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The one-time WRC event winner and father of current Toyota WRC factory driver Kalle Rovanpera, has announced plans to make a comeback at the Mexican rally after a decade away from competition. Rovanpera racked up 15 podium finishes during a WRC career from 1993-2006, driving for the factory SEAT, Peugeot and Mitsubishi teams. The Finn's only win came competing for Peugeot at Rally Sweden in ...Keep readingView the full article

Cindric, in his first full season in Cup Series, led the way on the start of the two-lap overtime following a crash involving Ricky Stenhouse Jr and Chris Buescher. But as the last lap got underway, he got a big shove out from Penske team-mate Ryan Blaney that took him clear of outside lane runner Brad Keselowski. Blaney then went to high side in an attempt to get around Cindric, but ...Keep readingView the full article

Blaney has finished second in the Daytona 500 twice. In 2017, he ended the race just behind Kurt Busch as a driver for the Wood Brothers. A few years later as a Penske driver in 2020, he tangled with Ryan Newman before being beat to the line by Denny Hamlin. There was just 0.014s between Hamlin and Blaney at the finish line. Now, Blaney has once again been left wondering what could ...Keep readingView the full article

Wallace tried desperately to shove Ryan Blaney and get in position to race leader Austin Cindric for the win in Sunday’s Daytona 500. He succeeded in the first part but not in the second, coming about three feet short. The runner-up finish in the NASCAR Cup Series’ biggest race was his second, the first coming in 2018 in his first fulltime season in the series. “Great Speedweeks – ...Keep readingView the full article

Cindric, in his first full season in the NASCAR Cup Series, led the way on the start of the two-lap overtime but as the last lap got underway, he got a big shove out front from Blaney. Blaney then went to high side in an attempt to get around Cindric, but Cindric blocked his advance and made contact with Blaney’s No. 12 Ford. Blaney fell back and Cindric outran Bubba Wallace to the ...Keep readingView the full article

The 64th running of the Daytona 500 came down to contact between Penske teammates Cindric and Ryan Blaney, allowing Bubba Wallace a chance to dive to the inside of Cindric. Across the line, Cindric took the checkered flag by just 0.036s over Wallace, winning NASCAR's biggest race in just his second attempt. Read Also: Austin Cindric beats Bubba Wallace in photo finish to win Daytona ...Keep readingView the full article

Full highlights of the 64th running of the Daytona 500 for the NASCAR Cup Series in Daytona Beach, FL where Austin Cindric beats out Bubba Wallace at the line in photo-finish. View the full article

The end of the first stage went very wrong for several drivers, including three-time Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin. While battling for stage points, a push gone awry sent rookie Harrison Burton spinning down the track and into William Byron. The push came from Duel #1 winner Brad Keselowski. Burton's Wood Brothers machine would then go airborne, briefly flipping upside down and collecting ...Keep readingView the full article

Hemric, who is driving Kaulig Racing's No. 16 Chevrolet, failed three times. He will start from the rear of today's race (he was going to start 33rd), the team had a crew member ejected (car chief JD Frey). Hemric will also have to serve a pass-through penalty on pit road after taking the green flag. Briscoe, who drives Stewart-Haas Racing's No. 14 Ford, failed inspection twice. He will start ...Keep readingView the full article

The team announced the move prior to the start of Sunday’s Daytona 500, with the #9 Chevrolet driver's current contract having been set to expire following the conclusion of the 2022 season. “I feel so fortunate to be in this position,” said Elliott. “I have a great team with leadership from Alan (Gustafson, crew chief) and the support of the best car owner and racing organisation in ...Keep readingView the full article

Hendrick Motorsports announced prior to the start of Sunday’s Daytona 500 that Chase Elliott, the 2020 Cup Series champion, had signed a contract extension through the 2027 season. Elliott’s current contract was set to expire following the conclusion of the 2022 season. “I feel so fortunate to be in this position,” said Elliott, who drives the No. 9 Chevrolet. “I have a great team ...Keep readingView the full article

Kaulig's team has already suffered the biggest Next Gen crash to date, when Justin Haley was wrecked into a concrete wall in the season-opening Clash exhibition race at the LA Colliseum (above), damage from which he admitted has “put us behind a little bit”. Saturday night’s Xfinity Series race demonstrated the potential for ‘the big one’ at Daytona when Myatt Snider’s car flew up ...Keep readingView the full article

As the field entered Turn 3 on the final of 120 laps and Austin Hill and A.J. Allmendinger were battling for the lead, Anthony Alfredo got into Myatt Snider’s car, sending it up the track and directly into the path of Jade Buford. Once Snider and Buford’s cars made contact, Snider’s No. 31 Chevrolet lifted off the ground, flipped over Buford’s car and then slammed into the outside ...Keep readingView the full article

Hill was running second behind A.J. Allmendinger as the field powered down the backstretch on the final of 120 laps. Just as Hill edged ahead of Allmendinger with a push from Riley Herbst, chaos erupted as Anthony Alfredo got loose and knocked Myatt Snider’s Chevrolet to the oncoming Jade Buford, sending Snider's car flipping in the air. Both the car's engine and rear end were ripped out of ...Keep readingView the full article

The race ended under caution after a shocking airborne crash for Myatt Snider, who went into the catch-fence on the final lap. He was able to walk away from the accident. The victory is Hill's first in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, taking the checkered flag in his 16th start and locking himself into the playoffs. Pos. Driver 1 Austin Hill 2 A.J ...Keep readingView the full article

Heim, 19, led 76 of 80 laps but had to hold off Parker Chase in a one-lap shootout to the finish to win Saturday’s season opener. Drew Dollar wrecked on the last lap, which threatened to send the race to overtime, but his car cleared the track and no caution was called. The win is Heim’s eighth in the series. He wrecked out of Friday night’s NASCAR Truck Series race and finished ...Keep readingView the full article

Villeneuve earned his spot on the starting grid on time in qualifying on Wednesday, as his Team Hezemans squad is a non-charter team. Villeneuve suffered a pre-race engine problem before his Duel race on Thursday and was forced to retire from the race when the issue recurred after 34 laps. His team then discovered a more serious engine problem while running it up ahead of final practice on ...Keep readingView the full article

Only 19 of the 40 starters in the race elected to participate in the session, which got off to a late start due to early morning shower. However, Fords – as they have throughout the week – continued to lead the way with rookie Harrison Burton posting the fastest average lap speed (188.355 mph) while participating in a draft with other Ford drivers midway through the session. “It feels ...Keep readingView the full article

After a brief rain delay, the fourth and final practice session of the week got under way. It was the final opportunity for teams to tweak on their race cars one final time before Sunday's 500-mile race. Joey Logano ran the most laps at 25, who is driving a backup car after crashing out in the Duel races. There were no incidents. About half the field opted not to take part, including all of ...Keep readingView the full article

Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota driver Hamlin, who’s won three of the last six Daytona 500s, reported that he struggled to stay in the draft during Thursday night’s Duel race. This was after he’d spun entering the pit lane, meaning he starts deep in the pack on Sunday's Great American Race in 30th position. “There’s a lot of factors that goes into cars losing the draft,” said Hamlin ...Keep readingView the full article

Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota driver Hamlin reported that he struggled to stay in the draft during Thursday night’s Duel race. This was after he’d spun entering the pit lane, meaning he starts deep in the pack in 30th position for the first points-scoring race of NASCAR's Next Generation era. “There’s a lot of factors that goes into cars losing the draft,” said Hamlin. “I tried my ...Keep readingView the full article

The British squad revealed last year that it had received plenty of interest in its new Puma, before the car had completed a competitive stage. It duly won on its competition debut in last month's Monte Carlo season-opener, courtesy of nine-time WRC champion Sebastien Loeb and new co-driver Isabelle Galmiche. That interest has now been converted into a sale, with Greek competitor Jourdan ...Keep readingView the full article

Smith, in his first season driving for Front Row Motorsports, was in position to the race but a 19-truck wreck erupted with one lap remaining and sending the race to overtime. Smith lined up second on the restart to overtime and powered to the lead with a big push from Parker Kligerman. Another wreck erupted but this time, Smith had already taken the white flag and he was declared the winner ...Keep readingView the full article

When the 'Big One' struck coming to the white flag, a 15-minute red flag was followed by an overtime restart where Parker Kligerman pushed the 2021 championship runner-up Zane Smith out into the race lead. Just after the white flag, a small wreck in the back forced another caution flag and Smith took the checkered flag, locking himself into the playoffs. Read Also: Friday Daytona 500 ...Keep readingView the full article

McDowell and his Front Row Motorsports teammate, Todd Gilliland, were drafting late in the session when McDowell posted his fastest average lap speed of 192.678 mph. McDowell had finished second in Thursday night’s second qualifying race. Gilliland ended up second-fastest (192.361 mph) and David Ragan was third (192.274 mph). Chris Buescher – who won Thursday night’s second qualifying ...Keep readingView the full article