fourth victory of the season at Pocono Raceway. View the full article