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The session follows Thursday's twin 150-mile Duel races were the starting lineup was officially set for the 500. 34 of the 40 cars in the field put down a time in practice Friday. There were no incidents, but several close calls as drivers tried to learn more about the new car in the draft. Read Also: Daytona 500 full starting lineup in pictures Chris Buescher completes RFK ...Keep readingView the full article

Several wheels from Team Penske and RFK Racing cars were confiscated by NASCAR inspectors on Friday morning. Team Penske drivers include Joey Logano, Austin Cindric, Ryan Blaney and Harrison Burton (for the Wood Brothers). RFK Racing drivers are Brad Keselowski and Chris Buescher. The tires have been transported back to NASCAR’s research and development center in Concord, N.C., for further ...Keep readingView the full article

Before he raced himself into the Daytona 500, Floyd Mayweather gave his driver, Kaz Grala, a pep talk on the grid before his duel race. View the full article

The 24-year-old son of NASCAR veteran Joe Nemechek made good on the moniker he adapted “#Here4Wins” as he racked up a career-best five victories in the No. 4 Toyota. When it came to the championship, however, John Hunter came up short. He advanced to the Championship 4 in the season finale but ended up third in the series standings. As the 2022 season kicks off with Friday night’s race ...Keep readingView the full article

Kyle Larson claimed pole position for the Daytona 500 as Hendrick Motorsports locked out the front row. Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing drivers Brad Keselowski and Chris Buescher swept the Duel races while Joey Logano crashed, forcing him into a backup car for the 500. Jacques Villeneuve, Noah Gragson, Greg Biffle and Kaz Grala were the four open drivers who locked themselves into the big race ...Keep readingView the full article

The famous asphalt event made its WRC debut last year but was omitted from the original 2022 schedule as the WRC left a slot open for the possibility that Rally Northern Ireland could join the calendar. However, in December last year it was announced Rally Northern Ireland's hopes of joining the 2022 calendar were over after failing to secure the required funding by the deadline, imposed by ...Keep readingView the full article

While exiting Turn 2 on the final lap of the second Duel that sets the grid for the Daytona 500, leader Logano came under attack from Chris Buescher, who darted to the inside to attempt a pass. In response, 2015 Daytona 500 winner Logano attempted to block Buescher’s advance but instead got hit from behind and was spun into the outside wall, which caused significant damage to ...Keep readingView the full article

The Japanese marque has been a mainstay of the Dakar since the event's inception in 1979, scoring nine wins in the motorcycle class since then. However, its last triumph came all the way back in 1998, when Stephane Peterhansel took the last of his six Dakar wins on two wheels on a Yamaha. Success has been harder to come by in recent years amid the domination of KTM and Honda, with its last ...Keep readingView the full article

Keselowski passed Ryan Blaney for the lead with four of 60 laps remaining and held off Austin Cindric to win the first of two qualifying races on Thursday night. With his finish, Keselowski will take the third starting position in Sunday’s 500 while Cindric will take the fifth spot. “I felt pretty good about our car. I give credit to the other Fords – Ryan Blaney, Chase Briscoe, Austin ...Keep readingView the full article

While exiting Turn 2 on the final of 60 laps, Logano was leading but Chris Buescher darted to the inside to attempt a pass for the lead. Logano, however, dove down trying to block Buescher’s advance and instead got hit from behind and slammed into the outside wall, which brought out a caution and did significant damage to his No. 22 Ford. Buescher was leading at the time of the caution and ...Keep readingView the full article

In Duel #1, The Money Team Racing's Kaz Grala beat J.J. Yeley to lock himself into the 500. Brad Keselowski took the race win for RFK Racing ahead of a quartet of Fords. Read Also: Brad Keselowski wins Duel No. 1; Grala locks himself into 500 Duel #1 Results Pos. Driver Team 1 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing 2 Austin ...Keep readingView the full article

Buescher dove below Logano trying for the lead on the last of 60 laps. Logano tried to block Buscher’s move, but instead got wrecked himself, which brought out the caution. Buescher was ahead at the time of the caution and was declared the winner, giving Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing a sweep of both Daytona qualifying races. It’s the first time a team has swept the Duels since ...Keep readingView the full article

After a block on the final lap that sends Joey Logano into the wall, Chris Buescher avoids the carnage and wins Duel 2 at Daytona. Greg Biffle locks himself into the Daytona 500. View the full article

Keselowski passed Ryan Blaney for the lead with four of 60 laps remaining and held off Austin Cindric to win the first of two qualifying races on Thursday night. With his finish, Keselowski will take the third starting position in Sunday’s 500 while Cindric will take the fifth spot. “I felt pretty good about our car. I give credit to the other Fords – Ryan Blaney, Chase ...Keep readingView the full article

Brad Keselowski Wins the first Duel race, while 'The Money Team' and Kaz Grala make the Daytona 500 View the full article

Floyd Mayweather's 'The Money Team' will attempt to make their NASCAR Cup Series debut at the Daytona 500 this weekend. View the full article

Villeneuve, who was F1 champion in 1997 and Indy 500 winner in ’95, qualified his No. 27 Hezeberg Engineering Systems Ford Mustang on speed on Wednesday night for NASCAR's biggest race of the season on Sunday. He takes one of the four non-charter spots on the grid, with Beard Motorsports’ Noah Gragson also locking himself in via time trials. When asked how his achievement ranked in his ...Keep readingView the full article

2022 is a year of change for the sport, and especially for Keselowski. After spending the last 12 years with Team Penske, he left the No. 2 car behind for an entirely new challenge at Roush. Once a super team with five full-time entries, the organization has struggled in recent years and downsized into a two-car operation. Roush Fenway has won no Cup titles since 2004 and hasn’t won a Cup ...Keep readingView the full article

Officials have today confirmed that the two passes through the 20.49km Ortrask will be removed from the rally itinerary due to reindeer that are grazing in the area, that are unable to be moved safely. Ortrask was due to host stages 9 and 13 of the rally on Saturday and as result of the situation they won’t be replaced, meaning the rally will now be contested over 17 competitive stage instead ...Keep readingView the full article

Villeneuve, who won the F1 title in 1997 two years after his 1995 Indy 500 victory, ensured himself of a starting spot in NASCAR's biggest race of the season on Sunday in qualifying on Wednesday night. Driving the #27 Hezeberg Ford Mustang, the Canadian takes one of the four non-charter spots on the grid, with Beard Motorsports’ Noah Gragson also locking himself in via time ...Keep readingView the full article

Larson pipped 2021 poleman and Hendrick team-mate Alex Bowman to secure top spot for the 2022 season opener, the first points-scoring round of NASCAR's Next-Gen era. Larson’s average lap speed in the final round was 181.159 mph – the fastest lap recorded in both rounds, after he'd been second fastest in the first runs. His pole is the eighth consecutive Daytona 500 that a team ...Keep readingView the full article

This time, it was reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Larson who will start on the pole for the 2022 season opener, as he edged last year’s pole winner and teammate Alex Bowman for the top spot. Larson’s average lap speed in the final round was 181.159 mph – the fastest lap recorded in both rounds. Bowman ended up at 181.046 mph and will make a NASCAR record fifth consecutive start ...Keep readingView the full article

Hendrick Motorsports ended single-car qualifying 1-2-3, locking out the front row with defending NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Larson and his teammate Alex Bowman. Read Also: NASCAR at Daytona TV schedule: How to watch Speedweeks Daytona 500 Qualifying Results Pos. Driver. 1 Kyle Larson 2 Alex Bowman 3 William ...Keep readingView the full article

In four career starts in the NASCAR Cup Series’ biggest race, he has wrecked out of every one of them. In his only other attempt to make the 500 in 2020 with Gaunt Brothers Racing, Suarez failed to qualify for the race. When asked a question during Daytona 500 Media Day on Wednesday about his record in the 500, Suarez’s teammate Ross Chastain chimed in: “I think he said you stink ...Keep readingView the full article

Speaking at NASCAR’s Daytona 500 media day on Wednesday, Blaney explained that a lack of spare parts due to the new Next Gen cars has more than halved the team’s usual roster of backup machinery available. Given Daytona’s reputation for potential huge, multi-car wrecks, Blaney thinks that those drivers who are already locked into Sunday’s 500 will bear in mind that they can’t afford ...Keep readingView the full article